R M.
Yelp
I can't say enough about Quinn Building Construction for their excellent work and meticulous attention to detail. The company also custom make cabinets by Steve Quinn, the owner. They design kitchens at their La Habra office, The Kitchen Design Center. They offer Omega kitchen cabinets, which we chose because of cost and the quality of the cabinetry. I had already interviewed and gotten bids from several construction companies as well as reviewed Yelp feedback on them. I asked to speak to several of Quinn's prior clients to help me in my hiring decision. They all spoke glowingly of their remodel. One prior client said that her fully remodeled kitchen was still performing beautifully after 5 years, in contrast to some friends' remodeled kitchens done by other contractors which initially seemed to be well built, but over time did not hold up very well. Another former client with construction experience also spoke of how knowledgeable Steve Quinn, was on construction. They all spoke very highly of Colin Evans, one of their designers, with whom they worked with.
Everything these clients said about Quinn's held true in our remodeling project. We extensively remodeled about 2/3 of our house, and completely remodeled the kitchen and kitchen bathroom. Colin was our designer and he is a great person to work with. He quickly understood my kitchen needs, and was extremely creative on design. He recommended eliminating the large kitchen peninsula we had as well as the upper cabinets above the peninsula that made it a dark kitchen, and replacing it with an island. This allowed us to have a light filled kitchen, more space to walk around the kitchen, as well as extra cabinets and large pull out drawers (get as many as you can!). Colin guided me through the many, many choices I had to make, and gave me great advice, e.g. using an eased and mitered straight edge for the granite countertops to make them contemporary. He suggested changing the angle of the herringbone design I wanted above the cooktop by 90 degrees to make it more modern; that was really a great improvement. He proposed a contemporary travertine fireplace in the living room to replace the cracked traditional fireplace. That change created a stunning focal point to the room. We had a problem with the floor plan of the kitchen which constrained us to place the breakfast table and chairs close to the French doors. This forced us to only partially open the left door, which had the active door handle, so as to not hit the table or chairs. Colin proposed we switch the active door handle to the right door, and putting the inactive (dummy door handle) on the left door. This was a great solution because it allowed us to fully open the right door freely to go outside without having to hit any furniture. This seems like such a simple idea, yet we and the handymen who've worked on our house over many years, never came up with it.
We had all the acoustical (popcorn) ceilings removed. Colin improved the ceilings further by getting rid of the different ceiling heights in the kitchen and kitchen hallway of our 1969 ranch home so that they'd appear taller in height. We opted for smooth ceilings and walls throughout all the rooms instead of textured orange peel or knockdown. Our walls and ceilings were quite uneven, and the work crew spent a great deal of time meticulously evening them out so that when painted, the surfaces would be smooth. We loved the results. We replaced all the carpet with porcelain tile and replaced all the windows. We added several new French doors, new crown, base, and door moldings, and recessed lighting.
All the work crews for demolition, electrical, tile, plumbing, carpentry, granite, paint, etc. have long and established relationships of over ten years with Quinn's company. They were clearly specialized in doing quality custom work and paid careful attention to detail. They were also very neat and cleaned up daily before they left the house. Colin was the foreman, supervising the different crews throughout the project. He was always accessible by phone to prepare us for each stage of the remodel, especially since we lived in the house during the remodel, and I was in touch with him almost daily to discuss the progress.
We love the changes from our dark and 1960s ranch style home to our new contemporary and light filled house. We have gotten many compliments from family and friends who are amazed at the transformation in our home. I have already highly recommended Quinn Building Construction to my friends for their custom quality remodeling. We will definitely use them again for the next remodeling project of our bedrooms and bathrooms.
