Advanced Design To Finish

This is a follow up review for ADF. I contacted them to let them know that my expensive new front door that they installed cracked down the middle at the top. ADF did not respond. They do not stand by their work, and they provide no paperwork or warranty information.

Nick from ADF is an expert carpenter and a true craftsman. He designed and built our custom entertainment center about ten years ago and it is still the highlight of our family room. As a contractor he installed an amazing hardwood floor in our living room and added beautiful baseboards. I highly recommend him for any of your home improvement needs.

It is very sad that most people who are compelled to write a Unilocal,it is usually to complain. I must say that I have had opposite experience with Nick and his crew. They are amazing. We built our home many years ago. After children and grandchildren, my cabinets and some drawers were just a complete loss. Nick matched the wood and style exactly. This turned out much better than I ever imagined. It looks original. Amazing. He is indeed a master craftsman. So, thank you, Nick, for all of your hard work and excellent service. I would recommend you to everyone.
It’s funny how most get on here to bash. Very rarely do you see people coming on here to praise. For me anyway, you have to go above and beyond for me to be compelled to Unilocal you. Or go the other way. People don’t Unilocal mediocre service usually. For me it has to be very good, or very bad. My experience with Nick is exceptionallly good.

Working with ADF has been an unpleasant experience. I signed a contract with Nicholas nearly 6 months ago for a number of projects and was told that the work would either be done before Christmas or begin around the third week of January and take three weeks. The work is nearly done six months later after many delays. I felt compelled to complain to the Better Business Bureau to ensure that the work would be done, however Nicholas has been very unfriendly ever since. On a positive note, Nick’s workers are very helpful, friendly and hard-​working.
If you decide to hire ADF, I urge you to add an end date to your contract and inspect the work very carefully before signing off on the job.

This company is a joke. If I could give 0 stars, I would. I would never recommend this company to anyone. My mother had several projects done back from Nov 2013 to Jan 2014 and everything has been falling apart, was not properly installed or has been redone. She specifically had her master bathroom redone. During construction, I checked up on Nick’s crew several times. First thing right out, I noticed that the tile in the shower was not aligned properly. They literally were going at an angle. His company’s excuse was that the wall was not straight, hence why the tiles werent straight. Of course I made them redo the work. Then one day, I heard one of the workers scream and run down the stairs. Apparently someone had returned back on the water while someone was working on the tub. It literally was raining in our kitchen and Nick’s company needed to reinstall and fix the ceiling and light fixtures downstairs to this misshap. The shower door had to be realigned properly 3 times and water was leaking while taking a shower. It is still leaking from under the door and the door still isnt aligned properly. The shower now has several cracks since being install. Then after his construction was complete we had leaking on the outside of our house, the same wall that shares the master bathroom. We called another plummer to check it out and was told that the initial work was not done right and we had to replace a pipe that had a hole in it. We also informed Nick about this and he said he specificaly wanted to be present when the plummer was fixing the problem. That was another $ 200 expense to fix Nick’s work. Now we move to the downstairs bathroom. We have not had hot water in that bathroom since the construction. We had told Nick on several occasions of the several problems and every time he has told us that he was going to stop by to fix it, but never has. He finally showed up today to look at the sink. He said that the faucet has rusted, that it wasnt his fault and that we must pay an additional $ 80 for him to fix this problem. When I arrived at my mother’s house to look at the sink, I noticed the handle was missing. She said he had taken it for whatever reason. She then tried to turn on the sink and the pipe underneath began leaking and soaked all the wood under the sink. I immediately called Nick. He stated that he took the handle because it was broken (which it wasnt and never was broken) and that the sink was not leaking when he left. He then continued to lie and say that my mother barely mentioned 3 weeks ago that there was a problem with the sink/​hot water. This guy is nothing but a liar, does crappy work, is unreliable and unaccountable. If you dont want to hassle with bad work and continuous lies, then i suggest you do not go through this company. I will also be reporting this to the Better Business Bureau. I have never written a bad review, but i would hate to see someone else go through this and feel that this is really necessary.

Advanced Design To Finish (ADF) is a fantastic company! The lead carpenter is a MASTER Finish carpenter. Over about a 5 year period I have had Nicholas design and build two different built in bookshelves that are so beautiful I would hate to ever leave them! Nicholas also designed and constructed a gorgeous built in writing desk to fill an empty niche I’ve stared at for years. It is topped with a rich and glorious marble top, cut to perfection and masterfully installed. Nicholas works with your ideas and helps you ‘flesh’ them out with design software. With this he creates before your eyes your vision against an electronic mock up of your room. Just great stuff. On top of it all, Nick and crew are efficient, exacting and excellent craftsmen/​workers. They come in and get the job done right and the results will leave you awestruck! Lastly, Nick happens to be a very nice guy too… I highly recommend Nicholas and Advanced Design To Finish!