We are from out of state, and plan to build our retirement home in northern Michigan. We found Jeffrey online and met with him when we were in the area. The day after our meeting, we called him about a lot we found, and he hopped in his car and drove 30 minutes to meet us there and walk the land! His energy, enthusiasm, excitement, creativity, knowledge, and commitment have been evident from our first meeting. Jeff has been to our lot (we've since purchased it) three times, provided drawings and vision, answered our multitude of questions with expertise, and encouraged us to make this dream a reality while keeping in our budget. We have a couple of years before it's time to build, but we're very grateful for this type of "welcome" into this process that Jeff has given us. We're so looking forward to life in northern Michigan!Read More

The design work on our new home was great. JRN was able to create a unique rustic home on a our property. He took great care to consider all our wants and fit the home on a small hill with woods as a backdrop. Lots of windows allow us to see our beautiful property from all sides. He created a house that was not just standard, but had many specially designed features.Read More

Jeffrey is a true professional. He did a wonderful job designing our addition which consisted of a family room, den and covered porch. The covered porch was the most challenging part of the design but Jeffrey made it happen and on budget. The covered porch was very important to my wife especially and we could not be more pleased. He is very caring, innovative and works hard to save his clients money on project costs. I would not hesitate for one minute to recommend him to others. He will work with his clients to come up with the best design on budget and often can find areas to save money.Read More

Jeff is so helpful! He had amazing ideas and helped us with not only inspiration but with saving money as well! Really appreciate his help!!Read More

I have worked with Jeffrey Rice and JRN Design Associates llc and I would like to give a compliment to the very careful Design Build process he has and his desire for finding the best design solutions available for the clients construction budget. His process for "Building on Budget by Design" allows for the opportunity to value engineer the entire home and he is a pleasure to work with as well.Read More

I have a ready to build plan that Jeff reviewed for me. WOW! He immediately saw several ways in which it was labor, read COST, intensive, and suggested how we could slightly change it, saving me a great deal of money while still allowing me to keep my style AND adding better functionality to the space. I do not give reviews easily but this company deserves it! I’d not hesitate to hire Jeff to not only design my next home, but to also build it! He knows his stuff! I just wish I had met him before I had the original plans drawn. Don’t make the same mistake I did, contact him FIRST!Read More

We hired Jeffrey initially to design our lake house remodel. He did an excellent job of listening to our wants and needs, and found a way to provide both within our budget. We were so pleased we hired him to function as our general contractor as we live out of state. He is honest and reliable and very talented. We absolutely recommend his service!Read More