House Plan Companies in Orchards

“As 2022 comes to I close, I’m reflecting on the massive, whole-house remodel we completed this year with Neil Kelly, and thought I should post a review. It was a crazy ride, as we actually LIVED in the house while pretty much everything was redone, but that’s part of the adventure! I cannot say enough good things about Neil Kelly. As life-long Portlanders, we chose them for their fine reputation, their commitment to the community and for the peace of mind that having the very best would bring on a project of this scale. We literally rebuilt the house we’ve lived in for 30 years as a “stay in place” retirement house. Karen Richmond is an amazing, highly experienced designer who just “got us” from the start and was a real joy to work with. She took care of us like family throughout the project (and beyond) and too great care to make sure we hanging in there during the heavy construction. Paul Louis is an expert project manager who somehow managed to keep the project on track through all manner of pandemic-related material delays and worker shortages – and even a freak snowstorm in the middle of the wettest April on record in Portland! He has such deep knowledge to draw from at every decision point along the way, and brings a surprising calm to the construction process. Cale and Jamie were terrific as on-site carpenters for Neil Kelly, as well, and did a great job of keeping the construction site livable for us as one trade after another moved through the house. By the end of the project, we had over 100 separate workers involved and made a massive change to the house – and yet it all came together. Thank you, Neil Kelly! Yes, we would do it all again!”

“Evergreen Homes has done an excellent job building our new home! They worked with us during the challenging time of the pandemic, sharply increasing lumber and materials costs and so forth. They found ways to make what we wanted a reality. They really went above and beyond to give us updates, answered every email and kept in touch throughout the entire building process. They have a lot of local resources and contacts that they were able to refer us to. Everyone from the office staff to the building foreman worked hard to keep us on time and on budget. Our house was more beautiful than we could have imagined and we love it. I highly recommend Evergreen Homes and would 100% use them again.”

“Project: develop plans for the remodel of a 1941 Cape Cod bungalow. Chris came up with creative solutions to limitations I thought were imposed by the original style of architecture. He was able to think outside of the Cape Cod box while maintaining the original footprint of the house. A pretty neat trick. Count me impressed.”