We built a new three car garage that was attached to the house through a breezeway they also added.
We loved working with Griffey Remodeling and would hire them again in an instant. We interviewed an architect and three home builders/remodelers. We chose Charlie because he could do the architect piece and build, which saved money compared to what the independent architect wanted, and he was using his own plans, so it went smoother because it was all his work and he knew what he was doing. The price was also more fair compared to other prices we got. He said, "I started out building decks and I could build this entire garage myself if I had to." Loved to hear that. He took all the time he needed with our questions and was so patient and friendly. We saw his booth at the Home & Garden show and we could tell he had some great work. We give this company an A+++. Our project started about September 1 and was done by Thanksgiving. We had neighbors guessing that would never occur, but it did. We were able to show it off to out of town family at Thanksgiving! They matched the tudor style of the house and used all the same colors and materials for everything that I dug out of my files. It looks like the garage has always been there though the house was built in 1972. Charlie was honest from the start, put everything in writing, and no numbers changed on us from beginning to end unless we added something. He would even back off things I found myself and delivered to the site that I wanted to incorporate. They also let me research and pick things out myself like exterior lights, pull down attic stairs, exterior doors, garage doors, stone on outside steps. I like being involved in colors and design too and they let me give final input though they will also do it all for you. It was awesome because my husband is an engineer and we have done all past renovations ourselves so I was used to being hands on with it. They were easy to work with if I wanted to switch something. If I purchased something myself, I could get points on credit card, deliver it to them, and they would back it off the bill for me. Being an anal accountant, they passed all the tests. If a draw was due and I had to sell stock and transfer, they were lenient on time due. They let my husband and I paint the interior drywall and I stained all the Pella windows after they were installed to save money. We also loved our project manager Jeff P. He was so friendly and had excellent building experience 20+ yrs himself with larger home builders. We could talk with him for hours. We'd say Jeff needs a promotion and a raise! Don't let him go anywhere because we need more remodeling done. Anything that went wrong, he fixed immediately. He was always available by text or phone. On our teardown of the old structure, the neighbors split rail fence had a broken beam and they had it fixed by the next day. We also had some trouble with the tear out of a cement porch slab that had metal bars going into the cinder block of the crawl space and they also had their masons fix that at no charge. A third thing that happened was my fault. I gave them a wrong gutter color for the brown gutters and we had to have them replaced after they were cut and bent, and luckily they didn't start installing them so they were so nice to split the bill with me because we didn't check it prior because I thought I had the right color. It is now February and we have no issues with any of the work. Love the garage. My husband & I spend weekends out there doing things. All subcontractors were excellent. The brick guy, the masons,... though many of the guys are employed by Griffey. I was nervous about having people in the house I didn't know but it was no trouble and we had no issues. Jeff was there too. Because the exterior had a lot of decorative and fancier cedar work and curves/corners Griffey put Lance on our job who is an Amish carpenter from Plain City - out where Miller Cabinet is, so we had a top of the list carpenter/finish carpenter on our job. Lance did some awesome glossed cedar work on the ceiling of the walkway to the garage. I wish I could post pictures. My husband would just stand outside and watch the carpenters in awe. They trimmed out things and put details on things with woodworking that I never would have even thought of and I consider myself pickier. Loved the experience and we will definitely call Griffey Remodeling again when we turn our old garage into a great room. I would also love to use them to extend the dining room to fit bigger table, and to finish off the attic.
