Best Garage Renovation in Phoenix AZ

My wife and I purchased our Home, a Midcentury Modern built in 1955 by Ralph Haver in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. The Home had original ungrounded wiring with exposed wire splicing. There were also two rooms that were added by a previous owner without permits.

Ultimately, we wanted to fully restore our Home to its original character, while at the same time, installing all of the safety, amenities and conveniences found in homes of new construction today.

We interviewed a handful of contactors for this task, Steve Shinn from Homework Remodels being one of them. Steve immediately stood out from the group. We found him easy to talk to, prompt and extremely knowledgeable with the historic characteristics of our Haver Home.

With Steve’s help, we nearly rebuilt most of the major components of our Home. When it was said and done, we upgraded the entire wiring and electric panel, installed new HVAC main unit and ducting lines, replaced all of the plumbing lines (both supply and drain lines including the sewer), installed LED recessed lighting throughout the Home, constructed a stem wall, a trench drain and added mini split HVAC units which the City required for issuing permits for the two unpermitted rooms, installed a 16” slider to the backyard, utilized steel beams to remove loan bearing walls in order to open up the kitchen and the living rooms, installed a tankless water heater system, applied sprayed insulation in the small attic, and performed various other upgrades.

We are very happy with Steve’s work. We found Steve’s work to be of high quality and found Steve’s expertise and creativity in helping rebuild our Haver Home to be invaluable.

We plan on hiring Steve in the near future to complete Phase 2 of our Home, which will include all of the finishes.

Todd Whittaker Drywall Inc. recently finished a project on our home. We had drywall, trim carpentry,and painting performed. The quality of workmanship is outstanding. The craftsmen are professionals. The Superintendent made sure the project was completed at proposed timeframe. We are very pleased with how everything looks. Thank you.

We hired Holtzman to renovate the entire exterior of our home. We changed our stucco from textured to smooth, renovated two exterior balconies, added a metal/cable railing on each balcony, new front door, new garage door, demo’d old concrete and replaced with it pavers, replaced a side gate with a metal one, repaired wooden fascia along the trim, and painted. All of this was completed before the 6 week timeline they gave us. Rob was our contractor and did an awesome job at keeping us informed with what was happening and when. All of the people that came to work on our house were outstanding and professional. The exterior of our house now looks like a brand new build! We were so impressed with their work, we already hired them to renovate our master bathroom next. I highly recommend them to other people and plan to continue to use them for future projects.

Christina Staabs presentation of countertops was excellent as well as professional. I am excited to see the finished product.

Tony and his crew were a pleasure to work with. They did first class professional work and the finished job reflected their commitment and dedication to providing a outstanding finished project at a fair price. I would not hesitate to use them again and would recommend them to anyone looking for a contractor.

A basic professional that is knowledgeable, expert and also terrific to work with! Remodeling a cooking area is such a huge bargain that we put it off for quite time. The planning was really extensive. We had a terrific exchange of suggestions to ultimately develop the style and products we wanted and the end result shows it. We have a kitchen area remodel that is perfect for our household and also way of living.

Trademasters has done several jobs for me , always prompt, curtiious and professional. They have always finished the job on time . I have always been satisified with their work.

We hired Brian for two different projects. He completed a cabinet installation botched by the cabinet company. The cabinet company left our kitchen island unfinished. Brian did a beautiful and very professional job. He matched colors and materials in kitchen island and the result was better than expected. The second project was to remove/replace our water heater. The install and removal were great. One year later we discovered a defect with the water heater that created a gas leak. We called Brian and he came out the next day with a replacement part and fixed the problem under the manufacturer’s warranty for the part ands his personal warranty for the labor. Both projects were done to our satisfaction. Brian is a true professional and a pleasure to work with.

On time and no hassles or surprises. Planning more projects with Apollo soon.

Republic West Remodeling is a truly high quality business. Several years ago I had new windows and patio door installed. What a great company to work with. I am now planning to do a bathroom remodel and Republic will be the company doing it!!

We have relied on Kirk Development for many home projects through the years and have always been highly pleased with the work, the time in which they complete it, the quality and their promptness in getting back to you. They have done everything from a complete bathroom upgrade, getting rid of popcorn ceilings, installing air conditioning units and ceiling fans, the list goes on. Every time, their prices are very reasonable and their quality of work is second to none. We recommend Kirk Development for any job you need done around the house, no matter how big or small.

They did a wonderful job and finished my roof in 1 day!

Shannon at Bespoke Builders is awesome. He’s work is high in quality and efficiency. Shannon responded quickly to a request for an estimate and was to meet me at the project site and provide me with an accurate quote quickly. Shannon was professional and was able to complete his work around our busy clinic schedule. The quality of his work is high and I am well pleased with the final product! I would recommend Bespoke Builders to business owners who are looking for quick, efficient, and highly competent general contractor work!

John and his team did a beautiful job on our Fountain Hills home. Couldn’t be happier, would highly recommend!

We lived in our bedrooms while Yourson remodeled the rest of our home. We weren’t sure if this was going to work, but with their help it did. The experience was painless. Every step of the way from picking out fixtures to paint colors was so easy with their help. We felt so comfortable with their crews as the remodel went along. Every suggestion they made was spot on. They raised ceilings, moved duct work, took out a kitchen wall, insulated the attic, put in porcelain tile flooring, gave us new storage areas, and lots more. Again, we were able to live in the house while this was all done. Attention to detail was evident. They really do become like family and they take extra care like you would for your family. We were so happy with how it turned out that the following summer we had them remodel our bathrooms. We left for a number of weeks while this was done and the finished looks were outstanding. They took our 1960’s home and brought it into today’s modern look. My wife and I couldn’t be happier with Yourson Contracting and every person who works there.

It's an amazing thing when you can count on someone to come out and give 100% quality of work. They know what they are doing. Down to earth great guys.

Six points cabinets/hardware.
Promises made and promises kept. Well, not so much the kept part!
Promises made:
Six Points is to work with you to design your dream kitchen. Order and receive the cabinetry then confirm that the order is undamaged and correct before delivery to the customer. Supply you with a detailed drawing. Sent your info out to several installers that will be contacting you eager to provide their services and all you have to do is just pick the bid/one you like best.
Promises kept
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What actually happen:
We asked for a spice rack and on the other side of the kitchen a Lazy Susan. David Kalmick of Six Points decided since we wanted the Lazy Susan, we no longer needed the spice rack, so he didn't order it. We asked for a cabinet to face backwards designed to utilized what would be dead space located under a 10 countertop overhang, a cabinet with what would be a useless drawer was delivered. As far as the eager installers none of which contacted us, so I got a hold of David he gave me the names of only two installers one was booked for the next two months and the other one, I'm still waiting for his bid. We had to find our own. Regarding the wrong cabinet, it wasn't discovered until after my old kitchen was tore out, so we had to put the countertop installation on hold and wait until David re-ordered the correct one. Living without a working kitchen for over a month is really inconvenient! The drawing he supplied was so poorly written/incomplete the installer I hire could not make sense of it, so mistakes were made. What David did order that we did not want or need were three planks of 3 crown molding that would never fit our project two complete refrigerator enclosures, we only have one refrigerator and also way to much kick paneling. He said don't worry you didn't pay for the extra items but he didn't supply us with and is ignoring my repeated request for an itemized part list.
Originally I asked David to keep it in the same footprint of the old cabinets not wanting to cut floor tile in order to keep down expense, he agreed. We didn't find out until the cabinets were installed that was impossible unless you are okay with draws hitting things. David would say your installer should know that he's was just trying to follow your drawing. The cabinetries he sold us are okay if you like a lot of particle board and plywood for premium prices with a horrible fit and finish.
Update:
I asked David to pick up the extra/wrong material and leave a check for their value and maybe something for our inconvenience and added expense due to his mistakes. David said he would pick up the extra parts but no check and he still has not provided a itemized part list.
Business will make mistakes but owning up to them is what separates good ones from the bad. David claims that the cabinet manufacturer were the ones that made the mistakes! I didn't order from the manufacturer I ordered from Six Points and Six Points was the ones that were to confirm that were correct and they are the ones that did delivered the order to my home.

I invited this company to take a look and design a remodeling for my bath. Although I got 1 hour off time from the work, the owner, Kelly Brown, came 45 min late to the appointment. Before this appointment, she called me 3 times for appointment verification, but she coming late without an excuse was totally disappointing. At home, she did not make any measurements. She took some notes and then vanished. No follow up... Even the day she came, I sensed that she was somehow felt forced coming.... very interesting and untrustworthy company.

My wife and I hired Rick to do a major renovation of our home (all bathrooms, garage, kitchen, laundry room, floors, etc.) in February of 2022. Our initial meetings with Rick in January 2022 were great. He was very responsive, friendly, and communicative. That was until we signed a contract with him and paid a $4000 permit retainer. As soon as we paid Rick the communication and proactiveness disappeared. To summarize the details below, it was a nightmare of 8 months just to get a permit approved by the city.
We were told he would have the initial plans ready for us within 2 weeks. It took over 6 weeks and multiple follow-ups just to get him to provide a draft of the remodel design which had numerous mistakes. The following day we sent an email with a list of all the mistakes that needed to be fixed including measurement corrections that I had to take myself.
3 weeks later and no word from Rick, I follow up to check and he indicates that he will be submitting the plans end of the week (April 12th). After many more follow-ups and involving the Refresh Renovations corporate we finally get him to submit the plans to the city on May 13th, 3+ months from signing the contract. Note, the contract indicated that the project would start in mid-April.
The plans that were submitted were riddled with issues and required THREE rounds of corrections! We finally got the permit approved at the beginning of October. Rick provided excuse after excuse throughout the whole process. I have worked with dozens of contractors in the past and Rick and Refresh Renovations were BY FAR THE WORST!
We canceled the build contract and have found much better professionals to complete the elements of the renovation.