Another builder to recommend
I ran into Paul Bauts yesterday (Bauts Construction, Inc., (914) 8799027)and was glad to renew his contact information. I first met Paul when I lived in New Canaan with a friend who was considering a major renovation. We kept driving past a good looking renovation project and, in addition to the obvious quality of the work being done, I was struck how tidy the grounds were. In my experience, a builder who pays attention to the mess generated by his crews also pays attention to the details of what those crews are doing. We stopped in to meet the contractor and the first person we met was the homeowner himself who was living in the house with his family while the renovation was being done. The guy couldn't sing Paul's praises loudly enough which I took to be an excellent recommendation. We later checked out some of his other jobs and references and all were remarkable.

My friend's renovation never took place and I lost contact with Paul until yesterday but I was glad to learn that he's still busy, operating out of South Salem New York and still doing jobs down here (I know, for instance, that he did a project for one Riverside resident some years ago and when he finished, she recommended him to her own sister - assuming the two women have a good relationship, that's a powerful recommendation). Anyway, I'll be adding his contact information to the column of recommended builder types on the right hand side column (I'm going to put together an emailable document/brochure soon, with all this information)and you should be very confident in contacting him about work on your own house - new or renovation.