We highly recommend Mike Arnett/Lifestyle Homes. We worked with Mike for two years, during our project design phase, through construction, all the way through the home warranty period. Such tenure, we believe, gives us profound insights into Mike’s integrity, commitment to quality, and ability to consistently exceed expectations. Our project was an extensive remodel/addition of our 1950’s home, located in Portland.
One of the most tangible benefits of us working with Mike is that he surrounds himself with excellent people, from project foreman to sub contractors and tradespeople.
During 2015/2016, the hot Portland real estate market kept contractors and suppliers extremely busy. Finding quality tradespeople/subs/suppliers was hard, harder yet to have them honor your project’s schedule with any sense of priority. That is why we are fortunate to have worked with Mike Arnett. Because of Mikes’ tenure in the industry, connections, and positive image, we benefitted by way of our project finishing on time. I know it is a total first world problem and I even feel guilty saying so, but when you have to move out of your home for five months for the active construction period, any delay of project completion can have a profound effect on a family, and their pocket book. Paying rent and utilities on top of all the other costs associated with our project was a lot to swallow. We did not have any room for error, and Mike did not let us down. The fact that we finished our project on time, and on budget, particularly in such a busy market, is attributable to both Mike and our project's foreman Jeff.
After a year in our remodeled home, we love it and appreciate the build quality every day.
Our sincerest thanks to Mike for bringing our project foreman Jeff McKenzie into our project, and into our lives. In our opinion, Jeff embodies all of the qualities that make a top-notch building contractor: Attention to detail, punctuality, inviting personality, candor, and the skill and experience to do a job right. It is easy to see Jeff’s track record of integrity has followed him for a long, long time, as I often received high praise from people in the industry when they learned Jeff was our foreman....from a person behind a desk at the tile shop, to the plumber that worked with Jeff 15 years ago. Such words made us feel extra confident in having Jeff as our onsite foreman, and confident in Mike for having hired Jeff.
One more thing I would offer to those thinking about a major remodel or home project: Our project was a huge undertaking for our family, far bigger than we had ever undertaken. We are so thankful we bought a house below our max budget and undertook the remodel/addition project to shape the house into our own. We now know our house all the way down to the studs. We were able to do all new ducting, insulation, and seismic upgrades. This makes us feel extra confident in our house and systems will last a long, long time. If you buy a flipped house, will you really know what corners might have been cut, or what is really behind the walls?
No doubt, at times, the project added stress to our marriage, but we are proud we embarked on the project, and proud of the outcome. If you have a home renovation dream, we suggest you chase that dream and make it a reality.
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