Resourceful Renovator

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I met with Rob several months in advance, to talk about what I wanted and my approximate budget. Together we played around with the design. Rob talked about the various kinds of materials and options I should know about; and also laid out the decisions I would need to make (lighting, number and location of outlets and switches, option of a door bell on the new front door, etc.) Rob was very good at helping me prioritize so that I could stay within budget; and pointing out areas where I might want to spend more up front (good windows) vs. things that could be easily added or upgraded later. (changing the support pillars on the porch.) He also suggested things I could do myself to trim costs (putting the shelves up in the new closet, painting.) Rob was happy to use old closet doors that I bought at Recycle North and painted. He was very creative at finding old oak flooring to fill in the area where he made the new doorway into the kitchen. He was also good at helping me find homes for the old windows, old bricks, and other materials that still might have some use to somebody. We still filled a dumpster with construction debris, but it was gratifying to see that some things were able to be reused. The work stayed on schedule and on budget. As of March 2013, I am about to embark on a much bigger project with Resourceful Renovator - kitchen renovation, and addition of a mudroom, 3/4 bath and laundry area. I'm happy to recommend this company.

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This was actually the second time we hired Resourceful Renovator. They previously did a smaller outside job, fixing up a porch with sinking foundations that was detaching from the house and had rotting roof shingles. This job was much more involved, much more expensive, and we got to interact a lot more. They kept a neat and clean work place every day. We trusted them completely being in our home, and many of the crew were given keys to the house. Rob proved many times over that saving us money was key goal. He worked to re-use as much of the existing material on site as possible, and always helped us search out high value local options for other need materials. Some special materials included the local logged&milled new pine floor to match the 1899 floors in the rest of the house, $1.25/sq.ft ! Also using recycled 1890's barn board for a sliding door to the bathroom, at $1/board ! Pricing was transparent and the hourly labor rates were very reasonable. In the end, because this was an involved home remodel, OF COURSE the schedule went crazy and we went over budget. That will always happen. But, it always happened with a lot of communication and working towards getting the job done right. Pictures from throughout the process, and the final product, can be seen here: http://20booth.com/?s=resourceful When we can afford it we will hire them again to help with some more downstairs renovations in our home.