Recently I met a general contractor in the Phoenix area, he asked me to help him with doors.   The contractor and I met, he told me he is doing a total renovation to a house that had a bad water flood damage. In the house there is an opening of eight feet wide by eight feet tall (floor to ceiling). He said he is going to reduce the height to seven feet and asked me to come up with a plan for Installing four French doors. The opening is...

Refinishing wooden garage overhead door.   My client found me on his search using Google.    My client ask me to look at his wooden garage door and to give him a bid on refinishing the garage door. When I visited with my client I found out that his garage door was weathered for rain and direct sun. I gave him the bid and he gave me a go ahead and refinish his wooden garage overhead door.   The first step was applying deep penetrating oil based...

Designing, building and installing a sleeping platform with two drawers.   My new client Kevin, found me on Angie’s List, He asked me to build a platform with two drawers so he and his wife could sleep in the SUV on the road. We talked about it and he showed me some pictures he found on the Internet. I told him it would be kinda short and I made a suggestion to build an extra piece to extend the platform. He said, with extra piece I will...

Replacing a swing door with a pocket door My client Frank found my business on Google Search. He checked out my website and called me.   Frank wanted to remodel the master bathroom for an handicapped person. Part of it was, creating wider opening. The original door was twenty eight inched wide and he wonted it to be thirty two inches wide. He also wanted the new door to slide into the wall, also known as ‘pocket door’   Frank...

Angie’s List member, review on Shapira Builders 9/26/2014   My Client posted a wonderful review on Shapira Builders work at his historic house in Phoenix AZ. Here is the review: First of all, Dov was very responsive to my call and came out immediately to inspect and quote on the work. He helped me order the correct doors for the job and then came out additional times to discuss cost saving options. I have a pre-1940 home in one of the...