“The Man In The Hat!”

Tag: #General Contractor

  • Happy Birthday Sonrise!

    What began as “a vision in the night” with our name and logo (that has never changed), has now turned into the dream of a lifetime.

    On July 1st, 2025, Sonrise turned 25. What a glorious blessing it has been!

    We survived the turmoil of 9/11, the housing market crash that caused The Great Recession of ’07 and ’08. We made it through the challenging 8 years of Obama, and the 2 years of the chinese virus from hell. We then survived the worst presidency in the 249 years of our beautiful country despite Biden and the deep state doing everything in their power to destroy it. And even with record inflation numbers in every sector, (especially with construction housing materials), God poured us out a blessing so large that we could not contain it. Hallelujah!

    Thank You Jesus, as You made me the founding owner of this incredible company. All glory, honor, praise, and credit belong to You. You taught me how to profit, gave me wisdom to make changes over the past 25 years, gave me incredible and loyal workers, and You continue to give me new ideas and methods of growing Your company.

    I am deeply honored, humbled, and loved. You are my King.

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    * Mike Fournier is a multiple National, State, and Local award-winning contractor, and is the 2024 Remodeler of the Year, and the 2021 Builder of The Year. The NAHB awarded him with a National Remodeler award in 2017, and a National Builder Award in 2019 and again in 2023. Mike has been published in Qualified Remodeler magazine, and he has also published over 700 business blogs. Additionally, Mike has won many local “Best Of” awards, and several state awards over the years. Mike is the proud owner and founder of SonriseConstruction.com since 2000 and has served over 11,000 customers as a custom builder and remodeler. Mike holds the professional designations of CBC, CMB, CMR, and CAPS. License #CBC1265832. Primary Top 10 services are: kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, outdoor living areas, custom outdoor kitchens, retaining walls, custom decks, custom detached garages, custom room additions, custom attic build outs, and whole home remodeling.

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  • I’m Baaaccckkk. :-)

    Many young children back east during our fall foliage tour of the beautiful New England states repeatedly exclaimed “Look Mom, it’s a cowboy” or “Look Dad, it’s a man in a hat.” Obviously, my cowboy hat and boots were an anomaly to these young children.

    It was an “other world” experience, and for the two weeks spent there, indeed, I was the only one seen with a cowboy hat. It was not until our connecting flight on the way home through DFW that I again felt “HOME!” as many other men (and women) were spotted wearing cowboy hats.

    No, I am NOT a cowboy. I’ve never ridden a horse, never milked a cow, never even hoisted a saddle. The closest thing to me being a cowboy is that our back yard adjoins a rescue farm for horses. Which is a nice way of saying it’s a place for horses to live in retirement after they have outlived their usefulness elsewhere. They are indeed beautiful animals.

    Having blogged previously for many years, with over 700 business and personal posts; my intent is to re-engage with a hobby of writing that I love to do. My life took a series of serious physical setbacks over a seven year period of time (‘maybe’ more on that later). My Lord Jesus has healed me and my recovery is complete. The next step for me is to “get back in the saddle” and start writing again.

    Our company celebrates its 25th birthday on July 1st, 2025. http://www.SonriseConstruction.com

    What a blessing it has been to be the owner/operator for these 25 years, to serve the Tulsa area as a General Contractor for new construction and residential remodeling. Primary Top 10 services are: kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, outdoor living areas, custom outdoor kitchens, retaining walls, custom decks, custom detached garages, custom room additions, custom attic build outs, and whole home remodeling.

    Thanks for following. Thanks for sharing! I’ll be back soon!

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    * Mike Fournier is a multiple National, State, and Local award-winning contractor, and is the 2024 Remodeler of the Year, and the 2021 Builder of The Year. The NAHB awarded him with a National Remodeler award in 2017, and a National Builder Award in 2019 and again in 2023. Mike has been published in Qualified Remodeler magazine, and he has also published over 700 business blogs. Additionally, Mike has won many local “Best Of” awards, and several state awards over the years. Mike is the proud owner and founder of SonriseConstruction.com since 2000 and has served over 11,000 customers as a custom builder and remodeler. Mike holds the professional designations of CBC, CMB, CMR, and CAPS. License #CBC1265832. Primary Top 10 services are: kitchen remodels, bathroom remodels, outdoor living areas, custom outdoor kitchens, retaining walls, custom decks, custom detached garages, custom room additions, custom attic build outs, and whole home remodeling.