THE WOOD COULD SHOP

Description of Work: They replaced the roof.

Description of Work: We learned about John Warwick's Wood Could shop through word-of-mouth advice from a trusted friend and co-worker. We'd been looking for a deck contractor for over a year and were frustrated with the flaky, boring, unprofessional responses we'd received thus far. In addition to being an outstanding craftsman, John is terrific at administering his business and doen't take on more than he can handle. He responded to all of our calls and emails promptly, throughout the entire process. He pro-actively conducted post-work inspections, grooming and cleanup on his own initiative. He showed up prepared and on time for all appointments. Upon first visiting our property, it was clear that he listened closely to our stated needs, and paid attention to our home's setting. We didn't quite know what we wanted, although we knew a lot of what we didn't want. John is very knowledgable about design constraints and building codes, and he clearly described those to us. He proposed a functional design that was interesting, unusual, practical, artful, and blended well with our house and yard in terms of scale and design. On top of that, it had a lot of built-in design features such as planters, lighting, benches and graduated steps which keeps down the clutter and the need to buy furniture and other props. I have a minimalist aesthetic so this appealed to me. The price was certainly reasonable for the product and the work that went into it. At no time did he even attempt to pressure us into signing a contract before we were fully prepared and confident. He didn't try to convince us to build a bigger deck than we needed just to escalate the price. The contract process with John was more of a feedback conversation, with both parties ready to enter the arrangement. He asked for half the payment up front for materials necessary to construct the deck, then the balance upon completion, so we had no fears of him skipping town with the work unfinished. John's workers and sub-contractors are all licensed professionals as well, and are good communicators. Our deck now provides an elegant transition from house to yard. It's a very comfortable and inviting hang-out space for us all now, dogs included. John assured quality control by following up and asking questions of us afterwards.

Description of Work: We had a 6 X 11 foot brick porch with a roof added on to our front door area. The steps were made of brick with some slate as an accent material.

Description of Work: They built and put siding on our 25 x 36 detached garage. We had it built so that we could use it for our extra cars. It is located next to the house and existing garage. There were no special plumbing features that were needed. Basic electrical work was done as well.

Description of Work: Our entire back deck, 14 x 28 had to be torn down; it was 20 years old. Plus the fact it was no longer up to code. John replaced the entire deck and put an overhang on one portion of it and dropped the platform on the other half. It is now a tier deck which looks great! He was constantly overseeing the work that his people had done for the day. He did not allow for any shortchanging on the workmanship. We have had John Warwick do various projects for us over the past 15 years.