Leader Builders Corp

This company was awesome. We had waited 20 years to remodel our kitchen, because we had heard so many nightmare stories from others. But a friend who was very happy with their remodel recommended Leader, and we were ecstatic with the results.
Chester, who was the main carpenter for our kitchen, has worked for them from almost the beginning, if not the beginning (13 years). The person we received the recommendation from had another carpenter in charge of his remodel and was just as happy with his results. Other workmen who did tile, windows, etc. had also worked for Leader for many years and did a great job.
In addition, they subcontracted out things like drywall, electrical and plumbing to very competent people and also made great suggestions of very good companies to consider for the items for which we were responsible. That is how we discovered Amish Custom Kitchens who were also wonderful.
The plumbing products were ordered from Crawford Supply Company — another company this contractor works with and the sales person was VERY helpful. She knew everything they would need to do the job and had the sink sent to the counter top company so they could pre-​measure the opening.
I will also add that whenever an additional item was needed from any of these companies, I did not have to call them, even though we chose and made the original order. The contractor took care of any shortages or problems for us. They gave us a timeline of work and when to have the appliances, cabinets, windows, etc. delivered so they would not only be delivered on time, but not too soon. The work was completed as stated — right on schedule. Amazing.
Not only was the service great, but they helped us with decorating choices — just enough so that we are thrilled with the results, even 2 years later. Also, they were very reasonably priced. Thank you!

Leader has done 3 projects for all: they have done excellent work for a reasonable price all three times.
The most recent project was remodelling our family home in Evanston for the estate sale. This is an historic home which needed a lot of plaster, plumbing, floor refinishing and roofing work to prepare it to be sold. I no longer live in the Chicago area, so the work needed to be managed for me. Robert and Mark at Leader Builders jumped in working with our realtor to decide what we could afford, what work would help the sale and what work wouldn’t. They were respectful of our budget and communicated well all thru the process. I came in to town periodically to check on the work and it was always as described. There was a lot of original plasterwork which needed repair, including geometric patterns on the living room ceiling. Leader’s artisan recreated the patterns and rebuilt the ceiling — it looks absolutely original to the 1912 design. All walls and ceilings look perfect and original which is important in an historic home.
Leader also did projects at our bungalow in Jefferson Park: Windows, siding, roofing, dormers, bedroom remodel (including built in storage system) and two new/​remodelled bathrooms. Both bathrooms are beautiful — the master has a jacuzzi tub and glassed in shower with Italian tile, the 2^nd with an oversized shower and built in storage system with subway tile — really nice! They did a lot of repair work to correct previous mistakes: replaced weakened floor joists, replaced a dormer’s roof which was built too lightly, replaced entire roof ridge beam. They did all the roofing work over one weekend so that our house wasn’t open to the elements for any longer than necessary.
Their work crews were respectful and worked really hard — they worked hard to limit construction dust to the area of the house being worked on. The carpenter — Stash — does amazing work! He’s really talented.
We sold our house in Jeff Park a few years after the work was completed. We sold the house in 3 days for $ 10k over asking price — with 3 buyers bidding on it. They told us it was the nicest interior of any bungalow they saw in Jeff Park.
Mark and Robert have done an excellent job managing jobs and keeping us informed. The work was done on time per the estimate and the office team (Ursula and Gloria) were prompt but not nagging with the invoicing.
I would definitely use Leader again if I still lived in Chicago — I wish they were in Denver where I live now!