Lifestyle Group Residential Remodeling

They did an excellent job. They were very thorough.

Despite the year end rush, Lifestyle got together the estimate & scheduling so that the project could be finished by Christmas. This is the second remodel I've done with the company & I particularly like the schedule that is provided via e-mail access showing exactly when & who will be coming to work. Any questions or comments can also be posted on the program and are promptly answered. On the first day shown on the schedule, the plumber & electrician arrived. Both were very professional & polite. I particularly wanted the electrical outlets & switches moved so that the design on the backsplash would not be interrupted. This was a bit of a challenge due to space & length of current wiring. The electrician took a trip to Lowes and found exactly what needed to get the change accomplished. He was very intent on finding a solution despite the difficulty. The plumber had to repair above the ceiling issues that had caused ceiling damage & an unrelated outside water spigot. As usual, some unexpected issues were found but he came up with solutions & resolved quickly. Next, the drywaller arrived to repair ceiling damage and past poor patch jobs. He shared that he had been dry walling for 30 years & it was obvious as he was quite the artist. The stamping pattern used on the ceiling was discontinued but he repaired in such a matter that it would take a real expert to tell where patched. Very impressed with his work. The painting was done next by a Lifestyle employee. He had also worked on our prior project and was just as polite, efficient and expert as I remembered. The demo of countertops & sink followed with countertop install scheduled for the next day so that the kitchen was not out of commission for a long period. Plumber came in shortly after to install faucet so the kitchen was 100% functional after only 3 days. There was an issue with the backsplash tile I had picked as the company that manufactured the tile had gone out of business a couple of months before & the tile wholesaler had not been notified. instead of asking me to start over with a new selection, Lifestyle tracked down enough of the tile with other dealers to get the job done. Two lifestyle employees installed the backsplash & did all touch up work, staying late two nights to make sure done on time. I went to Lifestyle for this job without contacting any other contractor because I so much liked their work on the last project. My opinion has not changed. Everyone I work with - both employees and subs are committed to doing an excellent job and are nothing but professional and skilled at their job. I also know I can count on the company to do what they say they will - when they say they will with the quality consistently good - not something I can say about most of the contractors I have worked with in the past. I will definitely use Lifestyle for my next project!

I actually found Lifestyle Remodeling Group through Angie's List I was very impressed from start to finish. Geoff showed exactly on time every time and even called to see if he could come earlier which really worked for us. Kristen was very helpful with the choosing of the hardware, flooring, cabinets, sink and faucets. Their people cleaned up every day that they were here. No mess. If I had a question, they were quick to respond. Very easy to work with. They did not interfere with our normal daily routine. We had no issues that went unresolved. We would highly recommend them and definitely use them again.

Very professional. All the guys who did the work were pleasant to be around, considerate, and friendly. And they did a really great job!

Experience went very well - we had looked at others but lifestyle provided the best design based on what we wanted. They had a good online system for making selections and communicating questions or concerns along the way. They also provided good design services and helped us with selections. The work team was very professional and hard working as well as having a great attention to detail. With any remodel there are always issues that come up and Lifestyle did a great job of communicating and working through these items to our complete satisfaction. We love the final product and would definitely use lifestyle again.

An estimate was done at the house and then we went to the studio to look at the plans and material. We decided to do the painting part ourselves to save money and are waiting to start the actual remodeling, but have no qualms about using Lifestyle to do it.

Overall the process to get an estimate went smoothly. Cost was higher for entire project than anticipated, but the quality of work would appear to be top level.

I never had the service provided to me.

Their visit to the house was very professional and courteous. Their showroom was also very nice and they had a lot of options to show in terms of renovation options, especially for kitchens. The plans were interesting and thought-provoking, but really only the beginning of our process to remodel the kitchen. At this point, we've gone in some different directions, but this was a very good starting point.

Maybe I misunderstood the concept being offered. I assumed when they said they would draw up a kitchen design that it would be more comprehensive--more custome. Their design turned out to be simply replaceing the cabinets I have now with new ones in the exact same configuration. I wanted my kitchen redesigned for better function. I was very disappointed.

They came out and got detailed measurements, took photos, and discussed key wants and needs (such as types of countertops, did we want to move walls, etc.) Then they prepared a detailed plan, with measurements and drawings, that we reviewed at their office. It gave us a chance to see exactly what our money would buy and how it would look, and then how much money we would need to have on hand to pay for it. They even recommended a loan source, and we got possession of the plans, too.

Went well. First step was the home visit to see the kitchen and and make suggestions and take measurements. Second step was to go to the office and be presented with the design and look at some of the materials available.

This was a very useful experience for us. We had just started talking about whether to remodel our kitchen so we used this opportunity to start to gather ideas about the process. Geoff was very helpful, asking us questions about how we used the kitchen and what we liked and disliked about it today. He then put together a useful set of design documents. He showed us samples of cabinets, different cabinet finishes and counter top materials. While we have not decided to move ahead on this project, we will definitely consider using Geoff's company when we do.

Geoff visited us at the start, took photos and dimensions. Keirston did some CAD drawings and provided an estimate. We divided the work into two sections, with part 1 completed in the spring of 2012 and and part 2 completed in the fall of 2012. Kierston at Lifestyle had created a corner nook based on a few ideas we had and the design was just perfect for us. Geoff had some ideas about how to replace the kitchen desk with more storage and that came out really great. The new sink and faucet are high quality and fit the overall design very well. And the tile backsplash completes the mixed materials plan perfectly. Some additional work we had quoted to add an outside-vented range hood was just too complicated for our old house, so we skipped that part. The only small issue we had was that communications were slow at times and the house alarm went off once when unexpected workers showed up and nearly did on a similar second occasion. The work probably could have been done cheaper by some other company but the quality of the materials, work and finish from Lifestyle have left us extremely satisfied.

They gave a fine presentation, we decided not to have the work done as it was more than what we wanted spend.

They came out on time when scheduled to discuss the plans and designs. We ended up not using them at this time but when we do decide to go further in this we will keep them in mind.

Lifestyle cares about the quality of their work. There were some delays, but not the fault of Lifestyle (We were waiting for supplies to come to their shop) Due to delays and some work order changes the schedule and price changed. Lifestyle always kept us informed about these changes. They treated out house as their own. High quality workmanship and attention to detail. Highly recommended.

They came out to the house took measurements and came up with a plan on how to transform my old laundry room to a full bath and then we meet at their office to make final design choices.

We purchased the Big Deal for this service. It ultimately seemed like a waste of money, as these are services that (in my experience) nearly all designers/contractors provide free of charge. The designer came to measure the bathroom at our house on the north side, then we had to go all the way to the south side to meet at his office to review the proposal. The design and layout were no different from what we currently have. We left feeling very underwhelmed and like we had wasted our money and time. Everyone was very nice, I just wasn't very impressed with their services.

Very impressed with the company's professtionalism and breakdown of costs. We are still obtaining estimates at this time

The representative from Lifestyle Group arrived and met with my wife who explained the particular challenges of the kitchen space in our 1920 home. She proceeded to describe her particular design preferences, including suggested location of appliances, cupboards and counter space. The representative proceeded to take measurements and discuss further my wife's ideas for the kitchen. Within a couple weeks, Lifestyle Group had produced a set of drawings and invited my wife to their office to review the drawings. My wife was very impressed with the proposal. She offered some minor revisions, which they included. The plan is very exciting and we hope to proceed in the future after I find fulltime employment.

Mr. Geoff Horen, co-owner of Lifestyle Group, showed up for the walk through with me so that we could exchange ideas and measure the actual space for quotation purposes. He arrived on time and was pleasant and business-like. After 30 minutes, he completed his measurements, and was gone. This meeting and the subsequent meeting were arranged by his secretary, Becky, who called to make appointments and to confirm follow up apptmts. In the first meeting with Mr. Horen I stated my preferences for cabinet size, tub selection (walk-in Jacuzzi), and told him I had some people to work with if necessary on tile and paint/wallpaper. When I returned for the follow up meeting the next week, I arrived a little early so I only had to wait about 10 minutes. When we started reviewing the blueprints, the cabinets in the drawing were not the sizes that I stipulated, as a result, the drawing was not accurate. As a result of that, the estimate was probably off ( by how much I'm not sure). And even though Mr. Horen told me at our first meeting that 3 other clients had asked him to install a walk-in tub in the previous week, he never communicated that it would be a problem getting that information even after I asked if he wanted me to contact Jacuzzi myself. As a result, there was no blueprint for the walk-in tub on the drawing, and no accurate pricing on the estimate. And as a result of that, there was no accurate blueprint regarding the changes to the existing shower arrangement I have in the bathroom. Basically, this process was a huge waste of time and money. I realize that I only spent $60 to retain this service, but the basics of bath remodel are attention to measurements and delivering a complete number to the client so that the project can be evaluated for time and cost. None of this was paid attention to -- what was delivered was a haphazard drawing of the project that specified none of what I asked for, with a "ballpark" number at the bottom that was shocking both in its size and incompleteness. Basically, I don't think they wanted the job.

I did not pursue working with this group as I felt they were not a good fit with my needs. I have a historic home and was looking to enhance existing infrastructure rather than completely remodel as the contractor recommended. I'm sure they're a fine company - just not a good fit with my particular needs and goals.

We are not yet ready to do our kitchen project at the present time but when the time comes, we would not have any reservations about working with Geoff and Lifestyle Group. We got the feeling that he was easy to work with and, if we hired him to do our remodel, he would do a great job and be responsive to our concerns throughout the process.

The company was professional, met with us in our home to get measurements and find out what we were looking for. We met back at their office to pick up the plan. That was it. There was no follow up to do the work.