CM Builders

I hired Carl to install a gas fire place with build in shelves, as well as some drywall work and installing a ceiling fan. The entire thing was a botch job. He told me he would install a switch for the fireplace and hang a ceiling fan as part of the work, but later added $750 for this work. He would show up every day with Kevin, his employee, and say he was leaving to go to Lowes (every single day!) and never came back and by noon he would pick Kevin up and not return till the following day. We were at work so we did not know this until we later got our ring cameras turned on. Now for the quality of work: he installed cabinets backwards and not symmetrically so both sides of the fireplace had 2 then 1 cabinet and then again 2 and 1 cabinet, rather than mirroring both sides, so I had to have them fix that. Then they measured wrong and the fireplace was 4 full inches to the left of center. I could see this with the naked eye and pointed it out and he said I kept making changes and needed to stop. Asking for changes when the work is off center is not a change, it is a correction to doing it wrong the first time. The ceiling fan had wires popping out, was totally off center, and did not work. The fire place is not vented and is totally not to code and causes our fire alarm to go off when its on. The gas company has tagged it and told u we have to remove or replace to sell out house now. He use cheap fiber board for the shelves and they are dropping without even having anything on them. The lights over the shelves arent centered. He did not dovetail the trim on the shelves so its all gapped and uneven, and no amount of caulk I have put on it will even it out enough for me to paint it. He used high end cardboard to mount the crooked lights, so I cant even move the lights because the holes cant be patched since it is not real wood. He also used raw knotty pine wood rather than shiplap like I requested, so I can't even paint the wood over the fireplace solid white like it should have come. I have to stain it and deal with the wood being totally different than I wanted. On top of all this, they sanded drywall all over my brand new furniture and house and left drywall dust all over everything. It is stuck in the crevices of our hardwood floor and entertainment center and looks like dusty crap. Overall, I paid over $11k for a crooked, non-working wires popping ceiling fan install, sagging shelves and the wrong lopsided cabinets that the doors down open, because they shimmed them tight to the trip, and an unfinished fireplace that cant be used and is a safety hazard. It is an eyesore. When I asked when he would get these things fixed and cleaned up he messaged me back that the job is fully complete. I sent him videos of my fire alarm going off after turning the fire place on and me coughing to the fumes and he blocked me. NEVER EVER trust or hire Carl with CM Builders. He is a scammer who will work part time using the crappiest materials to screw up your project and cost you more money to fix it.

was happy with the work, CM builder did, his worker Kevin is awesome, but carl the owner I pointed out the loose tile that was not madder to the floor and he said he would send his worker back out to fix it, that did not happened he did not asked his worker to come back, he had being diving my calls, the 2 times I spoken with him he promised he would send someone out, and yesterday he was supposed to call me and he never did, I want my tile fixed and other small things that needs to be also fixed, but I do not think he will since he had being paid in full.

CM Builders responded to my initial request for a bid promptly. They came back with a fair bid and I am happy with the quality and workmanship of my porch. They kept me advised throughout the build and asked for my input throughout. Overall, I would definitely recommend CM Builders.

They did beautiful work on a crown molding project, went above and beyond by fixing a couple little things for me along the way. I definitely recommend them.

DO NOT USE THEM!!! HORRIBLE SERVICE!! Great first impression to get the job, HORRIBLE follow through. CM Builders is just fortunate that I live out of state, because I could not stay up on what was not getting done. After they had finished, I had to travel out to IL three times to try and redo their work as well as finish the work I paid them to do. HORRIBLE SERVICE! HORRIBLE WORK!! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!! JUST HORRIBLE!!!! STAY AWAY!!!!!

They were always on time. The crew always started when they said they would and they left when they said they would. They are very good at what they do. Will and would hire them again.

We hired CM builders to add a room addition and move our washer and dryer from our kitchen to our garage. The finished product is AMAZING! Carl always kept in contact with us updating us daily on progress. His team was friendly and always worked hard. We are so thankful we choose CM builders out of the multiple contractors we spoke to and are already using them again for another project. Thank you again Carl and team for an amazing project.

update: contractor did not do repairs properly. guaranteed work but did not return phone calls after repeated calls. Shower drain installed incorrectly. Water leak due to incorrect installation of plumbing. Very uncooperative. Found other contractors to fix his bad work. I used CM Builders for a full house rehab project which was turning into a rental property. I dealt with Carl for everything. He was very professional and helpful. The house we rehabbed turned out great. I would use them again for future projects and plan to. As with any project small issues always arise. I would mention them to Carl and they were dealt with quickly. If you are thinking about a large project CM Builders is a great option. A local investor Trevor

Builder seemed to have other priorities once we hired him. Had to be prodded to keep moving along to finish job.Builder promised to send someone to correct two defects in workmanship at finish of job but never showed or called to explain why.I wouldn't hire this company again and it's a shame because overall quality of work was very acceptable.and we are pleased with that aspect but cannot take owner of the company for his word. Says what you want to hear, but does not follow up.

CM did a great job! They were great to work with. We are extremely pleased with the results. We will call them again for our next project.

They are nice to work with and they do good work. They are fair priced.