Quality
of work and communication are what makes O’Shea Builders stand out against its
competition. Warren O’Shea, owner, keeps his eye on making sure his clients are
satisfied and that all people who work with contractors are treated fairly.
O’Shea
Builders is known for kitchen and bath renovations. They don’t do a lot of new
construction, O’Shea said, preferring to help people realize the potential in
their own home.
“Where
we really excel is renovations,” O’Shea said.
From
Freeport to Scarborough and around Sebago Lake, O’Shea builders is interested
in renovating homes and vacation properties so owners can take advantage of
increased space and value.
O’Shea
had a project where a homeowner turned a three to five bed home into a rental
with 14 beds. The home, on the ocean could have rented for $2,000 to $3,000 per
week before renovations. After, the homeowner could ask for $7,000 a week with
the addition of three more bathrooms a new kitchen and deck. It became an
“income generating property,” O’Shea said. “They added value to the property to
increase rental revenues.”
O’Shea Builders stands out from its
competitors with its “transparency and forwardness” of how it conducts
business. With really good, accurate paperwork with receipts and documentation
in a consistent format, clients know exactly where their money went.
O’Shea
has had opportunities to work on projects like HGTVs Vacation House for Free
and Restaurant Impossible, remodeling homes and businesses to satisfy the
customer and the television executives. He has also worked with Channel 13 On
Your Side to help viewers when they were left high and dry by a contractor.
“Our
quality of work speaks for itself and stands out as does our track record for
quality,” O’Shea said. On its www.Houzz.com website, O’Shea
Builders has over 21 five-star reviews and is the highest rated general
contractor in the area, he said. There are also many pictures of completed
jobs.
“Every
job is important,” O’Shea said. From the $400 gutter job for a property in
Portland, to a $350,000 renovation brought in by a referral, he never knows
where the next job might come from. That $400 job might turn into a larger job
when the family needs to remodel its kitchen.
O’Shea
has been doing construction since 1986. In 2002, he founded O’Shea Builders,
which now employs six people. O’Shea has multiple accreditations and awards,
which he attributes to his professionalism and quality of work. He also uses
lead safe practices. A few years ago he was given the Citizen’s Award from the
Portland Police Department.
O’Shea
was an EMT for a short time, before leaving the profession to do building on
Cape Cod and then antique reproduction furniture and getting fine woodworking
experience in Virginia.
The
most important key in a contractor/client relationship is communication.
Whether it’s communicating with production, designers, purchasers or a person
who want to remodel, but isn’t sure where to start, O’Shea wants to make sure
he has the right company for the job.
“My
favorite project is the client who has specific requirements on how the project
will perform and meet those requirements.”
While
at the lake house over the Fourth of July, look around to see what upgrades
could be made to increase rental value or to make more room for family during
the peak seasons. A great time to do renovations is over the winter, when the
house is closed. Do check out a contractor thoroughly before hiring someone.
There are good and bad contractors out there.
“I
want clients to feel confident they hired the right person so they won’t have
to worry,” O’Shea said.
To
watch the Vacation House for Free episode featuring O’Shea Builders, download
episode 10 from iTunes or Amazon or watch it as it airs on Friday, July 3 on HGTV.
For more on O’Shea Builders, visit www.buildwithoshea.com or check them
out on Facebook, Houzz, Yelp, Twitter or Linked In.
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