Deveau Construction Inc.

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this letter to describe my experience with David Deveau Construction during the construction of my home at 1328 Pelican Way in Point Richmond. I was referred to David Deveau by a client whose home he built in 2005 in the same neighborhood as mine. They had a very positive experience with his company and strongly suggested that I use him. My home was a complicated project as it was built over the San Francisco Bay, which required a great deal of planning and foresight. I had difficulty acquiring a building permit due to problems with my architect and the City of Richmond, but David was able to work around those issues by doing as much as he possibly could with the approved permits that we had and timing the other construction around the delays of the permit process. The day the final permits were issued David and his crew were prepared to move forward immediately and did so. The project began in the Spring of 2006 and was completed approximately one year later, which is exactly what I was told when I hired his company.

Using estimates from other similar projects, David submitted a bid to complete the construction that later became the framework for the budget on my home. He was able to keep the project on budget despite my many changes to the original finishes. David is adept at finding alternatives to products that save money without sacrificing the quality of the finished product. For example, my original budget called for Anderson Windows at a cost of over 80K, David found a similar window (Lincoln) for about half the price and the windows actually had a better warranty than the name brand Anderson windows. This allowed me to upgrade other finishes in the house without going over budget. He did this on several occasions by doing the research and letting me make the decision on the final product. We had several budget meetings throughout the project and I was kept up to speed on how far over or under we were whenever I wanted to know. There were never any budget surprises.

The quality of construction was clearly of the utmost importance to David Deveau and his crew. David and his foreman Mark Odenkirchen oversaw every detail of the construction and ensured that it was done correctly, not only by his crew but by the sub-contractors as well. There were instances when products were returned or jobs were redone because they were not up to his standards. I have lived in the house for about 4 months and not encountered any construction defects. I had a problem with some of the plumbing fixtures and had to call David to get the plumber back out to fix them. He was very responsive and the problems were resolved quickly. I have dealt with many contractors in the past and have always had difficulty getting them to respond to problems after they were paid.

In conclusion, I would highly recommend David Deveau Construction for the construction of a new home. Quality construction that is on time and on budget is very difficult to find these days and I was fortunate to find that with David Deveau Construction.

Sincerely,

xxxx Wirthman