Leo F. Johns Contractor, Inc. has been a family-owned business specializing in residential remodeling since 1976 -- longer than some of our clients have been alive! Leo Johns built the integrity of this company one project at a time, and along the way earned the trust of customers, suppliers, sub and fellow contractors, and the remodeling community as a whole.
In 1996 Jerry Pattenaude took over as president of Leo F. Johns, Inc. when Leo, Jerry’s father-in-law, retired. Jerry had been in the remodeling business since 1981, and his values of quality and reliability were the perfect match for his wife, Jean and her family. 
One of the keys to Leo F. Johns' continued success is Jerry and Jean’s ability to find and keep great people around them. Their subcontractors and suppliers have all been fully vetted and are dedicated to quality and customer care as much as the Pattenaudes. On staff, Frank Healey is a Superintendent and Project Manager, he and their foreman Mitchell Long have been with the company for more than 10 years, and have earned respect of their own from clients and subcontractors alike.
Leo F. Johns Inc. is an active member of TBA (Tidewater Builders Association) and Jerry is the 2012 Chairman of the Remodeling Council and was past chair in 2007 and 2001. They are members of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) and Jerry is CAPS (Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist) certified. Both Jerry and Jean are avid boaters and members of the Broad Bay Sailing Association.
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From Remodeling Magazine
Summer 2009
Meet the Remodeler question: “What has been the most challenging project you’ve tackled?”
“When you’ve been in business as long as we have, you encounter quite a few challenging projects. Historical restoration is fun but it can be quite a challenge. I would have to say that an addition we did in Norfolk presented the best challenge. We had to temporarily shore up a couple of three-story double-brick walls along with a full masonry fireplace that was still functioning.
We then removed the first floor portion of the brick walls in order to install two massive steel beams with columns. This opened up the house to the addition, and all this without cracking the tile in the bath above! After this job was complete the owners told me that the other contractors that had looked at the project said it couldn’t be done. I love a challenge.”
- Jerry Pattenaude
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