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I was in a bind, my house was just about to go on the market in mid- February 2022, after twenty years living there...and a new carpet was just installed for the upcoming showings, but an ice storm late January opened a hole through the roof under the second floor deck.

The water damage busted the drywall ceiling in the lower bedroom and opened a huge hole dumping drywall and installation onto the new rug..the insurance company assessed it to be more than just water damage, the whole bedroom structure had mold and residual water damages to all the joist and flooring ( which was over a crawl space) from poor drainage due to a haphazard construction job to that extended section of the house added on back in 2007.  I got in touch with a contractor who came in at $27,000 for the repairs, but he couldn't start the job until late June, he couldn't get there any sooner than June, much too late for getting my house up for sale, especially in this market. I was crazy and distrusting not knowing who could do, one, a good job; and two, quickly. I was still looking for someone in late February, but everyone was too over my budget, not interested, or couldn't start until mid-summer.

A friend of ours said to call Karl of K. J. Birnbrauer Construction. Her niece's husband has worked for Karl for years in Pottstown, Pa. She said "he does excellent, professional work, has been in the business for years, with an experienced family crew of professionals, and they're work is neat as a pin...fast and HONEST."

I met Karl at the house and immediately felt comfortable in his company upon meeting him. Professional, beautiful work truck (good first impression for sure ) was knowledgeable assessing the damages saying that he could get this addition leak-free and buttoned up and ready for sale..and he could start the job NOW and be done within three weeks with a completely new deck, replaced joist, drywall, matching German siding and perfectly matched paint job. And WITHIN three weeks the job was completed with all he said done beautifully and more ! The sale sign will now go up in early April !!!

This is a family company, the crew is his son and his long-time friends and coworkers with years of experience, they worked like a well-oiled machine, and cleaned up every night keeping all their work materials neat and orderly ready for the next day's work, as my friend had said. They showed up everyday, rainy days they did work inside, dry walling, painting, etc., and the good days they busted to get the exterior perfectly matched with the existing main house and installed a state of the art deck that will last for years..they won my confidence Big Time!...and matched my budget I had ear-marked for the repairs...win-win all around, AND enhanced my property a hundred fold for the upcoming sale.

If you are stressed out right now about finding a contractor who you want to trust from the start and to get your job done right...you need to call Karl at K.J. Birnbrauer Construction right now before making any decisions on other bids you may have received, especially if you're going in blind and questioning their workmanship and reliability (I learned the hard way 15 years ago, you get what you pay for). See if you feel the same as I did when first meeting Karl. Definitely worth a call !!                                                                                                    

- Dan D