cardea CONSTRUCTION CO.

Cardea Construction Company was founded in 1985 by Patricia Harroun. The company has since grown into a successful building and remodeling business specializing in kitchens, bathrooms, finished basements, additions and whole house renovations

Patricia graduated from SUNY in Buffalo, NY. Patricia started her career in the building industry in 1976 on a union framing crew, making this her 28th year in the industry.

Memberships

• Washtenaw Remodelors Council Board
Patricia served from 1995-1999, becoming the Chairperson in 1999. Patricia was back on the board in 2002.
• Washtenaw County Home Builders Association
Member of the Board of Directors, as well as one of their task force groups
• GreenBuilt Michigan
• Green Initiative Council
• National Association of Home Builders
As a member of the National Association of Home Builders, Patricia is obligated to uphold the standards of the NAHB; clean standards of business practice, and to maintain her proven track record of successfully completing projects.
• National Association of the Remodeling Industry
• Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce
• Think Local First
• Women Business Owners of Southeastern Michigan

Certifications

with annual eduation requirements and an obligation to uphold the CGR & CAPS Codes of Ethics.

Service Projects

Patricia has worked on numerous service projects including

• Washtenaw Remodelors Council Service Projects
• Christmas in April
• Habitat for Humanity.
• ABC's of Remodeling- From 1999 to 2003 Patricia facilitated this seminar lead by licensed remodelors, kitchen and bath designers, lawyers and architects*.
  * This seminar taught a team approach for homeowners seeking to renovate or add to their homes.

As a builder, Patricia takes great pride in knowing that she can and will provide you the best job possible with the least amount of intrusion to your home and lives. Patricia keeps runs a tight ship and requires all workers on the job to maintain a professional attitude and provide a high quality standard of building.

Perhaps our testimonials say it best...

Here are a few...

Permit me to express my heartfelt thanks to you for the bang-up job that was done on my kitchen. I'm especially impressed with the new features such as the skylight, the deep sink and the island! I also want to commend you on your choice of people to carry out the transformation, they were quiet, clean and seemed to work with no wasted effort.

We wish to take this opportunity to thank you and your staff for a job well done! You have restored our faith in the building trades. From start to finish this was a pleasant experience and the work was done in a competent and professional manner.

Many thanks to Cardea Construction for working with us to finally make our house a real home. The kitchen is beautiful! Both of us really appreciate the high standards of honesty and intergrity underlying your work.