Testimonial
Remodeling - Kitchen & Bathroom
- Work Done: Yes
- Hire Again: Yes
- Approximate Cost: $50,000.00
- Home Build Year: 1954
- Description Of Work: Remodeled kitchen including removing wall and installing new cabinets, counter tops and appliances.
Client Comments:
When I first bought my house in 1997 I had my kitchen remodeled, but it was very quick and cheap. I was always going to add a tile back splash and redo the floor, but I never got to it. After my neighbors used Sun Design to put an addition on their house and were very happy I decided to remodel my kitchen and remove a wall between the dining room and kitchen as well as update those things I had never gotten to.
I had had a number of bad experiences with terrible contractors over the years and thus was a bit concerned about how this would all turn out. Since one of my main goals was to make my kitchen more efficient and gain more counter top space, I spent a lot of time researching various ways of improving the layout of my kitchen and also spent time talking to Sun Design.
After many months we finally agreed on a contract and the start date of November 1, 2010. Jimmy Jennings was assigned as the lead carpenter. Sun Design had told me up front it was very unlikely that they would be finished by Thanksgiving. But Jimmy not only worked the schedule to complete the job by Thanksgiving - he and all the subcontractors did a terrific job! Jimmy seems to be a perfectionist and the work he completed showed it. And Jimmy was terrific in solving problems which arose during the process. At one point when he showed me my future kitchen sink it turned out to be the wrong one. We worked together that day to find another one which would work, but the next day he arrived with another one which we both agreed would work even better.
It seems to me one of the main reasons to hire a general contractor like Sun Design is they spend all the time and effort (so you don't have to) to find the best specialists such as hardwood floor experts, dry wall experts, plumbers and tile experts. I found this to be very true with Sun Design. The dry wall experts were especially good since they had to match new dry wall to old plaster walls which is no easy task (They also fixed all the old holes left by the first remodelers!).
So ultimately all the promises which Sun Design made to me did indeed turn out to be true. And all those Holmes on Homes programs I watched on HGTV which told of contractor disasters happened to other people and not me. Everyone warned me that kitchen remodels take longer than they say and cost more than they say. But in this case that wasn't true.
The job was completed in 3 1/2 weeks when I was told about 5 weeks up front and although there was some additional costs - most were transparent up front or changes that I decided to make during the remodeling process (such as add a water filtration system). I think Sun Design is very lucky to have Jimmy working for them, but I'm sure the rest of the team helps to make sure he's able to do his job so well.
I've now had a chance to use my remodeled kitchen for over a month and it has met all my goals and exceeded my expectations. Thanks Sun Design - when I'm ready to have my bathroom done - I'll be calling you.
- Kathlyn
