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Tadd K.

Date: December 31, 2008

Tadd's Garage

The Job:
We worked with Minneapolis Garage Builders and had our old 1920's stucco 1-car garage demo'd, shrubs taken out, custom fence moved and salvaged, site graded, new slab poured, new 2-car 22x24 garage built, and fence sections re-installed. We did our own painting, landscaping and re-grading (with shovels) sections of dirt near the driveway and walking path.

The Results:
We heard about Joe Slavec (owner) through a friend. Joe was prompt with scheduling a meeting with us, very friendly and full of advice based on his experience. He was always willing to answer email and phone questions about ideas we had, and continually revised his bid based on these changes. His crew was very nice and respectful of our neighbors and property. They maintained the schedule perfectly, and were always responsive to changes and questions. In addition to the quality of work and their friendliness, Joe was great about providing cell and email updates and schedule adjustments, routinely keeping us informed of the plans over the upcoming 3-5 days. Coordination with subs and city inspectors was smooth. Our garage was completed on time and under budget (imagine that!), and we are very happy with the finished product. Joe and his crew were very responsive to 2 touch-up issues we had and fixed them quickly. We will continue to recommend Minneapolis Garage Builders to anyone in need.


Mark E.

Date: January 02, 2009

The Job:
Tear down and rebuilt garage. Poured new slab and built a new garage (2 car). Also helped us contract directly with the cement guys for a new sidewalk. Helped us contract to run underground electric line.

The Results:
Joe was excellent to work with. He did very little of the physical work himself but he contracted with top notch professionals! He coordinated everything and we didn't have to worry about a thing. New cement, electrical, framing...it was all taken care of. We couldn't be happier! BTW - he was about 2K cheaper than the next lowest bid, too!


Ann M.

Date: January 04, 2009

The Job:
They tore down the old, ready-to-fall-in-a-stiff-wind garage and built a new two-car garage in it's place. It was a standard concrete block on concrete slab construction. The new garage is set back further from the alley with a large concrete apron and provides a better turning radius than the old one did. They added two outlets inside, one outside, as well as an overhead light inside (separate from the one on the garage door opener), and a motion-detector light over the steel service door. The green vinyl siding they installed matched our house color beautifully. They also put the shingles on the roof.

The Results:
From December of '07-January of '08, I was stuck at home because of a work-related injury. I had plenty of time to interview contractors and in many ways it wasn't even close as to who we would pick to build our new garage. Joe was the easiest to work with on price (especially important since we were also doing a basement remodel), and we were able to skim off what we didn't really need (but could add later) to ease the crunch. Because it was winter, they wouldn't be able to start until June or so, which was fine. Here's where the first of only two hitches came -- rain, rain, rain. That delayed things for a couple of weeks. Then when they came to do the tear-down, Joe discovered that because of the way the old garage was built it would be potentially dangerous to tear it down by hand, so we waited a few more days for an excavator to come in and take it down. Other than these two glitches, construction went rapidly. The concrete slab was poured, and after it was "cured," things zipped along. In fact, we went away on vacation for a week, and when we came back, it was all done except for a couple of details. Our neighbors told us how impressed they were with the speed and quality of the work, too. Through it all, Joe was easily accessible via phone or email if we had questions. Clean up was nicely done as well. The only reason it took so long to post this is because my wife and I each thought the other had already done it!


Daryl H.

The Job:
New 20 X 24 garage including cement slab and driveway.

The Results:
First of all, I've hired many people over the last year for various projects as I've remodeled an old house and Joe was by far one of the most responsive contractors I've worked with. He always answered his phone or called back within a very short time. I ended up making some changes as the project progress, like changing the door height to a taller door the day they were framing and he not only called me back immediately, but his crew was able to make the changes and continue working without a hitch. His framing crew worked fast and efficiently. His concrete crew did a good job of grading the slope, pouring the slab and finishing the driveway. I was also able to hire them to do some extra bobcat work in my backyard while they were there. Overall I think Joe did a great job and I'd hire him again.


Scott M.

The Job:
I had an old single car garage, slab, and two stumps removed. Then Joe's team poured a new slab and built a 2.5 car garage in it's place in a matter of a couple of weeks.

The Results:
Joe and his team were great! The entire process of removing the old garage and building the new one was finished in 3 weeks. Joe was great to work with and was always helpful with advice. He would always call and see how my satisfaction was with the job. His billing system was very easy to read and understand. His crew was very friendly and clean- (there was never a nail laying around) I look forward to working with Minneapolis Garage Construction in the future.


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