Regarding Larry Champagne and Champagne Ventures construction of a duplex in Sooke Larry owned a piece of property which he intended to rezone and build a duplex on. My wife and I became interested in the property, and had several meetings with him to explore the possibility of building a duplex to our own design. We viewed a couple of his previous projects, under construction and completed, and were generally impressed with his higher than average standard of finishing and attention to detail. Over the course of several discussions we finalised the specifications and cost, and then took our ideas to the architect at West Coast designs who produced the plans. The project was completed on time, on budget and to our satisfaction. During the construction we spent a lot of time at the job site checking on progress. I found that Larry was extremely easy to work with. He is very customer orientated, and dealt with all our queries quickly and efficiently. He was full of helpful ideas and suggestions as the design evolved, and nothing was ever too much trouble for him. His trades turned up on time when required. Customer satisfaction is clearly his main priority, and for this he is to be commended. We are delighted with the finished result. I consider the general standard of construction to be well above the average spec house. At no time did I feel that he had tried to cut costs by using cheap fittings. The bathrooms and kitchen fittings are much better than I expected, and I cannot find any evidence of cheap materials being used anywhere. I would not hesitate to have another house built by Larry. The end result was an excellent home, completed on time for a very fair price. The whole project was much less stressful than I anticipated, due to excellent service. If you wish to see the quality of his work, please contact me through Larry to arrange a time to view the house.