Jamco Construction Inc

"the problem with contractors not getting back to homeowners is when the contractor determines that the project is way out of budget, and that is usually gotten from asking the right questions of the homeowner. the homeowner will want detailed pricing with everything broken down which is a tedious undertaking usually lasting for hours and sometimes days, only to find that the homeowner will get someone else or use your bid as leverage to obtain a better price. after reading this members review, it is obvious that this was the case, and he's wondering why so many contractors are not responding. example, if I just called or emailed him and said that I could do the job for $500,000, he would have been ticked off as well. so most of us good contractors have enough work that we can weed out the jobs that are truly unreasonable. i'll admit, I should have gotten back to this member and told him I wasn't interested, but he got the message. anyway, I am getting better at turning jobs down on the spot when I visit the site when I have no interest in taking them on due to the complexity and minute cost that the homeowner has in mind to pay. most people don't know how much materials have gone up until they go to buy them themselves. home depot and lowes can basically name their price on certain items, and wood is one of them.as for the member himself, I honestly don't even remember talking with this gentleman about his job, let alone trying to price it."

"this customer didn't realize that a 3-d drawing is a 3-d drawing. that is what she paid for and what she received. her remodel was very bizarre and she wanted to incorporate the closets across the hall from the kitchen. I wasn't interested in taking on her project at the time, and I think this infuriated her. she had the computer layout and 3-d rendering, and could have used that to shop her kitchen remodel project with other contractors. I can only assume that is the reason for the review because I wasn't going to take on her project. I can't spread myself too thin and keep the quality of work that I have."

"wow. this review really took me by surprise. when this customer first contacted me about an estimate for an FHA203K renovation project, I responded promptly. we met her at the home, and I had received an estimate of repairs and of renovations that the customer desired by the HUD consultant who wrote it up. the total was around $41,000. upon reviewing the bid, and consulting with the customer, she stated that she was only approved for $30,000, but the estimate prepared by the consultant, was for $41K. I told her that we would have to modify the repairs that she wanted to try and stay within her allowance by FHA. we discussed which items could be removed to bring her in compliance, and I thought we were on the same page because she had agreed to the terms. I wrote up the HUD estimate based on the consultants' estimate and the customers' desires, staying within her budget. I sent the estimate to her email for review, and then I didn't hear from her again. unfortunately, because of the workload that I have, and helping past customers with their emergencies due to the weather here in Fla.(massive rain and wind), I didn't get to follow up with her on where we stood as far as the estimate. I assumed that she wasn't happy with my estimate, and was using another contractor, but I had left our negotiation feeling good and thought I was going to help her remodel her home and bring it to move -in condition. in one of her emails to me, she actually stated that she had another bid from another contractor who had given her ideas to cut the costs as well. she was a school teacher buying her first home, and I was happy to help her out. then came this review which floored me, because I didn't mistreat or look down upon this customer in any way, shape or form. as a mater of fact, I don't look down on anyone, regardless of who they are, or what they look like. and if anything, this customer was quite attractive, and I actually looked forward to doing her job because she was an Angie's list member. I still am confused by the review, but I hope that she had success in purchasing and remodeling her soon to be home, even if it was with another contractor!"

"the unfortunate thing is that all the kitchen designers use the same software, 20/20 technologies, so the pics are going to be the same if I do them for you, or if you use Home Depot, Lowes or any other kitchen designer. don't understand what the customer was searching for because he received what he paid for."

"I wish that some people would at least tell the truth. when I finished the design for this customer, I email ed her and asked if she would like me to come back out to her home, or email her the design and pics. she stated that she wanted me to send them to her email address which she provided, so I did. then I get this review? I'm sorry that I did my job. I wish her luck with her remodel, and I hope that she watches who she uses because there are a lot of scam artists out there. she would be better off using an Angie's List service provider!"

"it is unfortunate that some people purchase things and don't read what they are getting. this customer paid for a consult and 3-d drawings. it is true she lived in east Brandon, and wanted me to travel there during the afternoon rush hour traffic. I wanted to preferably meet on a Saturday, but she stated her dad wanted to be there since he would ultimately pay for everything, and he lived in weeki-watchi, (about 1.25 hours away from Brandon). so I did meet with the customer during the week, and we discussed her kitchen a bit. then she told me she wouldn't be doing the kitchen for quite some time, but wanted quotes on her two bathrooms. I measured the bathrooms, and then I sent her the estimates for those projects. I then sent her the drawings that she had paid for, and I had already consulted with her about the kitchen, and gave her my thoughts. since I was so busy at the time, I politely declined to bid on her kitchen and told her with the design she could shop the estimate around, but I didn't have the time to put together a bid on her kitchen which would probably be done in the future, but who knows when. she became very irate and then threatened me with bad reviews and marks. it only took her 2 months to respond with her bad review. I guess she wasn't in a hurry to write me up. I never heard her mention anything about the bathrooms which were her real priority, and in which I had given her bids. my thoughts were if she was just wanting estimates for her kitchen now with no intention of getting it done, I didn't have the time to dedicate to giving her a fair bid. I could have told her $50,000 and lied, but that is not me. I tried to be honest, but it just doesn't work all the time. hopefully she gets her remodeling done to her satisfaction."

"I would like to extend a great big THANK YOU! to all the Angie's List members who have used our services, or even read our reviews. May God bless all of you in the new year (2014), keep everyone safe and healthy, and may all people live up to their fullest potential. We at Jamco Construction love Angie's list!"

"It's interesting that when you have a couple with much common sense how much great things can come about! What (member name removed) failed to tell you is this, 1) Lowes was originally committed to do this job and backed out at the last moment, leaving the Centrones' in a pickle 2) I was able to match Lowe's price, and even upgrade their granite countertops from the original choice 3) We had several issues with the install that Lowe's didn't discover, but Jamco Construction took car of at no additional cost and 4) (member name removed) was trying to paint the interior of the home himself, and realized how much fun it was. He then asked for a price to paint the living room, dining room, kitchen and hallways, but since he was an Angie's List member and was so nice to give us the opportunity to do his FHA203K rehab, we painted the rooms for free! All he had to do was purchase the paint and he got my discount on top of that as well. So if you're looking for quality kitchen remodeling from an honest, hard working contractor, you know who to call, especially if you are an Angie's List member."

"the work done on this Angie's List customer was done thru the FHA203K program, in which Jamco Construction is a certified contractor. The customer agreed to the items needed to be fixed, a roof, a new a/c unit, painting, drywall and some minor other things, and they were done in an expedited manor. The homeowner was very pleasant to work for, and very appreciative of our quick and great work. This shows how easy it is to get things done when all parties are on the same page and understand what needs to be done. I would do more work for this customer anytime he calls!"

"If my notes don't lie, this estimate was many moons ago. i did travel from tampa to dunedin (around 45 minutes) to meet with mr.gold and his wife. they weren't sure about the home and whether they were going to move there or not, because it was a rental and they were very indecisive. i did in fact do an estimate because it is all written in my notebook, but for some reason i didn't email it to them. sometimes even the best get a brain fart! it is not my usual way of doing business, but as you can see i don't even advertize on angie's list anymore due to the volume of work that i get, and sometimes can't handle. that's why i tell people if they want me to do their job, make sure you are ready to schedule a date because tomorrow could be filled up and you got pushed back on the calendar, but don't be mad at me if it happens. the problem is that i can fix/repair anything, and when i get on a job, the customers keep adding things that weren't originally on the list and i get pressed for time. i have sent mr. gold a humble apology for my blunder, and i hope that it will not happen again. ps- i met him and his wife at their convenience when they had scheduled a trip to tampa, so it wasn't like they came just to meet me!"