Lefler Construction/Foothills Cabinetry & Design

Typical tale of contractor who talks big game and initially pretends your project is important. Owner's son-in-law "Austin" is their estimator/PM - he came out with only one day's wait and looked at my full gut kitchen/bath reno for nearly three hours. He took very detailed measurements and before departure indicated he would have me a draft 3D by end of following week. Since that day: NOTHING. Have called and spoken with receptionist multiple times informing her I have been calling, texting, and leaving VMs for Austin on his cell with no response. She tells me - now get this - "I'm so sorry - Austin won't return my calls either." After playing this game for a few weeks, I spoke again with receptionist and asked for Owner's name/cell: Mike (Sensitive Information Hidden). Told receptionist of my disappointment and asked her to have Mike Lefler call me. I informed her up front I would wait to hear from Mike Lefler to see if he was interested enough in me as a customer to even call me back. Guess what. NOTHING. So after waiting two weeks for Mike Lefler to call me, I texted him on his cell phone on December 16th describing my disappointment. I had even stopped into Foothills' showroom and met/shook hands with Mike and Austin weeks prior describing my project and my priorities and timelines. They were all over it. UNTIL it came time to perform. Moral of this story: Not sure if, after coming to see my project (I estimate it will be about $40-$50K) they Foothills does not deem my project "worthy" of their time or attention, of if they are simply as sketchy and questionable a contractor as I now suspect they are. Who knows. What I do know is neither Mike Lefler nor his son-in-law Austin (Estimator/PM) cared enough - even after investing their time to drive to/from my home and spend nearly 3 hours on-site - to give me (customer) even the common courtesy of calling and letting me know they were not interested in taking on my project. For this reason I am so grateful they showed their lack of integrity early, before we got to stage of any money changing hands. I hate to imagine how this would have gone had I made the mistake of handing over any form of deposit expecting these characters to perform. Advice: Steer clear of Foothills Cabinetry and Design Center. They will let you down. And as an aside - it is doubtful that Austin (the son-in-law/Estimator/PM) will even be working with Foothills very long. While doing my site visit he informed me he is likely heading to Gaza for a civilian military security deployment in January 2026 so who knows who will care for customers' projects once he ships out. On a brighter note: There are reputable cabinet/reno contractors in our area. After Foothills failed, I have been fortunate to connect with a reputable contractor/dealer in Banner Elk who so far has shown nothing short of strong customer engagement, timely responsiveness, great communication, strong knowledge.

You can not go wrong choosing this company. The team were professional and the craftsmanship is amazing. We had a basement remodel. They handled every part of the job. Would use them 10 out of 10 times again.

Mike, Austin, Cody, and Derek, can’t thank you guys enough for all the work on our basement. We love it!

As a former Manager/employee with Lowe’s for over 22 years,I’ve had the pleasure to cross paths with many contractors and skilled specialist doing some great work. However, I must say of all of those I had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mike stands out as the best of them all. Mike is kind, professional, and a work ethic that is beyond words. If asked it would be an honor to give Mike the highest recommendation possible.

My husband and I bought a 30-year old house in an area we didn't know so were nervous about redoing two bathrooms at the same time. We interviewed several companies and selected Lefler Construction and are thrilled that we did! Mike Lefler is a pro in every sense of the word...he answered his phone (if he doesn't calls back soon), he showed up when he says he's going to, he was straight with us, he monitored the quality of his sub's work and gets it redone if not to his standard, and he's fair. And most importantly, Mike cares....about his work, the house, and his clients. Working with Mike Lefler was a joy.

Great company , excellent work, bathroom looks fantastic. Highly recommend! Always courteous and text me with arrival times which was very helpful.

Outstanding tradesman.....excellent communication throughout both projects...conscious as to making sure decisions were made to maximize usefulness and efficiency. Was very good at "troubleshooting" and landing on the best results.

Mike and Austin are excellent to work with. I order my cabinets through them and they did the installation. They done an excellent job! They responded promptly to all my questions. Very happy with my cabinets ☺️☺️☺️

This company installed our kitchen cabinets and ran interference with Lowes at the time because of Lowes untrained workers. I would need more than this paragraph to explain the many visits phone calls and employee change over they had just in a short time span. Everyone loves the cabinets some have glass doors and no problems. Our installation was done in Octoberish of 2020,

Lefler Construction did a great job remodeling both a kitchen and master bathroom for us. They complete a project with total customer satisfaction. High quality workmanship and integrity. We will use them again for the next project.

Awesome job very professional finished job in a timely manner.Always stayed in touch to let us know we’re they were in the process would highly recommend

This company was an absolute pleasure to work with. They put in a kitchen for us and we could not be happier with the results. They were very professional, friendly, fast and there work is amazing. I would definitely get them again and I would recommend them to anyone who needs work done! Thank you so much Mike and Austin