Design Scales, LLC

Seattle, United States

2.3

3 reviews

Does not accept credit cards

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Telephone:
+1 206-745-0284
Website:
www.designscales.com
Address:
10002 Aurora Ave N Suite 252, Seattle, WA, 98133
b/t 100th St & 101st St
Licton Springs
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Local time (Seattle) –

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

Welcome to Design Scales, LLC, a residential remodeling company providing permitting and construction services for all types of remodeling projects including, structural work, earthquake retrofits, room additions, basement remodels, bathroom remodels, etc.

If you are interested in getting a free custom quote for your project, call 206.745.0284.

Design Services:

Building Permit Drawings

Drawings to Scale

Blueprints

Drafting

Permit Drawings

Models to Scale, Building and/​or Site

Technical Illustrations

Patent Drawings

Building Permits:

Drafting for small projects or major renovations

Drawing types — (as required depending on the size of your project) Site Plans, Location Plans, Floor Plans, Elevations Sections, Reflected Ceiling Plans, Electrical Plans

Structural Drawings — We draft in coordination with structural engineers as needed for larger projects. They provide stamped framing plans, details, and notes that we incorporate into your permit set.

Construction Services:

Additions and Alterations

Kitchen Remodel

Bathroom Remodel

Basement Remodel

Garage Remodel

Inspection Management

Soundproofing

Mold Remediation

Decks, Pergolas, Arbors

Tile and Wood Flooring

Drywall Repair

Insulation

Benefits of using Design Scales for your project:

Value

Quality

Responsiveness

Custom Solutions

Innovative project management

As you can see from the range of services we offer, our goal is to step in and help move your project forward, no matter where it is now…

History

Established in 2010.

Shad Minshew is the founder and owner of Design Scales, LLC. With decades in the construction industry and an architecture degree from WSU, this company brings that depth of experience in each phase of construction, directly to customers. From design, to permit drawings and engineering, through construction, finish work, and furniture, Design Scales can step in and move your project forward.

Meet the Business Owner

Shad M.

Business Owner

I have a B.S. in Arch. Studies in 2006 from Washington State University, and a B.A. in Philosophy in 1995 from St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Those early experiences, combined with many jobs and roles within the construction industry, inform the diverse nature of Design Scales service offerings.

I enjoy meeting people, talking about different possibilities, and executing on plans to make spaces that work better for the people that use them.

Design Scales should reflect that desire, and provide high quality drawings, construction services, and custom furniture at reasonable prices.

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3 reviews of Design Scales, LLC

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Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Shad is very good with his tools and knows a lot about almost everything. I would recommend his services to everyone who needs fixing and upgrading help in their homes.
Place rating: 1
Renton, WA
We ignored the bad review and hired Shad because he WAS a friend of mine. Naturally we were on his side and think that the other review was being not fair. BIG mistake.
Don’t want to bore you with all the problems we ran into him, just a couple of examples here:
1. He has an answer to everything, he even made us feel bad for asking the job be done correctly. We were not going to fire him but he basically quit himself by lying to me that he will come in and finish the job. All he wants was the check for $ 290. This lead to the second point below.
2. He did the tiles for our shower and we had to ask him to re-​do some of the tiles because they are not flat. His response what that we want a 1⁄16 grout line and that is the reason the wall is not flat. We almost fell into it but then we realize regardless the grout size, a not flat wall is still not flat. We pointed it out and he started to attacking us by saying we are too perfection and the tiles are just a business card thickness out (which is not the case). We insisted that is not right and that’s when he lied to us saying he will come fix it as long as we leave him the check for $ 290. We were going to keep using him but he just pick up the check and his stuff and left. I was not going to write this review until we see his work side by side with the new contractor’s work. Now we are looking at the remaining two top rows of nice tiles installed by the other contractor and the crooked and uneven bottom rows he installed. If we have the time and the money, I will totally have all his work redone!
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
I really question the integrity of this contractor. I would not hire this person for any other job in the future and I regret hiring him for this job.
He did about 85% of the work at a somewhat passable level, but not with the attention to detail that I value in a drywaller. He told me he was finished and that I would just have to put on some joint compound to finish it, but that’s what I hired the drywaller for to put up the sheetrock, tape, mud and sand it to a level where I can paint it — not to a level where I have to put on more joint compound. So I’m left having to complete a job this weekend when I thought I would simply just have to paint and be finished. There are rounded corners on wall, holes, screwtops not covered, and in my garage a gaping hole.
When I noted the areas I wanted improved, he would not fix it, and demanded to be paid. In the past on our home remodel when I’ve done final walk-​throughs with other contractors, plumbers, and electricians they remedied promptly any issues of concern. This was one of the smallest contracting jobs we’ve had done on our house and unfortunately the worst experience.
He was so rude and smug at the end of the job. I felt threatened and I had to ask him to leave my property after paying him. Such a horrible experience.