We retired and moved to Madera from the Sacramento area in May 2009. We bought a foreclosed house out in the county and knew it was going to need some work.

Our experience with contractors in the Sacramento area was mostly negative. Expecting the same here, we have been pleasantly surprised, and feel as if we live in New Hampshire again where a handshake and a man’s good word is of value.

Prior to moving in, we needed a fence around our property. We called Central Valley Fencing to install it. We were a little apprehensive about having the work done while we were not here, but they did an excellent job at a good price and the employees were great.

Glad to be done with that and encouraged by the honest service, we decided to remodel the kitchen and hoped we would get lucky again. We contacted John Ogle of Ogle’s Custom Cabinets to come over and take a look. This turned out to be one of the best calls we have made. Not only was his advice and work excellent, but he was able to direct us to Patterson Painting, and Richard Cervantez Jr. Construction.

Thinking we had gotten very lucky employing these people and were pretty much finished with the house for now, we discovered we needed a new roof. Here we go again, our luck has probably run out. Much to our surprise, once again, Steve Alvarado Roofing did another fantastic job putting on the new roof. Every one of these companies, without exception, did excellent work, very reasonable prices, courteous employees that respected us and our property, and didn’t stop until we were 100 percent satisfied.

These are all local Madera businesses that the community can trust and be proud of. We are still newcomers here, but if this is any indication of this area, we’re darn glad we moved here.

Jeff and Pam Shaw,
Madera

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