The communication and responsiveness for our tiny project made the whole thing a breeze

The team was great, and the system is working perfectly. The timeline was quite a bit longer than I expected, mostly due to factors beyond our control (utility, city, supply chain), but communication was sometimes a little slow or confused.

The communication was not great between the design and build team.

The Neil Kelly team was wonderful to work with. Their high level of expertise, their willingness to listen to our ideas and the fact that they handled all of the details made it well worth the cost.

The Neil Kelly employees and their subcontractors are a kind, respectful, and professional team that gets the job done!

We got exactly what we envisioned with the specific products I requested. Interruptions by subs was kept to a minimum due to the creative addition of a construction entrance where a window was to be later installed.

They are a well established company that I feel confident will be around if there is ever an issue.

The NK team were great, they did excellent work, cleaned up everything perfectly when they were done, and the system is working nicely.

Carpenter explained each step in a most impressive strategy

Not only are we likely to recommend Neil Kelly, we have already done so. Currently, Neil Kelly is working on a project because of one of our recommendations.

Quality work, very good communication, leave work areas clean when finished for the day.

I chose Neil Kelly for their design/build capabilities, and I was aware of their reputation, commitment to the community, and its history in the northwest. After 32 years, it was time to update my “dated” kitchen and two bathrooms.

I am extremely satisfied and pleased with the completed project.

Neil Kelly helped us with the design, was very organized and flexible and results were very good.

Faster time frame from initiation to completion.

Without expecting a dollar by dollar breakdown, I would have liked a better understanding of how the choices we made were reflected in the overall cost. For example, we were told simply that Corian was "much more" expensive than a quartz countertop. When we checked an independent online source, they appeared to be comparably priced. Similar lack of more precise information on cost for materials for which we couldn't readily get independent cost estimates because Neil Kelly seemed to prefer a particular supplier. On the otherhand, it was helpful to have Neil Kelly narrow the choice of suppliers.

I'm on the Neil Kelly Board of Directors. I retired from Neil Kelly 5 years ago after 45 years. I know the integrity and quality of the people and the work. I know the follow-through and know the high value of Neil Kelly's warranty. I would not use anyone else. I trust Neil Kelly to tell me the truth and give me options if available. Neil Kelly has told me not to do a solar project because it won't be a good investment for me. They honor my budget for projects and work within what I have to spend.

We have 2 families interested in Neil-Kelly Solar. If they have more questions, we will refer them to you.

Great Team, very knowledgeable and professional

Neil Kelly-Eugene has accomplished 3 big projects for me on 2 houses and were incredibly good at design, communication, and excellent results on all 3 projects. All personnel were delightful to deal with personally.

Although not using the template and stars, I would like to offer a hopefully constructive suggestion.

I would consider adding two specialized consultants, one an expert in lighting and the second an expert in building and the environmental sciences. Prospective clients might welcome well-informed direction about which building materials and practices are most healthy. Other clients may be uncertain of the effect of various colors to be installed in their unique context and appreciate the guidance of a lighting designer.

I think that a resource like this might complement the work of the talented staff while adding depth to NK's already considerable repertoire of skills.

efficient, made good use of time. and did great job

The solution was great and the service throughout was realistic and helpful.

We have had Larry Romick do our remodeling several times over the years. He is always as close to on-time and on-budget as is possible. When it is not possible, he gives clear reasons for increased cost or delay and estimated corrected time and/or cost. He has pointed out several times how we can save money. We have and will continue to recommend him and Neil Kelly. This sounds like a paid ad but it isn't. We just like working with this company.

I believe I filled out a survey for you about a week or more ago; please recheck; did you not receivd it?

There were several issues:
1) The term ‘handyman’ services a bit of a bait and switch, as once we got past the ‘planning’ stage, it seemed to become an official Neil Kelly project, where we had Aaron Land, Ashley Jackson, and a rotating crew of workers all involved. There was no handyman involved as advertised or marketed. We didn’t need a weekly ‘progress report’.

2) There were a lot of inefficiencies, for example, the person who does measurements should be the person doing the work. There were numerous times where Aaron came over to take measurements and pictures, but then the carpenter or whoever would not really know what he was thinking and would have to redo measurements. This led to some challenges with the door installations in particular. It also meant using up more of my time waiting at the house, etc.

3) I think we went through 3 ‘carpenters’ during our project, which meant no consistency, as well as more of a chance for something to go wrong or a miscommunication. I’m not sure if that’s normal for a Neil Kelly job, but it seemed like a lot of turnover to me.

4) Aaron was particularly bad at communicating. There were several instances where his email "didn’t work" or where he sent apologies for being delayed or not showing up. For example, he didn’t show to the final walk through, even though Ashley did (though she didn’t do the walk through as she was never really involved other than putting out the key box and retrieving it). I’ve outlined the times below where Aaron’s communication was not optimal.

Jan 30, emails didn’t ‘go’ out
Feb 7, again apology for delay in email
Feb 17, said he sent contract but never got it;
Feb 19, still no contract, apologized for delay
Apr 17, another email apparently lost to ‘ghost world’ he says
Apr 28, didn’t show to final walk through, no text or email, Ashley told me

In the end, we won’t recommend Neil Kelly to any of our friends and won’t be using your services again. The work done is fine, but it was poorly managed and extreme overkill for the project we needed. Given how much we paid, we expected better management and a smoother process. There seems to be a premium put on email/phone surveys at the end of the project, but we needed less of that and more actual work/consistency.