HOME REFINEMENTS

David remodeled our master bath including a stand up shower, tub surround, floor, dual sink vanity and replacement of our fan and lighting. After getting a few quotes we decided to go with David. Though he was not the cheapest quote he has done work for us in the past and I knew he would do quality of work. A few months after the remodel I can tell you my wife is glad we used David. She loves the bathroom. We have done remodels before at our other house and she was not happy with the quality but I can assure you she loves the bathroom and marvels at how perfect the tile was laid compared to other tile jobs we have had performed. I would recommend David to anyone.

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As usual, David Schmid from Home Refinements did solid work for us. David is good at finding workable and solid solutions when looking at home improvement problems. David is easy-going and flexible. His work is always done well. And on time. The new interior doors look great and work fine. I wouldn't start any home improvement project without calling David for a bid.

Working with David goes smoothly and he stands by his work.

My old house's full bath had seen some poor renovations over the years. David arranged for total demolition through finished new space, including tearout of all plaster and flooring, removal of claw foot tub and all fixtures (and donation to nonprofit group!), framing a new wall to expand the bathroom size into the adjacent office, making floor repairs including sistering joists where they had sagged over the last century, leveling the floor, installation of new tub, toilet, vanity, granite top, faucets, vanity and can lights, mirror, electric and plumbing... even exposing the chimney in the room, which looks really cool. The travertine floor is gorgeous and the subway tile shower surround is beautifully done. His tile work is incredibly professional, including stabilization of the floor and appropriate waterproof underlayment products, spacers, quality grout and mastic, and nice finishing touches like a baseboard made from the same travertine as the floor. He accommodated my requests for particular built in shelving in the tub space, directed me to websites for quality manufacturers (such as Delta, Kohler) and then sourced the fixtures I chose, sent me to a local tile place where I could choose my stone and porcelain and then he placed the order and delivered and installed the tile. He also set up his tile saw with a shielding area so it would make less of a mess during the project. His solution for my old house's issue of not having a good place for a light switch was to use a motion sensor--it's great! Plus the separate light and fan for shower have a timer and the fan is ultra quiet. I appreciated his advice to select the nicer fan because I can barely hear it. David used subcontractors for some work (such as drywall) so he could focus on his areas of expertise and save me money and time where possible. My new bathroom is fantastic and his attention to detail, quality, and an impressive finished space is appreciated.

Very detail oriented and considerate of quality.

David is extremely talented and can tackle almost any kind of job with expertise and efficiency. The finished product always is of the highest quality. Dave is the best!

He is building drawers for us right now. He is very meticulous and does excellent quality work. He has given us referrals for jobs that he didn't think he should do because he charges more for like painting. He is reasonable. He has done lots of work for us. Sometimes he doesn't get things done as soon as we like. He is always there on time. He was abroad for awhile and we were very excited when he came home. He installed a sound system, installed a tv, and did the carpentry work for it. He was a good resource for buying good quality equipment. He was probably more uptight about it than I was. He did the tiling in the kitchen for our backsplash.

We've been very satisfied with him. Regardless of your issues, he is one of those guys you can call for anything.

He is very much so a perfectionist. He is neat and very timely. We leave him here at the house while we are gone and he is extremely trustworthy. He also lays down paper so he won't scratch the wood floor. He also hung plastic around all the furniture so dust wouldn't get all over everything.

I had a small window in time where I wanted the work to be done (so it would fit into other work I was doing in the house). David adapted his schedule and showed up promptly as agreed. He raised the cabinets as agreed and cleaned up very well. His initial estimate was $180 (to cover worst case in case walls were damaged in the move, etc.). The total cost was just over $100 and I'd recommend David and would use him again.

He was very easy to work with. He went out of his way and was very pleasant.

Very punctual, came out and told me what he'd do. Never contacted me back. Called him back twice.

They were very reasonable. He kind of just worked me into to his schedule.

The stairway looks beautiful and we wish we had done this years ago. The staining and fit are absolutely perfect and it really enhances the room and the staircase. We had received other estimates but David's suggestions and some factors he pointed out that the other contractors hadn't made us choose him. We would highly recommend him. He is very good at what he does.

David was very polite and well informed. When I initially called he told me straight up that we wouldn't be able to get out to give me a quote for more than a week. He called back when he promised and he turned up on time to give the quote. His price was very reasonable and much cheaper than the other quotes I got. He was a little late on the day of installation, but he worked till the job was done. He was very patient with my little boy and even ran out to the hardware store to get stuff that we said we would have on hand, but had forgotten to get. I really appreciated that he e-mailed me a lot of the information and sent me pictures that way. It's not always easy to be on the phone with small kids around! He did a great job and we would definitely use David again.

Very prompt, polite, and finished job very quickly. Quality of work was excellent. We will definitely use him again.

DAVID CAME TO OUR HOUSE AND DID AN ESTIMATE ON THE SAME DAY I CONTACTED HIM. HE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN A WEEK OF INITIAL CONTACT. THE WORK WAS HIGH QUALITY. DAVID IS VERY PROFESSIONAL. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND DAVID, AND WILL BE HAPPY TO USE HIS SERVICES AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

HOME REFINEMENTS (DAVID SCHMID) IS SUPERIOR. DAVID WORKED WITH US ON A PRETTY TIGHT TIME SCHEDULE - HE SAID THE JOB WOULD TAKE 10 DAYS AND IT TOOK 10 DAYS. HE IS PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND TALENTED. HE KEPT US INFORMED WITH EVERY STEP OF OUR PROJECT. HE LISTENED TO WHAT WE WANTED AND EXECUTED THE PLAN PERFECTLY WITH SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS. I WOULD TRUST DAVID WITH ANY FUTURE PROJECTS WE MAY HAVE. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO DO A JOB FOR YOU LOOK NO FURTHER. IF THERE IS A PART OF YOUR JOB THAT DAVID CANNOT DO HIMSELF (IE: MAJOR DRYWALL WORK) HE HAS CONTACTS THAT ARE VERY RELIABLE. I THINK HE IS MORE OF A PERFECTIONIST THAN I AM. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH DAVID.

DAVID SCHMID IS A COURTEOUS, COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL WHO MAKES REMODELING A GREAT EXPERIENCE. VERY TALENTED. HIS WORK IS FIRST CLASS, HIS COMMUNICATION IS GREAT, HIS PRICING WAS FAIR AND HE'S A LIKEABLE GUY. WE'LL USE HIS TALENTS AGAIN.

DAVID IS A JACK OF ALL TRADES WHO CAN TACKLE VIRTUALLY ANY JOB ADROITLY. IN OUR BASEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, HE LEVELED OUR FLOOR, TILED THE BATHROOM, BUILT OUR BAR AND MADE OUR CONCRETE COUNTER TOPS! IF THERE'S ANYTHING LESS THAN POSITIVE TO SAY ABOUT DAVID (AND PERHAPS IT'S A BACKHANDED COMPLIMENT), IT WOULD BE THAT HIS PROPENSITY FOR PERFECTION SOMETIMES EXCEEDED OUR OWN! OVERALL, WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY AND PRICE OF DAVID'S WORK. WE'VE USED HIM FOR MANY PROJECTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO!

HAVING HIRED A NUMBER OF CARPENTERS OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, I HAVE ONLY THREE THINGS TO SAY... FIRST, DAVID IS A PERFECTIONIST. HE DELIVERED A PRODUCT THAT WAS WELL BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS AND PROVIDED NUMEROUS PERIPHERAL PROJECT SUGGESTIONS DURING THE 3 WEEKS THAT HE WORKED FOR US (E.G. PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, DRYWALLING, ET AL), THAT HELPED US SAVE BOTH MONEY AND TIME. SECOND, AFTER SOLICITING 5 VENDORS, HIS PRICE WAS VERY FAIR. THIRD, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH DAVID AGAIN.