It's hard for me to give a super useful review for the company to use objectively. I purchased this deck for my parents and had to observe remotely as best possible. That said, I only experienced absolute professionalism from the individuals I interacted with, and I would highly recommend them to anyone with means to purchase a quality product. Crippen was absolutely wonderful to my elderly parents and that includes the employees onsite. My entire family was impressed with the craftsmanship of the personnel onsite, and the pace at which they achieved amazing results.

We hired Crippen Woodworks to do a full deck rebuild, and we are overall very happy with our experience. Charlie was easy to work with, he was readily available to discuss the planning and implementation of the project, and his staff and crew were professional and courteous. There were a few minor issues that came up (as with any home project), but Charlie and his staff quickly responded to our questions and resolved any problems. They dealt with all of the permitting and inspections and were knowledgeable about what would pass v. not in our county. The project was completed in a timely manner, and the final deck looks great! Definitely recommend and would use again.

Clean

Clean - Left some concrete at the work site, but when we mentioned it they came and cleaned it up.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Fidel did a great job as site manager. Shout out to Charlie for coming to the house at 8 pm to check out a potential issue.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - Sometimes things about the plan weren't communicated (i.e.we had discussed having a gate at the top of the stairs, but that didn't get done initially). Once we realized and it wasn't done, we asked about it, and the issue was resolved quickly. Gate was ordered and installed about a week later.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Timeliness of communication, positive responses to questions and feedback, resolution of issues that came up. Friendly staff and crew. Overall professionalism and craftmanship.

I cannot recommend this company more. From the minute we talked to Charlie, to the minute every detail was perfected, they were incredible. We were beyond impressed with the design and every thought and detail put it in our deck. The crew was outstanding and felt like family. Always timely, hardworking, polite and all so impressive at their jobs. Could not be happier with the company and our deck.

Clean

Clean - The crew cleaned up every day so much you would hardly know any work was being done at the house.

Safe

Safe - They cleaned up everything and never left a single thing on the ground which was so appreciated with kids and dogs.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Honestly, I don’t know where to begin because I would truly like to recognize everyone. They all did an incredible job. I was so impressed with Fidel, Tony, Javier, Daniel, DJ and Riley. I am sure I am missing some but those guys were here day in and day out doing an incredible job.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - They exceeded our expectations is every manner. We had a general idea of what we wanted but the design and implementation and final product are beyond anything we could have dreamed of. We absolutely love it and again, could not have loved the company and employees any more.

All the employees from Charlie to the crew were knowledgeable, professional and had great customer service. The job itself was ran very efficiently. I think every employee at Crippen Woodworks really cares about their quality of work. I am very pleased with my deck rebuild!!

Clean

Clean - They would clean up at the end of each day and leave the jobsite organized and tidy.

Communication

Communication - Charlie is a good listener upfront as to what you want the end result to be. Fidel, DJ and Douglas were easy to ask questions of and communicate with.

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - Deck companies can get the same materials, but the difference lies in the craftsmanship and the attention to detail in the build. I don’t think you could find better craftsmen who really care about their quality of work than the employees of Crippen Woodworks.

Problem Resolution

Problem Resolution - I had one misunderstanding with Charlie. It was probably due to my lack of knowledge. What I learned from that is how much Charlie cares about the happiness of his customers with their end result. He is a business owner with a lot of integrity.

Professional & Organized

Professional & Organized - It is an extremely organized and well ran operation.

Value

Value - I received one other quote using the same materials, both quotes were very close in cost.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Charlie is a great business owner who just cares about people and his product. He is exceptionally easy to work with as a customer. Paige is knowledgeable and welcoming from the first phone call. Fidel is always so kind and helpful. DJ and Douglas were also a pleasure to work with. Overall, all the employees seemed to really enjoy and care about their work.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Ease of the whole project and the final results.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - The entire team are extremely professional

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - one item deviated from the design and should have been caught early.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Communication and timely completion

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Will hire Crippen for my next project.

I would rate a six on referring a friend!

Schedule

Schedule - The schedule problem was weather-related more than anything else.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I want to recognize everyone from Charlie to Paige to Tony & Javier, the electricians, the plumbers, and DJ and Fidel for their exceptional service. Everyone I worked with was top-notch.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Starting with the initial meeting with Charlie, I expected things to flow smoothly and the job to be of high quality; my expectations were met.

Knowledgeable

Knowledgeable - Kudos to Charlie, who developed a terrific relationship with the Brookhaven commission. He had to go there twice and is much more knowledgeable than I about getting things through the system.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - It was wonderful working with Crippen Woodworks.

We spent a lot of time discussing the design and materials for replacing the old deck which was attached to the ledger board on a three foot overhanging sun room. They recommended using New Castle 14 gauge steel beams as joists running through the overhang mounted on the 2x6 wall behind the brick wall which was ingenious to bring it under new deck building code and also providing additional support to the sunroom overhang. The joists have triple cross bracing. The other two competing bids would not do this; rather, they proposed installing steel posts three feet away from the wall mounted on the concrete patio 14 feet below and using Fortress beams for the joists not attached to the house. Crippen built the opposite supports on 6 inch steel posts with steel cross bracing mounted on concrete pillars poured in the ground. All steel is powder coated and guaranteed for 50 years. Thie decking is composite, and the deck is designed to support 200 pounds per square foot. The Dunwoody City inspector told me on final inspection he was very impressed with the design and construction quality.

Communication

Communication - I watched the construction closely and was amazed by the crew’s techniques and precision and thorough attention to every detail we agreed upon in building this very tall deck.

Quality Of Materials

Quality Of Materials - This deck feels very solid when walking across it, and the dark brass colored aluminum post rails are firm.

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - The building inspector and I are both impressed with the workmanship which created a beautiful deck.

Problem Resolution

Problem Resolution - The deck is solid and adds strength to the overhanging sun room. Crippen is the only proposal to solve both issues and the only one that looks as though it was an architect’s design rather than an afterthought

Professional & Organized

Professional & Organized - Having worked in construction, I enjoyed learning from their professional approach to every step which they had clearly planned thoroughly.

Schedule

Schedule - They finished a couple days early

Design

Design - As already described, the Crippen design was the only one of three top deck builders to address both big issues.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Douglas’s team of five are clearly pros who work in nonstop rhythm knowing immediately what is next and how to help each other in this heavy dangerous work.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - I am happy with every part and admire each individual who gave his best.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Design and the team’s exceptional knowledge and execution satisfied my extreme expectations for a beautiful safe tall structure.

Knowledgeable

Knowledgeable - Crippen is clearly a step above in their knowledge built upon experience in true innovation to solve problems. I could see their confidence from the first time I met Charlie Crippen. When I visited New Castle Steel manufacturing in Marietta, Georgia, Jason Alloway the owner described Charlie’s unique abilities in ways I could already see as a consummate professional.

My experience with Crippen Woodworks was nothing short of superb! From Charlie, the owner to Paige in the office, Fidel as Project Manager, Douglas, the crew chief and all of his workers and DJ on follow up and close out. What an incredible team pulled together for my deck rebuild. Each were very communicative, professional and thorough in every aspect of the project including the city permit process. They even coordinated the under deck system to ensure a smooth installation with the new deck. Every question I asked was answered thoughtfully and I was never made to feel guilty about asking. The quality of workmanship is the best I have experienced since moving to Atlanta more than 32 years ago and I am extremely happy with the final product. I loved Douglas’ answer when I ask him why he like to work with Charlie, he said: “He always buys the highest quality products and has everything onsite and ready to go at the start of the project, so everything goes smoothly”. I highly recommend Crippen and know you will not be dissatisfied.

They delivered on time, on budget, and did everything exactly the way I wanted. They paid attention to details; the crew was on time, courteous, and cleaned up after themselves. They had an amazing attention to detail.

Overall, I'm very happy with the quality of work that was performed.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Daniel and DJ for their exceptional service.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - The quality of the workmanship met my expectations.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - The quality and attention detail is 5 stars. I'm definitely impressed and would use them again.

From Paige whom I first spoke with, to Charlie Crippen and the project manager Fidel (and his entire crew) were very impressive, professional, very helpful and a pleasure to engage with. The project was more extensive than I had initially anticipated before Charlie's onsite visit, but he and everyone else were very supportive without any pressure and they were all accommodating to my needs throughout the entire process. Their professionalism is impressive and I will definitely call Charlie again when I'm planing to remodel my screened-in porch.

Type of work:

Type of work: - Besides the complete replacement of the deck and foundation, the stairs to a screened porch was also replaced with a landing at the doorway. Additionally, two windows & double doors w/radius transom were also replaced with repair to wood-rot behind stucco adjacent to the deck.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Charlie Crippen. Once Charlie visited the property and I interacted with him, I felt there would be great attention to detail and respect for the homeowner's decision points and needs.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - There was some damage to the existing irrigation system during construction that had to be repaired. But, Crippen credited me for the cost of repair without any hassle.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Overall quality and attention to detail during design phase and oversight of construction were outstanding.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Charlie Crippen, the owner. Also, his onsite foreman, Fidel. I would recommend him as well.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - They met or exceeded my expectations just in the overall craftsmanship.

We couldn’t be more pleased with our deck project..from the initial phone conversation with Paige to meeting and designing with Charlie to Fidel and the crew for building a quality deck and communicating throughout the job.

Communication

Communication - Charlie and Fidel were communicative throughout the project. Fidel realized that an access door to the deck’s underneath was not included in the design. He discussed and included thiis in the deck.

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - Crippen Woodwork’s attention to detail was amazing. We replaced an existing deck with a new one…the shape of the deck is very odd shaped and challenging. They were exceptional in replacing it with durable composite, posts and railings.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Everyone we interacted with was exceptional…Paige, Charlie, Mike, Fidel and his entire crew.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Fidel!

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Great design and execution

Highly recommend Charlie and the entire team at Crippen Woodworks. They came into a deck project midway through due to some technical issues the original contractor couldn’t address. Charlie had solutions for all my concerns - the team came in and knocked it out quickly and ultimately elevated the final product. Nothing but compliments since the work was finished. Highly recommend!

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Problem solving. They came in mid project due to some issues that needed to be addressed. They found a solution to all of them and ultimately provided a much better product than otherwise would have been. Highly recommend them!

Knowledgeable

Knowledgeable - Our project required some thoughtfulness as there were unique issues that needed to be addressed. Charlie and team not only solved the problems, they elevated the final product and I couldn’t be happier. I highly recommend Crippen Woodworks.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Charlie, Paige, Fidel, DJ, Mike All who worked on our project were great

Clean

Clean - They cleaned up every day of the job before leaving for the evening. Very impressive

Communication

Communication - Charlie came by on more than one occasion to check on progress and to make sure our needs were met

Quality Of Materials

Quality Of Materials - Timber tech 50 year warranty material

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - Outstanding craftsmanship. The best I’ve seen

Problem Resolution

Problem Resolution - Fidel, Douglas, Mike stayed engaged with the team and ourselves throughout the demo and build and went above a beyond to address issues that arose during the build. Repairing Areas that would enhance the look of the finished product

Schedule

Schedule - Charlie and team worked with us to insure we were scheduled before we left for vacation. Really gave us piece of mind

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Charlie, Mike Fidel, Douglas

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - Not possible

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - The amount of work Crippen did on areas of the house and even dryer ductwork was exceptional

Reliable and knowledgeable people

Clean

Clean - Kept the work area safe and clean

Safe

Safe - Well done job

Respectful

Respectful - Always kind & courteous

Communication

Communication - Always updates and gives solid recommendations

Quality Of Materials

Quality Of Materials - Prime material

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - Excellent

They did an excellent job.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - The whole team was great. Fidel was great at managing, and Daniel was very communicative on a daily basis.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - The only issue was, we had a challenging driveway situation, the concrete could've been done better, but it wasn't ideal.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Overall, they have a great team. They also worked great together, and did a nice job.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Everyone was great. They were all fantastic.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - They didn't fall short in any area.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - I was satisfied in every area. The design and the construction exceeded my expectations.

Type of work:

Type of work: - They also did a patio and retaining walls.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - Everything they did exceeded my expectations. The design and construction was fantastic. I couldn't give them a higher compliment.

I have received many compliment on quality of build of our screen porch and have recommended Crippen Woodwork to several friends

Clean

Clean - The crew keep the build area clean and organized throughout the project

Communication

Communication - Faith at Crippen keep me informed on schedule in inspections throughout the project

Quality Of Materials

Quality Of Materials - They used the best materials available

Quality Of Workmanship

Quality Of Workmanship - These guys are true perfectionist. All the cuts are close and tight like trim work

Schedule

Schedule - They got project done including getting project permitted from time I approved it within 1 month.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Faith did great keeping me informed of the progress. Charlie is also a perfectionist and saw a couple areas he wasn't happy with and had his guys fix. I wouldn't have noticed it but he did and I appreciate it because it looks better

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - none, I am totally satisfied

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - The quality of work is better that expected

Remarks

Remarks - They were very responsive, and professional and provided high-quality work.

They did outstanding work! they were professional. The best contractors I've ever engaged to do work around my house.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - I don't have anyone I would like to recognize for their exceptional service. They were all great. They were all super.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - They did not fall short of any of my expectations.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - They exceeded my expectations with the quality of the construction, their professionalism, showing up on time when scheduled to complete the work, and responding to changes we made in all of that.

Type of work:

Type of work: - I had a replacement for my outside deck.

Additional Comments

Additional Comments - They were outstanding. I could not have asked for a better experience.

Recognized Excellence

Recognized Excellence - Charlie was incredible and extremely responsive.

Areas For Improvement

Areas For Improvement - Crippen Woodworks, Inc. did not fall short of my expectations.

Areas Of Satisfaction

Areas Of Satisfaction - Crippen Woodworks, Inc. met or exceeded my expectations with their efficiency, communication, and responsiveness.