Building Character LLC
Building Character LLC builds high-quality outdoor living spaces for homeowners in and around Cincinnati. As experienced deck builders, we specialize in custom wood decks, covered porches, composite decking, and patio installations. We also design and install custom pergolas, retractable awnings, aluminum railings, patio enclosures, concrete patios, retaining walls, and landscape lighting. Our teams handle everything from new builds to complex remodeling projects, ensuring structural integrity and long-term protection. We provide clear pricing, warranties, and flexible financing. We serve Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and the surrounding areas with professional expertise. Request a quote to start your project.
Customer's reviews
We initially met with Jennifer, the owner and she helped us select the colors for the deck flooring, railing and lattice. Building Character’s crew Josh and John arrived on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving 2024 along with Josh’s sidekick, Dozier. They dismantled the old 35 year wooden deck and carried all of the debris to their trailer. The building inspector arrived on Wednesday.
Josh and John started building the new deck on the Monday after Thanksgiving and finished on Thursday, the day of the final building inspection. We are so happy with the results. Josh and John worked in cold weather, but still paid attention to detail and finished in a timely manner. They cleaned up their work area before leaving the final time. Josh is due back on Monday to clean the entire deck. Thank you, Jennifer, Josh, John and of course, Dozier.
~ Larry R
We searched for over a year to find the right biulder to create our deck and porch. We found Jared and Jennifer with Building Character and they transformed our blank patio into a beautifully designed and built deck and screened porch! Their work on the design made the deck blend beautifully with our house. Their crew was great---they worked to assure our our every need was met even though the weather was very uncooperative. Their level of attention to detail was wonderful -- even the most picky home owner (my wife) was ecstastic!! We would definitely recommend Building Character to anyone looking to build a deck or porch for their home. Thank you Jared, Jennifer, Tim, Josh, Rob (birthday boy) and Justin---it took a team to complete our dream and that's just what you all are---an excellent TEAM!!!
Dan and Jean Wojtkiewicz
02/14/2020
~ Dan W
We have a toddler so it was important to us that we expand the usable space in our backyard. They removed a hot tub, bushes, and moved our drainpipe for us to make room for the patio. Overall, we're very happy with Building Character and the work they did especially considering they worked (6/15 - 7/2) through some pretty extreme heat. One last thing I'd like to highlight is that our original estimate included a gate at the top of the deck. When reviewing the contract, we didn't realize it was missing and so it wasn't installed when the rest of the deck was constructed. I'm happy to say that we worked with Building Character and they honored their estimate; we got the gate installed yesterday!
~ Alec R
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Contact information
Phone
+1 513-592-1103
Address
8089 Furlong Drive
Cleves
45002
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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