Double K Contractors Inc

Went very well. Used kiln dried fir wood as opposed to wet pine you typically purchase at the local home improvement stores. Double K also installed fire blocks (not in original scope of work) that were necessary to pass the local framing permit inspection. Neal was very helpful assisting me with my design concepts and provided solutions to some design flaws that did not occur to me until he pointed them out. I would like to also add the drywall contractor asked me who did the framing because he was very impressed with the workmanship. I would use Double K Contractors Inc. again. Thanks to the Double K Contractors team.

After some due diligence, I hired Double K to do the demo and site work for my house; and to manage the site on my behalf. The house had been wrecked by fire and so it had to be taken down and rebuilt from scratch (i.e. with new foundations). It was very substantial contract and they delivered very professionally. Their knowledge of the requirements, paperwork, follow-up was solid. In fact on several occasions, they were instrumental in expediting the process (esp. with power and gas reconnections). Their prices are not the lowest but are commensurate with the quality of their work; thus the A rating (you don't want to compromise on quality). Midway through the rebuild, there was an accident that happened on Double K's watch that involved some inadvertent damage to my pool. Double K acted fairly in the situation and reimbursed me for the damage. I felt this important to mention because the true test of a firm arises when things go south. But Double K passed it. Overall, they are a very fair, professional, knowledgeable and reliable firm that I would hire anytime for a major project.

One year after the work was done (sometime in November, 2016), the fascia supporting the left side of the new gutter broke away from the house allowing the high end of the gutter to lower and a hole to develop allowing squirrels to enter our attic. Our exterminator found the hole where they were getting in and reported that it was caused by the fascia being inadequately installed. I reported this to Neal King hoping for a reasonable resolution for the needed repair. He reported that they had only contracted to replace the fascia on the right side of the new gutter. However, they had in fact also contracted to replace the old gutter on the left side with a much larger gutter. When they removed the old stapled fascia on the right, they correctly installed new fascia with screws to support the heavier gutter. But even though Neal King has since told me that "Staples are not the correct fasteners to use.It's a safe assumption that the remaining fascia boards on your house are also stapled," he felt no responsibility to strengthen the inadequate support the existing fascia provided to hold the left side of the new, heavier gutter. In fact he blamed the failure on us, stating that "The gutter would still be in the same place as we put it last summer (sic) if the leaves were cleaned." In fact, he had installed the gutter in late September and we had cleaned the gutter on at least three occasions between the installation and failure. So after spending (using other contractors) an additional $400 on squirrel extermination and $350 on repair of the failed soffit and fascia, I am no longer able to state that "I would use Double K Contractors again without hesitation." In fact, after much correspondence and his failure to meet with us to view and discuss the problem, I doubt that I would ever use Double K Contractors again at all.

They did a beautiful job. They were on time and worked continuously to make everything happen. The quality of their work is excellent. We are using them again for a new project. They are very professional with their dealings and we feel very safe with their crew. They all do an excellent job. Neil is very responsive and detailed in his answers to our questions.

Neal and his team were extremely, professional, responsive and the quality of work was excellent. Everything in my basement turned out even better than I expected. They completed a wet bar, full bathroom with tile, electrical, painting, drywal and mounting of my television in the basement. In addition they added new doors, windows and a sump pump emergency backup system to ensure no water would get in the basement.

We are still waiting to hear back from my county about any type of permit ruling.

It was fine except that we didn't actually end up updating our kitchen. They were on time, very helpful, and professional. They were responsive and got back to us pretty quick.

I am very pleased with the renovations done to our home by Double K Contractors. They did quality work in virtually every respect. Neal, the owner, was great to work with. He is very pleasant, responsive, and thorough. The men who worked on the job were punctual, pleasant, and skilled at what they do. I was particularly pleased at how Neal and his crew are true problem solvers. They are creative and willing to put some thought into coming up with solutions. I also appreciated Neal's suggestions regarding providers he often works with for carpet, cabinets, and countertops. His advice about a type of tile to use in the kitchen steered us to a product we weren't aware of and that worked perfectly for us. And while there were a few unexpected glitches at the end of the job, they were resolved well. We would definitely use Double K Contractors again or refer them to a friend.

Double K Contractors are excellent. The owner is very attentive and very responsive. They were a little messy as far as my yard was trashed. That was my biggest complaint with them. It was a huge project and they were here probably 6 or 7 weeks. They did fabulous work and their price was competitive for what we were looking for. They had quite a few different teams to work on all the stuff we needed done. We had already had them as a contractor, but it was great to see them on Angie's List with a positive rating, because we were putting a lot of money into this project. It is good to know that they are a fabulous company and here a bunch of people who think that too. I would give them an A all the way down.

We had two attic louvers needing replacement, one damaged by birds, one almost completely destroyed by a branch during hurricane Sandy. The job was more involved than we first thought because the louvers were high up making them difficult to access and because the aluminum siding had been installed over the louver frame during the original construction. A handyman service we called last spring to look at the first louver would not attempt the job. Mr. King was familiar with this type of installation. We went with his plan to cut back the siding and install plastic trim around the new louvers. His crew also replaced a few roofing shingles located above the storm-damaged louver. There was some delay in performing the job, mostly because of the holidays in December and bad weather. The crew was unable to reach one of the louvers on the day the job was scheduled. In all fairness, this louver is a full three stories above ground with limited room to maneuver a (very large) ladder. In response to my concerns about rain or animals getting in, the crew did close the opening from inside the attic pending completion of the repair, which was performed successfully the following week. Mr. King and his crew were apologetic about the delay. They were clearly concerned about getting the job done and done right. The work was performed well.

It was repaired relatively quickly considering the enormous damage in the entire area. No problems, no hassles.

The painter, helper, carpenters, and electrician were all punctual and performed high quality work. They were respectful of the environment - carefully cleaning all kitchen counters and floors at the end of each day. The work was supervised by the owner, who paid attention to the overall cosmetic outcome and suggested changes to improve the costmetic outcome. Work was performed over a 5-6 day period, with consistent punctuality and attention to detail. We were very pleased with the transformation of the kitchen, the increased brightness and overall appearance.

The quote was good the guy was very knowledgable, He had a few ideas on what to do. I wasn't knowledgable about the work at all so he helped me understand what needed to be done.

Neal King was great to work with from beginning to end. He was professional and prompt, and was the only contractor who gave us an estimate who took the time to really inspect the roof carefully. He took pictures of the area during the inspection so that he could let us see exactly what he had discovered. After we accepted the contract, he scheduled and completed the job promptly. I particularly like that he kept in touch with us by email throughout the process, including sending photos of the extent of the rotted material they found and pictures of the finished work (which of course we otherwise couldn't have easily inspected). Time will tell whether the original leak probelm is totally corrected, but we already can tell that water is no longer running down the side of the chimney when it rains, as it did before.

I could not have asked for a better contractor. They were easy to work with, understood what I was looking for, came up with good ideas of how to resolve the issues with in our budget, warned us of any possible issues and the costs associated with those issues, excellent communications through out the process and wanted to make sure I was entirely happy with the progress and outcome. Their workers were friendly and considerate. During the second phase of work we were out of town and when anything came up they would send pictures and explanations of what they were doing and what they needed to do next. It was almost as good as being there myself. Anyone who has seen the job they did has commented on how good the work is! I will be using them again in the future. I have found my go to contractor.

Double K and owner Neal King are wonderful. Very professional and honest. A pleasure to work with because they involve the homeowner in ideas and suggestions to do the best job possible. I would call Double K in a heartbeat if needed in the future!

They did a good job. They were very responsive and worked with me to come up with solutions. They were reasonably priced. They worked with me after the job was complete on a couple of issues that came up and they were very responsive at that point as well.

Double K Contractors were a delight to work with. They were very courteous, responsive and professional. The wildfire occurred on 19 Feb 2011 and the reconstruction was completed by the end of July. Several delays occurred due to slowness of the insurance adjuster, and particularly the bank - the money to cover demolition and reconstruction was provided with the requirement for the bank/mortgage holder's conuntersignature - taking 2-3 weeks for each of four disbursements to clear and delaying the project by around 2 months overall. Double K was very understanding and worked with us and the adjuster (there being several code-upgrade issues which resulted in minor additional costs). The construction proceeded smoothly, with Neal at Double K in frequent contact by email or cellphone to confirm what they planned to do or to require input. The quality of the construction work was faultless and at each stage the County inspections passed without an issue. The overall cost was probably above the median but was close to the estimate provided by the insurance company's own contractor. We had reviewed other potential contractors and chose Double K because they had a good reputation, were reviewed well on Angie's List, were local (~15 miles), had done a lot of work in Montgomery County so had a good working knowledge of the relevant permitting and inspection processes, and their quote was close to that of the insurance company's contractor. Would definately hire again for similar projects.

We were very pleased with the work performed by Double K Contractors. They were efficent and easy to work with, had good suggestions and worked with us on material selections. They were able to work with our challanging schedule and kept us up to date on the status of the project. Neil was very fair and flexible as our ideas changed and evolved. We were very pleased with their work and would work with them again on future projects.

We started out with a much smaller amount of work, However, we kept adding renovations in more rooms and additoional features. What started out as a 1-week job extended to 3 weeks. Neal and the crew were very accommodating in scheduling the additional work. At the end of each day, we were told who would be coming the next day and what would be done. There were even Saturday sessions to keep up with our expanding list of tasks. The results: We’re really pleased. The outside painting looks very smooth. The interior rooms feel like a new house. The two essentially new bathrooms are just what we wanted; the tile looks great. Ralph’s painting is outstanding – even surfaces, clean edges. We appreciated how well everybody adapted to our expanding the job scope. There are some things that did not go so well. The warranty/instruction/parts lists for the bathtub doors, faucets, and toilets were thrown out, despite our request to save them. The shelf bracket holes in the dining room were all patched (nicely), but we had requested them to be left so we could put the shelves back in the same places.

I had a leak in my dining room that was originating from a second floor window. I had several companies come out to look and give suggestions on the best way to fix it. When I called Double K they said they would be out within the week to take a look. I did not have to be home when they came out. Neal sent an email to explain the best way to fix it and with an estimate. He said it would be best to trim the aluminum siding about three inches on each side, replace the flashing and then put trim around the window. I approved the work and he came out within about a week. I also did not need to be home for the work to be done. If I had not known that they were there, I never would have known work was done. The window looks great! I would recommend them to anyone and will use them again in the future.

Needed to determine cause of water damage to exterior and interior of house. Once the problem was identified, they had to replace the damaged siding, replace the damaged sheeting, replace insulation, replace the damaged drywall, and repaint the exterior and interior walls. They also changed the drain pipe configuration to change the flow of water from the roof to prevent a repeat of the problem.

Though this was a very small project, Neal King the company president, handled the work professionally and was courteous in his interaction with us the entire time. He provided an estimate for the repair quickly and once we agreed, his crew came out completed the repair as promised. We certainly will work with Neal's company on future projects.

Neil came out personally to measure and advise on what we should have. We chose Anderson windows because of the energy rating and glass space involved. He recommended adding a "back band" when we replaced the interior trim to cover old caulk marks. Materials were delivered on a Monday and Tuesday of one week. A crew of 3 showed up on next Monday morning on schedule. They installed windows one at a time so as to minimize time that my house was open to the elements (in December). They wrapped house in Tyvek, then installed Hardiplank, working hard to ensure as few seams as possible. When rain was predicted, they pulled in 3 extra guys to finish the siding on Thursday so that the outside was not exposed to the rain. They installed pvc trim, gutters and did detail work. Neil King came back to reinspect work when done (except for paint, which is on hold for warmer weather so that it will not peel). The foreman had advised Neil that there were a couple of pieces of PVC window trim that did not make him happy, slightly warped and suggested that they be replaced. He had installed them to cover windows from elements. Company has returned and replaced questionable pieces WITHOUT ME ASKING FOR IT!!!! They were very professional, neat, tidy and trustworthy. Had to leave a couple of times with my garage wide open, they didn't take anything, closed the door and left the job clean. I would recommend them for any custom home (their specialty before the downturn in the economy), addition, kitchen, finished basement, bathroom, window, siding, or deck/pergola job. Their prices are VERY fair for the quality of the work they perform. Makes you realize that a low ball price often indicates low quality workmanship and/or materials. They actually spent lots more hours at my house than I anticipated, in a good way. No sense of hurry in and out and on to the next job.

DOUBLE K DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON OUR BASEMENT. THEY WERE UPFRONT ABOUT BEING ON THE HIGH END OF THE PRICE SCALE BUT ASSURED US WE WOULD BE GLAD WE CHOSE THEM...AND WE WERE.