DAVID KAYE CONSTRUCTION

David' Kaye (professional name) was ask to bid on a bathroom remolding job. He is a likeable man who calls himself "..sort of a hippie.," because of hair and friendly informal manner. His style reminded of the best builder I have ever worked with years ago; his references were all good, and he even called me after submitting the proposal to be sure I had it and/or had questions. Unfortunately,to my surprise, he never followed through on the proposal we had agreed upon. He submitted an incomplete building appliation to my condo association. Rather than finding out what was needed from them to get the project started, he would call me to report on the trouble, rather than resolving them or offering solutions as I expexted a General Contractor to do. After two months of this he called recently to say his orignal proposal was based on his "off-season rates", and if we still wanted to continue he had to increase his costs by 15% plus find another licensed plumber because his orignial plumber didn't want to do the job anymore. Back to square one! He was big disapointment, and maybe dishonest. He has not called back in weeks and we have moved on to other Angie's List contractors who are more professional. ,

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We hired Dave Kaye Construction to repair, repaint and restore multiple rooms in our 1920's bungalow. Replastering the damaged walls was beyond our budget but the drywall repairs done by this company look great. They stripped off old paint and refinished the natural oak trim on 10 windows. New oak trim was installed where the original baseboards and other trim had been removed by the previous owners. Much of the new trim had to be custom made by the finish carpenter. We absolutely love the amazing results. They took great care in matching the stain color of an area of previously refinished oak trim. Dave was very responsive to all of our questions and concerns. He was on time for our appointments. All of the people who work with him were prompt, reliable and a pleasure to have around. The construction took over most of our house for over a month. They were here very nearly every single day and work proceeded as quickly as it could have, Still, it took a couple of weeks longer that we'd originally expected, but it was worth it. Working with such nice, accommodating, professional people made it easier to cope with the inevitable feeling of chaos.

Very professional. A little on the high side but I got what I paid for. I would recommend them to anyone. They are very trustworthy. They came on time.

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He was very nice, my interaction was very positive. David was very good and very nice, I liked him a lot and his estimate was reasonable. I didn't end up using him because I had another contractor come up with a better way to reconfigure my kitchen. I thought he was a very nice person, he seemed like a decent, honest person. He seemed reasonable, his estimate was pretty much what I expected. I had confidence that he was knowledgeable in his craft. Everything what he said was good except he didn't have the creativity for solving my kitchen problem that I was looking for.

The end result was decent, but they forgot to seal the tile in our bath tub. We ended up having to do it ourselves. The tile we used was slate so it's a natural stone but they ended up breaking a lot of it while they were using it. The end result was great, we thought they were a little on the expensive side for what we got. The guy told us it was his first tile job with the company, we were concerned but it turned out okay.

David was very courteous, he answered his phone calls, he was punctual and he was very thorough in asking questions and looking through the jobs as well as confirming it all. He was fairly quick in getting back to me, it only took a week or to get the estimate back. All of that went really well, he was a little late but I wouldn't ding him for that. Everything else went well. It seemed like he really knew what he was doing and he worked with a lot of good providers that I was interested in and that sort of thing so I would definitely give him a shot.

I think they were sort of in the middle with the estimate. My trust level was not very good and so I have not gone with them yet. I am looking into other things as well. I feel I am neutral right now, and I don?t have a strong opinion about them right now. I will consider using them may be next time.

They were prompt, professional, and courteous. The pricing was a bit higher than others, so we chose someone else. We would call them again if needed.

Just great! Looks beautiful.

He was very professional and punctual. He was pleasant and I thought his price was fair as well as in line with other estimates we recieved.

Positives: - Dave did the work for a great price - Dave is a laid back fellow and is easy to get along with - Dave's demo and drywall guys were fantastic. Especially the drywall guy. Negatives: - Dave's electrician did not properly predict what the inspector would want, then skipped town during the inspection, causing much headache. I'm not sure whether Dave will use him again, but I would hope that he does not. His name is Ram. - Dave's flooring guys were almost a disaster. I actually caught them disobeying explicit instructions on multiple occasions, and had to carefully repeat to them what I needed done, and they still didn't do it right in the end. I think this was a language problem. In addition, this group of flooring subcontractors were very careless in their sanding job, taking several chunks out of the wall in one of the rooms. I will never work with them again, and I hope Dave doesn't either. The subcontractor is John's Hardwood Floors. - Dave tends to avoid writing things down during the project as scope changes and expenses are likely to change. His perspective is that this tends to slow things down, and when he accounts for things at the end of the project things tend to work out. In retrospect I shouldn't have gone along with this, and regretted it, as he and I were about $500 off in terms of what I thought I should pay. We worked something out, and I would use Dave again, but I would be much more careful about specifying all project changes in writing. - I was there on-site for the whole project; as a result I caught a lot of little things that went wrong and corrected them. Dave was not there. I would not use Dave's services again unless he committed to being there throughout the project or unless I was going to be there like I was for this project. - Dave almost never answers his phone, though he does respond to voice mails. This drove me crazy for a while, but I got used to it. In summary, I would definitely use Dave again -- but I would be careful about writing things down as the project changed, and I would probably not use Ram the electrician again and would never use John's Hardwood Flooring again. Also, I would advise other Angie's list members that they should expect this kind of thing for this price -- Dave is able to save money by not being on-site to manage people all the time, and he passes the savings on to you, which is fantastic, but if you want to use someone for this kind of price point you need to expect to supervise some of the work yourself.

Dave did a great job rebuilding my chimney for a very reasonable price.

Project went well. It was a failry big project, and completed in about 3 days, including excavation, and new concrete.

Work went well. Tile man was excellent as we had to try to match tiles already on floor. He did a great job and the shower works well. The plumber also gotten through Kaye was excellent.

The service helped conclude our bathroom remodeling and he did a good job. There was difficulty in setting up an appointment with the company but the installer was pretty good. I would recommend him to others for their remodeling projects.

They did an excellent job! The workers were very neat. Dave was very responsive to our concerns and always responded promptly to phone calls. They job was completed within a reasonable time frame. After completion, they were prompt in returning to fix a few odds and ends. We would definitely recommend this company and are very likely to use them again for any other project that should arise.

David came out and gave us an estimate. David was a nice guy and was very professional. He gave us some advice as well. We felt the estimate was a little high so we went with another contractor. The estimate was just for the labor portion.

They were a pleasure to work with. Nothing that we wanted changed or improved was a problem, and any costs were decided in advance. We wound up with a beautiful professional kitchen without any problems and only a good experience. How many people can say that about their project?! I still hire them for work needed on the 2-flat.

Dave K runs a top notch remodeling firm. His proposal was very competitive and his style seemed very flexible (which I thought would be very important on such a complex and lengthy project). He has about a dozen employees who will work on large projects. He usually has several projects going so he will stop by each project usually once per day. If you are particular, it is good to try to meet him at that time to briefly review the next phase of the project. Even if you don't meet him if something is not to your liking, he is very reasonable to make sure it gets done the way you want it. Overall, the kitchen came out great and compared to many of the experiences I have with other contractors on different projects(not to mention the stories about disaster kitchen contractors). I would definitely recommend Dave K for Price, quality and responsiveness.

WHILE I DID NOT WORK WITH DAVE I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO BE THOROUGH AND COURTEOUS. HIS MANNER THOUGH THE BID PROCESS WAS FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL - EVEN OFFERING UNSOLICITED FREE ADVICE ON OTHER ITEMS AROUND THE HOUSE.