Urban Build

Mike gets 5 stars in my book. His work is careful, detail oriented and done with intelligence. Mike figured out the best solutions for several design problems in our kitchen remodel, and our gorgeous back deck this year. As a result, we have two absolutely wonderful spaces in our home, which will bring us so very much pleasure over the years.
His work takes time, but it’s so good you’ll be glad he spent the time perfecting everything.
I’ve recommended Urban Build to several neighbors, and we would all hire him again. We think of him as our community contractor.

Mike did a few odd jobs around the house for us (installed a stair rail, installed a light fixture, and fixed closet accordion doors that had gone askew) and did a great job. Obviously very talented, fast, and efficient. I would definitely use him again for handyman services, and am sure his contracting work would be great too.

I highly recommend Mike at Urban Build. I called Mike after finding him recommended here on the forums, and he came out right away. His bid was very reasonable and got the work done VERY quickly. We needed the south side of our house to have some of the wood siding replaced and he did EXCELLENT work and you can’t even tell now which parts are original and which he replaced. We found him friendly, accommodating and easy to work with. We will use him again for sure! 425.233.9570 Mike at Urban Build

For some reason all of his reviews from before are hidden or filtered out, I don’t know why that’s happened…
Anyway, this was my second time using Mike. Previously I’d used Mike to do some small work here and there (handyman type stuff). This time the work was much larger, involving ripping out a ceiling, vaulting it, with insulation, drywall, painting and a whole lot of other work done through the house.
Mike is still the best contractor I’ve worked with. He’s prompt, reliable, and very competitive. The work was scheduled to take 3 weeks, and that’s how long it took. He even helped me out with a few small things for free, such as fixing up my gutter. He also advised me heavily — giving me suggestions of paint colors, and helped me work out the most cost effective thing to do (including advising against work if he didn’t feel it should be done).
The quality of the work is terrific — no problems with any of the work that I’ve ever asked him to do — nothing needing to be redone, no areas missed — he’s very thorough. And, there weren’t any surprises — he worked with me to come up with a good idea of what I wanted, and that’s how it turned out.

Urban Build reconstructed our living room and front porch this past late summer/​early fall. Our 1908 house had gone through some unfortunate late mid-​century re-​modeling stripping its original character and cluttering it with junky finishing and inefficient design. Mike Dolge, Jason, and James helped us re-​build the front half of the house to be a more open, larger feeling living area with clever and charming built-​ins that add needed storage space while preserving flexibility. They were able to blend building back in some Craftsman detail with a more modern, lighter sensibility that makes it feel like we added SF. Of the many compliments that we’ve received, my favorite is «it looks like this is the way it was always supposed to be,» even though it looks and feels very different. We are so pleased with how it came out.
Mike is creative, an excellent listener and had many good suggestions as to how to improve the space in the way that we wanted in a cost-​effective manner. Both Jason and James, who did the majority of the work, are highly skilled carpenters who care about quality. We’re kinda particular (my husband is a designer), so they had to do alot of checking in with us and problem-​solving to get what we wanted. The whole crew are nice guys who were kind to my children and careful with clean-​up. Mike also hires excellent subs who built a beautiful re-​purposed madrona floor and tiled fireplace that Jason finished with the most gorgeous mantle of madrona. Highly recommend.

This is one of those reluctant reviews – like a super secret fave restaurant you love love love but kind of enjoy it being super secret? That’s Urban Build. Mike and Jason are the most professional, knowledgeable, pleasant, reasonable and dependable contractors we’ve ever had… and we’ve had many, alas. Because they are so standout in their work and work ethic, I know they’ll keep growing their client list rapidly. They are so easy to work with and do such an awesome job – what a delight to have found them!

We had our Master bedroom/​bathroom and guest bathroom done by Mike and Jason. They were on time all the time, paid attention to details and very clean. They cleaned up after at the end of each work day. which means a great deal since we have small children. They were super friendly to my kids who always curious to see what they were doing. I would recommend them to anyone who is looking for a contractor. He is A ++ !