"Our experience with Cairn Construction was absolutely first-rate. We did a full house renovation, on time and within budget. Everyone, from Shay to Noel to the person responsible for the smallest detail, was a pleasure to work with. No concern of ours was considered trivial and no surprises were insurmountable. They know their stuff and are open to suggestions. We cannot emphasize enough what fine professionals they are. We were actually sad to see the project end!" Pacific Heights Homeowner “Working with you was a pleasure. No matter what we asked for, you were never frustrated with us. Thank you for making the project easy on us an our neighbors. We cannot wait to work with you again. Shay and Noel, thank you for making us feel like we were part of the Team. Mac, thanks for doing the extra mile. Trevor, thanks for respecting our neighbors. Paul, thanks for getting us onto a solid start with a good foundation. Eddie, thanks for the hundreds of outlets and illuminating our dream.” Rockwood Court Homeowner "In San Francisco, where customers must compete to get good contractors, Cairn stands out as extremely professional and superbly competent from job bidding through to completion and permit sign-offs. Cairn understands the customer and communicates all details in a clear and honest fashion. For the ground-level addition to our 1914 Craftsman house, there were many challenging sub-projects and Cairn handled a difficult schedule and was up-front about all “developments.” Their sub-contractors are also first rate and were extremely flexible with us, helping to ease the transition back into our house, even after the job was complete. Finally, not only did the entire Cairn organization respect our needs, but they worked very cooperatively and effectively with our architect, who in our case was also the project manager." Noe Valley Homeowners “We wanted you to know that it was a pleasure to work with Cairn on our Project. I can’t think of very many people who would have stuck with such a complicated Project, but you did – and I am grateful that we had you by our side for the entire time. We both feel incredibly fortunate to have had Cairn as our contractor. We know that it wasn’t an easy Project, and we really appreciate your commitment, your good nature, and your undying efforts to make everything work out. It is an incredible house and we hope you are proud of a very hard job well done. I hope that you and everyone involved in the Project accepts this letter as a sincere thank you for your dedication, perseverance and hard work.” Castro Street Homeowner "Adamson Molina Design, Inc. has been working in collaboration with Cairn Construction for the past five years on a variety of scale projects. Adamson Molina recommends Cairn Construction because of their ability to estimate a project at the schematic level and follow through the construction in alignment with their original estimate. Shay Lyons is extremely professional and his associates are equally competent. In all, the Cairn team makes the task of construction enjoyable" AMD - Architect/Design "As a Kitchen and Bath Designer I have occasion to work with a lot of different contractors. But I enjoy working with Cairn Construction whenever possible. They do excellent work with a high degree of professionalism while keeping the project fun and stress free. I always recommend Cairn Construction to all of my clients" Susan Templer - Templer Interiors "When you start a major remodel in the close quarters of San Francisco, your neighbor's can't help but be nervous about what it means for them: noise, dust, trash, and parking problems. Some contractors couldn't care less but not Cairn. They managed to build a garage, a foundation, a deck, and a fire escape, gut and rebuild 7,000 square feet, and keep a tidy job site all the while. We've even had unsolicited compliments from our neighbors on how polite, friendly, and helpful the Cairn crew has been! It is great to know we'll be moving back in with our new neighbors and friends." Pacific Heights Homeowners "Great work and great people. It is always a pleasure to work with Cairn Construction" Craig Steely - Architect "Working with Cairn Construction has been a delightful experience from start to finish. Cairn brings to the project the unique combination of European workmanship with energy of America. We had virtually no cost over runs on the renovation job on a house built in the late 1800s. In fact, we were so impressed with the Cairn team we had them pick the architect. How many clients can say that about their contractor" Mill Valley Homeowner "In my six years of working in San Francisco, Cairn Construction proves to be one of the best construction businesses around. They are friendly, intelligent and are very skilled in their trade. Always diligent and professional about their jobs, they provide the kind of quality construction services not often found in the Bay Area. Fine craftsmanship and punctual service in a friendly manner is why Cairn Construction is always one of my first recommendations for a general contractor." A+O, Architecture & Objects “We have been very happy with Cairn Construction. They have done a number of jobs for us, including rebuilding a deck, residing the house with cedar shingles, installing new front steps, and most recently building a 2-car garage. The craftsmanship is outstanding. They are friendly, reliable, and highly knowledgeable. The work is done on time, and they are excessively neat, leaving the site immaculate at the end of each work day. They stand by their work (we recently asked them to repair a front step that had rotted, and they replaced it free-of-charge -- six years after the original work). We will continue to use them and hope that they don't become too popular.” Noe Valley Homeowner “Cairn was genuinely concerned about our wishes during every aspect of the construction. We never felt that they pushed back on any of our requests or changes. They are truly customer focused and very pleasant to deal with. It is very difficult findig a construction company to work with, we have used Cairn on two projects, one small and one large. We highly recommend Cairn and as we think about new projects we can honestly say never let anyone else work on our home.” Forest Hill Homeowner