Custom Home Specialties Inc. - Deck Builder in Dakota County , MN

Maddy Mortenson 

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6 months ago

Mike and his team did a great job explaining price, process and products. He gave me different prices to reflect my needs and once I decided on what I wanted, his team finished everything in a timely fashion. I would highly recommend custom home specialties for any deck product! 

Jan Kolehmainen 

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6 months ago

We recently had two 12'x12' decks (upper and lower) with existing wood flooring rails, and spindles removed and replaced with Timber Tech Azek PVC decking. The work was done by Custom Home Specialties, Inc. under the direction of Mike Mortenson, owner of the company, who initially gave us the estimate of the job and managed and supervised the work. To say that we were pleased with all aspects of the project would be an understatement. From obtaining the building permit to the delivery of the materials to the actual construct... read more

Patrick Britnell 

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6 months ago

The entire process was a fiasco. Mike and his team built our deck without checking the ledger board or apparently using a level. Our deck started to sag in the middle, and we called this team out to look at it. They did a quick fix which did not resolve the issue. We called Mike and had a brief discussion and he told us“I don’t know What to tell you”. He then hung up on us. We eventually got him to come back out. He had an attitude the entire time. His crew admitted to not checking the ledger board. Our deck is lower on one ... read more

Robin Newborg 

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2 years ago

At the beginning of the 2022 we hired a contractor through Angi to design and build our deck beginning in April. Unfortunately, by July nothing was done. We canceled and started scrambling for someone to help us replace our unsafe deck with a new baby on the way. After 4 other estimates, Mike immediately stood out with a straight-up, direct and honest approach. My requested design and estimate came back in less than 24 hours even with some unique stair challenges. They over-delivered with a faster completion time combined wi... read more

MC 

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2 years ago

Mike and his crew were incredible to work with from the start to the end of the entire project. During the design consultation, Mike was very accommodating to make sure the project would fit into our budget. The high-quality materials and workmanship is five-star!