Miriam Buhl says, "Lem Santana and his crew did such a good job on my bathroom renovation six years ago - in a fifth-floor walkup, so thats not nothing! - that, one by one, everyone in my little UWS building retained him to do one thing or another. When I moved to a bigger new apartment (elevator this time!) I asked him to bid on refurbishing the entire place - including the bathroom, of course - and was so happy that he did so with real appreciation for the bones of the old building, my style, and my budget. He remembered details of our first project six years ago (!!) that Id never realized, and he paid close attention to my ideas (and had great ones of his own) for the new place.Lems team came in on time and within budget, with some great cost-saving ideas along the way. It wasnt always easy with strict fancy building rules re schedule and deliveries (oy) but they kept up the pace. They did a wonderful job on the apartment update: they installed new molding, rewired everywhere, refinished 100-year old floors, painted everywhere, redid the bathroom entirely, installed kitchen flooring, and put in ceiling fans and other lighting. AND helped hang my curtain rods and other goodies.Lem is responsive, professional, kind and hard-working, and he is always open to my ideas, even the crazy ones (closing up a kitchen closet to make a smooth wall, moving a bedroom closet door to the hallway, using blue grout, switching the toilet with the sink). His team has been with him for years, always a good sign to me. His family members in the business are equally professional. All on the team are a genuine pleasure to work with."See more
