I bought my first house last year and hired Richard & Sons prior to moving in. I closed in March and by May when I moved in, they had completely transformed my house. They finished the attic completely, from electric to heating to insulation to carpeting to painting. It went from a raw, unfinished attic to a truly beautiful bedroom with plenty of light, outlets and best of all, a huge closet. :) They also did many other things, including making space in my existing cabinetry to put in a dishwasher (and installing that dishwasher), putting tile around the stove to protect from possible fire, installing a new exhaust fan in the kitchen, installing a fan in the bathroom so that we wouldn't have mold problems like we did in our rental house, installing security lights on the outside of the house and switching doors around so they opened without banging into each other They also fixed a ton of other problems- my electric was wrong- it wasn't grounded and there were live wires, and they took care of that. I had plumbing issues which they also took care of. This year I again hired them to do some work on my garage- the structure itself was falling forward and top-heavy, the roof was leaking, and the doors were old and broken. They re-built the front of the garage so it was stable again, put on a new roof and put in new garage doors. They also put up shutters for me to add to my curb appeal. I plan on continuing to use them for work- I have a deck in mind that I want to try to do next year. :) \r
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They are very down to earth, honest, straighforward and extremely reasonable in price. They came up with solutions that I hadn't thought of but which worked out really well (i.e. when the cabinet had to be moved out to make room for the dishwasher they installed a butcher block top so that I wouldn't have to replace the entire countertop- it looks great and is functional too!). I would, and have, highly recommend them for any kind of work that you need done around your house.
Pros: Cost, honesty, innovation, personable
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