Please recommend me a good contractor (mason? architect?) in Pittsburgh.
July 3, 2017 5:11 PM Subscribe
Please recommend me a good contractor (mason? architect?) in Pittsburgh. Angie's List and I aren't speaking at the moment, and I'm without a source for reliable contractor recommendations. Stuff I wanna have done is under the fold.
Problems include but are not limited to: 1.) my garage door needs to be replaced. 2.) All the other parts of my garage need to be replaced. The roof, particularly, is rotten and should really go. 3.) I might like to vent my stove to the outdoors, which might mean bricking up a window. And 4.) I may eventually want to put in a downstairs bathroom, and it'd be nice to have help with planning and so on.
I have utterly failed as a Networker, and all my options for finding reliable people to do this kind of work seem to have boiled down to 'pick a name out of a hat'. So help me, Obi-Wans; you're my only hope.
Problems include but are not limited to: 1.) my garage door needs to be replaced. 2.) All the other parts of my garage need to be replaced. The roof, particularly, is rotten and should really go. 3.) I might like to vent my stove to the outdoors, which might mean bricking up a window. And 4.) I may eventually want to put in a downstairs bathroom, and it'd be nice to have help with planning and so on.
I have utterly failed as a Networker, and all my options for finding reliable people to do this kind of work seem to have boiled down to 'pick a name out of a hat'. So help me, Obi-Wans; you're my only hope.
Adams Construction does a ton of work around Lawrenceville and Bloomfield. They did some work on my roof (installing drip guards which whoever re-roofed before we owned the place failed to do for some reason), but they do all kinds of general contracting, big and small jobs. I was happy with them, they did the work on time and stuck to the estimate.
posted by soren_lorensen at 7:16 PM on July 3, 2017
posted by soren_lorensen at 7:16 PM on July 3, 2017
Nextdoor.com is the popular way to get recs around me. You can ask to join and they send a code to your physical address. It's set up by neighborhood. Mine lets me ask mine and the next closest neighborhood or all the neighborhoods close by. I check yelp and check contractors on google which also has ratings.
posted by stray thoughts at 10:07 PM on July 3, 2017
posted by stray thoughts at 10:07 PM on July 3, 2017
Foster Construction is the #1 that I'd recommend. Doug did my basement remodel and will be putting on a deck for me. The basement, in particular, was a monster job that multiple contractors backed out of bidding. Doug didn't flinch and clearly has familiarity with The goofiness of older homes in the area. The issue will be availability.
I also had a bathroom and kitchen remodel done by Premier Kitchen and Bath. Also very happy with their work. Worked with Greg Luhowiak and he was a great partner on helping with the design. Was not crazy about their sister window and door business -- don't think I'd get cross sold on the garage door.
posted by bfranklin at 7:04 AM on July 4, 2017
I also had a bathroom and kitchen remodel done by Premier Kitchen and Bath. Also very happy with their work. Worked with Greg Luhowiak and he was a great partner on helping with the design. Was not crazy about their sister window and door business -- don't think I'd get cross sold on the garage door.
posted by bfranklin at 7:04 AM on July 4, 2017
My friends/landlords worked with Jason Sauer from Most Wanted Fine Art who, fun fact, is also a general contractor. He and the crew do good work and are just generally awesome people, although (caveat) sometimes their busy schedules preclude a speedy wrap up for non-emergency projects.
posted by helloimjennsco at 9:05 AM on July 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by helloimjennsco at 9:05 AM on July 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
I am that friend that helloimjennsco speaks of! Jason and his crew did SO MUCH for our house, from plumbing to painting to floors, etc. I would recommend him absolutely, especially for the kind of projects you're looking at.
posted by amicamentis at 10:41 AM on July 5, 2017
posted by amicamentis at 10:41 AM on July 5, 2017
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