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While the owner was very professional and prompt his plan did not address many of the issues with my kitchen. For example, his drawings did not address the kitchen radiator or back door and rear windows.

nitially well, apparently. In the end, abysmally: In the summer of 2011 Dan Dragomir (now Dremodelling) did a bathroom remodel for us, which involved moving a wall, gutting and replacing existing plumbing and water lines and installing a new toilet, sink, shower and a refurbished tub. We had agreed ahead of time that we would do some of the finish work ourselves - we did nothing structural, electrical or having to do with plumbing. We laid the tiles on the floor, installed a beadboard wainscotting and painted throughout. In March of 2012, we told Dragomir we had a leak in the room below. The ceiling plaster was bulging and wet. His first response, by email, and before even talking about coming to look at it was "this is not the fault of our work." He did send an associate to look , who told us that the leak was due to inadequate caulking in the shower stall. The associate recaulked the shower. He also repaired the damage to the ceiling, free of charge. However it soon became obvious that the slow leak continued to leak into the new ceiling, because by last November (or a little earlier) the ceiling was once again seriously compromised. In the months since, we've had several other plumbers trouble shoot and try to fix this; we have now established that there are apparently no leaks from the pipes. We have also caulked and recaulked the shower multiple times without making any difference to the amount of water now constantly coming through our living room ceiling. This clearly means that the shower itself or the shower drain was installed incorrectly in some way. I understand there are several possibilities but before removing the entire shower it's impossible to know. Doesn't matter, though, because clearly the shower has to be replaced. Update: We just got our estimates: Looks like we're going to spend $4200 to replace a new shower installed three years ago. Thanks a lot, Dan Dragomir!

We chose dRemodeling because of excellent reviews on Angie's list and were not disappointed. The job was a remodel of a 3rd floor bathroom in a Philadelphia row house with some constraints. The dRemodeling team worked with us throughout, helping us to make and revise decisions as necessary. The workers were all prompt, pleasant and professional. The result is very beautiful and totally functional. We love our new bathroom and would strongly recommend this company for any remodeling jobs you might have.

They did a good job. There were some things that came up, like we ordered a new style toilet which had a double flush kind of a mechanism, and they had to repipe, and they had to finish the wall, because they didn't make the right rough ends for it. But they didn't charge me for it. They took care of it, so I didn't really think much of it. Little things like those would pop up, but they would take care of them. They seemed to know what they were doing. One of the minor thing that we had problems with was scheduling, but it worked out in the end. I can't complain much because they gave us what we were looking for. They were pretty much right on the money, there wasn't any discrepancy on their estimate, and what I ended up paying. I thought their price was good.

Unfortunately was excluded right from the start, as this provided doesn't take on projects in high rise condominiums??

We are thrilled with the results and could not have imagined a better remodelling experience. From the very first meeting with Cheyanne, to the review of the design with Dan, the "shopping" for everything with Devin, and the actual work by Mario and the team -- total perfection! We really appreciated the creative ideas for the design in our relatively small spaces. It was wonderful to view the photos of other jobs but we didn't feel that we were getting a "cookie cutter" design at all. Each project was approached so thoughfully with the character of the house in mind. We felt like true partners too. Great suggestions from Dan and the team, but no pressure (unlike a previous experience with another contractor we considered before we found dRemodeling! ) We were consulted at every step of the way when needed to ensure that we were happy. And, we were! We are! Both rooms were completely stripped down to bare walls and floors and built from the ground up. The powder room was perhaps 70 years old, functioning fine, but really outdated. The 2nd floor bath was re-done 24 years ago with our then 8 year daughter in mind. Definitely needed an update! The tub was replaced by a lovely large shower with marble seat and niche. Black & white replaced the pink and purple tiles and walls. The heated floor is a delight....our cats seem to love it as much as we do! Professional: absolutely! Great customer service: absolutely! Clean and courteous: absolutely! Was anything ever viewed asa "problem"?: absolutely not! Finished when they said they would: absoutely! Would we recommend dRemodeling: absolutely! If you're looking for a great remodeler, do not wait another moment,...schedule your appointment with dRemodeling now!

I set up an appointment for bathroom remodeling. They came out on the wrong date -- I wasn't home. Another appointment was set up. Instead of the main guy coming out, a girl came out who admitted she wasn't as familiar with remodeling. I called twice after the girl came out, and no one returned my phone calls.

We thought that the price estimated for the work was reasonable. This was provided as a cost for services plus estimates for the materials, fixtures and cabinetry. Thus, we were able to see how our selections impacted on the final cost of the project. As we picked various items (at dealer cost) or changed aspects of the work, we were able to control the cost. The design advice was very helpful. In particular, suggestions relating to construction options contributed greatly to our satisfaction of the final work. In one case, the option of moving a venting pipe at minimal cost made a tremendous difference. The job started on the date scheduled. The work was coordinated well. The workmen put in very long days to complete the various phases and not hold up the next piece. The workmanship was top-notch. The tile work was excellent, and the workman had a fine eye for detail. The workers were also very clean. No work was done at any time unless the floors were covered from the bathroom out through to the front door. During the demolition phase, our bedroom looked like the kill room from ?Dexter?. Our Township has extremely strict code inspections. dRemodeling was able to move through this process without significant delay.

The team did an excellent job and exceeded our expectations. dRemodeling's attention to detail and planning resulted in a quality and on time finish.We would definitely use them for our future remodeling projects.

Dan and his dremodeling team recently finished renovating our kitchen, laundry room and three full bathrooms. We enjoyed working with Dan and his team. All employees were professional and personable. In addition, Dan set us up with great contacts for plumbing, tile, counters, etc. Dan let my husband and I have the driver's seat and gave his input and insight when asked or when necessary. The entire process was not error or frustration free, but Dan was very responsive about addressing issues and correcting minor mistakes. The team also worked very hard to accommodate our timeline.

We purchased a new house in November 2012 and hired dRemodeling to completely gut, design and rebuild our kitchen. We consulted with dRemodeling's designer, Crystal, and after a number of design consultations by e-mail, we came up with a final design. Work began at the end of January and was completed in April (with some finishing work in May). We decided to have the work completed before we moved into the house to avoid living without a kitchen during construction. Since we weren't living in the house, it was more challenging for us to know what was happening on a daily basis. We made an effort to stop by as often as we could and checked in with Dan by e-mail quite frequently. The two main guys heading up our project were Val and Tudor. They were both FANTASTIC - - we were extremely happy with the quality of their work and attention to detail. We can't say enough good things about them. We would absolutely work with them again on another project. A few additional points: dRemodeling's itemized project reviews and invoices are very specific and break everything out clearly and concisely. No surprise costs at all. dRemodeling was able to purchase our kohler apron front sink and moen faucet at a lower cost which was great. We had a number of bumps along the way but dRemodeling was responsive and corrected each issue or concern we had during the project. Communication-- most of our communication with Dan was via e-mail. While he was extremely responsive by e-mail, we would have appreciated a final in-person walk through with him at the end of the project. The "B" in quality above reflects a few problems we've had with our Waypoint cabinets (dRemodeling's preferred cabinet supplier). Four sets of doors expanded to the point that they no longer closed properly and one door has developed a crack. dRemodeling has been responsive for each of these issues and has timely replaced the doors.

One of the main reasons we went with dRemodeling was because of all the A ratings they got on Angie's List. After our experience with them we can't believe it was the same company. We had our kitchen completely renovated, as well as moving basement stairs and redoing a shared ceiling between the kitchen and dining room. The project seemed to go on forever, and I think there were three main problems we had to deal with: Dan's poor or non-existent communication, high employee turnover, and mediocre quality of finishing work. Regarding the communication, we felt we had to pull teeth to get Dan to give us basic information on a timely basis. This turned into several decisions having to be made last minute, or even too late. Some of it was even flat out dishonest: when one of his employees either accidently threw out or incorrectly mixed (we never got a straight explanation) the finish coat material for our floor, they called the flooring company PRETENDING TO BE MY WIFE and ordered a new container. Without knowing about any of that, I got an email from the company asking how I want to pay for this material my wife just ordered! I don't know if Dan was hoping I'd pay for his worker's mistake without realizing it, or if they just wanted to make sure it was sent to the right address, but I never understood why they didn't just tell us what happened in an honest way. Also relating to communication, our foreman for the job left midway through the project and was never replaced. At the time we didn't even know he was the foreman, and Dan didn't tell us otherwise until many weeks later (btw, Dan didn't do any of the actual work himself, and never came back to our house after the initial meeting for the estimate). What made that even worse is that it left only one person to most of the finishing work, and his level of skill was not up to the task. There were different workers for the demolition (great), rough work and framing (also great), painting (good), and then about three different workers doing the finishing work at different times (not good). There was little to no attention to detail for the last half of the project, and there were several times when we had to ask Dan to send someone back to correct things. Even now there are some screwed-up things about the floor, the backsplash, the trim that we just had to live with -- very disappointing. For instance, after all the work was done we noticed that there was about a 3/4 inch-wide hole his worker had drilled into the back of one of the cabinets that also went through the wall behind it. We never got a straight answer as to why that happened, but the "fix" was to slap a junction box cover over it. There were other things as well, that instead of being redone correctly were just covered up. Other things were broken by his workers -- a bookcase, our backyard gate, a valve on our boiler -- all of which were repaired by them, with varying results. When our boiler failed to work when we turned it on in the Fall, and we emailed Dan to tell him we thought his workers may have had something to do with it, we mentioned the broken valve from before. Dan's email response was angry and sarcastic, as he'd get whenever we mentioned a concern he didn't agree with. Needless to say, he refused to accept the possibility that his workers did anything to stop it from working in the Fall, even though it had worked perfectly every year before then and no one had touched it except his workers in the interval. There were so many other problems we had during the project that it would just take too long to go into. We received several emails of apologies from Dan. There were delays caused by an order that his worker had told us he'd made, which then turned out not to have been finalized. When that part was re-ordered it came in wrong, but his workers went ahead and installed it because they were totally different people at that point and there was apparently no follow-through with communication between the revolving workers. There were delays caused by us having to order extra cabinetry because his workers didn't seem to understand how to follow his own architect's plans. The project ended up taking several MONTHS for what was a very small space, due mostly to these annoying delays. I'd also like to say that you should take any promise Dan makes with a grain of salt. At that first and only visit Dan made a point of saying that he sends a professional cleaning crew through the house at the end of every project. Not only did we never get that, but we had to clean up all the plastic and dust his workers left in the basement and other areas of the house ourselves, and had to ask several times for them to take away the mountain of debris they left in the backyard. Even now there are old containers, paint trays, and other things we're finding in the backyard that they left. The only reason we didn't leave a lower grade is because of the skill and professionalism of the earlier workers. On the whole, we were very disappointed with the whole process and would not recommend them for anyone else, let alone ever use them again ourselves. Update: I didn't want this to turn into a spitting match, but I would like to say a few things regarding Dan's response to my review: - It's true that we went through a 3rd-party cabinetmaker instead of the one Dan usually works with. This is because we asked from the beginning for a certain type of wood that it turns out Dan's cabinetmaker does not use. We found them ourselves because even after having had four successive designers assigned to us by Dan, none of them could help us in this area. Also, there were no finishing materials missing in the initial shipment. An additional order for a panel was made due to the change in design as described above, and two of the cabinet doors were replaced at the same time. - "We had the architect going to the customer?s house twice per week and I was making weekly trips myself" -- I think Dan might be confusing us with another project. The architect was at our house twice over the course of the whole project. I saw Dan at the initial visit and my wife saw him once, dropping off the painter. At no other time did we see him, and one of us was home every day that work was occurring. - Regarding the floor sealer, I spoke directly with the salesman from the flooring company after I received the email. He told me that the person calling said she was my wife, and even used her nickname to place the order. My wife had never contacted anyone from this company, and I had never mentioned to them the fact that I even had a wife. Also, this didn't even come up until the floor had been installed over a week prior, and I asked the worker why it hadn't been sealed yet, as he had already started moving appliances in on top of it. It was soon after that I got this email about the order. I wonder if the floor would have even been properly finished if I hadn't mentioned it... - "In the case one of bookcases which were broken while we were moving furniture, we let the customer know about this problem and we fixed the bookcase" No, actually -- after the worker had left for the last time, we went to move the bookcase back to its original position. It was then that we noticed the back feet were broken off and that it had been pushed to lean against the wall so that the damage was hidden. - "5 months after we completed the project we got a call from customer letting know that his furnace is not working and he thinks that we may have damaged it during work." The final work was completed in late August and the final bill was paid in full. Someone came out in early September to cover the cabinet hole. My email regarding the broken furnace was in late October. - "I sent a plumber next day at 7 AM to his house to see what the problem was." No, someone was sent 3 days later at 8 am. Honestly, I don't care whether it was 5 months or 2 months, 1 day or 3 days, 7am or 8am -- but why not just be truthful about it? Lastly, after my initial review went live, I received yet another angry, sarcastic email from Dan, accusing me of being dishonest. This is the kind of communication you can expect from dRemodeling.

Owner Dan Dragomir was very responsive and on time to give us an overall estimate of the labor costs only involved. Any additional cost was to be based on the products we eventually picked out. To understand our total cost of this project, they did provide us rough estimates based on products that were of better than average quality. As expected our final costs were a bit higher but not that much. The kitchen layout and product design was provided by Cheyanne. She was very helpful in many areas and provided guidance and scheduling assistance in our search for the kitchen products based on our personal taste and ideas. Once approved, work was scheduled around our very tight timeframe. The demolition team was very polite and professional. Every effort through-out this project was made with an effort of keep the dust and debris down to an absolute minimum which was greatly appreciated. Foreman Mario' and his team was also extremely polite, professional, and true craftsmen when it came to installation. I can not say enough about Mario and how he provided personal attention to details. We could not be happier with his work and he helped considerably in adjusting to original design changes and personal recommendations we made. Once finished, the kitchen was transformed into more than we even hope for. There is no doubt we will be giving them a call in the future for other home projects.

The workmen who did the job were very professional, highly skilled and punctual and did their best to communicate. Material delivery was largely well coordinated with construction schedule and work was done efficiently and the end result is beautiful and well done. Construction debris was removed in a timely fashion. I would recommend dRemodeling because their work is excellent, but it is very important to communicate any concerns or requests with the owner Dan in writing and to get confirmation of understanding and that the issue will be communicated to the workmen because there were several instances of miscommunication where information (including pictures) sent to the owner was not communicated to the workmen.

Our experience with DRemodeling totally exceeded our expectations. When Dan says on time and on budget, HE MEANS IT!! We were expecting a baby and needed to move back into the house in 4 months. Other contractors had told us the work would take 6 months or more. Those contractors were so much more expensive we wouldn't have been able to do the full remodel for our budget. His team worked SO hard, even on some weekends, to get the job done on time for us. I always felt like we were a priority for them. Even once the project ended they were prompt in dealing with odds and ends. And indeed we were back in the house and I was setting up the nursery 2 weeks before my due date as planned!!! From the very beginning, Dan acted with urgency to get the job done. The guys even worked to do the demolition starting on Christmas Eve day! They had totally gutted the kitchen by the end of the day and we were able to spend our vacation brainstorming kitchen layouts since after the demo we knew our structural limitations. We worked closely with his interior designer who provided multiple kitchen layouts and 3D renderings that really look just like the kitchen does now! It gave us a great idea of what it would look like, and I was so glad they had a 3D tool like that to keep tweaking. We also worked with KaMan, their Architect, on kitchen layouts etc. She did floor plans for the entire house. She drew up official documents of every floor to show the new layouts as well as where electrical, cable, etc was going. We went through many many versions of the plans and she was always spot on and very quick to modify the plans so as not to delay us. She also has an incredible eye for color, and we trusted her to pick paint colors for the entire house in and out after describing our tastes to her. We are in love with the colors and are so thankful for her help! There were SO many decisions it was helpful to be able to hand some of them off to her. She also took multiple trips to carpet and tile stores to get us samples and meet with us to discuss what she thought looked nice together based on our tastes. She was amazing and our house would never look so beautiful if it weren't for her help Dan has relationships with multiple vendors that really saved us a TON of money - cabinets, countertops, windows and plumbing. Those are all big ticket items and in some cases the cost was HALF of what is normal. He also tries so hard to save money - he bid out our windows and we were able to save so much money as a result of his extra effort. Dan's team are some of the most courteous workers I have ever met. By the end we were all friends! Some don't speak English much at all, but we were always able to convey to them what we wanted done and the end result was always perfect, even if it took a little extra effort. They work very very hard to please and try really hard to get it right. They also never cut corners and the quality of the work speaks for itself. We have had several people comment on how excellent the quality of the work is, and they ask for the company's name. They paid such close attention to detail. There were however times when things weren't obvious to them, and we had to make them do it. So there was a lot of checking things and not making assumptions things would be done. Like for example they didn't put a threshold between the carpeted hall and the wood bedroom floors. Or they didn't stain all the windows so the color looked identical. We had to urge them to do a few things properly. Also we made our request to the worker directly, and barely saw Dan throughout the project. He is not the kind of guy to have daily meetings at the site with you, he is too busy. But that was OK for us, we spoke on the phone and via email. So working with them is not the best idea if you don't want to be engaged in the process all the time or if that will frustrate you. For us, it was exciting to be so hands on. Same thing goes for ordering materials. We were pretty much on our own to get a lot of the stuff. Overall, if you are looking for a high quality contractor who lives up to his promise on time, budget and quality, AND you are willing to deal with some English barriers and directing some aspects of the project yourself, Dan is your guy! For us, it was absolutely the perfect match. We are moving to California and I truly wish I could take them all with us to remodel our next home!

They sent someone out to inspect, take measurements etc to provide an estimate. I didn't use them because their estimate was about $10K higher than the person I am going to use.

My first contact with the company was when I was looking for quotes from a few contractors. I needed a master suite remodel but also needed some design idea as my wife and I tend to waiver back and forth between dozens of ideas without any clear direction--so we focused on contractors that had in-house designers. After contacting d Remodeling, Dan was out at our place within a week or so to take measurements, get a general feel for our needs and our anticipated problems (old electrical / old plumbing /etc). Within a few days of that visit we had an incredibly detailed proposal of his recommendations and budget. It includes the cost of add-ons that we may want (marble instead of ceramic tiles, etc) so we had a good idea of how a budget could expand if we weren't careful After reviewing a few quotes we went with d Remodeling as they seemed professional, friendly, organized and budget-friendly. We started design ideas immediately with an in-house designer (Cheyanne--who is awesome)--which was originally several e-mails back and forth trying to get a design board going. We did ultimately make a few shopping trips with the designer and have in-person meetings, but we started out with bouncing e-mails back and forth. Once we had the bulk of our materials picked out we moved forth with demolition and construction. The bathroom / master suite in question was on the second floor of our house--and I had recently remodeled a hall bath on the 2nd floor...so we knew to expect a ton of noise, dust everywhere, and just a huge mess. HOWEVER, we were shocked at how absolutely clean and quiet they were--the house did not get dusty at all--in fact, when the door was closed to the room you could barely tell anything was being done--the crew came every day on time, did their work, and cleaned up all signs that they were ever there at the end of the day. Through the course of the project we experienced no major problems--any problems that did arise were handled quickly, mostly not involving any effort by us (example, the tankless water heater and part of the vanity arrived slightly damaged--both were sent back for flawless parts without a hesitation and work continued without delay). In the end, we have an awesome new sanctuary of peace in our house that came within the budget we were expecting and at a reasonable timeline. The workers were great and kept us informed of their work schedule / timeline to completion. I would definitely recommend dRemodeling to anyone.

Bathroom feels like a five star hotel. Project went well, stayed within budget, stayed within time frame, quickly addressed any issues, Would use again, will recommend.

He was familiar with my type of house and was very knowledgable. His quote was thorough. I thought he was very nice and I wanted to use him for bathroom remodel. He was extremely professional and I had a very good impression of him. We emailed back and forth about pricing, there was a mixup over which bathroom in my house I wanted remodeled. He said they are a large company and it would probably be best if I found a smaller company and said he would assist me with finding a provider. However, he never followed through on this.

He took a very short time to tell me the wall was not load bearing. Then walked around the house with me and taught me a lot about the structure of it and explained how he knew when it was built. It was a fascinating visit.

dRemodeling provided excellent service and complete professionalism in renovating my master bathroom. They kept me apprised of all the progress and consulted me on every minute detail (like how high the towel bar should be or where the outlet would be). The only surprise was not knowing that the shower glass would not be ready until several weeks after the project was finished. So I'm able to enjoy my beautiful bathroom but I have to shower down the hall, for now.

I called and left a message asking them to contact me so I could arrange an estimate. They never called me back. I would never use a company that does not have the courtesy of returning call.

Nothing he never returned my email or messages, great way to do business, how this company has Achieved A status is beyond me. If I was me I would remove them from the list all together. If you do not have the courtesy to just respond you should not be a Angie Participant. At least if you call or email ServiceMagic you get 3 responses

Dan provided a thorough estimate for our project and his team was very helpful in helping us make design decisions and select our materials. Work was done as described in a satisfactory manner. The demolition and installation team were very responsive and everyone who worked at our house was polite, clean, and professional. The only hold up we encountered was that the vanity we selected turned out to be back ordered which delayed our project by several days. Overall, I would recommend dRemodeling for bathroom renovations.

I purchased a deal for $50 to have a set of plans drawn for a kitchen remodel. The contractor came out on schedule, consulted with me about my wishes, and about two weeks later sent me a set of plans for a kitchen remodel. He gave me a quote to do the work. At the time, I was not able to afford the remodel.