house they’re in for years to come. We want to be their go-to contractor for future renovation projects. And we want them to refer us to their friends – and when they do, we want them to know they are going to be in good hands and receive the same quality treatment.” As he mentioned, Dan comes from a background in engineering. Prior to starting Monk Renovations, he spent roughly 15 years working for other construction companies. Over the course of his previous career, he noticed that there were no local residential renovation companies that had engineers on staff. He believed that was a niche he could fill. “Having an engineer at the helm, I think we bring something different to the table,” he says. “We have a certain way of approaching things. We’re methodical. We’re logical. The design needs to work. It needs to function.” “When I look at a project, I always look at through the lens of an engineer,” he continues. “And I always have. I remember when I started the company, a few colleagues asked me, ‘Are you still an engineer?’ I said, ‘You can’t stop being an engineer.’ It affects the way I look at the world. It affects the way I look at problem solving. I’m always going back to my training. I bring that to every job. I can’t help it. I even bring it to my personal life.” “So when people hire me, even though I’m not working as an engineer, they still get the same mentality,” he says. They get the same logic, the same rational, the same attention to detail. That’s what makes us different from a guy with a truck and a hammer.” JULY 2023
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