Weinstein Construction Corp

Weinstein construction came to do retrofitting at our apartment complex. Was supposed to be completed in November, but it wasn’t done till March. They guys kept leaving nails and the metal nail-like things used to weld all over the garage floor. They turned off my water without letting anyone know, so I had to have the landlord’s plumber come out when it hadn’t been turned back on after several days, and he found out what happened. Took the metal strap holding a one pipe off one area, causing the pipe to sag and break open, and crash down. Left trash like food and drink containers (and a roll of toilet paper) on the garage floor for several days. Pulled down cables for internet but did not tack one of the up (it was low enough to choke someone) and I called several times asking them to tack it up. Also called several times asking them to put the lightbulbs back in so the garage has sufficient lighting where there were steps. Neither were done.

Very pleased with everything from the inspection to the finished work. Also very helpful in providing photos of the work under the house, as well as certifications for my insurance.

He was like a car salesman - put pressure on me to make a deal that day - talked and talked about how great his service was- spent the entire time trying to get me to make a deal with him. So unprofessional. (approximate cost of service $18,000.00)

The retrofit went well and exactly as planned. They were done within a day.

Mr. Weinstein, his salesman Ed and the crew were AMAZING. Mr. Weinstein was there from start to finish, he pulled the necessary permits, his crew were so concerned about my feelings. They were clean, quick and truly WONDERFUL. I highly recommend them. Mr. Weinstein met the city inspector, he signed off on the retrofitting right then and there, it was a painless experience. I can't recommend them highly enough and I thought their pricing was perfectly fair.

They were punctual and quick to respond which was just about the only good thing I have to say. After a and quot;thoroughand quot; inspection their suggestion was to basically retrofit our entire foundation and replace all bolts that hold frame to foundation. Instead of trying to address the root issue which is drainage problems around the house that is causing settling they were quick to prescribe a full retrofit of the house for 18K. I can't help but feel they were trying to take advantage of our major concerns regarding the cracks in drywall. It's that or they just don't have the proper expertise. We had another wonderful foundation company come out for a second opinon, Foundation Works. Their inspector was incredibly thorough and suggested many ways for us to improve the drainage around our property to try avoid or limit the constant settling. They did find some posts that need to be lifted/adjusted, and one that needed replacement as well as a couple significant cracks in the foundation that should be repaired. This in addition to a few other minor repairs added up to a proposal of 3.7K - a far cry from the work recommended by Weinstein. Our has has been retrofitted in the recent past but Weinstein said it was a poor job and is doing no good at all. Foundation works told us that the retrofitting currently done on the house is up to par and didn't try to up-sell us on unnecessary work. I would absolutely not recommend this company. We may get a 3rd opinion but after Matt from Foundation Works explained the root cause and remedies (including a lot of work they won't perform and we can do ourselves) it makes perfect sense. It'e very concerning that Weinstein recommended 18K worth of work that likely would not have solved our problem. Very disappointing.

Weinstein removed a considerable amount of dirt from an under-house crawl space and lined it with a clean liner.

The Weinstein Construction representative who came out was very professional and knowledgeable. He physically went under the house and found all in generally good repair and condition. He did not push for or recommend expensive unneeded repairs to pipes, electrical or insulation. He did discuss that earthquake retrofitting would be a good idea, as 1950's era foundation bolting deteriorates and is considered inadequate by today's standards. He recommended I research retrofitting, and provided a written quote by email within 24 hours.

Pretty prompt service and really responsive field techs, but took more than two weeks to complete the estimate since the boss was apparently out of town and they supposedly wanted his input on the proposed solution. After several follow-up emails/ phone calls, a more seasoned person opined on the solution and we were set with a plan of approach. Unfortunately, upon review of the contract, the following was indicated, and quot;This company has no employees and is exempt from workers' compensation requirements.and quot; Then the salesman (who was a nice enough guy) had an expired license (but since, I can see renewed). But, the clause in their contract that we absolutely could not come to agreement on read, and quot;By performing the Scope of Work, WCC is not responsible for any damages ocurring directly or indirectly due to the said work being performed.and quot; I suspect they have done many jobs without incident, and I suspect if it really came down to a legal issue, this clause might not hold up, but there's just something wrong (in my view) with a company that is not willing to stand behind their work, especially when it comes to structure and/or foundation work on a home. I even proposed to change the language to say and quot;onlyand quot; responsible for and quot;directand quot; damage....no further response from WCC. Pretty disappointing for a company with decent AL ratings.

Showed up on time, very friendly to talk to, spent about 20-30m discussing and inspecting and measuring, showed binder of the work they have done. Followed up with quote quickly which was competitive with other bids.