Testimonials

April 2010

I would like to offer my highest recommendation to Guy Brannock, who led a full renovation of our kitchen this year. We are thrilled by the job he did, which he completed several weeks faster than the durations other contractors had quoted. Renovations are almost always stressful, messy affairs, but Guy did almost everything possible to make us feel not only that our project was in competent hands, but that it was being done by someone who approached the work with the care and dedication that he would have toward his own kitchen. It was immediately clear from meeting with Guy that he is more than just a contractor; he is also a craftsman. He was immensely professional, but he is also extremely personable. We especially liked how when explaining what his approach would be, he was clearly thinking it through, and was eager to explain his thought process, not to dismiss out questions with the “trust me, I’ve done this a thousand times before” statements other contractors gave us, and which we found less than reassuring.

Guy was involved in nearly every single aspect of our kitchen redesign and renovation. He reacted to mini-crises with calm; and most importantly, he refused—even when he might have without us knowing—to cut corners. He was also flexible, adapting on the fly as some of our own design ideas changed over the course of the work. He treated our apartment with respect, making sure to clean up after the work. And when we had a few loose ends to tie up after he had completed the project, he didn’t push back but insisted on taking care of them immediately.

He appreciated little details that meant a lot to us but that other contractors had seemed to overlook. To cite just one example, our kitchen had a utility closet with a rather ugly accordion door. We didn’t quite know what to do with it, but Guy insisted that he could come up with a better solution than simply keeping the door as it was. Eventually, Guy had the idea of creating a pocket door, using another door in another location. It was the perfect solution, and made a huge difference in the aesthetics of the kitchen, and it was the kind of thing that wasn’t necessary; it hadn’t even occurred to us to change it.

We should also add that Guy is just a real sweet…guy. I can say without hesitation that if you use Guy, you will not be disappointed. More than this: I think you’ll be thrilled.

Ben

Washington DC