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Several years ago, we undertook the rehabilition and addition to a large 19th century Vermont inn and house while living and working 3,000 miles away in San Francisco. Thanks to Karl Johnston and his fabulous crew, not only were we able to pull it off, we ended up with a stunning project that was on-budget and on-schedule.

Karl was able to take our sketchy notes and drawings translate them into a beautiful and well built finished product. He seemed to have a knack for knowing when he needed to call us in and when he didn't. Remarkably,nothing ever seemed to be a crisis. We successfully resolved all the critical issues by FAX, email and the phone.

The project would not have worked without Karl's fundamental competence and experience as builder and his efficient but easy going communication style. In less experienced hand's, this project could easily have gotten out of control. Karl is an excellent listener with a Yankee's facility for straightforward talk. We recommend him without reservation.


--Peter Owens and Carolyn Radisch
San Francisco, CA

"Working with Karl on building our 'dream house' has been a pleasure. One of the reasons we chose Karl as our builder was because of his calm, can-do demeanor. Throughout the project he has responded to our ideas and our changes openly and creatively. The quality of the work he and his crew have put into the project is outstanding.

--Giavanna Munafo and Jim Walsh