SAC Construction

Cliff Cooke took on the total outside renovation of our 100 year old stone house. He took off the slate roof and replaced it with a beautiful commercial grade standing seam roof. He built the gutters into the eaves of the roof so the water could not spill over the gutter. He replaced 96 windows each one a little different in size. He insulated heavily and hired a stone mason who exactly matched The color of our mortar. In the yard, he built a swale to divert the water from our basement. He put the gutter downspouts into an underground pipe and ran it under the driveway to the street. He totally rebuilt the driveway edging it with block. He built a beautiful portico over my back door without the benefits of plans. He heated the back steps, the front steps, a 4’ path to the garage and an area from the street to under the gates to the driveway. They come on automatically when it snows. So nice. He took down 2 telephone poles and put the power lines underground. Cliff can do anything. He had to devise a way to construct the gutters on the house. He’s also a perfectionist. If it’s not done correctly, it’s taken down and done again. He uses good quality materials. He owns a lot of his own equipment. His pricing is always fair. Most of the work he does himself. He is not a supervisor checking everyday on someone else’s work. Cliff has a good sense of design and aesthetic. I didn’t use a designer or an architect but we worked it out as we went along. By the end of the project, I could say “do what you think is best” and it was always just right. The renovations on my house were extensive and spanned 3 years. There were a lot of underlying problems that were exposed especially when the roof came off. Cliff and I spoke almost daily about the project. He’s easy to work with.