
D Michael Designs
About us
Designer Michael Designs LLC is a local San Antonio business that performs the following services: Kitchen and Bathroom remodels Whole home renovations, interior and exterior Additions, new construction, Custom Homes, Garage Conversions "From Conception to Completion" call 210-608-3286 RIGHT NOW for a quote on your project.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Interior & Exterior Design, Architectural Designs & Drawings, remodeling residential, remodeling commercial, additions, whole home renovations, kitchen and bathroom remodels. Custom Homes, Small Homes, Casitas
Services we don't offer
Remediation & Abatement, Developer Tasks, Interior Decorating, landscaping, house leveling
Amenities
Eco Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount
5%
Accepted Payment Methods
- PayPal
- American Express
- Check
- Visa
- Discover
- MasterCard
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Addition for Dad
$160000-$175000
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"At this point we have remodeled the Clients entire home including Kitchen, two bathrooms, a Dining room and Living room. This project consisted of remodeling her fireplace and entertainment enter. She gave me a picture of what she wanted and We Delivered! Thank you for the wonderful review."
"We have remodeled a Kitchen for this particular Client and now have completed a second project for them. We appreciate the excellent review they have given us and hope to do more work for them in the future."
"Thank you for the excellent review of my company. We appreciate you considering us for your next project."
"There are definitely two sides to every story. Yes we did perform work on this Clients home and yes we did go back to inspect the work she claimed was inferior. Due to very bad weather we were having at the time, some of her siding above the area we worked on came loose due to the wind. The Client didn't believe us when we told her the problem and she never got it fixed. By the time she called another contractor the damage was already done as it was months, almost a year, before she did anything about the issues we discovered. We don't warranty work that is damaged by another cause and especially something as negligent as this was. The water over time leaked down her wall and entered in between the two slabs and over time she started seeing the damages herself, but as I stated before, this was way too late. It seems very odd that the Client cannot get a hold of me as we are all over the internet including Angieslist! It was more convenient for this Client to write a bad review on my company as to avoid any verbal communication with me. The Client has never tried to contact me after I went over her home and discovered the real issue she had with her home. BTW the Client never fired us and we were paid in full."
"with all the name calling aside here are the facts: 1. I received a call from the Client on 3-7-18 to set up a time to meet the Client's Mom at the house. 2. The Client gave me the wish list of she wanted done at the house (the wish list did not match the budget) 3. I never met this Client, and never saw the Client person. All communication with this Client were done by text, email or phone call. 4. This Client does not live in Texas and her intention was to run the project from another State. 5. I revised the Client's scope of work (which changed often) according to what she desired at the time and ending up giving you over 7 revised estimates and revised itemized pricing, Free of charge. I recommended places to purchase her materials like build.com letting her know they have great pricing and free shipping. I went over to the house 3 times to collect data for the job. We signed a Design Contract so she could get a visual of the addition she wanted add to the house and so we could submit to HOA and City (if they would accept), if not I let the Client know she would have to pay for architectural and engineering for the project. 6. I met the Client's mother at the Grandmothers house and she had me fill out paperwork for some Insurance Claim that was not in the Client's name. The Client wanted me to incorporate the work and do it for the price written up by the Insurance company. I revised the pricing letting the Client know I couldn't do it for that price. The Client then quickly removed the roofing work from the project and said she would GET ANOTHER CONTRACTOR to do the roofing work, to remove it totally from our scope of work. At this time the Client's attitude changed dramatically. 7. I let the Client know I wasn't comfortable pulling a permit in a City I did not normally work in, did not have a license in and wasn't the only Contractor that would do work on the project. The City also wanted a 5,000.00 bond. I also told the Client that I would have to think about if this project was a good fit for our company, that I would get back to her. She agreed and stated that it wasn't a good fit and wanted to get out of the contract she signed with my company. 8. I drew up a RELEASE for the Client to sign that released the Client of her contractural obligations, Signed and dated 5-8-19. 9. The Client did not pay the balance of 100.00 for the Design and Sketch Letter of Agreement, for I released the Client of that obligation as well. I am the President of the Company. For those who are reading this please check out the last review we received on a project well over 100,000.00. This is indicative of how we work and carry ourselves. We are happy you found a qualified contractor that is licensed in your City and that they are doing a great job for you!"
"This project was one of the most enjoyable and gratifying projects I have done in a long time. This job was filled with design build projects throughout the remodel. The Clients and I would brainstorm on many occasions to figure out design, size, color, logistics etc of some very unique items we built in this custom home remodel. It was a spacious remodel and included the entire upstairs of the house. Each room was uniquely and gracefully designed and built to specification. Go on my website and check out the build from start to finish. I really enjoyed meeting these Clients every day in the morning to go over what would transpire that day and the weeks to come. We built the project right through Christmas and the Clients never left the house to stay the night somewhere else, unless they went on vacation during the build. I cannot say how happy I am about this project and how it turned out. It looks magnificent and I am so proud of this remodel. Not only did I get a great Client to work for out of this job, I got two new fiends. Thank you for the wonderful review!"
"Even though we were not the contractor on this project I was happy to help out with some design ideas and colors for them as the front home appearance was very important to them. Thank you for the wonderful report."
"IT took me awhile to respond to this report because I wanted to investigate first as I was not the superintendent who ran the job. Travis (a person who worked with me but not an employee of mine) and the Client contracted this remodel to her home. About 90% into the project we awarded the client with autographed jersey signed by a famous basketball coach as we remodeled her collectibles room and she loves the Spurs. At this time there were about 35 items on the punch list and she was happy. I asked her if she wanted me to get involved at this point as it was over the Approximate Completion date (as it states in our contract). She responded that No that would be OK as she was happy working with Travis. The punch items continued to drag on as we no longer had the access to the home as we once has and had to schedule contractors around different time schedules, which is very difficult as the sub contractors are not our employees and only work certain hours. The gas leak ended up being the actual stove cooktop appliance that she purchased on line and was sent to job site. The electrical work passed all inspections and the grounding issue was an ongoing issue she had on the exterior and not on our scope of work as it was not detected at the time of estimating. I honestly don't really know what happened to the last 10% of this project as Travis is no longer a part of D. Michael Designs and the Client has NEVER contracted me about any of this, even to this day. All I know is that the Client did not pay a balance of over 6000.00 and Travis ended up opening up his own company ?? What is ironic is Angieslist set up a photo shoot which was at the Clients home and the shoot included film crews who took shots of the entire remodel and it looked fantastic. The film ended up on a TV commercial from Angieslist and the compliments were endless as the photo crews loved the who vibe, colors and style of the home, as we changed up the design opening the entire space up by moving a structural wall. The entire home was custom tiled including the steps leading to the upper loft. I am very surprised in this report and take full responsibility as it is my company."
"Thank you for the straight A report! The job went as planned and there were no surprises after demo. The transformation was night and day and the Clients will be able to enjoy for many more years to come."
"Thank you so much for the wonderful report! The project went smooth and the Clients were great to work for. We look forward to working with them again."
"Thank you for your review. I appreciate the kind words and hope to see you in the near future."
"Thank you for the wonderful report. Glad you enjoy our work and happy to assist you with your project. Dave Peters"
"We are sorry to hear about the terrible experience you had with our company. We tried many times to please this Client but there are some that cannot be pleased no matter what. Most of our jobs run very well as you can see from the total number of A's we have been awarded over the past 10 years. As there were mistakes made on our part we aim to correct a few procedures we have in place. We are sorry you were not happy with the overall project and workmanship."
"Thank you for your report on our company Dave Peters"
Ended up doing less work at a lower price.
"Thanks for the report Dave Peters"
"There are many things that happen when a home moves and shifts due to the soils below your home. This can cause cracks and expose the are to the elements, which overtime will deteriorate the materials installed. As there we some mistakes made on our part due to our Contractors misunderstandings. As we take full responsibility for our not so great services on this particular project, there were many other issues going on with the homes foundation."
"Thank you for the great review and kind words about my company and the team that makes our company a cut above the rest. We strive to be the very best at whatever service we provide to our clients. We take on very few jobs at one time so we can give our teams full attention to the job at hand. From conception to Completion let D. Michael Designs complete your whole home remodel or addition. Having wonderful Clients like [Member Name Removed] always make a job go much smoother, we appreciate you!!"
"Note: This rating is for an estimate. We did not do any work on this project. I apologize for your negative estimate experience. We are no longer equipped to handle handyman projects and require a budget greater than $10k as specified in our Angie's List Description of the company. This estimate was not handled properly. We have discussed communication requirements with our estimators and have made adjustments to ensure that this does not happen again."
"Thank you for the A rating"
"This was a lesson learned for our company. Because the project was relatively small, we teamed a "green" project manager with a relatively new subcontractor. The clients never raised issues with the management team until the final payment. Had we known there were issues sooner, we could have made adjustments. We now have our estimators visit their sites occasionally to make any needed corrections earlier in the process."
"Thank you for the review."
"Thank you for the review!"
"Thank you for the wonderful report on my company. We are happy we could assist you in your selections."
"Thank you for you report on our company. We strive to be the best in San Antonio and pleased to see that we are getting there. Take a look at our current storefront specials and take advantage of our discounted rates."
"Thank you for the review!"
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