Testimonials

What People Are Saying

  • We had a very positive experience and outcome with TRM Construction in building our new home and garage in 2021. Tom Mannarino and his tradesmen were an excellent fit for our needs; building on a neglected pasture field which required the services of excavators, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, drywall hangers, painters, tile installers, and the Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative to route underground electric service onto our property. Building during Covid proved challenging with limited choices and delays on various products. Tom kept the project moving and completed our home in eight months. Tom’s tradesmen proved to be extremely knowledgeable and efficient in the various aspects of building a new house including creating the foundation, drilling a well, creating a septic system, and of course, forming the entire interior of our home. Tom was easy to talk to and quick to reply to texts and phone calls. He interpreted our architect’s plans with ease and offered suggestions for changes or upgrades. Perhaps most important was the fact that Tom was actively involved in all aspects of the building project. He was on the premises daily and quite often was physically sawing, hammering or installing features, and building custom shelving and seating in our main closet and mudroom. He has returned several times to address unexpected issues and has continued to be available for our questions. We offer our strong recommendation of TRM Construction to build your new home!

    Henry Sgrecci and Susan Hertzler

  • We are thrilled with our custom home. Tom, and subs, were fantastic from a craftsmanship and professional standpoint. We would use TRM Construction for any future home build or remodeling plans. Very satisfied.

    Chad and Kelly Lewis

  • If you are looking for a thorough, hands-on approach to any building project – look no further than Tom. He brings to the table a vast knowledge and level of professionalism to every aspect of the project. As a first-time home builder, I knew I was in great hands with Tom as I felt like he gave my project undivided attention and treated it as if it were his own home. TRM Construction is without a doubt the best builder in the area and I cannot thank him enough for how seamless and enjoyable my home building experience was with him.” Thank you again, Tom!

    Taylor Lewis

  • We have had the privilege of working with Tom, owner of TRM Construction, on several projects over the span of 20 years. He finished our basement, built our second home, renovated all our bathrooms and most recently (2024) he built a large addition onto our home. The quality of Tom’s work is exceptional, including his workmanship and the cleanliness of the job site. Tom is very courteous and respectful, and always treated our home like it was his own. Tom is extremely reliable, professional, and was always available to answer any questions or concerns that we had along the way. All of our projects were completed on time with no unexpected delays. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Tom on all of our projects and EVERY one of them look ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! We can’t imagine having a better experience with any other contractor!

    Scott and Cindy Parkes

  • In 2015 we bought a 7 acre site in Frederick County, VA. Shortly thereafter we began researching general contractors in the area and sent letters to the eight we felt had the most to offer. After sending the letters describing our project to these builders, we began making appointments for interviews. Tom Mannarino was the last person I interviewed and when I left that interview I knew he was the person I wanted to build our new home. What impressed me the most was his response to my questions about his management style overseeing the construction of a home. The part of his response that was golden for me was when he said he is generally the first person on the job site in the morning and the last to leave every day. But, I also discovered that Tom has a very talented full-time employee named Chad who lives on the job site working with all the trades and doing finish work like tile and trim work. Tom and Chad are not overhead on a project, they are full contributors to getting the work done and taking care of their sub contractors. The Winchester area is still relatively small and one of the other builders I interviewed found out I was considering TRM and told me straight out that they could not compete with him. We love our new home and TRM has stood behind and addressed any issues that have arisen. We highly recommend TRM.

    Steve and Elena Johnston

  • Dear Tom, Nancy and I want to thank you and all of your crew for the home you recently built for us. It was a joy working with you to build our dream home; it turned out great! This is the first time we have ever built a home and, as I’m sure you can understand, there was a lot of anxiety on our part concerning the building process and whether it would turn out the way we envisioned. Now that we have moved in I have to say that you and your construction crew exceeded our expectations! We were impressed with all of the crews that worked on the various systems – foundation/excavation, the basement, the concrete walls, the framing, the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems, the well, the septic system, and all the finishing work – was all top quality done by professionals. We greatly appreciated your guidance during the entire process and your patience in answering all of our many questions. Thank you for your guidance in helping us make many of the decisions concerning windows, doors, stonework, fireplace selection, and especially for recommending the finish for the ceiling on the covered deck and front porch. Many of our friends who have stopped by are a bit envious of some of the finish work on our home. All of the various vendors that you recommended were all professional to work with; they sure knew their product and gave us great advice and guidance. We especially thank those of your crew who gave us such great advice such as on the electrical work and placement of all the outlets and ceiling lights and generator install (Jack is fantastic!), the plumbing, and the HVAC systems. I have never seen a better and more careful paint job than the painting that Phil did in our home. Liz did a great job on helping us design the kitchen and cabinets (she is so patient!) and we are very happy with the way it turned out. Chad did super work on all the tile and gave us great recommendations on design – he is so good! We are really happy with Mike’s stonework and fireplace – it turned out so beautiful; we get a lot of compliments on the stone and the fireplace. I’m impressed that all the walls are true, that the doors hang straight and don’t close by themselves, that the floors don’t squeak, and that the windows open and close properly. You have no idea how important that is to us. I know that we probably were not the easiest people to work with, but we were very appreciative of your patience and your flexibility when we wanted to make a few design changes. You just took it all in stride. Your super flexibility in dealing with our quirks is very much appreciated. We were also impressed with your work ethic of “getting it done!” Sometimes you were calling in work and supply orders moments after we made the decisions. Your knowledge of the various building codes, inspection requirements, and building permits was impressive and you navigated the bureaucracy quickly and effortlessly with the result that little time was lost in the construction process. Once again, thank you for building our home; we couldn’t be more pleased. If you ever need a reference, we are happy to provide.

    Mark and Nancy Ballas