We own the Lamb and Lion Inn in Barnstable on Cape Cod. Our inn has high marks all around from the guests, however our personal space was another story! Our kitchen overlooks the courtyard, pool & hot tub, and it's a lot of fun, but a linoleum & Formica meca! YIKES! We decided this winter it was time to take care of the innkeepers so a new kitchen was in order. However, there is no such thing as a millionaire B&B owner, so our budget was a huge issue. Lee and his wife Meoghan came to the inn and from that moment on it was a pleasure doing business with Benchmark. They are easy to work with, have great vision and really understand what a tight budget is. Rather than getting whacked with huge construction costs we were shown how we could simply re-face the existing ugliness, change what needed changing and simply hide what could be hidden. Lee came up with fantastic space saving ideas and he even saved our 2 kitchen islands, giving them a facelift instead of replacing them. At the end of it all, Lee and his caring & careful team left us with a kitchen we LOVE, and for much less money than we had originally imagined. We have much more storage space, and he even through in glass door cabinet with a motion night light (a great calling card--every time the light goes on we think of Lee--was this done on purpose? Hmmm...)
On a more personal note we truly appreciated Lee's easy going personality, great sense of humor and communication skills. When he & his team were caught at another job that ran a week late he called us right away and kept us posted as to his timing during the small delay, which ended up to be shorter that expected.
On Cape Cod we have a huge problem with workers showing up late, or not at all, and not hearing from them. It's torturous! Benchmark's professionalism made working with them something we would gladly do again in the future, if another project comes along. If anyone needs anymore praise than that to help them make up their minds please call us at the Lamb and Lion Inn!
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