Bottom line — hire this contractor. For those who need more: Sam Brusco’s creativity, computer and carpentry skills, organizational and supervisory ability, concern for the safety of our family and his workers and meticulous attention to detail helped us to turn our 3 bed/1.5 bath house into a 4 bed/2.5 bath home with a family room and a deck in a remarkably efficient amount of time [4½ months]. His off-beat humor, patience and strange ability to talk in funny voices helped make this massive undertaking surprisingly enjoyable. We are grateful to have a safer, more energy-efficient and more livable home thanks to his dedicated labors. So, if you need a great contractor who is smart, funny and always answers his phone, hire Brusco Design & Renovation. You'll be glad you did!
— D.D., Cranston, RI, regarding their major home renovation project where we added a two-story addition to their home and renovated much of the existing house.  Brusco Design & Renovation took the 70-year-old 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom house and turned it into their 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom dream home with a new kitchen, new deck, and new master suite, without taking up too much room from the back yard (less than 250 square feet).  Read the rest of their story here.

Brusco Design & Renovation was very considerate of us and other neighbors during the entire renovation. Everyone was friendly and above all professional. They didn't start too early in the mornings and they stopped working at a reasonable hour too. All vehicles parked on one side of our narrow street to keep traffic flowing. Sam Brusco made sure that no dust, debris, cigarette butts or coffee cups made their way to our property, and we share a driveway with [the clients]! When we have the money, we'll have Brusco back here to do our home!
— J.E. & T.E., Cranston, RI, neighbors of our client D.D., Cranston

Thank you for keeping the neighbors informed on what was happening, and thank you for parking your vehicles on one side of our narrow street.
— P.R., Cranston, RI, neighbors of our client D.D., Cranston

back of the house, before

back of the house, concept

back of the house, completed

It looks like a NASA decontamination chamber in here [in a good way].
— Vincent Marzullo, West Warwick, RI , speaking of the way we had sealed off the work area from the rest of the house, so dust would not migrate, when Brusco Design & Renovation remodeled both of their bathrooms.  First, we expanded and added a shower to the Marzullo's first floor half-bath, then we remodeled the full bath upstairs.

We recently heard a horror story where a contractor was hired to do a similar job for someone.  When the homeowner returned home after the first day of work, he found that this guy had ripped out both bathrooms.  This forced the client to move into a hotel for four months.

Save yourself this kind of anguish and expense by attending the seminar for homeowners — How to Avoid a Renovation Horror, taught by our own Sam Brusco.  A couple hours could save you a lot of time, aggravation and money!

Hire him.
— David Kohn, formerly of Cranston, RI.  Kitchen remodel for a small rental.

Sam can solve any problem, can sing opera, and he can train dogs. He's a Renaissance Man.
I love it. It's awesome!  [My family and friends] love it!
He's become part of the family.
When I looked at my new pantry, I almost cried.  There was so much room and I could find everything!
— Kristen, Rumford, RI
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