Design-Build Contractors & Firms Near Elmira

“Laura is a pleasure to work with and her knowledge, skill, and cool headedness guided us through a major remodel. We love our home, and credit Laura with creating our dream house! Our family relocated from Southern California to Upstate New York in the summer of 2015. Based on the available housing stock, we made the decision to purchase a 1960s ranch house situated on a beautiful piece of property with the intention of a major remodel. Our thinking was that buying a house with a simple floor plan would allow us a lot of flexibility to add on. In seeking out an architect to design our remodel, we were hoping to find someone who had experience with environmentally friendly building materials, a modern aesthetic, and who was local. Laura checked all these boxes! In our initial meeting with Laura we spent time talking broadly about what we wanted for our "dream house" and our budget. Laura then asked us to start saving pictures on Houzz so she could get a good idea of our design aesthetic. The next phase involved meeting with Laura at the house and walking through the space together and sharing ideas. She took lots of measurements and then, based our on discussion, she created a set of drawings. The drawing phase was iterative, meaning that we went back and forth in person and over email as we made comments and suggestions for changes, which she then incorporated into the design. For several spaces, she gave us two different design options, one which we had requested, and the other a design of her making. This allowed us to compare and contrast options. Once the design was finalized, Laura worked directly with the contractor and the town permitting office to facilitate construction. This was a huge project, one which involved a two-story addition and the remodeling of the entire interior space of the home (3 bathrooms, a new kitchen, moving numerous walls, and all new windows). When there were issues, she was readily available to be on site and worked efficiently and decisively to solve problems. In fact, I often told Laura that her presence on the job lowered my blood pressure -- she doesn't get ruffled by problems or personalities and is a great negotiator, especially between spouses! After construction was finished, I hired Laura to provide interior design consulting. She was a huge help when it came to choosing flooring material, paint colors, creating custom mosaic tile patterns and coordinating multiple materials in the kitchen and bathrooms. She was always available to look at materials in person or pictures over email and was a guiding hand when I felt overwhelmed by decisions. Since the house has been completed we have been pinching ourselves over how lucky we are to live in this beautiful home. We love having people over, as the space is great for entertaining, and the house always receives lots of compliments. Thank you, Laura, for everything!”

“Patrick listens carefully to people to understand what they are trying to do, and then he applies his extensive architectural experience to helping them turn their ideas into reality. We wanted to expand our 100 year old house while maintaining its character, and Patrick showed us good and bad examples of additions that had been done by others in our historic neighborhood in Corning. His design for the addition complemented our existing house without overpowering it. We received an award from the neighborhood association for the addition, thanks to Patrick's design. Patrick did a great job for us, and we enjoyed working with him.”

“Dave Youmans does an amazing job. Professional, friendly, and honest work. Meticulous and with painstaking attention to detail, Dave turned my kitchen to into a chef's kitchen despite many obstacles and setbacks from work done by the previous owners. He sought practical solutions, and was honest about the need for things. I trust Dave completely, even giving him a key to my home. We can call on him at anytime, even on a moments notice, and he will accommodate us.”