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$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000
Deslandes Construction describes itself on its website as a family owned and operated general contractor in Rhode Island, founded in 1963, serving residential and commercial clients in the state as well as neighboring Massachusetts and Connecticut. The company has also been named as a contractor in local news coverage. In a 2022 Houzz review, a customer described a major remodel of an 81-year-old cottage carried out while they were living on the west coast. That 2022 customer said Matt was the foreman and Jill kept them up to date on new charges and billing. When the patio pavers became available, the 2022 customer wrote, Brad spent his Saturday and completed the patio himself in 12 hours. A 2015 customer said Jim and his crew completed a 10-month down-to-studs renovation of their 92-year-old home, working closely with the customer's architect and designer, on time and on budget. A 2014 customer said their architect recommended Jim Deslandes for an addition and garage on their Cape house, and he was one of 3 bids. That 2014 customer said they went over budget a bit through choices they knew would increase the estimate, and that Jim told them he rarely would win a job on price. In 2014 the customer wrote that they had chosen to work with him again on a small bathroom renovation. Its Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration is active on the state registry. On the Better Business Bureau it carries an A+ grade.
“Developer/General contractor: Deslandes Construction Inc. Cost: $5 million”
“Deslandes Construction Company began building the 22-foot growing dome solar greenhouse during the last week of April, and is expected to complete the job this week.”
“Deslandes Construction, the contractor that performed the renovations, preserved many of the building’s historical elements such as the desk, chalkboards, original woodwork of the floor and walls, and sweeping staircases.”
We did a major remodel on a 81 year old cottage while living on the west coast. This team was fantastic! Jim and Jill are so easy to do business with. They were calm, patient and tolerant of changes mid stream in the project. Jim had great ideas and recommendations. Jill kept us up to date on new charges and billing. Richard worked with the suppliers and subs. He was timely, attentive to our needs, a wonderful communicator and a true pleasure to work with . Matt was our foreman. He was very open about the execution of the project and went above and beyond with small details. When the patio pavers became available, Brad spent his Saturday and completed the patio himself in 12 hours time. We could not believe it! Jaclyn and Hussain, in the office, were super courteous and responsive. Despite being on the west coast when all the work was being done this project was carried out seamlessly! Highly recommend!
Jim and his crew recently completed a 10-month down-to-studs renovation of my 92-year old home. His team worked closely with our architect and designer and completed the project on time and on budget - with exceptional attention to detail and quality. No headaches... no complaints - just happy customer
We added an addition and garage onto our Cape house and had a tight budget to do so. Jim Deslandes was recommended by our architect, so we called him for one of 3 bids. We were concerned that we would be too "high end" for us and worried that a job like ours would not command his attention. We were so wrong. He was fabulous. Direct, honest, reliable and easy to work with. His crew was dedicated to our job from start to finish, so the timeline kept very much to the estimated schedule. The crew was easy to have at the house and worked very hard to keep the intrusion to a minimum. We went over budget a bit, but we knew that we were making some choices that would increase the estimate. Jim was very direct, saying he rarely would win a job on price. He was not the low bid, but he was not the high bid either, but his work quality and customer service orientation made Deslandes the clear choice. We have been happy ever since, and we are again embarking on a small renovation of a bathroom and chose to work with him again.
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