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He created 3D images of our proposed master bathroom and custom closet using our material choices. He introduced us to options that are more current in design as well. He worked with my husband and me to create a modern design that encompassed our ideas. He is a “True Professional” in many ways.
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We worked with Rufino to update the bathrooms and closets in our home – master bath/closet and two upstairs bathrooms and closets. We will definitely work with Labra Design + Build in the future. They all really went above and beyond, they finished within the time Rufino had estimated despite some rainy days, and we are enormously pleased with the results. He was in constant communication on any changes or issues (they found carpenter ants had chewed up a lot of the old deck and advised us to call an exterminator - we did!). He has a degree in architecture from Lawrence Tech, so in addition to being an incredibly skilled craftsman he is also artistic and talented. Rufino and his crew showed up every day on time, they worked efficiently and with enormous attention to detail.
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Rufino also offered to install soffit lights at no charge because he knew we would love them. We were also initially considering glass railing panels, but knowing that we live in a wooded area and feed the local birds, Rufino mentioned that the birds might fly into the glass and get hurt or killed, so he gave us the option of stainless steel cable, and we are so glad we opted for that! The finished deck is spectacular! The woodworking detail is amazing. Rufino was the only contractor we contacted to investigate this possibility, and offered to do the deck in the cumaru for the price of Azec, and included the lighting package at no additional charge. Initially we were looking at Trex or Azec (both "faux" wood) for the deck but after some investigation discovered cumaru, a Brazilian hardwood similar to ipe. Additionally, we had a curved bridge over a gully leading to our entrance on which we wanted the slope modified to make the tie-in to the landing gentler. We also needed an unused (except by the raccoons) smaller deck area demolished, the door removed and replaced with drywall. The most important aspect of our project was demolishing our aging cedar deck overlooking a ravine, adding 120 square feet to it, and adding deck lighting which we had never had. I highly recommend working with Rufino Labra and Labra Design + Build.
We had our main deck completely demolished and rebuilt we had a second-story deck demolished, a door removed and replaced with drywall we had a smaller lower level deck rebuilt we had the slope of a curved bridge modified and refinished. I like being in the room so much that I truly enjoy doing laundry!
He is talented, dependable, courteous and an overall pleasure to work with.
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For example, one weekend and unsolicited, he built and dropped off a full scale prototype to help me better visualize the wainscoting. Rufino communicated well and went above and beyond to help me make decisions. Being an engineer, I’m quite particular with design, build quality, fit and finish and the function of a space. Outcome: In short, Rufino exceeded my high expectations. While Rufino built the cabinets and lockers off site, our original contractor finished the tile floor and prepared the plumbing and electrical for the new layout. Then, since he is a designer AND a builder, he was able to move right into the build phase and didn’t lose anything in the translation which was wonderful and made it easy on me. He made a few suggestions and we tweaked the design together over the next few weeks until it was perfect.
Process: Rufino listened to my wants, needs and ideas, translated them into a design during that very first meeting and within a couple hours had a good baseline design and 3-D drawing. I emailed Rufino on a Sunday and we set up a meeting for the next day.
I asked around and a friend suggested Rufino. When we confirmed we could remove the wall and closet and make the space one room instead of two, we wanted the cabinetry and lockers to transition seamlessly and our current contractor said we really needed someone with a full shop to do it right as the scale of the work was beyond what he could do on site. We had planned to buy semi-custom cabinets for the laundry room and for our contractor to build custom lockers within our existing mudroom closet. I highly recommend Rufino and look forward to working with him again.īackground: We started our project with another excellent contractor and our laundry room and mudroom were separate rooms divided by a wall and archway. We’re thrilled with our new space and his creative design skills, attention to detail, excellent craftsmanship and genuine dependability and thoughtfulness are big reasons why. Rufino was an absolute pleasure to work with on our mudroom/laundry room project.