Renaissance Construction

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Description of Work: Damon helped us out with a large post fire construction job with lots of different components. Great all around contractor with patience and flexibility, and a fantastic reference for anyone who wants to learn additional home improvement skills from their GC. We had a large loss fire in September '12 and initially bid the repair job to the remediation company. After dragging their feet on getting started for almost 2 months they totally disappeared after hurricane sandy. Several failed promises later and Damon emerged as the most qualified replacement. He was sensitive to our need to get the place back together quickly (my wife was 5 months pregnant at this point). We started by providing him with $21,000 worth of work which grew to approx $35,000 by completion as we kept adding other projects, which he was happy to accommodate. After the other company bailed we were lumped with subcontracting electric, plumbing, roofing, and carpentry, the latter of which Damon took care of. This was a challenge for inexperienced homeowners like us as scheduling/sequence can be taxing on both parties. Damon was understanding of schedule changes, happy to work on another project if plumbing wasn't ready, etc, and also did a great job of walking us through how certain jobs needed to be scheduled. Our house is a 130+ Victorian with tons of original detail and Damon was careful not to damage anything as others have. He also suggested techniques that kept with the look and feel of the home. Jobs included but we're not limited to: framing and installing new ceilings and walls, soffitting ductwork and plumbing, trim work, installing windows, masonry demo and rebuild (exterior window required building up several courses of brick), insulation, flooring, minor plumbing and electrical, painting, and a full kitchen install. Some minor downsides included schedule limitations, as he typically starts his day later but works until that days job is finished, sometimes until 9 pm. I preferred this with my restaurant schedule but it meant that coordinating earlier jobs was a little more difficult, and there were plenty of times that my mis-scheduling of other work negatively affected Damon so I didn't complain on days he got a much later start. He doesn't have his own crew so some jobs were pushed back when his temp help didn't show or wasn't skilled enough for the job. Several simple measures could have been implemented to limit dust and debris in unrelated areas of the house (basement and large room which housed all our stored belongings - most of which are still coated in drywall dust bc the drywall team he contracted didn't hang sheets etc). Certain add-ons were done for free and some seemed disproportionately expensive. All in all a great experience and Dampn was always willing to share his knowledge to empower us with skills we have already implemented on other projects. Highly recommended.

Description of Work: Estimate only. Did not proceed with project for reasons unrelated to contractor.

Description of Work: The Total Rehab of a residential three floor duplex.

Description of Work: I used Renaissance Construction to get an estimate. I’m going to put a small deck at the back of the house. They came a week later than the other company.

Description of Work: WORK DONE: A number of estimates, cheerfully done via telephone and email Brick wall between kitchen and dining room demolished and removed (old exterior/interior double brick wall). New support beam installed. Framing and creating new passageway Rewiring electric and adding new light fixture / moving light switches and electric outlet. New sheetrock and plastering in some places Rewire electric and add new ceiling fan and wall box. Rebuild floor foundation between rooms, retile and grout. Cleanup.

Description of Work: Damon Moyer and the Renaissance crew did an excellent job. They repaired two roofs and the front porch. But, the more difficult task, which sent most construction crews running, was the back porch. They had to tear down and rebuild the entire porch and staircase. It had been concrete. They rebuilt it from wood. It was a long and arduous endeavor. They worked very hard through the harshest winter on record. All the while they were very professional and polite. They arrived on time and cleaned up before they left (each time). I would recommend them to anyone.

Description of Work: Replaced rafter in Garage, rafter in ceiling wall, put new rubber roof on garage; put new roof on back porch; hung new rear door (outside); repair work inside under porch roof; poured concrete block; general contracting work in garage repair to support outside wall.

Description of Work: The house (built in 1930) required a complete renovation inside. About 2 years ago, the roof, floors where needed, windows, a solid back portion of the house (shed) with a roof patio, had been replaced. The front of this 2F, 1500 sqft row house had been redone recently for insurance concerns. What I needed for this renovation now included framing on 3 floors, insulation, drywall, painting, flooring, 2 kitchens, 3 bath, with separate electric, central HVAC, and plumbing for the 2 units.

Description of Work: Renaissance Construction is a small company run by Damon Moyer, based in Landsdowne PA. They built a vestibule for our house from my design, shown in the attached photo, during the last few months of 2010.

Description of Work: I have used Damon several times for a number of projects. They include restoring a 120 year old cornice and the woodwork on windows and doors on a row home in South Phila. Damon was great on this job. He took the time and care to look for the missing pieces of wood and his installation and restoration was flawless. Other carpenters wanted to tear out the beautiful old wood work and put in new stuff, but Damon insisted that restoration of the old wood would keep up the integrity of the old house. He was right. The front is now the nicest on the block. He also restored a wrought iron gate in an arch window opening where we replaced the brick work. Once again Damon proved that restoring the old work was better than installing new. Other projects that Damon has done for us includes interior molding restoration and painitng and installing a tin ceiling in an otherwise boring and drab living room.

Description of Work: The powder room in our finished basement had to be dismantled when a French drain with a sump pump was installed last autumn. We hired Renaissance Construction to re-build the powder room in a new configuration and create a small closet to enclose the sump pump. The work included the demolition and replacement of walls, insulating the new walls, moving 2 electrical outlets and 1 light fixture, installing a platform for the toilet, installing the toilet, moving a pedestal sink to a new location, installing and grouting ceramic tile, installing 3 access panels for meters, cutting and installing new baseboards, and hanging 2 bi-fold doors (which involved cutting the doors down since we have a 6ft. ceiling in the basement).

Description of Work: They came to give me an estimate for some remodeling.

Description of Work: Gutted kitchen and breakfast room to stone walls and framing, insulated everything, installed a new kitchen, removed an exisiting back stairwell and made pantry closets, enlarged coat closet and add 2nd floor closet accessing all spaces. we are currently having them bid a bathroom demo and redo and porch demo and rebuild.

Description of Work: removed animals, animals waste and rebuild front of house (old colonial) cornice fixed flashing between chimney and roof repaired inside stucco wall from large area water damage recommended other ideas to prevent water damage and making house more energy efficient

Description of Work: Damon and his crew (Joe and Robert) prepped and painted our kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and the stairwell/stairs (risers and trim) from the first to the third floor in a little over a week. Our house is very old, so they needed to do a lot of prep work (caulking and sanding) and we used very bright and vibrant colors (deep reds, greens, yellows) that required more attention to priming, etc. In addition to the prep and painting, we had three other small jobs that needed completing - re-setting a toilet in one bathroom (it was rocking back and forth), attending to two places in our wood floors that needed some carpentry repair, and hanging a complicated laundry pulley system which I had purchased online.

Description of Work: Damon removed metal siding from around windows and covering wood cornice on our 3-story row home. He repaired and replaced the wood around the windows and repaired and replaced missing wood applications (spheres and bull's eyes) on the wooden cornice. He also stripped and repaired the front double doors and replaced damaged wood with new. Then he painted all of the wood work on the cornice, windows, and doors. In addition, he is building a custom wood window to replace our basement window and is having the iron grate re-finished and re-anchored into the window box. Finally, he repaired or restored all door hardware (knobs, mail slot, kick plates) with brass furnishings.