Bonafide Construction Inc.

If you’re looking for a contractor/carpenter, we highly, highly, highly recommend David Gaikowski, Bonafide Construction, Inc. We first hired David to replace ~300 feet of deck railing, repair some rot, and add a new set of deck stairs with a concrete pad. We were so impressed with the quality of his work, his work ethic, and his extensive prior experience, that we approached him about tackling a substantial interior remodel of our home. Now that we’ve reached the end of the project, we consider ourselves so incredibly fortunate that he was willing to take this on.

A lot of contractors claim to be a jack-of-all-trades, but David actually delivers. Roofing, ventilation, framing, window and door installation, exterior siding and trim, tilework, flooring, interior trim and finish work, and more … he’s done it all for us. Most notably, he designed and built a complicated split-landing staircase, tiled a shower/tub surround with a complex pattern/geometry, and designed and built a custom seating/storage solution with cedar accents (see pics).

David has a strong attention to detail, thinking through an entire task before ever starting. He seems to relish a good challenge. He sets high standards for himself, and it shows in the quality of his work … a true craftsman.

His great rapport with other local trades (electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting, etc.) made scheduling easy and resulted in very little down time. Having grown up in the area, he also has an extensive network of contacts who provided additional resources, such as a dump trailer, for the project.

He was flexible in who and how materials were sourced, which helped ensure that we were getting the lowest possible prices. He understood that the goal was NOT to spend all our money, but rather that every dollar mattered.

He was extremely patient during the exhaustive decision-making process and aided the process by using props to demonstrate exactly how something would look. No matter our request, we were always met with a “we’ll make it happen” reply and a smile.

His wife, Stormie, worked behind-the-scenes to provide detailed invoices weekly and offer a variety of payments options. Other contractors that we have previously worked with did not offer this same frequency of invoicing and/or level of transparency, but we found it to be so incredibly helpful for planning and budgeting as the project progressed.

We were living onsite during the entire renovation (in a downstairs mother-in-law apartment) with our two dogs and a cat. David was extremely conscientious about letting us know when to expect him and/or the other trades onsite and about keeping the gates closed for the dogs. With his positive attitude and his sense of humor, it was so easy having him here that he practically became part of our family. At the very least, he became a good friend.

If you are in search of an honest, ethical, reliable, capable contractor and all-around nice guy who shows up when he says he will and delivers on the work he promised, you can’t go wrong with David Gaikowski and Bonafide Construction, Inc. I know we won’t be calling anyone else!