Quality
Do it the way it should be done, including the parts nobody will ever see. Waterproofing, framing, backing, fasteners. That’s where a remodel is actually won.
Who you’re hiring
It started with our own basement.
Dream Team Construction began in the basement of our first house. We remodeled it ourselves, then a bathroom, then the laundry room, then the bathroom upstairs. By the time we were finished, we were already looking for the next house.
We came into this from inside the industry, with a background in construction sales and then construction management, so we knew how projects are supposed to run and where they usually go wrong. What was new was building alongside a designer from day one. Suzanne designed, Douglas ran the work, and the results were better than either could have produced alone. That partnership has been the model for every project since.
The lesson from that first basement is still how we run every job: construction is a team operation. A remodel is a dozen trades who all have to show up, in the right order, and do their best work. Building that team, with long-standing relationships with the framer, the electrician and the tile setter, and a job site they want to be on, is the core of what we do. It is what “Dream Team” means.
Today the roles are the same. Suzanne leads design as Suzanne Berceau Designs. Douglas runs the build: the trades, the schedule, the materials and the logistics. Between the two, nothing falls into a gap, and you always know who to call.
What sets us apart is that we are a family business in the fullest sense. Our trade partners are the same people, project after project, because we treat them as part of the team rather than as a line item. We extend the same to our clients. We are not looking to do one job for you. We are looking to be the builder you call for the next twenty years.
Douglas Salazar, owner & builder