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5 Tips to Hiring a Great General Contractor
We’re not exactly unbiased when it comes to the topic of hiring building contractors, but we have a lot of experience in this arena: On one hand, we’ve seen truly great projects (by our crews and by our competitors), and on the other hand, we’ve heard horror stories from broken-hearted homeowners who dropped their GCs mid-project after enduring too many problems to count.
The Duet Build Difference
Duet Build is a new, old company: It’s been nearly a year since Doug Canady’s retirement, and Duet Build stands on the foundation of the excellence he established over 30 years and innovates every day.
Meet Liz Hester!
Liz Hester is new to Duet Build but a familiar face in the Denver design and construction communities. She’s an interior designer and operations expert—right-brained and left-brained—who began her career at Opus A&E, a design-build firm that includes disciplines from land acquisition and development to architecture, engineering, interior design, and construction. There, she developed a keen foundational understanding of the entire design-build process, which she’s relied on throughout her career.
Foundation News: Warren Village
When our sister company, Duet Design Group, announced a new partnership with Warren Village, we were thrilled to get to join in supporting this important nonprofit! Warren Village is based in Denver and serves unhoused and unstably housed low-income, single-parent families with a holistic approach to transforming lives. The organization supports the whole family and the whole person by providing affordable, transitional, private housing; parent services and advocacy, such as life-skills coaching, parenting classes, and financial counseling; and early education and child care and social-emotional support services through its Learning Center.
Duet Build + Duet Design: One Brand Family, Two Distinct Firms
For many years in Denver, the paths of Devon Tobin of Duet Design Group and Doug Canady of Canady Construction crossed. The pair would collaborate on projects, brought together by clients who wanted high-end, custom remodels in some of Denver’s most sought-after areas, such as Country Club, Cherry Hills, Hilltop, and Cherry Creek North. “We liked working together because I knew Doug was the kind of builder who cared as much about making sure clients are happy as I do, and he knew the same about me,” Devon says.
Best Soaker Tub Options For Your Bath Remodel | Duet Build
We have all been there. Nothing sounds better to close a long, hard day than a relaxing soak in the tub. You fill it up to the brim. The water temperature is perfect. You comfortably climb in only to have your upper half met with the brutal reality that it will not be joining this spa party. Rather than a calming moment, this turns into a debate of which part of your body to subject to the outside elements and which will enjoy the warm submersion’s embrace. The balancing act ruins the moment, and we are back at square one, looking for an escape from the ache of the day’s stresses. We have found your source of solace. Meet the soaker tub.