Universal Developing

We got an initial estimate from Guy when deciding to make an offer on our condo. Based on this estimate, we decided to buy. Dealing with the bid manager Walt was extremely unpleasant as he made us feel like he was doing us a favor. It took 6 weeks to get an estimate after they had our plans. The estimate was 2.5 times the original estimate, despite the fact that we decided to only do a subset of the work.

They did a complete home remodel for me in 1990 and then my Master bath again in 2001. They did a great job on time and within my budget. He ever I have other projects I always call Guy, he is awesome!

I’ve used Universal Developing for a variety of residential projects, both small (minor repairs, modifications and additions), to major renovations (full house remodel). In each of the projects, the project manager and company took the appropriate amount of time to clarify and define the scope, had a reasonable project budget set up, started and completed the projects on-time, and was very transparent in the change control process. Each of the final deliverables far exceeded our exceptions for quality of workmanship and value. Our governmental planning and building divisions are some of the most difficult to work with in the regional area. Universal was able to consistently and successfully negotiate the processes, so there were no hang-ups or project delays due to code, planning or building requirements from the County. We look forward to working with Universal Development on many more future projects.

Guy Harper and his team at Universal Developing helped us rebuild our home after a significant fire. Guy was instrumental in assisting us with the insurance adjuster, city and bank inspectors, and even kept our neighbors happy during the year long rebuild. Guy and his team far exceeded our expectations with the quality of work, staying on schedule and completing the rebuild within our budget. We highly recommend Universal Developing and are grateful for their services.

We used Guy and Universal Developing (along with his design partner Debra Shannon from Symmetry Designs) to design and build our home remodel. We are EXTREMELY pleased with the results. We closed escrow on our house in early December 2012 and did a complete remodel of the original 1962 house - floor to ceiling and every room including the kitchen and two bathrooms. Guy and Debra met with us before we closed escrow to get rough ideas of our project scope and budget, then met with us several times in December to refine the scope, recommend ideas and materials. Construction started on January 2nd and we moved in on March 28th. Completely remodeled home in just under 3 months. We remodeled the kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry room, refinished the existing hardwood floors in the living/dining room and extended the hardwood from into the kitchen and entryway, replaced all of the windows and sliding glass doors (went from single pane aluminum to double pane Milgard windows and Andersen french doors), replaced all of the interior doors, added several recessed lights, upgraded the electrical outlets and light switches, and installed all new trim, crown molding and baseboards. The interior and exterior were repainted, and the carpets were all replaced in the bedrooms... all before we moved in. Guy and Debra worked very well together to keep us up to date on progress, make suggestions for project improvements to us that created an overall much more positive end result and saved overall costs based on discounts Debra was able to pass on to us from her suppliers for materials and cost efficiencies of doing the entire house at once. Debra selected all of our hardware, fixtures, appliances, granite, tile, carpet, and paint colors and more. She would typically give us 3-5 options based on what we told her we were looking for and then she would narrow down the choices from there until we selected each final piece and color, and she also used a mix of local suppliers and ecommerce merchants to give us the best selection, service and price based on her discounts and available selection. We truly are happy. From buying an original 1962 home that was behind on routine maintenance, completely out of date, and had become quite an eyesore to turning it into a very modern, efficient, and comfortable home for our family, this was a compressed, cost-effective project with a very positive outcome. The only thing we didn't do was replace the roof, garage door and driveway.... we're saving that for phase two when we hope to one day add a second story. We couldn't thank Debra, Guy and the whole Universal Developing team enough. We both work full time, travel, and have a blended step-family of 4 children. We are just too darn busy to manage a remodel, and Debra and Guy ran the entire project for us and completed it in 3 months.

We did a complete rebuild of our house from the foundation up (basically new construction). UD was easy to work with and open to our ideas and many changes. They also guided us through this very difficult and unexpected process. We are enamored with our new house! There are minor details that could have been better. There was a miscommunication with the flooring install, so that delayed the project. Although, the house was ready before the contract date. Also, it was difficult to have a handle on details at the end since things happened quickly. Both my husband and I were working full time, so it was a challenge to coordinate schedules.

Fabulous company! We've used Guy Harper and his crew to completely rebuild two decks that are 20 feet off the ground. They did such a great job that the following year, we hired them to build a front deck for us. . They did a fantastic job. Guy is responsive, on-budget, and very easy to work with. He also has an excellent eye for design, and can hand-draw things that you might only be able to describe. As well, they have the best guys to work with---friendly, on time every day at 8 a.m., hard-working and fun to be around. They do excellent work. Currently they are completely residing my house, and have just installed 7 sliding doors with transoms. It's going great.