Meyer Brothers & Sons

Monday, March 3, 2014

Meyer Brothers and Sons of Cincinnati Receives Best Of Houzz 2014 Award

Annual Survey and Analysis of 16 Million Monthly Users Reveals Top-Rated Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 3, 2014 – Meyer Brothers and Sons of Cincinnati, Ohio has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The design | build | remodel firm was chosen by the more than 16 million monthly users that comprise the Houzz community.

Photos from Houzz reviewer project

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2013. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 16 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 230 million professional images of home interiors and exteriors to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site, iPad/iPhone app and Android app. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2014” badge on their profiles, showing the Houzz community their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.

"Houzz has become an integral tool in the initial design process with our clients", says Rick Meyer, architect with Meyer Brothers and Sons. "Approximately 80% of potential clients share pictures they've found or ideabooks they've created on Houzz in order to convey their design needs. As an architect, it's a great way to get a visual of what some clients have a hard time explaining otherwise, allowing us to design and build their project according to their expectations."

“Houzz provides homeowners with the most comprehensive view of home building, remodeling and design professionals, empowering them to find and hire the right professional to execute their vision,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of community for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize Meyer Brothers and Sons among our “Best Of” professionals for customer satisfaction as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated professionals like Meyer Brothers and Sons, but also those whose work matches their own aspirations for their home. Homeowners can also evaluate professionals by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their work and reviewing their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community.

Follow Meyer Brothers and Sons on Houzz http://www.houzz.com/pro/meyerbrothersandsons

About Meyer Brothers and Sons
Meyer Brothers and Sons offers a wide range of services for all of your building or remodeling needs, from design to completion. Within our company we ensure quality by personally starting and finishing each job, beginning with the design by our on staff architect, through the carefully managed construction process and ending each project well and on time. In-between we closely monitor and clearly communicate with our subcontractors, whom we have years of experience working together, to ensure accurate scheduling and quality workmanship. Our extensive wood & finishing shop produces custom crafted cabinetry for any room in your home, all designed and built to your specifications. Our on staff architect will work with you on your ideas, providing you with 2D and 3D drawings to help visualize the final outcome. Our family has been helping yours bring to fruition any project, big or small, since 1978.

About Houzz
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish - online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to get the design inspiration, project advice, product information and professional reviews they need to help turn ideas into reality. For more information, visit www.houzz.com.

_________________________________________________

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Custom Carpentry Transformation

A long-time client and friend came to us with a sketch and a Houzz picture seeking a change in their large formal living room. After much work coordinating the custom arched moldings and crafting the raised panels, all the pieces came together and installed perfectly with the existing conditions, creating a dramatic, custom crafted outcome. The client had this short e-mail reaction, "Great Job to all who worked on this project . . . . P R I C E L E S S !"

Monday, January 6, 2014

Press Release: Meyer Brothers and Sons Earns 2 Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Awards

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service

Meyer Brothers and Sons has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013.

"It was a great year for us and our Angie's List customers," states Rick Meyer, architect with Meyer Brothers and Sons. "Not only did we win the award in the 'Remodeling - General' category as in years past, we also received one in 'Remodeling - Kitchen and Bathroom'."

Angie's List customer kitchen

“Only about 5 percent of the companies Meyer Brothers and Sons competes with in Cincinnati are able to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a mark of consistently great customer service.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2013 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade; the company must be in good standing with Angie’s List, have a fully complete profile, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality. Members can find the 2013 Super Service Award logo next to company names in search results on AngiesList.com.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Front Door and Porch

It's amazing how a simple addition of a structure and front door can change the entire look of a home...

After/before

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Collaborative Master Bath Remodel

This is when I love my job: when I get to work with a very kind & creative family where we collaborate as a team in both design & finish selection which all parties involved are thrilled with both the PROCESS and the OUTCOME. Here are some pictures and also the clients review on Angie's List:

after/before

Material palette

Angle's List Review Overall	A
Price	A
Quality	A
Responsiveness	A
Punctuality	A
Professionalism	A

"HUGE success! The Meyer crew's patience, attention to detail, emphasis on quality, and flexibility throughout the project made what could have/SHOULD have been a very painful process a very enjoyable one. I loved that they were willing to listen to our ideas and help us balance the design side of things with the functional side (but never in a condescending way and always with the perspective that they would and could do it however we wanted). I loved that they communicated with us throughout the project regarding schedule, who would be arriving next and when to expect them, and regarding changes to the budget as we made changes to the project. I loved that they cleaned up at the end of each day so that, although we were living in a work zone, it didn't feel quite as much like one at night. I loved that they really know all of their subs and that they worked with the same standards and professionalism that the Meyer crew does. I loved that when the inevitable small things came up that needed a second look or a touch-up, etc., they didn't hesitate to make it right. If only they did all of this great stuff for free, I PROMISE you we would have them working at our household everyday to implement the many ideas we have for our home. But, rest assured, we feel every dollar spent on this project was a dollar well spent. We highly recommend Meyer Brothers & Sons and are looking forward to our next project with them."

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Custom Home, Lasting Impressions

Any building or remodeling project can be challenging, especially a custom home. Here is proof, however, that the right contractor partnered with the right client can not only survive the construction process, but thrive through it and end with a close personal bond:

We have moved into our new home and love it! The great patio view, the openness and ﬂow inside the home make this house so very comfortable. This house is well constructed and looks fabulous.

We wanted to write this note of thanks to you and your team. Too often in our world, people are quick to criticize and to ﬁnd the negative side of people and things. Compliments and commendations of good work are not given as often as they should be to good people. Good thoughts and comments bolster the soul and keep people working hard and effectively.....someone notices a job well done and says so. It is important to Bob and to me that we recognize the good work done by you and your staff and to tell you so in writing! We thought it was well worth our time to compose a thoughtful and sincere letter to you.

Dick, it was a real pleasure to work with you and your guys. From the ﬁrst day we met, we liked everyone working at and for Meyer Brothers and Sons. We found them to be skilled and hard working. They were also outgoing, friendly, and helped us feel comfortable and welcome on the construction site. We will never forget you, Jarl, Greg, Luke, Drew, Rick, Jerry, the rooftop Christmas tree, the Angel on the door, and the bouquet of ﬂowers. It was important to us to have a positive relationship with our builder and his team and we did! Some good natured teasing and bantering took place among all of us too. This made for a good work atmosphere and one in which Bob and I appreciated and enjoyed. We always felt comfortable asking any member of your team a question or to ask for an explanation. No one talked down to us or disrespected us.

Building a new home requires a huge team of talented individuals. Meyer Brothers and Sons has just that, a knowledgeable and skilled group of dedicated men. It was clear to us from the beginning that these men liked and respected you and each other.

Everyone provided us with top quality workmanship and behaved professionally on the job site. You kept the project on schedule as best you could and provided us with a quality built home. Thank you. It was also good to have calm and direct conversations with you about a variety of topics. We appreciated the fact that you did not shy away from or ignore difﬁcult, but necessary conversations. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but it was huge and important. We were fortunate to have your company build our home. We both feel that we have not only developed a strong professional relationship with you and your team, but a strong personal bond that will continue.

We are glad our paths have crossed. Thanks again.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Custom Vanities From Owners Wood

A client came to us with some ideas for vanities and a pile of rough sawn, barn dried wood...and we got excited. It is a great pleasure to be able to take a clients own wood, work it down to it's finish size, then build custom cabinetry that embodies personal meaning, creating a unique, one of a kind piece of furniture.