Bathroom Remodeling Contractors Near Encinitas

“We can't say enough about how happy we are with the work Design Studio West did on our kitchen remodel. The project was complex—we were extending our small kitchen into a spare bedroom—and our house, built in 1947, presented some unique challenges with its uneven floors and walls. From the very beginning, however, Margaret Dean found brilliant solutions to every issue. She took the time to truly understand our needs and personal style, which was especially important to me as an avid cook. This made the entire process so much more enjoyable and efficient. The entire DSW team, including Margaret, Doug Hyatt, Steve Hunt, and Tracie Hyatt, demonstrated an incredible level of customer service. They were highly collaborative, even accommodating my desire to do some of the work myself. Doug and Steve were instrumental in coordinating tasks and offering valuable problem-solving advice for my part of the project. Tracie provided regular, clear updates on billing and was always available to answer our questions. The transparency about costs from the start was a huge plus. I also want to give a special shout-out to our cabinet installer, Stephen Calleja. The "levelness" issues of our old home must have made his job a nightmare, yet he made the new cabinets look absolutely stunning. Having worked with numerous contractors over the years, I can confidently say I've never experienced this level of satisfaction with a home-improvement project. The entire process with DSW was seamless, and the results are spectacular. We're so impressed that we’ve already decided to hire them again for our master bathroom remodel. I highly recommend Design Studio West and everyone on their team.”

“We had the absolute pleasure of working with Julie Wu from Preferred Kitchen and Bath for a full renovation of our home in Walnut, California—and we couldn't be more thrilled with the results. Having recently relocated from Washington State to Southern California, we truly hit the jackpot when we found Julie and her incredible team. From day one, Julie impressed us with her professionalism, organization, and attention to detail. She and her team carefully mapped out every step of the renovation process and maintained clear, consistent communication with us throughout. We always felt involved and informed, and their ability to stick to a well-structured timeline made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. What really stood out was Julie's intuitive understanding of our design preferences. We were able to discuss style ideas with ease, and she instinctively knew how to bring our vision to life. Our outdated kitchen and three bathrooms were completely transformed into fresh, modern, and highly functional spaces that now feel like a dream come true. Every member of the Preferred Kitchen and Bath team was courteous, skilled, and dedicated. It was evident that they all took great pride in their work, and their craftsmanship shows in every detail of our newly remodeled home. If you're looking for a talented, reliable, and thoughtful designer for your renovation, we highly recommend Julie Wu and the entire team at Preferred Kitchen and Bath. They exceeded our expectations in every way and made our transition to our new home even more special. Thank you, Julie, for turning our vision into a beautiful reality!”

“Recently Marrokal Design & Remodeling completed the remodeling of our condominium in downtown San Diego. From start to finish their work was excellent and we couldn't be happier with our remodeled unit. We strongly recommend Marrokal for anyone, like us, thinking about a remodel project for their home. We live on the 15th floor of a high-rise downtown San Diego condominium development called The Grande North. About one year ago, having lived here for awhile, we decided to remodel both our bedrooms, both bathrooms, and install new wood floors throughout. The work was particularly challenging because it included moving various interior walls to create a new walk-in closet (without losing too much space in our master bedroom). Knowing this was going to be a big, expensive project for us we interviewed a substantial number of people and companies. We interviewed design firms, general contractors, and design/build companies. When we interviewed Steven Mark, a Senior Design Consultant with Marrokal, we felt thoroughly comfortable with his presentation and ideas. He also suggested some terrific ideas for our kitchen that we had not considered, such as removing a section of our kitchen counter to add space and allow for the installation of an island counter. It was a great idea so we added the remodeling of our kitchen to the project. Steven was realistic and honest with us about pricing, the time necessary to do our project, and the challenges with remodeling in a high-rise development. We spent a couple of months working with Steven on the design of our remodel, and eventually obtained all the elements we were looking for. Once we finished the plans, Steven introduced us to George Lazorcik and Melissa Prevost, the Senior Project Manager and Interior Designer, respectively, for our remodel. All three people are Marrokal employees. This fact was extremely important because it eliminated any potential for “miscommunication” between design, interior design and construction. Before construction started, George gave us a construction schedule that outlined the various phases of work. George's schedule turned out to be spot on. This was important for us because, due to the extensive nature of our remodel, we had to rent another place to live for a 5 month period. There were three points about the construction of our remodel that were particularly outstanding: (1) No HOA rule was ever broken, Marrokal and their subcontractors were particularly vigilant about abiding by our HOA's rules and regulations. (2) Every day someone was on the job performing some task to complete the remodel. We've been involved in construction projects before where you'd get some work done one week, then one week off, then work the following week. George made sure that the work was continuous without various trades tripping over each other in a rush to finish. (3) If there was a problem, George told us about it and we worked it out. Obviously in a project this size unanticipated issues will come up, and they did, but George was always honest in his evaluation of whatever the problem and the potential solutions. This attitude made this project, for us, a lot less stressful. George was always “on our side.” In our case Melissa, our interior designer, was much more than that – she was also part mediator and part psychologist. We had a LOT of decisions to make because of the extensive nature of our remodel. Also, half-way into our project, we decided to change all our interior doors from paint grade to stain grade. So helping us make decisions on cabinets, doors, countertops, appliances, tiles, sizes, colors, and coordination of all of these for all the different rooms and the kitchen seemed like an insurmountable job. Yet Melissa took the time and had the patience to work with us over a number of months to make sure we achieved a finished product that surpassed our expectations. Of particular note was the research effort, design time, and coordination with a Canadian company to get a “one-of-a-kind” glass countertop that made our new kitchen truly unique and custom. Melissa, and her coworkers at Marrokal, spent an unknown number of hours behind the scenes making sure that the size, design and engineering for this countertop would not only complement, but enhance, our kitchen. Mission accomplished. So we can highly recommend Marrokal for anyone considering a remodel of their home. Even with the challenges of working in a high-rise condominium, Marrokal's employees went above and beyond to make our remodel something that was relatively stress free, truly unique, and a finished product of which we are extremely proud and thoroughly enjoy! Jeff and Amy Parrott Jeff and Amy Parrott”