Castle Crafters LLC

Description of Work: Installed wood floors in living room, dining room, bookshelves, some electrical, new counters in kitchen

Description of Work: Bathroom remodel

Description of Work: This company remodeled our bathroom, bedroom and a little sitting area off the bedroom.

Description of Work: I had recently moved to Austin and had bought an older house dating from the early 60's that was in a great location and had potential, but the house needed updating and major repair. At the time I was looking for a contractor to do my job, and as luck would have it the designer I was working with gave me Dennis Gross' name at Castle Crafters LLC. When he came over to see the house he had excellent ideas such as using hardy planks on the front porch instead of wood because the hardy planks would last longer. I could see that he was very thorough even with the bidding process in that he brought out his plumber, framer and electrician a couple of times. He encouraged me to start making selections on materials I wanted to use such as tile, carpet, counter surfaces, plumbing, flooring so he could put my selections into a contract where I would know up front what I would be spending. Meanwhile I called his references and went to see their houses so I could see the type of work he did. Every one of his references raved about him and his work and said that he would be the only contractor they would ever use. After seeing the kind of work he did I could understand why they felt that way. It took three or four months for me to finalize my selections and to sign a contract. Over the course of those months my job evolved into a much bigger project than it was originally. The job included reconfiguring the kitchen, dining room, den, master bath and master closet to create a house that was in keeping with the way I wanted to live in it. This involved moving walls and relocating plumbing lines, no small undertaking. What had been a utility room became a pantry and what was once a closet in the garage became a utility room. Dennis brought in a structural engineer to make sure there was adequate support after removing walls. After demolition at first the house looked like a bombed out shelter, but after the sheet rock went up it started looking more like a house. Every week it looked better and now it's beautiful, a home I"ll always enjoy living in. All the crews that he used to do the various jobs were excellent, and some will always stand out in my mind. Ken, a huge strapping man could build anything with wood, and he custom built my pantry and cubbies for my closet. He was so strong he probably could have lifted the whole house without hurting himself. Then there was Manny who did all kinds of jobs and who always made me laugh.