The big builder here is K-Co. They did our first remodel project. I consider them honest and fair. They are not the cheapest – above average cost but not over-priced. I think all things considered, they are a good option if you don’t have “do it yourself” tendencies like I do. Consider having your builder leave the walls ready to paint and ready for flooring and do that yourself.
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We had k-co bid on our granny flat – on the first round of bids. They were the absolute highest bidder, which suprised us because he seemed so down to earth. Even with our issues (more than one contractor, legal fees, etc) we still got it done, in total, for more than $100k less than we were quoted by k-co.
Caveat – we first put out to bid when contractors were not hungry – fall 2006. Things were still frothy. We put it out to bid again, a few months later, as housing was starting to collapse, and bids were half what the first set was. (Different contractors – but more importantly, contractors were more hungry.)
We had good vibes with k-co, liked his work… but the price (at the time) was out of our ballpark.
