Construction contractors for 900 Biscayne

Hello future neighbors! I will be closing next week on my A-line townhouse. I just wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations with respect to construction in our building. I found that Lux Quarters was priced too high for what they were offering. Also, does anyone have any recommendations on installation of blinds.

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Permalink Reply by Alex (MUL) on July 1, 2008 at 11:57pm: Hi Joseph, How do you like your A-line townhouse and the building overall? I heard those have some really nice layouts.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joseph R Gaudio on July 2, 2008 at 12:51am: Hi Alex: I love the layout. The den is large and has a window so that it can become converted to a 3rd bedroom if one desired. I also feel that the 20 ft ceilings give the apartment a more spacious feel. The building is stunning, I have seen many new developments but 900 Biscayne outshines them all by a longshot. The quality is unsurpassed.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alex (MUL) on July 2, 2008 at 8:49am: Did you get all the work done to your place?

If not, my friend Diego Rodriguez is a General Contractor and he may be able to help you out with whatever you need. Him and his team did a great job at my place.

Feel free to e-mail him at d@diegonconstruction.net; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joseph R Gaudio on July 2, 2008 at 10:02pm: Hi Alex: Thanks for the follow-up. I actually found a reputable contractor who will be 1/2 the price of Lux Quarters. If anything falls through I will e-mail you.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rob on July 22, 2008 at 2:07am: Someone arbitrarily has increased the garbage disposal fee to $1500, from $500... Umm today. No explanation, and congrats for favoring Lux, whom the developer endorces. I am not a conspiracy theory kind of guy, but, umm, this is illegal!!!

The building has issues with people licensed in nearby counties (read licensed in Broward or say Palm Beach). I only speak English... Most disquieting....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ausniQ on December 10, 2008 at 8:34pm: About blinds, stick with Mecho shades or some sort of shear weave shades. In the bedroom, have the installer install a "double roll" which is basically a roll to match your unit's general shade (probably a 5%) and a blackout shade. Please do not live in any Miami tower and not have blackouts in your bedrooms. You'll suffer in the long term and won't realize it until it's too late.

Don't buy Mecho shades directly from a Mecho dealer... they will RIP you off. In a previous house of mine, I asked for a quote on 1% shades (manual), one Kawneer door, and 3 glass panels (about 90" h x 32" w) and the quote came back as $7,500!!!!!! The dealer later said, "Oh that was a typo!"

Then the quote went down to $3,200. Still way too high.

Here's a tool to estimate your blinds cost: www.sheerweaveshades.com

I've ordered from them, the only downside is the time. Their blinds are usually 3 weeks out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Joseph R Gaudio on January 5, 2009 at 9:50pm: Happy New Year and thanks for the Info on the shades. Who did your installation? I have 20ft ceilings in my unit so I will need motorized shades.

ausniQ said:
About blinds, stick with Mecho shades or some sort of shear weave shades. In the bedroom, have the installer install a "double roll" which is basically a roll to match your unit's general shade (probably a 5%) and a blackout shade. Please do not live in any Miami tower and not have blackouts in your bedrooms. You'll suffer in the long term and won't realize it until it's too late.

Don't buy Mecho shades directly from a Mecho dealer... they will RIP you off. In a previous house of mine, I asked for a quote on 1% shades (manual), one Kawneer door, and 3 glass panels (about 90" h x 32" w) and the quote came back as $7,500!!!!!! The dealer later said, "Oh that was a typo!"

Then the quote went down to $3,200. Still way too high.

Here's a tool to estimate your blinds cost: www.sheerweaveshades.com

I've ordered from them, the only downside is the time. Their blinds are usually 3 weeks out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by ausniQ on January 10, 2009 at 3:34pm: LUX Quarters did mine as well as the floors and some of the lights.

Joseph R Gaudio said:
Happy New Year and thanks for the Info on the shades. Who did your installation? I have 20ft ceilings in my unit so I will need motorized shades.

ausniQ said:
About blinds, stick with Mecho shades or some sort of shear weave shades. In the bedroom, have the installer install a "double roll" which is basically a roll to match your unit's general shade (probably a 5%) and a blackout shade. Please do not live in any Miami tower and not have blackouts in your bedrooms. You'll suffer in the long term and won't realize it until it's too late.

Don't buy Mecho shades directly from a Mecho dealer... they will RIP you off. In a previous house of mine, I asked for a quote on 1% shades (manual), one Kawneer door, and 3 glass panels (about 90" h x 32" w) and the quote came back as $7,500!!!!!! The dealer later said, "Oh that was a typo!"

Then the quote went down to $3,200. Still way too high.

Here's a tool to estimate your blinds cost: www.sheerweaveshades.com

I've ordered from them, the only downside is the time. Their blinds are usually 3 weeks out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by GRE on January 11, 2010 at 8:44pm: Hi - in the same process you were in a year ago. Installing shades. Can you recommend the company that finally performed the work? I appreciate the help.; ▶ Reply to This