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Great quality work.

He did a great job. He is very responsive, make sure details are covered

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Ronnie provided great service and provided exactly what we wanted. Ronnie is great to do business with because he listens to what we want. They were very punctual and communication was exceptional. I would not hesitate to hire him again.

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Ronnie and his crew started on Monday while my wife and I were both at work. The progressed quickly and by Wednesday the hot tub was positioned on the new poured slab. Thursday the electrical was in and the deck was taking form. Friday at 5pm the whole project was completed. New stairs from the original deck, skirting around the original deck and a new deck with Trex decking and privacy screening along with a great trellis all in cedar and professionally sealed with top notch products. Ronnie and his crew were professional, courteous and very clean the job site was always spotless when we came home and the quality of work is outstanding. I would highly recommend Ronnie and The Country Carpenter and I plan to use him again for future projects.

Ronnie helped plan, select materials, design, build, clean and haul the debris. Even when there was a change order, Ronnie never complained and came to the rescue. He's a good man.

The project went well from start to finish. If we ever had any concerns, Ronnie was more than willing to work with us on whatever the issue might be. We were always well informed on how the project was progressing. We couldn't be happier with the outcome of all the new outside additions to our home.

The essence of my experience: The work done on the deck is excellent. The detail and the construction are first rate and I've gotten compliments from relatives and neighbors about it. In the end, it was a good decision to go with Ronnie and Cedar Craft. Construction skill, flexibility, and easiness of working with Ronnie and his crew are the strong points of working with Cedar Craft. Communication and punctuality are, perhaps, the weakest points for Cedar Craft. Now, some of the details.... Out of the 8 contractors I contacted via Angie's List, I received responses from 5 and bids from three, with two in the $16-17K range and one at $25K, all for the same size and design of deck as the existing one with the addition of stairs. I had only chosen contractors who had "A" ratings and was surprised when I didn't hear back from all of them. I guess the recession hasn't hit some as hard as others and they were willing to turn down work... The issues (small in comparison to the satisfaction with the final product) I have regarding communication and punctuality might really annoy others, so I'll disclose them, though hopefully they will not come up when you work with Cedar Craft. Ronnie, the principal, was 30 minutes late for the initial bid meeting, due to traffic. He was also over 45 minutes late for the meeting to sign the contract for the deck rebuild, apparently tied up setting one of his crews up for the day. The tardiness was not so much of the issue as was the fact that he didn't call either time to say he was going to be late (the second time I called and e-mailed him to say I had to reschedule because I needed to get to work). He was able to reschedule for that afternoon and he did apologize, but I must admit I was a little wary at that point. The other issue was one of scheduling. Originally, he was going to start work towards the end of June but he said he could move us up in the schedule to start in mid-June. Great! More time to enjoy the deck in our limited summer! Unfortunately, didn't quite work out that way. He'd given us an estimate of 3 days for demolition and 1 week for construction. Unfortunately, he also mentioned that he was going on vacation for a week after the first 3 days, so nobody would be coming out to work during that time. We thought that they would be done with the demolition in those first three days and we'd have a back yard free of debris while they were gone. This was not the case and we had a large blue tarp draped over the back of the house for almost 2 weeks by the time it was taken down. Since this was "Juneuary" this year, the house was additionally dark and gloomy and our dog couldn't use the back yard for his trips outside, due to construction materials, debris, and nails that were scattered around the demolition. Eventually the debris was carted away over the remainder of the job, pickup truck-loads at a time, but with the rain after the first weekend and the additional gloom in the house, we did wonder if we'd made the right choice. His workmen showed up early each day when they came to work and worked until about 4 each day, though the last 2 days were probably 10 or 12 hr shifts to get the deck completed. Often times, though, there was only one person working at a time, sometimes there were 2. It became obvious that the deck wasn't going up in a week, and this, while obvious at the time, still wasn't communicated to us. So, after 3 weeks, the deck still wasn't finished and it wasn't until the last 3 days that it really took shape. We did wonder sometimes what actually was going on while they were working, since progress didn't seem to be happening. In the end, the final product was definitely worth it and their flexibility with some of our changes was first rate. We wanted a slide for our daughter added to one of the staircase landings and that was taken in stride and incorporated into the end product without a hitch. Ronnie's recommendations of materials and color was also well thought; it was obvious he'd been doing this for a while! The deck, while a simple design, is visually pleasing as well as highly functional. My guess is that Cedar Craft could easily handle more challenging designs as well. Hopefully, the scheduling and timing issues we experienced were aberrations and not the norm. I have no worries about any of the workmanship and/or materials and know that this deck will have a decent lifespan with minimal annual maintenance. Ronnie did also offer to come back if there were any issues; I don't think this is just lip service -- he genuinely wants to stand behind his work. I wholeheartedly recommend Cedar Craft for anyone who wants to get a deck or other construction done.

They were very true to budget and the estimated time frame of completion, they were right on schedule. They kept the work area clean each day. They were very friendly and courteous and just did a beautiful job. We're just super happy with their work and would absolutely use them again!