West Seattle Design Build: Welcoming a new WSB sponsor

Today we welcome West Seattle Design Build as a new WSB sponsor – here’s what they’d like you to know about their business: West Seattle Design Build has the experience and attention to detail that we believe sets us apart from the rest. We have worked hard at developing a reputation for exceptional customer service and customer satisfaction. West Seattle Design Build‘s personnel offer more than 25 years of experience in both residential and commercial construction; it is a BBB-accredited company. We manage a wide range of home remodeling and new construction projects, from bathroom additions and remodels to an entire home renovation and new construction. West Seattle Design Build also specializes in tenant improvements, including restaurant, office and specialty store buildouts. West Seattle Design Build believes in partnering with our clients to create special spaces that will accommodate individual needs. West Seattle Design Build understands the construction process can be disruptive to everyday living, and we work with our customers to minimize impact. The majority of our clients are either repeat customers or come from referrals of satisfied clients. We feel that our quality of work, cleanliness and attention to detail is the primary reason we have such a large repeat customer base. West Seattle Design Build and its owners have a strong commitment to the community. The owners of the company were born and raised in West Seattle and have long standing connections to the local community. The company and its owners believe in active involvement in the community to create a healthier, cohesive and more viable community. West Seattle Design Build and its owners actively volunteer time as coaches in the local West Seattle baseball and soccer leagues, as well as volunteering time and services at a local elementary school. West Seattle Design Build is proud of its work and you will be too! West Seattle Design Build is online at wsdesignbuild.com; call (206) 938-0174, or e-mail jon@wsdesignbuild.com. We thank West Seattle Design Build for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB; the sponsor team, with info on joining, is all here.

mark October 28, 2009 (3:48 pm)

It looks like you do some really nice work. One suggestion, lose the Windows Media Player as a device for showing your work, it’s borderline painful. I gave up looking at it after seeing Kitchens.

WSB October 28, 2009 (3:55 pm)

Mark, what’s your favorite method for folks to showcase video on their website? We’re always interested in observations like this! – TR

4thGenWestSide October 28, 2009 (4:04 pm)

West Seattle Design Build did our basement remodel a few years ago. What a great job. Beautiful finishes, good communication, and very patient. Jon Morin is a gifted craftsman and wonderful at making creative use of space. I recommend them without hesitation.

mark October 28, 2009 (6:39 pm)

Tracy,

Its not that Windows Media Player is a poor choice for videos. But, if you are using it to do a slide show with limited bandwith it is just a poor choice. It is slow to load, tough to naviagte. I still think thumbails work best for what is pretty much a static site. It would allow for more pictures to be shown and give the end user a little more control. Again, it looks like they do beautiful work, as a do it myself home re-modeler I love the look and quality.

Mark

sam October 28, 2009 (9:00 pm)

as far as the website discussion goes, I don’t know anything about computer code or names for web page things, but my favorite way to view photos is on petster.com
if you click on the first thumbnail of many photos, a little window pops up and the main web page is grayed out.
you can click through the photos and then close the pop up window when you are done.
here is a random example- the thumbnails are on the right
http://www.petster.com/SeattlePrincss/pets/14298

west seattle golfer October 28, 2009 (9:10 pm)

re: windows media player on their site:

None of the galleries on their site load on my MacBook. Like Mark said – keep it simple – thumbnails with links to full size images works wonders for a simple site such as this.