Down South Construction & home inspections service

Removed old fence and replaced with a new fence. Also carried old fence to dump

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I have used them a couple of times. They are real good. It was a small job and he did it himself and didn’t have his crew come in. I used him to put a roof on my house a couple of years ago, and he was real responsive then and was there when I called him for whatever. If I had any questions, he was there to answer them and stuff like that. He was on time and everything and got it done at the price he said. So, there were no surprises in that. The price was right on the nose and it was whatever he said it was going to cost. If something else came up, he just did it without asking me if it would be paid for. So I am real pleased with him.

No work performed

I had french doors removed and replaced in my sunroom. They seemed knowledgeable and the reviews seemed good, so that is why I went with them. I would have fired them if I had been home the very first day. The job went absolutely miserable. Considering that I spend $3000 and then had to spend $3000 again to get it redone I would give them an 'F', they were unknowledgeable about what they do. I know more than they do. They were on time and things like that. I would highly not recommend them to anybody that needed anything done.

Neat and respectful of property.  Excellent end result.

All said and done, I have a feeling Mr. Hudson underestimated the amount of work involved with painting the exterior. We were hoping for a more thorough prep job, but we trusted his judgment. Our home has a Great room in the back of the building which added a significant amount of paint and time to the cost. The old paint on the house was very "thirsty" and required more than one coat in many areas. There were a few rotted boards that required replacing, which he did a fine job except for one small area on the trim surrounding a sliding glass door. In his defense, that particular aspect was not part of the original estimate, however he agreed to fix it if we paid the full balance in advance. We agreed to do just that, and that is when William began dragging his feet and showed up less and less. I completely understand that his enthusiasm had run out for this job as it had taken much longer than I would ever have thought. He eventually stopped showing up, leaving his ladder for a few weeks. My wife and I ended up doing the touchup work, and truth be told, the loud colors we chose were a terrible eyesore for the neighborhood, therefore I personally went ahead and repainted the entire front and side of the house! Not Mr. Hudson's fault by any means, however the rotted section around the sliding door trim remains unfixed. I would suggest to Mr. Hudson that in the future he should not hesitate to discuss price adjustments with his customers rather than feel stuck with his original estimate. Had he asked, I am certain we could have worked things out financially. Leaving the job site before completion is not the way to go about it. Perhaps Mr. Hudson might look back on this and chalk it up to experience. Same goes for me. Personally, I still like the guy very much...just needs more time to build a stronger work ethic.

Down South Construction Company was very prompt on the job. He came right away to look at it and gave us a time that he could be there that was convenient for us. The timing worked out really well. He was nice, polite, and did a great job. The finished product looks perfect. It's a normal price for what he did. The only thing I didn't like is we had to put down a $100 deposit a week in advance but they didn't take credit cards. They only took cash or checks.

William and co. did excellent work. Very professional He also communicated well. He asked questions along the way about my wishes.  Even came back and tweeked where necessary after work was done. Once they started, they continued til all work was completed.  The work came out just as I had envisioned. Very happy!

Workers did a very good job with all tasks. I was satisfied with the quality of work.  They cleaned up promptly after completing everything. This is a small company and they are very conscientious.

That was great. They were excellent, very nice people. They are a much bigger company than I might think. Kerry from the other company is actually the owner. He actually doesn’t come out and do the job. It is a much bigger company than one would think. Everything is excellent. 

They were professional, on time and cleaned up after themselves.  The work itself was of good quality.  I had received estimates from other "professional companies" and they came in higher and were not timely in their responses.  I was happy with my choice in Down South Construction.  They built a high quality fence for a reasonable price.  In fact they did such a great job I have now hired them to remodel my bathroom!  I would highly recommend them to others.

Section of sidewalk was broken up and removed.  A new section with bricks was installed.  Mortar on bricked on from porch were repaired as well as a few on the driveway and the front of the house.  Caulking around the front door was removed and new grouting installed.  Cracks in the front porch were filled with fine mortar and smoothed to match surroundings.  A two foot square french drain opening was cut to allow drainage in an enclosed area for the outside A/C unit.  Crushed rock was used to fill the 6+ foot depth and a steel grating was installed over the opening.

All the above projects went exceedingly very well, and I am thrilled with the results!   I provided comments on each project under the headings above.

They are very attentive. I am highly pleased with their work. They are very prompt. They are very top notch. They did the job for the price quoted.

Very professional, punctual, reasonable, good craftsmanship. We plan to use them again.

My family and I were completing some renovations on a rental property and needed help to finish within a specific time frame.  I contacted William to arrange a meeting at the property and asked for pricing on specific tasks.  He provided a quote for the work to be done and began soon after we reached an agreement.  The work was professional looking and done in a timely manner. A couple of areas I was really pleased with were the replacement sheetrock and refrigerator end panel. William removed surrounding base and wall trim where the new sheetrock was placed.  He then replaced and furred out the trim so it was still consistent with the surrounding trim on an adjacent wall. The refrigerator end panel turned out nice also. I conveyed my thoughts about the end panel to William and he used his experience and creativity to complete the job.

This is the third job that Downs Contruction has completed for me. Work was completed on time and was done with attention to detail. As before - execellent.

They were very professional, courteous, punctual and reasonably priced.

We employed the services of Down South Construction after consulting with other contractors to build our front porch. The work was extensive including removing an old concrete porch and repair of structural issues. Over the course of two months we followed and tracked the work DSC and their subcontractors performed, and we were amazed at the professional workmanship this company showed to complete the mission. They worked tirelessly in the hottest part of the summer with no complaint to build us the porch of our dreams. My husband and I enjoyed watching them bring everything together to completion. My husband has a background in home building and was very impressed with the integrity of Down South Construction and the final product. Mr Hudson was very responsive to several changes that we wanted to make midstream and always had a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and a willingness to accomodate our requests. We will definitely be using the services of Down South Construction again in the very near future.

The completed fencing exceeded my expectations.

Representative came to house and surveyed damage. Called a day later with estimate. Set a date for installation/repair based on weather conditions. Two carpenters arrived at the agreed date and time. The job was a small job and done well. Professional, on time and under budget. One could not ask for more!

He was punctual. He explained everything that he was doing. He gave options about the cost and different ways of fixing it when I wanted him to do something in addition to the contracted work. He would let us decide what we wanted to do. He was not cheap but he was reasonably priced. He does a very good job. He is very clean, very neat and very thorough. If there was anything that was not done to my specifications, he was willing to come back and fix it. It costed us $1925. I will use him in the future. I already have some other things for him to do.

I checked Will Hudson's references (as I do with all contractors/workers). He came highly recommended and rightly so. He is one of the most thorough and precise home contractors who have ever worked for me, and I've had a number of them. He told me he loves working on houses, particularly historic houses, and takes great pride in his work. It really shows in the quality of his work! He is also courteous and clean cut. Will has worked on three houses (none historic) for me over the past 10 months. He did an excellent job of all the projects listed above and was careful to protect carpets and walls from damage while he worked. He thinks projects through and does research if he feels it is necessary to do the best job. He went on the Internet and found a firm in another state that stocked the color outdoor shutters I wanted and couldn't find locally. The company charged approximately 50% of local stores' prices, shipped directly to my home without a shipping charge, and didn't charge state tax. He made a suggestion that inexpensively (approx. $650) added over 200 square feet to the size of the house and increased its value. He noticed that the end of my house next to the garage was colder than the rest of the house and checked and found that the connecting wall was not insulated. He researched spray foam insulation, recommended using a relatively thin layer of it to make sure all cracks were sealed and then using standard insulation to reach R20. He will do this plus build shelves and a workbench, convert a porch into a room, and install gutters on the same house for me as soon as he has time.