Open Hand Remodeling Co.

May 2021

We found OHR on Yelp, and after meeting several other contractors, we decided to go with OHR because we felt a good connection with Smadar and the quote was reasonable. We had the following work done: living room and foyer addition to the front of the house, install a see-through fireplace, relocate home-garage entrance, legalize existing master suite, and re-roof entire house. Smadar estimated 3 months for the work to be completed, and the work was done in exactly 3 months, even with some weather delays and additional scope. We were most impressed when Smadar had the crew lined up and ready to pour the concrete foundation in immediately after the inspector gave us the green light - just in time for the rain to hit later that evening. We were so sure it was getting delayed until the following week due to the rain! It's so important to have a project manager with good communication, and Smadar was exactly that. Everyone's shocked that our work was completed within the estimated time. OHR is not going to string you along! Having a great project manager and staying on schedule is worth every penny in construction. Overall, we were pleased with the work and would definitely hire OHR and Smadar again for future projects!

Feb 2021

We hired Open Hand Remodeling to convert our garage to a studio space at the recommendation of a friend and we were so glad we did! Smadar was the project manager and an absolute pleasure to work with. It ended being a bigger job than we thought because of structural issues with the garage, but Smadar kept us informed and in the loop every step of the way. We had to do some extensive retrofitting, remove a large tree that was causing structural damage, and level out the entire structure (due to the tree root damage) and Smadar brought in an engineer to asses and make sure everything was done to code. We added a patio door and a window, insulation and a mini split AC unit. The whole crew was great - detail oriented, through, and organized. Smadar was on site and sent us texts at the end of every work day to keep us updated. I honestly expected the remodel to be more stressful (especially in these covid times, where delays are expected) but everything went so smoothly from start to finish. Both Smadar and John at the OHR office were communicative, responsive, and always easy to reach by text or email to answer any questions or address concerns. We couldn't be happier with the final result and I'd be happy to recommend OHR to anyone - looking forward to working with them again the next time we have a project!