Reliable Renovations

I loved the bathroom and kitchen remodel. All the tile shower work and the tile work in the kitchen was great and Paul was always available and helpful.

Unreliable Renovations is the new name of this company! They over promises and under deliver big time. I would think twice about hiring this company. Paul, the owner of the company and the general contractor, only came to our house once during the entire 10 week renovation and it took more than twice as long to complete, plus it was never fully finished as promised. His communication is beyond terrible and his ethics are questionable. I recommend to anyone looking to remodel their home, bathroom or kitchen to consider other options. This was the most stressful experience I've had in years dealing with this company

Reliable Renovations recently renovated my bathroom and it came out beautiful. The attention to detail and finishing work is what sets this company apart from others. The entire crew was professional, different people were brought in for their areas of specialization ensured the best person for each part of the job completed the project. Wall texture was matched up perfectly, tile work is flawless, and unique problems for our job were solved without compromising quality. The crew cleaned up every day before leaving which helps relieve stress when your house is under construction. Special Thanks to Paul who listened to our wants, needs and came up with solutions to give us exactly what we wanted. Reliable Renovations will be renovating the rest of our home after seeing the quality work they did in our bathroom. I absolutely recommend this company for home renovations.

My husband and I have a house that is about 30 years old, and has not had much work done on it during all those decades. There was/is a lot of work needed and not enough budget for us to be able to afford all of it at this time. We contracted with Paul Merrick Construction for a series of small jobs inside the house an around the patio. Paul’s team did excellent work on all of these jobs. We really liked the way that they worked with us on prioritizing the many jobs we wanted, to get the most out of our budget. We appreciated that they respected our choices and never tried to sell us anything. I appreciated that they were agreeable to a contract that left the painting of the bathroom and fireplace to me, which saved us some money and allowed us to get more projects completed. I liked it that they did not try to hard-sell us on one of those faddish, expensive, high-end, high-maintenance bathrooms like you see in magazines: the kind with the porous travertine tile and miles of joints to have to scrub dirt off of. To us, a bathroom is not a status symbol or a spa to hang out in—we just want to get in and out as fast as possible and minimize the cleaning and maintenance chores (LOL). The bathroom turned out beautifully. The bathtub is almost a work of art — it is so sculptural with its flowing lines going up the wall, and it has a **lot** of shelves in there as well. The flooring that they chose almost exactly matches our kitchen floor tiles. The fixtures and accessories are elegant, and the whole bathroom is a joy to behold. We are immensely enjoying the gazebo and pergola, the A/C just in time for the heat wave, the new bathroom, the new fireplace, and all of it!! Our lives have been very much improved, thanks to Paul and his team. We still have work left to be done in the house, but for now we have to let the budget rest and recuperate. We will definitely be calling on Paul and his team again in the future! I would most highly recommend Paul Merrick Construction, without any reservations whatsoever.

If we had known what we know now never would have hired him. Gave us a estimate of just 16k and then work started. Hires his workers from Home Depot and the only bright spot was his tile guy who is amazing. He made our master bath. You must watch is billing its all over the place. We started to ask about over chargers on items and he seemed as he didn't understand. Said he would look it over and come by again and yes he did with another estimate of 25k which was a joke. How does a project go up to 25k when everything stayed the same. I know we got overcharged on items and are looking at what is our next move. The bathroom is done but was not a good experience. Oh and when my wife and I painted our closet he tried to charge us for that also. We will look at options to recoup the money we were overcharged.

First off, I want to say I am very pleased to have selected Paul Merrick Construction as my contractor for this renovation and I would not hesitate to recommend him to others. I entered the following tasks to use in recommending contractors: 1. Remove all cabinets and appliances from the kitchen and remove the dropped ceiling along the four walls and tear out the bar (pony wall) with the dining room. Insert doorway into hall behind kitchen. (Convert old kitchen to bedroom/office/home theater) 2. Tear out the living room fireplace and cement wet bar adjacent to dining area. (Space will be used for range top, hood and drawer microwave.). 3. Remove the first floor bathroom vanity with cement counter top. 4. Remove all tile and fixtures from master bath. 5. Properly dispose of all rubbish. 6. Move kitchen to dining room area, extend electrical and gas line to new locations for wall oven, refrigerator, dishwasher, range top, hood vent and microwave. Keep sink and dishwasher in current location by flipping them to the opposite side of a new wall to be built thus converting the old kitchen area into an office/home theater room. Install cabinets, and appliances and provide a movable island with built-in stand mixer shelf. 7. Install a dual headed shower to replace the former bathtub area, convert old shower into pantry closet, install double vanity with Carrara marble top, install porcelain wall and floor tile with Carrara marble trim. 8. Build out walk in closet in the master bedroom and replace/install six-panel doors throughout and paint the entire condo. I was provided with three primary contractor recommendations: I contacted all three, sent them my task list and set appointments with representatives. One was a no-show, one wanted $5500 to give me an estimate, and one provided a low, medium, high estimate (the low was more than double my budget of $85k). I went back for additional contractor recommendations and contacted Paul Merrick Construction. He took my list of tasks and arrived prepared to discuss the job and not sell me on removing weight bearing walls as another contractor had done. About five days later I received a 20 page breakdown of subtasks and costs for each task. This estimate was closely aligned with our budget and estimated a 10 week duration. Paul started tearing out the kitchen the first week of December and finished the renovation the end of February. It was a pleasure working with Paul, Gloria (interior designer for cabinet and appliance layout), and all of his workers. The tear out phase was messy as expected, yet they cleaned and swept the floors daily to minimize the dust and accumulation of debris. Drywall was removed from the old kitchen to simplify moving the kitchen gas and power lines. The ceiling in the old kitchen was raised as part of its conversion to an office/home theater with additional insulation and new drywall installed. Once the utility lines and drywall were in place for the new kitchen area, cabinets were carefully installed to accomodate a built in Blue Star wall oven and range top, refrigerator, drawer microwave, range hood, toe-kick drawers, and a moveable kitchen island that is a masterpiece. It was a pleasure to work with Mauro as he installed the kitchen, bath, and hall cabinets, built the island and installed the appliances. Paul's team did an outstanding job of prepping the master bathroom area for the new shower, wet-mopping, installing the large shower foundation and the porcelain tile and marble trim. The master bathroom and new kitchen are truly showcase rooms. With fresh paint throughout, upgraded doors and new kitchen and bathrooms we feel like we have a new home that will meet our needs during our retirement years. Thanks, Paul and Team.