ACUMENBUILDERS

Jun 2024

Scott's trustworthiness is second to none and that was the biggest differentiator for us. Knowing we could trust him without hesitation made every decision easier, and I'm confident that choosing him as our general contractor was the smartest decision we made in the entire project.

From plans to permits to every phase of construction Scott did exactly what he said he'd do (and more).

I hope we're done doing projects for a while, but if we ever need to recommend somebody it would be Scott and Acumen Builders!

Jul 2015

Total cost: $30,799 Date when project was finished: 06-05-2015 Work Performed: Major remodeling of front of house: Acquired all city building permits. Replaced six steel framed crank windows with Milgard fiberglass dual pane windows. Jackhammered up existing concrete walk in front of house. Removed large cinderblock planter from front of house. Removed bushes from front of house. Poured concrete for new porch and curved walkway. Installed pavers on new porch and curved walkway. Added decorative stone "wainscoting" across whole front of house. Added hip roof extension to cover new large front porch. Installed shingles on hip roof extension. Added railing and balusters around sides and front of new porch. Installed lights in ceiling of new porch. Modified kitchen window border. Painted front and side of house and carport ceiling. Painted block wall between my house and neighbors' house. Replaced carport roof posts. I got estimates for this remodeling job from four builders, all of whom had straight A ratings on Angie's List. I chose Scott Gormley of Acumen Builders because of his personal characteristics and his price. He is honest and fair and his work is of the highest quality. He has a lot of experience and is also licensed as a building inspector. Moreover his estimate was the second lowest of the four that I got, and about half the amount that the highest bidder wanted. One of the reasons that his price is so good is that, in contrast to most builders, he actually does a great deal of the work himself rather than just farming out everything to sub-contractors. He also has low overhead. Doing a great deal of the work himself also guarantees that the job is done right the first time. Prior to the start of work he gave detailed proposals for the work to be done, and the cost of the work. Payments were broken up into small amounts to be paid only after the work was done. Changes were needed along the way, and he accommodated those changes, including written change orders. He always showed up when he said that he would, and kept me informed about his plans and activities with regard to my remodeling job. This is important since miscommunication is a major source of problems in construction projects. I wish I had known about his company when I had another remodeling done job several years earlier. I did a lot of research before choosing Acumen Builders. You can benefit from all this time-consuming research by just hiring Acumen Builders, thus saving yourself a lot of time and worry.