Schmidt Building & Remodeling

The estimate was written as generic for soffit and baffle replacement job with no hourly price but as an estimated labor and material cost. I now highly recommend including EVERY detail in writing from pricing per hour to materials in both the estimate and work order. I told Padgett's contractor that he was no longer to step foot on my property due to being verbally nasty several times with me. Scott Padgett refused to replace in our email exchange when I disputed several things on the billing. Baffles were removed in the garage attic that were NOT part of the job. I had to do several hours of clean-up in the yard (nails, insulation, and plastic pieces) which was part of the job but was not done. When I disputed the final billing, he threatened to take me to court if I did not pay.

Finding a good, reliable contractor is a bit of a crap shoot especially when you’re looking at a major home renovation and investing a lot of money in to that project. Many contractors get a reputation of being unreliable, shows up late if at all on the dates & time promised, poor communication, only work a couple hours then leave the project and worst of all don’t do take pride in their work and the quality is not what you paid for. You can do your due diligence by check references; BBB complaints; state licensing; State AG’s office of complaints; read customer comments on review sites and then pick a few to interview. Still, it’s no guarantee you’re going to get a “good one”. You hire them then hold your breath. We just went thought all of this for a total kitchen remodel (floor up). After going through all of this we found a gem in American Made Contractors (aka Schmidt Building & remodeling) and Scott Padgett. Our projected started 7 months ago with research and after we selected Scott, his communication MONTHS before the project started was superb. He was a resource we could use as we went through the planning stages and selection process. We probably talk to him 2 times a week during this and then almost daily as our demo day approached. He and his hand selected crew showed up when promised (for various phased), worked all day, cleaned up before leaving, found and fixed things that were discovered, give critical feedback on decisions during the project and took immense pride in his craftsmanship. Scott is a master carpenter and been at this for 37 years and it showed. He brought up additional ideas as the project progressed and incorporated them in to our kitchen. Just as important my wife was completely comfortable with everyone that came to the house. Scott does any kind of home renovation. If it’s a bathroom, kitchen, home addition, room alteration etc… he’s done it. If you’re looking for someone you can trust with your project, trust with your hard earned money and trust the project will be done right, look no further. Finally, our new kitchen is beautiful!

Scott and Rick did a great job with my kitchen redo. Granite countertop and backsplash are exactly what. I started the design and they made it happen. I love the finished product. Now my small kitchen look bigger and brighter.