Blue Jay Pool House Building

Several years ago when me and my wife married we bought a great little house that was perfect for a young couple like us. Since then we?ve decided to have children, and are expecting twins in a few months. Realizing this, we decided that we need to add a new room addition, and also remodel the home. I figure, since we are adding a new room, why not also remodel the home to something new as well. Initially me and my wife both were looking for the right contractor to do the job. However, with my work schedule, it ended falling on my wife to find the right contractor. One day, she called me and told me she found a great company, US Home Developers, that have a lot of favorable reviews, and seemed perfect for the kind of job we had in mind. We scheduled an appointment that week. When their representative, Reggie, arrived we began to go over the plans. He answered all our questions, and all our concerns. One of which was time. Since we are due to have our twins soon, it was a big concern to us to make sure that the remodeling and the room addition get?s done in time. After the initial meeting, Reggie returned with digital designs that would give us a better perspective as to how everything will look after the project. They looked great! My wife and I then moved in with my parents for a few weeks while they began constructing the new room addition, and then remodeling my entire home. Again, my work schedule made it so my wife had to make sure that everything was working out fine. Every couple of days she would head to the house and make sure the project was progressing well. And every time she came home from such a visit she was giddy and excited. After a few weeks, I had a day off of work and we decided to go together to the project site, and see how the progress was going. Now I understood why she was always giddy after the visit. All the workers knew her by name, said hello, and were really courteous. Everyone seemed to be giving their all and our worries that it may not be finished in time were utterly alleviated. They ended up finishing earlier than expected, and made a considerable effort to clean up everything afterwards. They showed us their work, and explained any nuanced details, which made me realize how much work actually went into this! But what caught my eye the most was the additional room. It had so much space, looked great, and was completely ready for our children. I often wonder if they extended any kind of special treatment for us, but after reading some of the other customer reviews it is perfectly clear that all their clients are treated with the same great courtesy, respect, and consideration. I generally do not leave reviews for other companies, but I felt that US Home Developers did such a great job, I wanted to make sure that they got the review they deserve! Thank you again, guys! Awesome job!

Outstanding! Above and beyond. Last of the honest, trustworthy contractors. After having had horrible experiences in the past -- I was so fortunate to have them. Bill goes above and beyond to take care of you -- and has so much patience to really answer and care for my elderly mother's needs. Absolutely recommend!!!!! Hire with confidence!!!!

Very detail oriented. Excellent tile/ granite work. Flexible and charges little or no change orders.

Job was completed in a timely manner using high quality materials and excellent workmanship.  This is a family business that cares about quality construction.  Not your typical rush-rush contractor that are so common today. Contract was completed as promised, some additional work was done only per my request and change orders were agreed too.  No hidden uppers or bait and switch with this company. Highly recommend them if you want quality work done.

THIS IS A MAN WHO SOME HOW GOT A HOLD TO THE RIGHT PERSON AND HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE OUT LOANS AND PURCHASE PROPERTY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD HOMES OR APARTMENTS.

I called Ron from I-Build Home Renovation and made an appointment for him to come check out a rotted area of my balcony.  I felt very comfortable with giving Ron the job because he conducted himself in a very trustworthy manner.  He only tackled area that he was comfortable with, which is carpentry.  Ron replaced all the rotted area of the balcony and found wood planks that matched existing ones perfectly.  Now that the wood has been painted, you couldn't tell that it had been replace.  He also referred me to a roofer who ended up replace the balcony roof and performed a roof tune-up for me.  Overall, I'm very pleased with my experience with I-Build Home Renovation and would certainly use them for future work.

I originally found JTS after observing one of his challenging jobs in progress. Then I asked one of my neighbors, a high-end contractor who builds homes in Malibu and who sits on our HOA board, to critique JTS framing as that job was in the framing stage. Based on this check I asked JTS to bid and subsequently worked with him for some 5 months on my home. This job is finished, but I plan to use him for another job in the future. I recommended him to another neighbor for a job and it was completed in markedly short time as she had no other place to live upon returning from an overseas assignment.

Exactly as described.  Work was done on time and on budget.  Tony is very friendly and easy to deal with.  He's even sort of fun just to have around.  His men are all excellent workers.  Everybody speaks perfect English, is polite, friendly, prepared, attentive to details, careful with their working habits, and they all seem to work very well together as a team.  My project involved converting a pool house into a home office.  I have other projects (kitchen remodel, garage rebuild, outdoor deck, etc.) that I may have TME do as well.  I highly recommend this company.

Neil called to say he would be a few minutes late for our appointment.  Looked over the problem.Took some measurements and said he would get back to me with an estimate.  His suggestion to paint rather than stain saved me hundreds of dollars.  Maybe as much as $1500.00.  That would have gone out of my pocket into his!!!  Believe me, I was impressed.  Sure I might have to do it again in 4 or 5 years but it is a rental and it just made good sense to do it this way. I am so happy to finally have a "handyman" (understatement)  I don't think there is one house/home problem he couldn't fix and fix well. He is smart, creative, honest, prompt, professional and kind.  Oh, and he's pretty funny, too!! If you need a "fixer" Neil is THE man!!!

Allen Associates started in mid-June by completing the demolition work begun by the other contractor. We were assigned a project manager, Jeff Hunt, who immediately proved the value of the "management fee" included in the contract (a fee which was NOT covered by our State Farm insurance). On plywood sheets, Jeff laid out the actual dimensions of the front of the pool house, which was complex, with multiple windows, a door, an off-center gable and a retaining wall. His 1 to 1 layout showed a conflict between a window height and the retaining wall. This was much easier to correct on the drawings than it would have been if construction had begun and windows ordered. Throughout the construction, Jeff was on top of everything. He gave us regular updates on what had been done and what was coming up next. As we were going to select the tile and fixtures ourselves, he told us when specifications for these would be needed, as well as the dates for delivery. Whenever appropriate, he arranged for us to meet with the subcontractors to discuss options. The subs were all extremely professional and were almost always on time for a meeting. Although the physical size of the job was small - the pool house was just 10x14 - the scope was broad. The original building had to be completely demolished and removed, as the heat from the fire had weakened the brick walls and the concrete foundation. All the services (gas, water, electricity) for the pool equipment passed through or under the building. The sewer line needed a buried sump pump to push effluent uphill to the main line in front of the house. We wanted to plumb for solar heat. The electrical and gas services had to be resized to meet code. And the small workspace meant that various crews had to scheduled to keep out of each other's way. Although we didn't set a hard finish date, work progressed rapidly, with few days when there was no one working on the site. We were pretty much done in less than 3 months, but with some odds and ends, we didn't get our final inspection signed off until a year to the day after the fire. We were lucky with our rebuild - same footprint, minimal changes and a quick permit. Many others who lost their houses are either just now starting to rebuild or are still far from finishing. Allen Associates is doing a number of these rebuilds. Their professionalism will help reduce the stress on the owners. My wife and I cannot praise Allen Associates highly enough. While we are glad that our house didn't burn in the fire, if it had, Allen Associates would be the people we would want and trust to build our new house.