ADU Contractors Near Kansas City

“I initially reached out to Bryan to inquire about help rebuilding our deck. We had planned to meet a few weeks later, but a rainstorm caused major leaking in our living room. I texted Bryan and he came right over - traveling across town - and brought an employee to assess the situation. They quickly determined the issue was with the roof and even went up to place a tarp to prevent further damage. Bryan also left us with a carpet dryer and walked us through how to remove the damaged carpet and padding so the subfloor could dry properly. During that process, we discovered there was significant long-term damage to the subfloor. At that point, we decided to shift priorities and move forward with remodeling the first floor instead of rebuilding the deck. Throughout the project, Bryan and his team were attentive and helpful. They addressed wet exterior siding and insulation, helped us select new flooring, and provided input on our fireplace tile choices. They were also very flexible and supportive of the fact that we wanted to complete some portions of the remodel ourselves while they handled the rest. While we were away, they removed all the old flooring in our home and discovered an additional area of subfloor damage on the other side of the house, which they repaired. They also identified water damage around our doors and told us they needed to be replaced before they could finish the flooring installation. Since we were not physically present, Bryan helped us source doors that fit our needs. When we returned home, there were a couple of issues we noticed, including a section of grout that had cracked and a register cover that did not fit into the new flooring properly. Bryan has already committed to coming out to fix those items. Bryan works with specialized contractors for different aspects of the job. One highlight was the stucco work on our replacement siding. We live in a townhouse, so matching color and texture was critical, and the stucco contractor did an absolutely perfect job. That was really impressive. One thing to note is that the price for specialized subcontractors is higher when going through Bryan, as there is a percentage added to the rate. We would have paid less by hiring certain specialists directly. However, Bryan did ensure that the people working on our project were among the best in their specialty area. Their overall pricing is on the higher side, and the project moved more slowly after the initial emergency, likely because our job was small compared to some of their other projects. That said, this really felt like a “you get what you pay for” situation. Since this is our home, we were comfortable paying a bit more for the peace of mind that the work was done properly. When we had an emergency, Bryan and his team responded immediately, and we truly appreciated that level of urgency. Overall, Bryan delivers quality work, has a reliable network of specialists, and is very responsive in urgent situations.”

“Clayton was a pleasure to work with. He quickly got to work on the layout design plans for my dream house and included a 3D rendering of the exterior of my house. The project was completed within a week. He is great at problem solving and helped me figure out placement of the three stair cases, the three fire places, the attic space, and showed me 3D options for our roof pitch. Clayton took the ideas that I have been working with for the past two years and turned them into reality! I have printed off my house plans and plan to break ground in April! Thank you Cowbell Designs, for helping my dream house become real.”

“Bill Poole, of Poolehaus Residential Design, did excellent work on the design of our new home. Bill designed both a primary residence and a separate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) for us which were both completed less than two years ago. We are extremely pleased with Bill’s work and the end results. He is creative, thorough and detail oriented. He listened to us and addressed our questions and concerns down to very small details. We bought a unique lot in a redeveloping urban area. The lot presented many challenges in accommodating both our home and a separate ADU for a family member who needed an accessible home. Bill assisted us through the zoning and regulatory maze which required him to deeply familiarize himself with our complex local codes in a city where he had not done a project before. Bill was excellent to work with and created a great design. Bill is very creative and culled our many ideas into the essence of what we were after. Bill speaks of “editing” a design, and he patiently steered us into a design that had selected areas of design impact while gently dissuading us from our temptation to incorporate every feature, material, color, etc. that we had ever seen and liked. The result is a home that has a clear and consistent design theme that includes some beautiful and unique design features while also keeping things clean and simple. Having lived in the home for almost two years, we have found it to “live” very well. We highly recommend Bill.”