Carol & Mike - Cloverdale

Our "new" apartment is 40+ years old and was desperately needing a new kitchen to give us much more workspace as well as modern appliances. The small bathroom still enjoyed its original (repainted) bath, an oversize toilet and vanity. So when we bought we knew we would need help. The overall project was for a complete new kitchen from the floor up, a new shower room to totally replace the really old bathroom as well as updating doors and baseboards throughout. But we decided to sign a contract for only one piece, that was the kitchen. If the kitchen work was good we could then go back and get the rest done. We looked for a contractor after we built our own plan for what we wanted and called in 4 companies. 1 contractor was referred by a good friend and 3 were A to A+ rated in BBB. Unfortunately, 2 of the 4 wanted to impose their ideas or plans for our wants and needs. 1 took a long time just to find someone to supply the cabinets for us. In one case the contractor told us our kitchen plan was all wrong and we should move the fridge and microwave. In another case, the contractor said he only supplied cabinets that went to the ceiling, and we certainly did not need that help! We were not impressed. M&W was one of the BBB A+ rated companies. They came in, listened patiently to what we wanted, offered some suggestions but did not tell us what we wanted and came back with a very good and detailed quote. At our request, the quotes should let us make our own choice of flooring, cabinets, appliances, shower cabinet, toilet etc. all the way to the plumbing fixtures. Some of the contractors had a problem with that. The M&W quote was for labour only and that was fine by us. When we looked at all the proposals, choosing the M&W team was easy and we felt comfortable making that decision. The team's work was really good, they showed up as promised and on time, cleaned up at the end of every day and completed the kitchen without any nasty financial surprises. When it was time for the rest of the work to be done we did not even think about finding another contractor. The M&W team's work on our kitchen was very good and it made sense to ask them for a quote. They could have gouged us but they didn't, they were still competitive compared with the kitchen quote. Losing a bathroom is never easy especially when it is the only one, but the M&W team again showed up as promised, cleaned up every day, completed as expected and we were very happy with the results. Bottom Line - we recommend you give M&W a call, discuss your ideas and we expect you will be very happy with the results.