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I finished the remodel back in October and forgot to post the final pictures. Overall, I am very pleased with the turnout. A few very minor glitches along the way, but I consider myself fortunate because all were very minor.
Fabio did a good job and I really like him both personally and professionally….There were a few issues, but all were handled by his crew as requested. Most of the issues came from my expectations vs CR remodeling reality. 😀
You can see the final pics at http://www.tomstewartinsurance.com/CostaRica
TS
Looks good.
Quite a transformation…
How would rate the quality of the work of the local workers who helped you?
Scott
[quote=”Scott”]Looks good.
Quite a transformation…
How would rate the quality of the work of the local workers who helped you?
Scott[/quote]
Thank you.
Yes, quite a transformation indeed….The house had been neglected for the past 5 or so years, but there was hope!The General Contractor was a guy out of Heredia named Fabio Foti….I think they work just about everywhere and I know they do a lot of work in the Parrita area…they just completed a new school in Parrita.
I am completely satisfied with his work. We had only a couple of minor issues and given the scope of work that had to be done, I am very, very satisfied. Basically, we took this home down to the block, inside and out. New plaster, new windows, new doors, new tile, new fixtures, new paint, new mini splits, new wiring, new electrical service (had 75amps upgraded to 200 amps), new cabinets throughout, etc. His employee’s are competent and given better equipment they would be timely. Some of the items took longer than expected due to not having modern equipment, ie, sanding wood by hand as opposed to an orbital sander; just minor stuff like that…
I am about to use him again to build a casita for my caretaker.
Fabio is a smart guy and he has two of his crew that are extremely good at cabinets and tile work. Italian born in US, raised from a very early age in Costa Rica. Went to college and grad school in Miami where he met a Tica, got married and eventially they moved back to CR. He is an environmental engineer by education.
I have read all of the horror stories about building and remodeling, so I was somewhat skeptical about this project. I can say that all of my worries were wasted energy.
Scale from 1-10, 10 being the highest.
Timeliness: 8 (done during the rainy season)
Cabinet work 10
Tile work 10
Paint 9Overall satisfaction 10
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