We asked one of our Arlington clients to tell us about their experience, post-construction, with our Bowers Design Build team. We designed and built a whole house renovation for them. We thought it was so well-written that other potential customers may find it helpful.
Experience in the Industry: One of the reasons we selected Bowers was because of its experience in the industry. We trusted that you had designed and remodeled enough houses to know what you were doing in order to deliver on time while also ensuring the least stressful experience for us.
We saw you as professionals who treated your employees, as well as your clients, with respect. We appreciated that your employees were employees – with benefits and timecards – not just random people you picked up off the street each morning.
We trusted that you were experienced enough that if you told us the project would take X amount of time, barring unforeseen craziness, it would take X amount of time – as long as we did our part on time, too.
You knew the State and County codes and how to work with the County to get the variance for our garage. You were able to guide us through the design process for the house and garage knowing what would and would not be allowed so we did not waste time or money on designs the County would not approve…
We were so happy with Bowers Design Build on our first home renovation project that we hired them to help us with a second project. We have appreciated the quality and thoughtfulness of their designs and their construction prowess. Our Designer provided us with options we would have never thought of along with associated pro’s and con’s and pricing. We feel that their approach resulted in our being able to make informed decisions. Their turnkey operation has given us peace of mind knowing that they are 100% accountable for the successful outcome of our project. We have found them to be super responsive, very honest, great project managers and their post-construction follow-up has been exemplary. We highly recommend them!
We hired Bowers Design Build to build our custom home. We started the process with an independent architect believing that the best approach was to design the home and then put the design out to bid. Once we heard about Bowers’ complete turnkey operation that includes architecture, design and building, we engaged them to finish the detailed design work and product selections process. We are so glad that we hired Bowers because they made the whole process so much easier for us, gave us their professional advice on design and products to put in our home… and the construction team was exceptional. Work took place every day and the home was built in less than six months thanks to their experience and processes. Considering the value they provided, the final costs were very much in line with our expectations. If we were to do it again, we would trust Bowers’ performance to be as stellar as it was the first time! In fact, we have hired them to do a few small projects around the house over the past few years and appreciate that they are always there for us when we have questions or want additional work performed.
We want to thank the Bowers Design Build team for helping us design and build a new home out of our existing one. Bowers’ architecture and interior design team listened to our needs and delivered a comprehensive design that was perfect for the way we wanted to live in this home. During construction, our dedicated lead carpenter was an excellent craftsman and project manager. Every Bowers employee went above and beyond to ensure that the house was ready for us to move back into as services were closing due to the pandemic in March 2020. We are especially grateful for their efforts to arrange beds and furniture in time for our son and daughter to stay with us to weather the outbreak in New York City at that time. Bowers exceeded our expectations in every aspect of this project. We were especially grateful for their support in making the house ready for us to move back into, and in their ongoing attention to detail during our first year in the house. We’re particularly impressed with the high quality they’ve taken on themselves, beyond our own requests, to ensure that our home was perfect.
I am so happy with our new screened porch. It looks like it was always a part of the home and that was really important to me. Your design and construction team was great and I would 100% use your company again.
Bowers Design Build was the third construction company we’d worked with and by far performed the best. Our experience was overall very positive. The Bowers team was very professional, responsive and in general, good people. We loved having a dedicated Site Manager on the project every day and another supervisor that came to the project at least once a week to have a second set of eyes review the quality of construction. Our project was finishing at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and we were concerned our project completion would be delayed. However, Bowers was very professional and finished the project as expected. The design and construction process went very well and we are very happy with the finished product.
The time is fast approaching for us to put our Langley Oaks house on the market and move on to the next adventure. Just wanted to pass along the feedback we’ve gotten from realtors we’ve interviewed and the home stager we’re using: “nicest house in Langley Oaks,” “nothing else like it in the neighborhood,” “one surprise after another,” “most thoughtfully renovated house in LO,” and so on. We are always sure to give credit where due, explaining that we worked with Bowers to create our family home that we have loved for 16 years! It’s pretty bittersweet to move on, but also exciting! Just thought you’d like to hear that your creativity and workmanship continue to be appreciated!
Our thanks for our wonderful remodeled spaces and for setting the Bowers Design Build Standard so high, thus giving us a stress-free process and a very nice finished product, again! All the bathrooms bring a smile to our faces, but we are especially enjoying our new master bathroom! What a delightful change!!
We have a lot of boxes to unpack in the new basement areas to fill the new bookshelves and reoccupy the space, but we are looking forward to relaxing in the new ambiance of the new Media Room/Library. Using your services for the second time was as good an experience as the first time. Again, Our Thanks!
We are lucky to be part of the Bowers Design Build “family”
We hired Bowers Design Build to design and build an interior renovation that included a kitchen, mudroom, pantry and powder room. We also added a screened porch and deck addition. We are very pleased with the finished product. We appreciated the talent of Bowers team. Everyone was very easy to interact with and we valued their eye for the details. It was very important to us that the construction process stuck to the schedule promised. We are truly enjoying our renovated home and loving our new seasonal space.
Overall, we love our renovated home and are especially pleased with the functionality and aesthetic. The Bowers team really helped us think through the best way to renovate our house based on how we live and move through our home every day. The design team always added value, helping us with everything from cabinet knobs to light fixtures. In construction, again, the Bowers team was great. The craftsmanship was high quality and they were organized, considerate and respectful. Our site manager even took the time to teach our daughter some woodworking. We recommend them highly!
We just finished our second successful project with the Bowers team. We have now renovated nearly 100% of our main living level and we are very pleased with their design prowess and the quality of their construction. We have already recommended them to friends and neighbors without hesitation.
We couldn’t be more thrilled with our main level renovation, including our kitchen. From start to finish, every member of the Bowers team was terrific. Our designer made the process very easy for us. Our site manager was there every day and made sure the quality of our construction was exceptional. We feel we got tremendous value from Bowers and they finished the project a week earlier than promised. I am struggling to think of any critical feedback. We highly recommend them.
We have just completed my second project with Bowers. The first was an extensive redesign of our kitchen, eating area, garages, mudroom and laundry space. The second project was our master bathroom. With each project, we have been impressed with Bowers’ design prowess, including their interior design abilities. We have been equally impressed with their construction team. Both of our projects were planned and executed well. Both projects were finished on the timeline communicated to us upfront and for the contract price agreed to upfront. We were very pleased with our experience and very satisfied with our remodeled home.
This renovation, our entire first floor, was our second project with Bowers Design Build. Overall, the process went smoothly and the house looks amazing. We will keep coming back to Bowers for other work on our house.
We hired another company to do our kitchen and Bowers to do our bathrooms. We had a terrible experience with the other company and only positive things to say about working with Bowers. Bowers did exactly what they said they’d do. We loved our designer and our construction team. There were no surprises and Bowers exceeded our expectations. We will be calling Bowers when we’re ready for the next project.
We were happy with the Bowers team. They made the process as easy as possible for us. The design process went very smoothly and we appreciated the creativity. We were also appreciative of the counsel on product selection. Every Bowers employee we interacted with was professional, thorough and quality focused. The project was well organized and documented and they delivered on schedule.
We were overall very pleased with our experience with Bowers Design Build renovating our master bathroom. The Bowers team was very professional, respectable, and the project was done with high quality craftsmanship. Our designer was great, and the project turned out exactly as we envisioned. The project was well-managed, and we were impressed with all the small touches, including the final cleaning of our home.
We hired Bowers Design Build to design and build a kitchen renovation for us. We wanted to open our kitchen floor plan, add more storage space and a wine bar. Our Bowers designer took our needs and made a great design come to life. Unique ideas, like the rounded corner cabinet, were very much appreciated. Our site manager was a great communicator and gave us an update on the project every day. We wouldn’t change anything about the process or end-product. We look forward to the Bowers team coming back to renovation our master bathroom.
We have really appreciated working with Bowers Design Build on four major projects at our home. We have never had great experiences with designers before but the Bowers staff has been amazing. Their designer got our style/ideas right away and worked very hard at getting just the right look. During construction, having site supervision on the job each day added a real comfort level that things would be done right. Our site supervisor was fantastic with neighbors, our dogs, you name it. We found the entire Bowers staff to be very polite and attentive. We are glad we chose them.
Our renovation project was a long time in planning for us. We knew we wanted to find partners to help us create a home that fit the way we lived and presented a unique aesthetic – practical, beautiful and nurturing. A unified design concept was especially important to us.
Our experience with Bowers exceeded our expectations. Our ideas and concerns were foremost in every aspect of the process. We were listened to, challenged and always, always presented with options to achieve the results we wanted. Attention to customer satisfaction, service – well beyond the date the last punch list item was completed – and a stubborn dedication to quality are bare boned standards of our experience with Bowers Design Build. Not only was our input valued, the linking of design, planning and construction offered us a seamless experience with no worry that ideas clarified at the design table would be problematic at the construction phase. We have only the highest praise for the extraordinary team of professionals at Bowers Design Build.
Laurie and I want to say how pleased we are with the renovation work you and your staff have performed on our house. Matt, Bill, and the rest of the team have been fantastic to work with and their levels of expertise and professionalism have been exemplary. We also truly appreciate how you and your staff have treated this as a partnership. We know we made the right choice.
P.S. We appreciate the team checking in on how we weathered the winter storm.
Thank you. We love the house. The whole experience was downright pleasant, and I don’t think I have ever heard a construction story where the customer was totally satisfied. Thank you for your professionalism, attentiveness and excellent communication. It couldn’t have gone more smoothly.
This letter is a long time coming and I hope it finds you well. As you know, Becky and I are elated with the renovation that the Bowers team completed in our home. As such, I thought I would take sometime to express well-deserved recognition and thanks. In some ways, I am in a unique position to write this letter as 1) we have now lived in the renovated house for several months post completion and 2) my experience in the real estate and construction business affords me the opportunity to understand “what it takes” to get the job done. To specifically state why we are so happy is difficult, but I will try:
- Guiding us through the concept – This took a tremendous amount of patience on your behalf. Bruce’s personal attention to this matter served us well as we fluctuated from more too less, from down to up, and from outside to inside. What struck me most was his persistence and guidance as he let us come to our own decisions without bringing the pressure of time. Somehow, I think he knew where we were going, but through his presentations and our discussions, let us get comfortable with our final decisions before we moved on.
- Executing the project – Trust, accountability, professionalism, courtesy, and dependability. These are all words that are used in any industry when operations are discussed. The mantra of “on time and on budget” is often spoken but seldom achieved. Indeed, in the construction industry, we often wrestle with whose at fault rather than how to resolve. The Bowers team is definitely a “how to resolve” team. They always kept the end goal in mind as they successfully navigated schedules and budgets while achieving the high quality product we desired from the outset. We actually reflect on the project with words like “ fun” and “exciting”. This is in striking contrast to friends who have used competitors of yours leading to descriptions like “never again”.
- Personnel – A very special thanks to Bruce Meechum and all the tradesman who worked in our home. The simple act of dependency and politeness goes a long way when you are sharing a house with the construction trades. Unequivocally, a 100% A+ mark! Another special thanks to Gigi Parr, her interior design talents helped a modern oriented husband blend concepts with a more traditionally oriented wife.
After 25 years in commercial construction, I knew our renovation project would require special attention that would deliver success on all fronts. Simply stated, The Bowers team delivered. Becky, I, Meg and Anna… and yes, our dog Brandy all love the new digs. The joint effort you fostered transformed the place we lived into our home for sometime to come. THANKS SO MUCH, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND BOWERS DESIGN BUILD TO ANYONE!!”
We would definitely use Bowers again. Before we started the project, we didn’t appreciate the complexity and extensiveness of the design phase. The Bowers design team took this from a project we would probably have been content with to one we are exceedingly happy with. We have cooked many meals in our new kitchen; we wouldn’t change a thing (and Ron is a quite hard-to-please home chef). The “smartness” of the Bowers team was soooo gratifying and reassuring. People “got” what you wanted and made it better. Taking two feet from the dining room was a genius idea. And, preserving the butcher block and putting it on wheels… great. Bowers people think inside, outside and all around the box!
Thank you so much for our beautiful home! We are so pleased with how the entire project turned out, from the beautiful design to the excellent quality of construction and craftsmanship in the final product. We are also very pleased with being back in our home in time for the holidays. We are so grateful and happy that you have lived up to your reputation of being on time and on budget. We are enjoying so many complements from friends, neighbors, and relatives who tell us how beautiful the house is. We also are enjoying how incredulous everyone is when we tell them that you delivered the house on the date specified and that you were on budget-as you guarantee. As we hear stories from them, we know that you are an exception in the remodeling business.
Our overall impression is that you guys are FANTASTIC! Hands down the best contractor we’ve ever used or even heard of! There’s no question that we’ll bring all future work to you and we’re giving nothing but rave reviews to all of our friends and neighbors. We are thrilled with the house and all the level of service your team provided. Thanks for the great experience and thank you for working around our child’s birth date. We appreciate the last minute flurry of activity to bring the job to a close ahead of schedule!
Our house had a small 1960s kitchen and no family room on the main level. We desperately needed more kitchen space and a room that could double as family living space, as well as be nice enough for entertaining. Bowers’ attention to detail from the design phase through the construction phase was wonderful. They treated our home as if it were their own. Since we lived in the house during construction, they made sure the house was clean every day, made sure we could function in the house after they left each afternoon, and we could set our clock on how reliable they were with commitments. We were almost sorry when it was over. Now, when we are in our house, we feel like we are on vacation. Bowers was a joy to work with.
We did a whole house remodel that won a National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) award. The award was flattering, but more importantly, our overall experience with Bowers Design Build was great. Not only is the quality of their work wonderful, but they were easy to work with. They were very good about being clean and safety conscious around our children. The project was well scheduled and met our budget expectations to the dollar. We especially appreciated their calm approach and personal attention.
The first time we heard of Bowers Design Build, a friend said, “You should give them a call. I’ve seen their sign in front of the same houses more than once.” We are so glad we called them. They made our remodeling experience highly enjoyable. We felt respected and listened to during each step of the process. They are very precise, and gave an awesome commitment to timeline and budget. We would never use another builder!
Bowers was top notch! Finished two weeks ahead of schedule and we love our renovated home. Communication throughout the process was clear and precise and could not have asked for a more professional company to work with. They also clearly take pride in the finished product — we’ve gotten so many compliments on our house, even from strangers. Thanks Bowers!
To our Bowers family – Scott and I wanted to take a moment and say THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for making our home so special. There are no words (well actually there are, and I’ve been saying them all over town!) to describe what a positive experience this has been for us. Every day we wake up and are grateful to have worked with a company that always appears to care as much about the happiness created in our home as we do. We are SO happy! Your design team is so talented, patient and kind. Our construction managers were there for us every step of the way. We always felt we could ask any question… no matter how trivial… and you would walk us through the answer. Your company’s focus on great customer care came through in every person we encountered from Bowers – and for that we are grateful!
When we first contacted Bowers Design Build, we believed that we needed an addition to achieve our home renovation needs. After meeting with them and filling out their design planning survey, we came to the conclusion that we could repurpose our existing space to get the functionality we wanted. We loved the Bowers Design Build design team and our construction managers. We are thrilled with the finished space and it has truly changed the way we live in our home. We recommend Bowers Design Build to anyone looking to have a great renovation experience and a beautiful renewed home.
As one of your very satisfied repeat customers, it’s an honor to be one of your clients. Your team is inspirational, professional and delightful!
If anyone ever questions whether or not they should hire Bowers Design Build, have them call us. We would never have bought our second home unless we could be assured you’d renovate it for us. Thank you for everything.
We had done a previous renovation in our home and chose not to use that company again. We hired Bowers Design Build with high expectations and we were not disappointed. We did a large renovation with the Bowers team including our main living area; kitchen, breakfast area, and family room. We also renovated our master bedroom, master bathroom/closet area, and our hall bathrooms. We wanted something unique and we love the end results. I can’t say enough about the design team and how they understood us and were really helpful. I would never have thought about some of the finishes that were suggested, but I wouldn’t change a thing! Our lead carpenter/site manager did a great job on the construction. We loved the entire team. In addition to the overall great experience, what was really key to me was that the communication process with the Bowers team was exceptional and their project management exceeded my expectations.
The Bowers team was super and we would choose them again in a heartbeat.
My husband and I have contracted with Bowers for multiple renovation projects -kitchen addition/patio installation/sunroom/laundry room, bathrooms and have been totally, satisfied. Our working relationships with the staff have been great -timely, trustworthy, straightforward, fair. They kept to the budget and were timely except when weather slowed us down. We and everyone visiting are so impressed with the lovely design of our eat-in kitchen and flagstone patio with stone stack retainlng wall. The quality of their workmanship, attention to detail, and willingness to solve problems made complicated projects much easier to handle, especially when we were juggling little kids and working while they were in our house. When we needed to increase our home’s accessibility for a disability at short notice, they made us a priority, installing an elevator, handrails, etc. I recommend them without reservation. They continue to help us with small and even very small projects as they are very loyal to their clients.
I love all the changes to my home. I appreciated how Bowers held all their work to high standards, even higher than my own at times. The project was well run and I especially loved the project binder that kept all the selections and project notes organized. I could set my clock on their arrival every day and when I asked them to do a few “honey do” projects around the house; they pleasantly did them without charging me. Everyone on the team was very courteous and it was clear they were all focused on my total satisfaction.
Bowers did a large renovation on our home. We sincerely trusted the team, which was very important to us. The on-site management of our project was a key factor in how smoothly our project progressed. The management team was very accessible and consistently went the extra mile for us. The construction team arrived daily, on-time, and completed the project on the date promised upfront. We really appreciate that they didn’t bill us for making small changes that weren’t in the contract; like moving a wall in the master bedroom or painting the foundation. They also stood behind the quality of their work, such as replacing a toilet that the plumber scratched by accident. Bowers’ overall attention to detail from the design to the final piece of woodwork was exemplary. Even our neighbors commented that they were very impressed by the Bowers teams’ professionalism and energy. If we were to do it again, we’d choose Bowers for sure.
Bowers Design Build has been a delight to work with. Starting with their design process and throughout the job they were very flexible with my ideas and requests. The process allowed us to create the unique space that we needed. Our designer was invaluable, especially with finding hard to find lighting options and other unique building materials. Our site manager was on location every day to handle the subcontractors, deliveries, and our questions. We were able to see first-hand the quality of work done at each phase of the construction. Everyone associated with the job was professional and pleasant. And, despite the reputation in the building industry of things taking longer than planned… our project was actually finished early! We couldn’t be happier.
We can’t emphasize enough how much we’ve enjoyed working with everyone in the BDB organization. For an undertaking that is stressful by its very nature, you all worked so hard to make it a truly great experience for us and we cannot thank you enough. Add the quality of your workmanship to your process management and you have a truly winning formula. We simply LOVE my new kitchen! And, we love that we got it without a lot of drama.
This is the third project that we’ve done with Bowers and they just keep getting better. This project, to renovate our kitchen and living space and renovate bathrooms to accommodate our growing family, was a pure pleasure. The design process went very well. Our desires and ideas were incorporated in a design that when built, works really well for our family. Since we both have careers, the interior design help was tremendous in helping us to select fixtures and finishes in an efficient way. The best part, though, was that our youngest child was born during the renovation and the Bowers team could not have been more kind and accommodating. Our home was cleaned especially well every day after construction because they cared so much about keeping mom and newborn baby safe. We are very happy we have the Bowers team to call on anytime we need anything done to improve our home.
When we were looking at companies to perform our recent renovations, Bowers Design Build came highly recommended in terms of doing things “right”. In the end, this was the deciding factor in our decision to hire Bowers. With our busy lives, we wanted to hire a company that would work with us as a team to construct our new space the way we wanted it, and not work against us by resisting modifications and adjustments as the work progressed and dictating decisions for us. Bowers Design Build exceeded our expectations in this and many other respects and delivered a terrific end result that we love. We contribute a large percentage of this success to your patient, professional and creative employees in both the design team and the construction team. They made sure we knew that their number one priority was to make sure that we were happy. We are very happy with our decision to hire Bowers Design Build, and we would definitely recommend your company to neighbors and friends.
We finished our whole house renovation more than two years ago and we still walk into our house and say “We love our home”. The Bowers team has been great. The old adage ‘you get what you pay for’ is so true. Remodeling is costly and can be very complicated. The peace of mind they have given us, both during the project and afterwards, has been worth every penny we paid for the project. We did a whole house renovation project that took almost two years to accomplish from design through construction. They made what could have been a real nightmare a pure pleasure. They delivered the project a week earlier than they’d committed from the start and there were no monetary surprises. We paid exactly what we were told upfront. We can’t say enough about their skill level, but equally as important, the genuine care they have given us as clients. We highly recommend Bowers to anyone who wants to have a great remodeling experience.
Doug and I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with our “new” home. We couldn’t be more pleased with the final product, and we feel very fortunate that we found you to do the job for us. Doug and I appreciate the professionalism that the entire staff exhibited throughout the process, the quality of the work that was done, the ideas and advice that you all shared with us, and the speed in which the job was complete. Overall, we are very pleased with Bowers and we are recommending you to everybody we know who are in the market for renovations. The experience was very positive for us and we LOVE the final product.
We feel so fortunate to have found a design/build firm like Bowers. They gave us the highest possible quality of work, were very enjoyable to work with and we found them to be extraordinarily honest and trustworthy. Bruce’s design suggestions were outstanding, the crew was cheerful, and the finished product has exceeded our expectations. The fact that our project won a national award is icing on the cake!
Honesty has all but gone out the window these days, but the people at Bowers Design Build are an exception. They are quality minded, thorough, and on time. Bowers wants to do everything possible to make the experience the best it can be. We have trusted them with three different projects to date and are working with them on a fourth… that’s how much we think of them.
We were without a kitchen for almost two months while ours was being completely remodeled. What could have been a disastrous event was made a pleasant experience by the Bowers team. They set up a very nice temporary kitchen space, which lessened the stress. We had the construction schedule up front, so we knew what to expect each week. They have tremendous attention to detail and truly listened to us. They were on time and on budget AND we trusted them. What more can you expect? By the way, Mark was an absolutely wonderful Site Manager! We highly recommend them.
We had a very pleasurable experience with Bowers Design Build. They went out of their way to make the process a good experience for us. They were very courteous, clean and conscientious. It’s been several years since we completed our project, but every time we drive up to our house – we still love it! We recommend Bowers all the time.
If you want a project done right the first time, call Bowers Construction. We’ve found that they have imaginative solutions to our building projects, and they’re a pleasure to work with.
It was a pleasure to have the Bowers’ crew in our home, they truly became part of our family during our renovation. We would recommend them to our friends, in fact we have! From the design phase until the finishing carpentry touches, we experienced a professional and courteous Bowers Design Build team.
We can’t thank you enough for all the wonderful work you’ve done on our house! You all continue to get our vote for best in the area!
We just finished our third renovation with Bowers Design Build and as usual, they did an absolutely fantastic job! We’re very pleased with our “new” house!
We are absolutely delighted with our new house. If we had known how easy this was going to be, we would have done it years ago. You have a great team of people and they have done wonders with our house. Even when issues came up, we worked through them. They have treated our house as if it were theirs, attending to the little details and the bigger ones to make it all look and function better. We can’t thank you and your company enough for all you have done for us.
In short… Bowers Design Build has been very responsive and professional in their work. We’ve already recommended them to family and friends.
Obviously from the way I filled out your post construction survey, you can tell we were very happy with Bowers and honestly all aspects of our project. I can’t think of anything that could have been better.
When we hired Bowers Design Build for a complete office renovation, we were under extreme time constraints because of patient scheduling. We could only afford to shut down our practice for a maximum of two weeks. Bruce Bowers promised that the work would be completed on time and due to the diligent work of him and his staff, we reopened exactly as he had promised… two weeks from the start of the project. We were extremely pleased with the quality of the work and timeliness in which it was completed and would not hesitate to recommend their services.
We did a master bedroom and bath remodel. Bowers Design Build was very professional, kept things neat every day, respected our privacy, and kept us very well informed of daily progress. Bruce had such creative ideas. He designed a project that was beyond what we thought was possible for the space. In fact, we recently sold that house and we’re convinced that it was the remodel by Bowers that sold it! We were very pleased and would use them again without hesitation.
