Are you dreaming about building a new home, adding on, or remodeling your kitchen or bathroom? We specialize in a cost-effective approach to construction that will give you the most for your money when implementing your design. We can also develop a design for your project.
BALANCED BUDGET
How do you strike a balance between aesthetics and budget? This is the question I spend my working life trying to answer. In 25 years of residential designing and building I’ve only had one client who did not have a budget for their project. They had a vision and the resouses to carry it out without compromise. Their house is a real showpiece and perfectly suited to their needs and wants.
This scenario is by far the exception. All of the other projects had a bigger wish list than the client could afford. This is normal. The culture we live in is pushing us to have more stuff. All the stuff we have needs a place, weather it’s a bigger closet for more clothes or a bigger garage for the new sports car.
I love to build. The bigger and more craftsmenship involved the better. I also realize that the delicate balance of size, looks and budget is hard to achieve. To get there takes experience and constant relentless attention to the details. Every decision needs to be weighed and considered as to is it the optimum choice, all things considered. I believe it is my responsibility to help my clients get the most of what is important to them for their money.
If more square footage is what they want and the budget is tight I can help economize the design to create a large but attractive solution. If quality is the most important, then I can provide them with the best available choices. If a tight schedule is part of the picture, we have the resources to work as rapidly as possible to meet the requirements.
The worst thing is when the client can’t build the project because the design is too expensive. Steps need to be taken all along the way in the design phase to insure the project is within the means of the owner. This is easier said than done and always a moving target because costs are continuously on the rise, so it’s important to stay current with real construction costs. My eyes and ears are always open with regards to costs of all the systems that go into modern buildings and I work closely with the various craftsmen and trades people to stay up to date on costs.
Green Building is now a thing people recognize and ask about. This is not a new idea, having first come to the public awareness back in the sixties. Current events lately though have begun to demand that we now take these issues more seriously. This is yet another dimension that needs to be taken into account when considering a construction project. I take them very seriously myself, so much so that in 2007 we installed photovoltaic solar panels and a net metering system on our house and are now producing more electricity than we use. I can help you do this for your project as well.
The puzzle of balancing all the variables and striving for the optimum solution is why I get up in the morning and look forward to working on the projects of my clients. I love working on this puzzle and am allways excited to sink my teeth into a new one. Call me now and let’s start working on a solution to yours.
Contact Info:
LANDRY UNLIMITED
211 Trescony St
Santa Cruz CA 95060 USA
PHONE 831.479.9306
FAX 831.479.9527
Email: “>Bob Landry
Website: www.landryunlimited.com
LIC. B457737
Our home is on an oceanfront lot, 1 mile from Capitola. We have experienced serial
water intrusion issues(home is 10 yrs. old)with multiple ‘fixes’, over the years that
were unsuccessful.
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Bob was referred to us by a friend/contractor. Bob’s job was to finally eradicate all
sources for the leaks. Bob researched the leak sources and prepared a schedule
and budget and while he was ‘peeling the onion’, it was obvious that the task was
significantly larger than first anticipated. Bob advised us expediently, as the scale
of the issues grew and a new budget and schedule was addressed. Bob’s approach
gave us a great deal of confidence and he proceeded to meet schedules and
budget. Bob’s expertise in construction methods and materials is very high
and he gets it done correctly, with a great deal of communication along the way.
Bob gets our highest level of recommendation for future clients.
Bob first worked on one of my houses 25 years ago, before he went to architecture school. At that time he was already versatile enough to do concrete work, plumbing, and electrical, in addition to framing. He even did a great job at tile setting a shower surround where he had to overcome the crazy irregularities of our beautiful, but hand-made, tiles.
In 2004, Bob and his crew did all of the foundation and framing of our exquisite new custom home in Soquel. The job included many unusual details, and included a beautiful soaring 19′ ceiling supported on intricate 40′ long site-built trusses.
Bob’s combination of hands-on craftsmanship, strong design sensibilities, and a few decades of managing sophisticated construction projects gives him the ability to be successful at just about any residential or light commercial construction project.
We have worked with Bob for about 7 years. We appreciate his balanced, straight forward approach to projects using a great team of subs and craftspeople to accomplish fantastic work. It’s great to have someone fair and directed like Landry Limited to work with.
We work with many GC’s in the Santa Cruz area on a regular basis, Bob is at the top of our list.
V Altman, Pres.
V’s Demolition Incorporated
Bob Landry was our exclusive contractor for several major jobs on our 110-year old west side home. From jacking the house up and replacing the foundation to adding an upstairs living space, giving our front porch a complete facelift and adding a fireplace, Bob has done it all for us. Throughout our experience with him he has been very creative, flexible and quality conscious. Bob brings a unique blend of building experience and architecture training to the table, which helps him find solutions to the most challenging non-square, non-plumb, rotted out old house challenges as well as completely new construction (like our backyard shop – forgot to add he did that too!). I’d recommend him for any job, big or small.