City Renovations & Remodeling LLC

Description of Work: Survey basement space for estimate. I am not able to continue with the services right now.

Description of Work: I bought an Angie's List big deal to do a draft basic plan to finish my cellar with an eye toward adding a bedroom or office an some additional finished space in an unfinished cellar. We are looking to sell the 22 year old house and move in the next 3-5 years and the real estate agent suggested that before selling it, we might want to finish off the basement to increase the sale price and make the house more attractive to potential buyers. | We made it clear that if we moved forward, it would strictly be to increase the home value, not because we needed the additional 1,000 square feet of finished space. | Michael came over and spent a half-hour or so with me talking through the possibilities, suggesting various options and the trade-offs that are inevitable with such decisions. He then spent the better part of an hour doing measurements before coming up stairs to walk through his suggestions and show us the plan on his laptop just as my wife came home. | He did an excellent job of walking through several options, plugged in some sample furnishings on the screen and then gave us a bird's eye (camera's eye) view of what it would look like from various angles. We liked what he showed us. He seemed to know what he was talking about and made good suggestions. | He made it clear that he was showing us on his laptop more than we would receive with the written plan and measurements, since this level of plan did not include details such as the furnishings and 3-D perspectives. The plan was a 2-D plan with basic measurements and a sketch showing where the walls and windows were, as well as what we would have to add if we wanted to have a bedroom that met code. | He confirmed that the electric panel could accept the additional circuits, orally described the plumbing and ductwork that should be moved, explained how they would handle moving the cellar waste disposal lines to reach the proposed full bathroom (these lines are often put in the cellar of a new house, but never quite seem to be where you ultimately want the bathroom) and made suggestions about how to reorient the heating/cooling, hot water tank & utility sink to maximize the useful living area. | While these things were not on the actual sketch (he told us that from the start), he instantly understood what should be done with these and all of his suggestions made sense. Most would not have occurred to me. Since the stairway from the kitchen into the cellar was located in the middle of the cellar, it did limit our options somewhat. He was good about working around that problem. | Of more importance, he answered the questions I was looking to get answered from the project: |1. Is finishing off this cellar a reasonable option, given the way it is configured? Clearly, the answer was yes. |2. Are there major or substantial problems in getting this done? No, there were not, but there are certainly some issues. |3. What is the ballpark price range to accomplish this and how long should we expect it to take? He said roughly $50K, obviously depending on details and configuration. From the time that a plan was approved (both by us and by the county), he estimated roughly about 3 months. Both of these struck me as fairly reasonable. |4. Are there other options? Yes, it should be possible to create either an in-law apartment or even a 1 person rental unit if we were to add a small kitchenette and spend a little more. | Particularly for the price, he did an excellent job and my wife and I were both pleased. He also gave us pricing to go to the next step of getting a full, detailed plan with exact measurements, trim, precise locations for everything, etc. | Some vendors doing these big deals treat this just as a paid sale call. Mike did not. He gave us helpful, useful information that will allow us to make decisions and consider the possibilities. While he certainly would like us to take the next step and hire him to finish off the basement, all of this was a fair exchange for his time and expertise. If we do decide to go ahead and build it out, we will bring him back for more detailed discussions and pricing. | I'm quite comfortable recommending him for this type of work. | |

Description of Work: Waste of money. They stste they will give you a design but it is not what you actually think. They are a design then build service, I agree and understand that but their ad is false advertising in reference to the plans.

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Description of Work: Mr. Wiggs took measurements of the existing bathroom. We discussed options and explained what we wanted the remodeled bath to look like. He incorporated our needs into the rendering he provided. We have not pursued the bathroom remodel at this time. However, if we do decide to remodel the bath we will contact CITY RENOVATIONS AND REMODELING LLC to obtain a price.

Description of Work: We called, emailed and filled out the online request form and never got a date scheduled for our consultation. They are very unresponsive. I shouldn't have to chase you to give you my business.

Description of Work: They always do an excellent job. Spotless and sparkling. No rough edges. They remodeled my closet and I was so impressed.

Description of Work: Nothing, but talked on what my problem could be.

Description of Work: Michael came and did a basement design for us. It was a $99 angie's list deal, and they were a bit slammed, but we got a date scheduled and he did a good job. Was patient with us as we changed our minds repeatedly, walked us through everything. Provided a design and computer generated picture of what it'd look like. Didn't use him for the actual construction as we didn't have money saved up yet.

Description of Work: I only required one hour of service but found out after the agreement that the deals comes with a minimum of two hours which was not disclosed till after the deal was made. One hour was wasted and not used--a waste of my money. Also, since there was this extra hour the electrician did not offer to get a part that was potentially needed for a potential problem. I would not hire them again and would not recommend them to anyone. But, note, the electrician Fletcher was an excellent professional but I would not do business with this company again--over-priced.

Description of Work: completely renovated a utility room and bathroom

Description of Work: City Renovations and Remodeling repaired my first floor hallway hardwood floor from sagging when you walked across it. The floor dipped about a half inch or more when you walked on it making it very unsafe. Michael Wiggs from CITY came out and inspected the floor. It was obvious to me that Mike is an extremely good engineer, which was necessary to determine the best way to repair my floor. I later found out Mike has multiple engineering degrees. Getting his personal attention was important for this job. Mike gave me options from fixing either above or below the floor. Above the floor was obvious to me would be extremely expensive so he recommended and I agree to fixing from below the floor. Mike instructed his crew on how to fix the fix and he had to hire a subcontractor to remove then later replace my furnace so that his crew could remove the basement laundry room ceiling so they could raise and brace the first floor hallway flooring. When CITY was done my furnace was working, I had a newly painted ceiling and walls in the laundry room, and had a hallway floor that no longer sagged. Mike was also able to get rid of the floor creaks by putting in some nails you can't see so the wood boards did not rub together causing the creaking sound. CITY workers cleaned up every day on this 7 day job. Mike ensured I was satisfied. Although CITY has good workers, Mike's personal attention ensured success. I would recommend CITY Renovations and Remodeling. They can do the easy and the hard jobs.

Description of Work: I purchased a Big Deal for electrical services. He was very nice and professional. He was also very apologetic that he was out of my service area.

Description of Work: I was matched with them for our Snapfix project. I wish they had responded quicker on our project. After we had met, they asked us for a picture; we sent them one but didn't hear from them for 3 weeks. Out of desperation, we had to do a patch job ourselves. After we sent a message to them that we did the patch job, they offered to fix our patch work which we declined.

Description of Work: Replace windows trim

Description of Work: The deal was $229 for 3 hours of handyman service. It generally went well and was a good deal. The scheduling was a little confusing, though. The handyman arrived promptly and was able to carry out quite a variety of work, including removing some shrubs in fairly unpleasant weather. I would use this provider again.

Description of Work: He came over and tampered with a part and told me it was broken. He also looked around to try to find other work when we did not request it. Can not be trusted. Too high, and way over what Angie's price listed.

Description of Work: just more expensive than I thought.

Description of Work: Owner call and we discussed what I purchased. He informed me that his company does not do this service and explained what they do. He was very polite, called within 48 hours and call ended professionally.

Description of Work: Purchased the 3 hour handy man big deal. Exterior caulking was done around the whole house. Eric was on time, courteous and clean up areas upon job completion. This was my second time using City Renovations, both experiences went well. I will definitely call on them again.

Description of Work: I used the 8 hour handyman service Deal via Angie's List. Before the service provider coming out. I develop a list and prioritize the list. Then went over my list with the project manager proper to the appointment. They installed a new mailbox, caulking bathrooms, install curtains/blinds and much more.