KB Construction

KB Construction just finished a remodel (lots of updating and a few changes to our layout) plus addition of a master suite on our «fixer» house in less than 4 months… and they did a fantastic job! Proprietor Bill Carmichael reminds me of HGTV’s Mike Holmes in that he insists on seeing work done to very high standards of quality. With 26 years in construction, including 9 running a crew of 200+ for DeNova Homes, he’s a guy you want on your project, whether it’s big or small.
Bill is smart. He came in on day one and identified an issue with one of the wall heights, that if he’d built it as drawn on the plans could have been expensive to fix. He also helped us find a beautiful solution for the ceiling height in our master bath, and brought us any issues (and proposed resolutions) where he uncovered things that needed fixing or just might be a little better some other way than «the plan.»
Bill was on the job every day himself (most mornings by 8am, sometimes on Saturday) and had a crew of 1 – 4 depending on the activity plus several subcontractors to keep track of. My dad, who spent years managing home manufacturing plants, was continually impressed with the quality of KB’s work and told me it was the first time he’d met a contractor who actually aims for perfection in his work. On more than one occasion, Bill had a subcontractor or crewman, redo work that had been started. One of the building inspectors even suggested handing out Bill’s card to all the contractors out there who didn’t know what they were doing. Needless to say, we passed every inspection with no trouble at all.
We got 3 bids on our job and while price was certainly a consideration, other factors like quality of work, speed (we were living in the house), trustworthiness and ability to communicate were also important. Bill’s experience, straightforward manner, gorgeous past kitchen and bath remodels and pledge not to change order us to death got him the job. We love the improvements. The two bathrooms he did are particularly nice and from the front, our addition looks like it was always there. True to his word, Bill brought even the littlest of issues to my attention and only charged us extra (his own cost really) for a couple of more major fixes we uncovered along the way. When we get ready to do our kitchen… Bill will be my first call.