
Serving Plummer, ID and surrounding areas
Approved
Super Service Award Winner
In business since 2001
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"I contacted Sergei Stefoglo, owner of Elite Construction in the Spring of 2015, and he came over and gave me a written quote. We then sat on the quote until at least late 2015, at which point we decided to proceed not only with the egress windows originally quoted, but with replacing two small sliders as well. I contacted Sergei to see what the Spring of 2016 would look like, and he indicated they could likely do it in January, but that prices of construction materials had gone up about 15%. He also updated his quote on the additional windows.
We agreed to go ahead, and set a start date that ended up working out for February of 2016. They were to put in two egress windows and two additional small sliders, replacing the old broken metal casing windows (that had no screens).
His crew showed up on time, and went to work on the outside on day one, and then worked on the inside for days 2-3. They were an excellent group of guys--extremely courteous. They did an exceptional job of cleaning up both inside and outside. The outside looked better when they left than before they got there, and the inside was very nice and clean. It was agreed that we would stain the window frames, but everything else was done rapidly, professionally, and very nicely in three days.
They completed the job as scheduled, if not a couple hours before, and the cost was as agreed upon. Sergei was excellent to work with financially--I gave him 50% at the beginning, and just mailed him a check after the inspector cleared the work two days after the job was complete. The inspector was in and out--no concerns.
We communicated almost exclusively by e-mail, a little by phone, primarily because that's when I have time to communicate after work. In that there was probably some miscommunication on paperwork--I thought he was going to pull the permit (it was always clear that the permit cost was above and beyond the bid, but who would pull the permit wasn't as clear). When the job was done and I asked Sergei about the permit, he indicated I'd need to take care of getting a permit and getting it inspected, though when I said I thought he was going to, he said he could, but preferred to stay busy on job sites and not spend his time at City Hall. He had been so good to work with I just went and pulled the permit myself, and had it inspected two days later. Not a big deal. I do prefer for a contractor to pull the permit though, and he was willing, just preferred not to do it.
In an e-mail I asked for copies of papers showing proof of license, bond, and insurance. I don't know if he missed that in my e-mail, or didn't think it was worth the trouble. At one time he'd mentioned that he was licensed, etc., but we never really followed up on that. Again, seems to me to just be good practice that I try to follow to request those things. Probably if I'd asked in person rather than e-mail he would have provided it.
I would highly recommend Sergei and his crew. I always want a crew that my wife feels comfortable around--that's my litmus test for how they are professionally and their level of courtesy. She appreciated them very much."





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