General Contractors Near Coloma

“Wow, what team! True craftsmen!! Very professional and thorough. They took on a very tricky exterior/interior repair project on our custom midcentury modern house that multiple other contractors had turned down and they knocked it out of the park! I only wish we had used them for all of our renovation projects on the house. With renovations, "you get what you pay for" and Blok Builders' exceptional quality and professionalism are worth every penny!”

“Cornerstone's Design Process is Remarkable Nada Djordjevic and her company Cornerstone Builders are really amazing. We can't say enough how much we have enjoyed working with Nada and how pleased we are with the results of our design project with her. Note on Construction: We worked with Cornerstone on a project that--for reasons unrelated to them--ultimately was put on hold, so we're not directly familiar with her building process. However, we have heard nothing but the strongest praise for her quality and especially her ability to keep a project on schedule, even through adverse weather and circumstance. As far as the design side of the project, it was simply a joy to work with Nada. She used her unique and thoughtful approach to helping us design a home that fit our lifestyle perfectly. She starts with an in-depth interview/questionnaire, getting down to little things like "are you left- or right-handed?" and "do you cook with fresh, frozen, or canned ingredients?" to help determine things like kitchen layout, etc. She did a great job of adding just a few focal-point touches that made the design both more notable and more "us". And--as is reportedly common--when the initial construction estimates came back higher than our budget, she took her knowledge of what was important to us (and what wasn't) to cut out or scale back the elements that cost a lot but didn't add value for us. A little advice: As first-time potential builders, we didn't really know how much various elements (finishes, construction choices, etc.) would cost. Nada did try to help us make some general projections with some "$/square foot" rules of thumb as we went along, but we were pretty surprised by the initial quotation, and needed to make some significant adjustments to yield savings to get the project to "work" for our budget. If this is your first time around, we'd suggest: A) Getting (and listening to) Nada's input on the cost of elements you are considering including, before getting to the finish line, and B) Starting with more of a "baseline design" (what you can't live without) and adding to it, rather than starting with your dream home and shocking yourself with how expensive your taste is. Overall, we thought the process was amazing, and the result of the design phase was absolutely perfect for us and our budget.”

“Designing and building your first home is an emotionally rewarding experience but it can be challenging at times given the collaborative nature of the process and the steady stream of decisions that can have an impact on the budget. Having a builder you trust as well as like is essential to making the house-building experience a good one. My husband and I interviewed three builders recommended by our architect. We knew immediately that we wanted to work with VanderMeulen Builders (VMB), a three-generation family business with extensive experience in building high-quality homes in a variety of styles. Five years later, we know we made the right choice. We highly recommend VMB for a variety of reasons: 1) Everyone who works there is customer-service oriented; 2) Communication with the owners and employees is exceptionally professional at all times; 3) VMB has long-term working relationships with equally experienced subcontractors, which results in quality work and schedules being met; 4) Monthly billing affidavits are timely and comprehensive; 5) Meetings schedules are held on a regular basis at mutually convenient times and result in the desired outcomes; 6) Unexpected but inevitable challenges are handled professionally, quickly, and fairly; 7) The finished product is exceptional. We recommend VanderMeulen Builders unconditionally.”