Twelve years ago we worked with a pro (Matt?) at Builders Best and ordered all of our Marvin doors and windows from them. This was a huge order. Recently the fire department had to break into our home, so we needed to replace one of the doors. After dealing with a nearly useless salesman for three weeks, we were still unsure how well the proposed replacement matched our original door, so we switched to someone who was able to use the database and contacts at Marvin to confirm a replacement door for us. We initially were not going to have them finish the inside of the door. About 30 hours after we submitted they order, we asked them to add this back. Even though it was the last step in the production process, they wouldn't do it without charging us a $200 change order. That may be Marvin policy, but they made no effort to go to bat for us even though we had spent over $30,000 with them...
Read moreI had Cristi's help designing my kitchen. I came to her with a rough draft of "I want a J shaped kitchen" with some low quality pictures that I pulled of Ikea's cabinet design webpage, and came away with this kitchen. Her design was immaculate. Bravo.
She did the cabinet design work, helped me pick out tiles, countertops, trim, helped when the a few of the cabinets had shipping damage. She couldn't have been more helpful. Give this lady a medal!
I also couldn't leave a review without mentioning the windows & doors that I purchased from this place. I had some defectively installed, removed and refunded Vinyl windows. I replaced them with Marvin Fiberglass. Well worth the swap as they are leaps and bounds better and not much more of a premium. Shout out to #1 window and door salesman John!! Bring him your business he'll...
Read moreAs a professional remodelor in the Ithaca area, I work a lot with Phylis Vrooman at Builders Best to remodel kitchens and bathrooms. Phylis is a talented designer who knows ergonomics, kitchen cabinet features, design trends and what it takes to design a kitchen or bath to allow for a seamless installation. In addition to supplying design and cabinetry, Builders Best has most of what you will need for your remodel including counter tops, fixtures, hardware, tile, windows, doors, trims, etc. I highly recommend Phylis and Builders best as part of the team for your kitchen or...
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