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• By margo.harrison

  September 17, 2017

  whole house remodel

  $150,000

  there is no perfect contractor, but original roots (OR) comes pretty darn close. we bought a house in denver and renovated from brooklyn, NY. can you even imagine renovating from across the country?! who does that? and who does that and has a 5 star experience?? we did! OR laid everything out in minute detail at the beginning of the project, including the projected schedule. they ran consistently one to two weeks ahead of their own plan, sent us pictures at the end of every week, and were immediately available by text, phone, email, and video chat.

  the designer, paul, was experienced, creative, thoughtful, and thorough. he came up with about 12 different layouts for our gut renovation of the basement and recreation of multiple upstairs bedrooms into a new master and master bath. he did things like lay out the bathroom tile digitally so we could approve the tile design before installation and put our head heights on bathroom mock-ups to make sure the shower and mirror heights were both going to look good and make sense for my husband and i (12 inch height difference). he was receptive to our comments and suggestions and advised us on when our ideas might not make sense from a use-case perspective. we trusted his opinion and mostly headed his advice- a few times when we didnt we wish we had!

  the builder (contractor) matt, was no less impressive. any question i asked about anything related to our home or general construction he could answer without hesitation; his breadth of knowledge was crazy. he was a really good problem solver, knew construction inside and out, and definitely took initiative. for example, a handle had come off in the kitchen of one of the cabinets and i was going to have my husband or a handyman repair it; OR was not working in our kitchen space very much. while we were chatting one day he just picked up the handle nonchalantly and fixed it while we were chatting, without being asked.

  this is the best example of OR service- they are simply honest. they do what they say they are going to do. you will get a high-quality product- you will pay probably the higher end of the price range for it (i think?), but it will get done according to pre-specified parameters-- if you discuss something with them and it is mutually agreed to, it will get done, and you will be pleased with the product. that being said, they are flexible. we changed a few things around during the project or added things on, and they were receptive to that and still provided the same level of service.

  we did have a few hiccups as any construction project does. for example, they fixed something on our garage without agreeing to it with us beforehand that was a pretty expensive repair (initiative!). they told us directly what had happened, apologized that they hadnt discussed with us in advance, and when they told us about the cost, they subsidized it for us. same with some installation issues; they found our walls were not constructed of the material they had thought they were and were going to require some adjusting in terms of framing and insulation. they apologized, told us the new cost, and subsidized part of it. when they felt something was or might have been their fault and was going to add to the cost of the renovation, they were super straightforward about the issue, and split the cost with us somehow.

  we were very happy with our experience and would hire OR again. our house looks absolutely incredible, and it was a huge renovation (in my opinion). we cant wait to have photos taken so we can add them to this post and brag a bit ;) you should definitely at least consider OR for your project, but in the end we cant imagine a reason you would not go with them. if you want the best for your money, go with OR.

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• By Helen K.

  June 22, 2017

  bathroom kitchen remodel; deck and expansion of guest quarters

  We have worked with Paul and Matt of Original Roots and their crew on several projects. You won't find a more talented, trustworthy, and reliable group of designers/builders. Their mission statement says it all -- they love what they do and the end results demonstrate that. They completely remodeled our master bathroom which now includes a sauna and steam shower along with a number of nifty design ideas. They also improved cabinets and other storage areas in our kitchen. And are now doing exterior work on our second home in Salida adding a deck, a bridge over the "ditch", and an expansion of our guest quarters. They are an easy group to work with -- they listen well and follow through. In short -- they are the best in our many years of building from ground up and remodeling in Colorado.