...I was seriously so humbled talking to you, your team and even your clients! You really do excellent work and it was such a joy to see... You have so much to offer our industry and last week I got a front row seat. Thank you!
Christine Williamson, Building Science Fight Club
...I was seriously so humbled talking to you, your team and even your clients! You really do excellent work and it was such a joy to see. Please pass on my admiration and thanks on to our team... You have so much to offer our industry and last week I got a front row seat. Thank you!
I've been impressed with the practicality, efficiency, realism, and detail of the Birdsmouth Design-Build team.
Unprompted feedback sent to Fine Homebuilding Magazine
I've been an FHB subscriber for decades, and Josh Salinger's recent "Pros and Cons of Panelization" (FHB #321) is a good example of the reason why. I've been impressed with the practicality, efficiency, realism, and detail of the Birdsmouth Design-Build team. I look forward to hearing more from them.
Josh at Birdsmouth, is exceptional educator for clients and students. He’s an innovative thinker and brings communities together for a lower carbon future.
Alison G Kwok, PhD, Department Head, University of Oregon, College of Design
"Josh at Birdsmouth, is exceptional educator for clients and students. He’s an innovative thinker and brings communities together for a lower carbon future. He has brought new knowledge to several of my classes through sharing his stories, resources, and articles – all accessible for learning from basics to advanced topics! Thank you!”
The entire team at Birdsmouth is top-notch. They are friendly, knowledgeable, and dedicated to their craft of building high-quality, highly-efficient houses.   We enjoyed the process and we love our new house!
Jeff and Mary
We purchased land in Damascus and hired Birdsmouth Design-Build to create a custom passive house in a farmhouse style.  Working with our Birdsmouth architect, Tammy, was a great pleasure.   She and the team met with us over Zoom during the lockdown.  She helped us to design a home that was perfect for our rural retirement.  Our Birdsmouth site manager, Botts, was on-site every day with a small team of hard-working perfectionists!  They made sure that everything was done right, the job site was organized and clean, and their subs worked at their same high standards.  The entire team at Birdsmouth is top-notch. They are friendly, knowledgeable, and dedicated to their craft of building high-quality, highly-efficient houses.   We enjoyed the process and we love our new house!  
Josh and his team brought deep knowledge of building science, tightly run project management, and a phenomenal set of professionals on site and off
Michael Armstrong and Laurie Paulson, Former Clients (2021)
Birdsmouth delivered a superb and seamless design-build experience for our ADU: Josh and his team brought deep knowledge of building science, tightly run project management, and a phenomenal set of professionals on site and off. Birdsmouth matches its long experience with a willingness to try new approaches as better technologies and practices become available. In our case, one example of this was the use of a wood slab to minimize concrete and the associated carbon emissions while also making the flooring more comfortable.
 The Birdsmouth team were great communicators, giving us good transparency on approaching decision points and next steps throughout the design and construction process. We’re thrilled with the resulting ADU—good looking, high performance, and built to last.
 
I am delighted with the end result - I have to say the
Vassar Byrd, Former Client (2020)
Honestly, I brought Birdsmouth a mess of a project - an ADU that had started as an idea several years ago that was then a design in process ever since. Way too many cooks in the kitchen!  It was unreasonable and not something I could afford to build. Working as a true partner, they reformatted and redesigned and gave me an elegant 800 square-foot building that anyone would be proud to live in, and on a budget that made sense for me.  I am delighted with the end result - I have to say the process was part of why I would work with them again: collaborative, thoughtful, multiple solutions to every issue, and extremely creative in the (to me) boring parts of infrastructure and energy efficiency.  (And, by the way?  the parts that bore you are the ones that can eat you alive financially.)   They stayed on schedule, within budget, and the communication with the project manager and rest of the team was excellent.  I look forward to STARTING a project with them next time.
The Birdsmouth team proved to be exceptional craftsmen, environmental experts, and solid, reliable humans...Our neighbors still talk about how friendly they were, and while we don't miss the construction, we miss the crew.
Erin and Josh, Former Clients (2019)
We hired Birdsmouth when we purchased a new house with unique construction (SIPS panels) and evidence of poor installation of siding and windows. The Birdsmouth team proved to be exceptional craftsmen, environmental experts, and solid, reliable humans. Over a six-month period, the crew showed up on time every day, worked hard, communicated well, and ensured we were satisfied with their work. Our neighbors still talk about how friendly they were, and while we don't miss the construction, we miss the crew. Our house looks incredible, and I can sleep at night knowing the water is outside.
Can't say enough good about these guys and recommend them highly!
Liv and Kassandra
Birdsmouth is a professional, responsible, friendly, responsive, and thorough company. We worked with the wonderful, owner  Josh and a stellar architect/project manager Jonathan to remodel our kitchen and make some other improvements to our home during summer/fall 2016. We could not have asked for a better team. They worked well with our architect, our budget, our timeline, our complicated family constraints (a pregnancy and early birth!), and our expectations. We were impressed with the crews that they brought into the house, who were courteous, responsive, thorough, and *very* tidy. We were also impressed with their communication - they made themselves available for in-person meetings, phone meetings, and lots of email communication. They were up front and honest about costs, implications of choosing different materials and fixtures, and the reality of the construction process. They were patient with us (we know nothing about construction and are fussy about details). The individuals we worked with have a great sense of humor and a real eye and passion for eco-friendly construction. They were ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. And the work that they did has held up amazingly well. It's now been a year and we really love the kitchen they built us and the craftsmanship that went along with it. Can't say enough good about these guys and recommend them highly.
It is without reservation that I recommend Birdsmouth wholeheartedly to anyone that will listen.
Irena and Mikal, Former Clients
“After consulting with 7 other contractors, we met with Birdsmouth and felt good about them from the start. Through the bid and estimate process, Josh and Ben (designer) were professional, honest, responsive and thorough. So we went forward with our almost 600 square foot addition to our home. Our experience was fantastic! We had no false impressions about what it would be like to undergo 4 months of construction with 2 toddlers, 2 dogs and us occupying the house. But they made it as good an experience as possible. Great about barrier protection and minimizing dust and disruption in our living space. They also always answered all our questions, explained things thoroughly as construction happened, and were responsive and accessible in addition to . Respectful and mindful of our space and schedule. The end product is beautiful! They were also on time and on budget, despite the normal surprises that come up during construction to an old house. It is without reservation that I recommend Birdsmouth wholeheartedly to anyone that will listen.”
Ryan Shanahan CPHC, PHIUS+ Rater Green Building Consultant
“It's always nice to meet a builder as advanced as Birdsmouth with regards to building science and eco-consciousness.”
 
 
Birdsmouth provides the highest quality projects with superior personal service.
Mary Hogue, MkM Architecture.
Birdsmouth provides the highest quality projects with superior personal service. They keep their clients very well informed which allows the fear of remodeling to be turned into excitement instead. Beautiful work and an enjoyable experience! 
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Keyan Mizani, eM/Zed Architecture
“Birdsmouth provides exceptional service from start to finish.  Josh and his team are honest, experienced, good-natured, and great to work with.  They communicate clearly and openly with clients and design professionals, and contribute creative ideas on ways to best achieve the goals of a project within its budget.  Their collaborative approach welcomes input from everyone involved, which keeps the process productive and fun.  The thoroughness and accuracy of Josh’s estimates and bids helps clients to better understand and anticipate the cost of construction, and avoids unnecessary change orders. 
My clients look for a builder with the experience, skills, and desire to build Passive House and other high-performance homes. It was natural to consider Birdsmouth based on its experience and commitment to building energy-efficient homes.
Tad Everhart, energy-efficient building consultant and retired residential developer/builder
"My clients look for a builder with the experience, skills, and desire to build Passive House and other high-performance homes.  It was natural to consider Birdsmouth based on its experience and commitment to building energy-efficient homes.  As we got to know Josh, I was impressed with not only his knowledge of Passive House, but his keen awareness of Passive House market developments and approaches.  Josh surprised my clients and me with his transparency about project costs.  He provided pricing from vendors, an itemized price quote for every part of our project (17 pages), and three pages of thoughtful notes after our first meeting.  I appreciate the facts (and the absence of hand-waving and extravagant claims).”  
The Birdsmouth crew and the contractors hired are very attentive, cool, fun to work with people. They are punctual, and all very skilled in their work...Their quality and attention to detail really stand out!
Danny and Suzy Holie, Former Clients

Some contractors just know construction, however, Josh has a great design sense as well, and his quality craftsmanship is what sold us. We looked at another basement he had just finished for a client before starting on ours and were excited to have the level of quality in our own home that we saw in the other home. It didn't feel like you were in a basement, just in another part of the home. 

The Birdsmouth crew and the contractors hired are very attentive, cool, fun to work with people. They are punctual, and all very skilled in their work. We've hired other contractors for various projects in our house and so far Josh and his crew are the best we've ever worked with. Their quality and attention to detail really stand out!
 

Birdsmouth was fantastic!...We highly recommend them to all our friends looking for master craftsmen.
Ed Musho, Former Client
“Birdsmouth was fantastic! Not only were they very accurate with their initial budget estimate, they were courteous and attentive throughout, and very creative with intelligent and cost effective solutions to the everyday challenges that construction brings with it. Add to that, the work was top notch! We highly recommend them to all our friends looking for master craftsmen.”