Project spotlight: a finished basement that became 'the deck-a-Sarous.'

Some projects you remember because of the technical complexity. Some you remember because of the timeline. Morgan F.'s project we remember because of what she wrote afterward.

Her review opens with a line we keep coming back to: "It's not often that you meet people that can truly be inspirational."

We don't think of ourselves that way. We think of ourselves as two craftsmen who do the work right and tell the truth. But Morgan's project is the one where both of those simple things added up to something bigger — and the something bigger is what stays with us.

The basement. Morgan came to us with a finished-basement project. Not "drop ceiling and a carpet remnant" finished — the real thing. Designed from concept to completion. We sat down at her kitchen table, sketched what she wanted, walked the basement, talked through where the egress would go, where the bathroom rough-in had to land, what she'd actually use the space for. From there we built it.

In her words: "I had the pleasure of having Mission complete an entire finished basement for my family. They designed the concept from start to finish and it is truly magnificent to behold."

That's the kind of review you can't manufacture. "Truly magnificent to behold" is a sentence that comes from a homeowner who's seen the space at every stage — the demo, the framing, the rough-in inspections, the drywall, the trim, the paint, the day we hauled the last drop cloths to the truck — and on that last day still felt like she was walking into something better than what she'd asked for.

The deck-a-Sarous. Then Morgan called us back for the deck. Not just a deck. A deck-a-Sarous.

In her words: "They did such amazing work I hired them again to complete an outside deck we call the deck-a-Sarous (it's hugh) and again the work was literally top quality."

The misspelling of "huge" is hers, and we've kept it because it's perfect — it's the energy she walked out onto the finished deck with. The thing was big. Multi-tiered. Designed to handle her family the way the basement had: not "fits the requirement," but "exceeds the dream you didn't know you had." We built it.

Why this project taught us something. Most of our projects end with a final invoice and a thank-you. Morgan's didn't. Halfway through the deck build, she stopped treating us as contractors and started treating us as friends. She'd offer us coffee in the morning. She'd ask about our families. By the end of the deck job, her family knew our names and our trade backgrounds and where we went to lunch.

She put it this way: "Not only does this company do amazing work, with your budget, in a timely manner but the 2 men who run it are trustworthy, compassionate and true professionals. More than that..they became friends. I am honored to have gotten to know them, and it is my privilege to recommend them to anyone that need anything done inside are outside your house."

That's the line we point to whenever someone asks what makes Mission Home Solutions different. "More than that..they became friends." We didn't try to make that happen. We just did the work the way we'd want it done in our own homes, told the truth at every decision point, and the friendship was a byproduct of doing the trade right.

The quote that earned the project a place on this blog. Morgan ended her review with a line that's now our standing offer: "If you want pictures, just ask. I'll send them to you."

Same. If you're considering a finished basement or a deck or any project of consequence, and you want to see Morgan's work — or any of the other projects we don't have on our gallery yet — call us. We'll text or email you photos.

A finished basement built from a kitchen-table sketch. A deck big enough to deserve a dinosaur name. A customer who became a friend.

That's what Mission Home Solutions does for a living.

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