Del Sol Builders Inc.

Steven Shain and the entire Del Sol Builder team did a beautiful, professional kitchen remodel for us. The project had some complex engineering and required major attention to detail. He presented us with a professional contract and stayed with it. He projected the timeline and completed on time. The payment schedule was established up front (I.e., at completion of electrical, plumbing, cabinets, etc.). He held to the budget. A very insightful planner, while the kitchen was stripped to the studs, Steven suggested using the easy attic space access to refresh the insulation over the entire house and we're lots more comfortable now because of it. All coordination was seamless. Steven kept a skilled technician on site who oriented Subs and managed day-to-day events while working on cleaning up necessary small jobs and keeping us informed. We were very comfortable with everyone that worked with and for Del Sol in their attitudes, demeanor and professionalism. The worksite was left clean and orderly at the end of each day. Del Sol made this entire project a joy and we enjoy the kitchen even more with that memory. I highly recommend Del Sol Builders for any size project that you have--you will be pleased. Photos show the 'before' view through the doorway into the enclosed kitchen then afterwards from the same position looking at the open kitchen environment. The second set is the cabinets before and cabinets 'after' through what was once a wall between the kitchen and dining area. Our project earned Del Sol Builders and Marc Coan Designs the ERA Awards 2010 for Kitchen Remodel $50,000 to $75,000. Gerald Simnacher

Stephen Shain owner of Del Sol Builders is very professional, reliable, considerate, and most of all a perfectionist. The remodel he and his crew did of our master bath was and is spectacular. His recommendations of subcontractors and other professionals, such as tile, and cabinetry were spot on! We highly recommend Del Sol builders and look forward to using them again for our kitchen remodel, in the near future.

We purchased a foreclosed / damaged property and hired Del Sol Builders after a few months of playing General Contractor ourselves. Our project was a complete internal remodel with the following components: new radiant heat system, new flooring (wood/tile/carpet), complete kitchen renovation, master bath re-design, changed location of heater/boiler to adjust space usage, changed great room fireplace from gas to wood, and replacement of several windows. Our contract agreement was Time and Materials, which allows for flexibility throughout the process as well as complete cost transparency. The timeline was posted on site in addition to a very visible "to-do" list with deadliness for all parties involved. The original time estimate was quite accurate. For our project, Del Sol handled the management, carpentry and windows while sub-contractors were hired for other major components. While I believe Del Sol could have provided most of those services, a project of this scale required the efficiency of parallel processes. All sub-contractors were professional (except the team WE insisted upon against their recommendations) and Steven handled any problems respectfully and diplomatically. The work is top-notch and the guys are more than respectful. It is our family home and 2 years later we have no issues.

We have been though two remodels with Steven and Del Sol Builders. WE live in a 1940's style Ranch home in a beautiful neighborhood, but it needed updating. Our first remodel in 2008 required us to move out as we remodeled our kitchen, laundry room and a guest room w attached bath. Our second remodel this past winter of 2013-14 was slightly less invasive as we remodeled the master bath and created Master suite, and reappropriated hall and closet space to add a guest bathroom for our teen son. Both experiences with Steven and his team were amazing! Steven is a hands on leader with a loyal, small group of employees at Del Sol. WE can only say great things about Hunter and Kevin who treated out home and us with complete daily professionalism as they demolished, restructured and built and carefully supported the finishing and detail. It's the little things like level soap dishes and doorknobs that get used every day that deeply impact customers--and they really care. They care about doing it right from the studs out, but also in making sure you are happy with the paint color! Important as well is how a company deals with glitches. With two large remodels under our belts, we are no strangers to our share of hiccups. When our older son used his shower as a Frog Terrarium and ruined the floor, Steve was right there helping figure out how to bring it back to 100 percent. When our second teen overflowed the bath and damaged the wood floor, Steve called the floor guy that day and came by himself to check it out. Other small obstacles included studs that interfered with lighting placement, a snafu that required completely replacing external lighting in bedrooms due to a calculation error (of ours!) , and a complete revision of our plan for a kitchen island very late in the remodel process on our first remodel of the kitchen on '08. I cannot say enough about Steve skills and attitude for making sure we found a solution we loved! In addition to being satisfied customers, our Design Remodel team: Del Sol Builders, Marc Coan, and Heidi Britt Design have been recognized and featured in Su Casa Magazine. WE love our Del Sol Home!

Steven is a very thoughtful contractor, keeps thing clean and is really into the detail of the project. What a joy to work with.