Business ProfileforAmber Valley Construction, LLC

We worked with Amber Valley for nearly 3 years on a huge house project, so we know their business fairly well.We only ended up finishing a small basement project, which we were satisfied (but not delighted) with.Some of that was due to the pandemic but some was due to what I see as three drawbacks working with Amber valley:1. Unclear or slow communication 2. Inability to retain employees and contractors 3. High prices The project development system, where we pay a bit up front and make all the decisions before actually signing the final contract, seemed like a great system because then we wouldn't be constantly making decisions throughout the project.The trouble came when we just couldn't get to the end of the project development and get that final quote. We really should have been breaking ground in April 2019, but we didn't get the final quote until mid-June. Part of that was definitely our responsibility because it was difficult to go to all the vendors and make every single decision in a timely fashion. However, we also found that Amber Valley was inflexible when we requested that we at least get something down, some final number, even if it had a range of $10,000 or so so that we could move forward on schedule. When the quote came in, it was a solid $50,000 more than expected!We tried to make the full addition to the house in 2021, but the project dev staff had turned over 100% so we had to start over explaining our vision. By the time the final quote came in, it was so high, we were able to act as our own contractor and get the kitchen remodel done for approximately half of the quoted price. We were not able to get our $6,000 project development fee back.We part ways with a sour taste in our mouth, but still able to say some positive things. ***** is overall good to work with and has an endearing personality, but lacks systems and organization and tends to bite off more than he can chew. ***** is a great proj mgr. Prices way too high.