CRD Design Build

From start to finish, CRD was phenomenal to work with, and they went above and beyond in designing and building the addition of our dreams. It was a massive undertaking, and we essentially doubled the size of our home, taking us from a single-story 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, to a two-story 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom. We can't imagine doing the project without them, especially with all of the structural engineering magic they pulled off.

We first engaged CRD in early 2018, and while we already had a rough idea of what we wanted, they were able to refine our rough idea and help us realize how to better utilize the space. The design process took approximately a year and involved a lot of back and forth. It felt long, but by the time construction started, we had nearly every material, tile, and fixture pre-selected. CRD provided us with a lot of resources, including 3D models, blueprints, and an incredibly detailed document that laid out nearly every detail of our project, including a large Gantt chart with dates and completion times.

They told us that construction would take 5 months, starting in June of 2019, and ending in November. It seemed like a bafflingly short timeline, and at no point during the design phase did we take it seriously. We had said that it would be nice to host Thanksgiving in our new addition, but given everything we'd heard about construction time frames, we fully expected our home to still be under construction in January or February, especially since we planned to live in the home during construction.

But flash forward to November 2019, and somehow, amazingly, we were hosting Thanksgiving for the whole family in our new addition. That's not to say everything went completely smoothly for us. Shortly after construction began it was discovered that the front of our existing home was a full 1 1/2 inches lower than the back, due to the chimney pulling the foundation down over the past 90 years.

On two separate occasions, we woke up to waterfalls of rain in our living room. The demolition company they had been working with for years quite abruptly ceased to exist without any warning to their scheduled clients. But every time a wrench was thrown, we were able to sit back calmly with the knowledge that CRD would handle everything, and they did.

Our lead carpenter, Darryl, was especially committed to making everything perfect for us, and more than once he surprised us by tracking down better solutions than we had been able to come up with to make the home perfect. As you might expect, the project was expensive, and it ended up being quite a bit over the initial quote we received. Many of the additional expenses were a result of change orders that we felt would be better to take care of during the construction, but there were also a few surprises that popped up as a result of working on an older 1930s home.

In each of these cases, the added expenses were clearly communicated, and we were given options for how to proceed in each case. We had weekly meetings in our home to go over what each week's focus was going to be, and it also helped us plan for what to expect each day when we arrived home from work. Living in the house during the addition was challenging, but also exciting, and the entire crew was very respectful of our space and kept things very clean.

When all was said and done, it probably would have been less expensive to move to a larger home, but besides loving our property and the surrounding neighborhood, we were able to design the new space to our exact wants and needs. We plan on living here our whole lives, so the additional expense feels very much worth it, and you can bet that any future major home renovation projects will involve CRD's wonderful team.

It's always great to see the Staff at CRD. They are All very pleasant people. I would recommend this company to anyone that was interested in a remodeling project.

We used CRD for our whole home remodel from September 2020 to March 2021. We interviewed several contractors and design/build firms and were sold by CRD's process documentation and step-by-step approach. Everyone we worked with (our designers, our carpenter, production supervisor, office staff) were all so friendly, competent and professional. It was as painless an experience as possible, given that we remodeled our whole house while living in it.

The team went to great lengths to accommodate us while living in a work site, including zip walls galore, a make-shift kitchen setup, scheduling, and daily clean-up. The designers listened to what we wanted to achieve and turned a vision in our heads into a real design plan. Our lead carpenter cared for our old 1904 home like his own, and perfectly blended the old and new.

His attention to detail and craftmanship were inspiring, and the results are amazing. Billing was straightforward and transparent, and change orders were fair. We love our new old home! It combines the best of the old (fine details and character) with a new, glorious kitchen and primary bath. Thank you, CRD!

CRD did an excellent job on the basement remodel for my 1920s house. The communication and quality of work was exceptional throughout the project. Highly recommend!

I cannot speak highly enough about CRD. From the design phase to the finished product, the team was on time, professional, communicative, and had absolutely perfect execution of our kitchen remodel and redesign of the whole main floor of our home. We loved working with Megan as our designer- she totally got us and our design aesthetic. the computer program they used at the time really helped us envision what the space would look like since we were tearing down walls (with 3D virtual reality even!).

She thought of everything. We did not feel decision fatigue, she walked us through each piece in bite sized pieces. She was so fun! Denny always came to us if/when the budget would be impacted by some big ideas we might have-- this helped us make decisions. But ultimately we ended up right on budget. In the build phase, the same lead carpenter, Blake, worked at our house every day.

He was on time, communicative, and a total perfectionist (which we loved!). He really became part of the family during the process since we lived at home during the remodel so we saw him everyday for 13 weeks! Our kids grew to love him, and we did, too. The remodel finished right on time (well a few days late b/c the cabinets were a few days later than anticipated- not their fault, and boy did Blake try his best to get them to hurry up on delivery).

We went right from CRD to a general contractor to finish up some other work in our home, and we quickly realized how good we had it with CRD. We could not be more pleased with CRD's process, accountability, and quality of work. 2 years later, things are still in tip top shape. We get compliments everytime someone comes to our home. You will not be sorry!

CRD was amazing to work with from beginning to end. We did a whole house to-the-studs remodel, including digging down our basement. We gave them our budget and our vision, and they made our house into a dream home. The design process was easy and fun, and we could not have been happier with the carpenter (Josh) who lead the construction process. The final result is AMAZING.

As could be expected with a big project, there were a couple minor hiccups along the way, but CRD went out of their way to fix them at no cost to us and in a way that didn't impact the construction schedule. We highly recommend them.

The CRD team was very collaborative, work was completed on time and with quality. Our lead carpenter (Darryl) was amazing and a stellar craftsman. Our house was transformed from a Ballard bungalow to a mid-century inspired oasis with custom details, all without changing the footprint. CRD went the extra mile throughout the process to ensure work was completed correctly and on time, they were particularly supportive throughout the appraisal and lending process. Thanks for helping us make our vision a reality, we love our new home!

CRD was fantastic, excellent quality and communication. We completed our large project with CRD over a year ago and they exceeded all expectations. They have highly skilled design that walked us through all the important details. We highly recommend using CRD.

CRD's Design-Build Team re-invented our 1950's kitchen and finished part of our basement to create an entirely new living space and bathroom/ laundry room. We were impressed with Denny's team from the start. After spending just an hour in our space he was able to offer ideas and options we couldn't have imagined on our own. The design process was exciting and collaborative.

Our designer, Leslie, took care to understand our aesthetics first and then build on them, shaping the result to fit the style of our home. We appreciated the detailed project timeline and that they did their best to stay on track and always keep us updated. They provided us a temporary kitchen and kept the work place clean and organized. We felt our lead carpenter, Matt, was incredibly conscientious and communicated with us well.

Most importantly that he really cared about the work and making sure we were always getting exactly what we wanted. We would highly recommend the CRD team and look forward to working with them again in the future.

CRD provided such an amazing service from beginning to end that it's hard to know where to start this review! From patiently answering questions at our first meeting, to informing and supporting us in every design decision, to the 3D model on our iPad to truly "see" what it would look like, to providing us with and setting up a temporary kitchen in our basement, to the gracious professionalism of the construction team with weekly update meetings.

Especially now that we're living in it, we're so impressed with the quality of the workmanship and the design recommendations. Our project was on-time (to the day!) and on-budget (to the dollar!); such a relief to be able to trust a company who was doing something so enormous and important for our family!

I want to mention now that we're halfway through this wild ride, how pleased I've been with everyone who has worked here. Without exception, they've been friendly, approachable and eager to please. I've been impressed with the consistently high level of craftsmanship, the little extras they've thrown in and the fact that, to my uneducated eye at least, no corners have been cut.

We just completed a substantial basement remodel through CRD (including a dig down and removing supporting walls). The process went incredibly smoothly from design through the final inspection.

We engaged Denny and his team in 2016 for a major remodel of our 1926 Dutch Colonial home in Capitol Hill. From the first interaction, we were impressed. Denny, as owner, was always available throughout for questions and periodic check-ins. The really impressive part was each individual person we dealt with. Everyone was great, but in particular the main designer on our project, Kylan, and the lead carpenter, Blake, were absolutely amazing.

Both had intense focus on details, were sensitive to our questions and to our budget, and always followed through exactly as promised. The integrated design/build approach turned out to be smart and I honestly can't imagine even considering a different firm for any future work. As I told them when we completed the work, I'm a big fan of constructive feedback and I struggle to come up with any for them.

We did a full kitchen remodel, including knocking down structural walls, adding a brand new master bathroom and remodeling an existing bathroom, powder room and pantry area. They were on schedule, exceeded expectations and the quality of the work and attention to detail is impressive. 5 stars all the way.

Martin and I wanted to send you our sincere thanks for helping us realize and build our dream kitchen, it looks amazing! And even more fantastic, it is super functional. It wouldn't have been possible without you and your team's amazing dedication to our project. What was initially a crazy Tee idea has totally come to fruition and CRD made it happen.

After our basement remodel, we didn't even get bids from anyone else when it was time for our kitchen remodel. And if we have another big project in the future, we'll go straight to CRD.

Our kitchen was shaped like a lower case b - a narrow corridor with a small box at the end.

Denny Conner is a dream contractor. He explains everything clearly, gives an accurate quote and gets the work done on time and on budget. The remodels on the building we were moving our congregation to had to be done in 30 days - we had our opening Service on the target date and everything looked great!