Socelvic Co

After using Socelvic for some work on our deck, we also hired them to power wash our house and replace our old shutters. As expected, the work was well done and our house looks great!

Unfortunately, we had to sue Socelvic in Small Claims Court and won. We had contracted with the company to purchase and replace an attic window, about $800 total, for which we paid in full as part of a larger project. This work was never even started and, after a year of back-and-forth emails and empty promises, we took them to court.

Celio and his guys were great, and Kimberly in their office was extremely helpful. We initially hired them to stain our deck, but once they began, they discovered rotten wood that needed to be replaced. The carpentry was all expertly done for a very reasonable price given the amount of wood that needed replacing, and the staining was done promptly after the repairs were completed. We were very happy with the work.

I hired Socelvic to do a renovation of my apartment that included a complete redo of one bathroom, build a new bathroom, move a wall, and a variety of painting, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work. Socelvic was the contractor and I went with their electrical and plumbing subs. The project was a disaster. They did demolition on my apartment and did a terrible job of cleaning up. There was debris everywhere and the job site was unsafe and filthy. After demolition, they went away and did no work for 6 weeks. As this was a rental apartment, time was of the essence since I was losing rental income. They didn't seem to care about my schedule. There was very little communication. My calls, texts, and emails were only sporadically answered. Once the work began in earnest, the quality of the workmanship was terrible. They didn't protect my wood floors, so they got all scratched and needed to be refinished. Even though I gave them a detailed spreadsheet of the items to order for the renovation, they ordered and installed the wrong parts. They told me that they could get me a discount off Home Depot prices, but when I saw the purchase order, the prices were actually higher than if I ordered the items myself. They had no consistent crew working on the job, so I had to explain what I needed over and over. Junior Vicente was rarely at the site, so I had to talk directly with workers that spoke little or no English to explain what needed to be done. They put in a sewer vent pipe through the roof of the house and never sealed it off with a boot, so water leaked in through three floors of the house. Drywall was installed with huge gaps between the boards and insufficient nails. Electrical rough work was done even after the rough inspection. Waterproofing placed on shower walls was actually peeling off the wall. They installed tile over the peeling water proofing and unsealed wall boards. They told me that rough inspections were done and insisted that I pay 80% of the contract value upon rough completion. Unfortunately, I paid it. But the quality of the work was so bad, that I finally had to fire them. I checked in with the building inspector after I fired them, and found out that they had not done the rough inspection after all. They did rough electrical and rough plumbing, but not the building and fireproofing inspection. And they had closed all the walls, which are not supposed to be closed until the building inspection. The inspector required that I rip out all the walls in the bathrooms to inspect. When the walls were removed, we saw that there was insufficient insulation, no fire stopping in the pipe chase, cut studs that were not properly reinforced, and no vent piping from the bathroom ventilation units. I had to pay another contractor to do demolition, and then fix all the problems. I had to buy new ventilation units (the ones I had specified in the first place), all new tile (since the tiled walls had to be demolished. I lost thousands of dollars having to fix the mess they made. And to add insult to injury, I tried suing in Small Claims Count and Junior Vicente didn't show up twice when trials were scheduled. Please, please, please DO NOT hire Socelvic. I hope no one has to go through what I just went through.

Celio and team were very professional. Celio was informative and presented honest options and answers for me to make decisions. They worked from early AM till 5 pm or so, as well Sat and Sun. They all worked very hard. I was pleased with their work and would rehire them.

These are the nicest people! They were very responsive, and came out to give a quote within one day. I hired them to do the work, and they had it finished within the week. They did a very nice job, and my only complaint was that the cost of sanding was not factored into the original quote which I had not realized. It was pretty clear that sanding would be needed, so I wish they had factored that into the original quote. It ended up bumping the cost up by around $400. On the other hand, they went above and beyond in some ways. My front deck is rotting and had a hole in it, and I need to replace all the boards. But that project was outside my budget right now; I wanted to take care of the back deck and porch before they come to the same state. They were very understanding about the situation, and came and did the work I hired them for very well, and then then even threw a new couple of boards into the front deck where the hole used to be, and painted them the same color. This was free of charge, just as a temporary stop-gap until I can save money to replace that porch in the spring. That was totally above and beyond. I recommend these folks.

Unfortunately, we had to sue Socelvic in Small Claims Court for the $800 they took from us to purchase and replace an attic window. We paid for both the new window and the labor and received nothing . The company was given more than a year to make good on their contract . The court ruling was in our favor.

The work started well enough. The frame was quickly constructed, everything was going ok but then things started to deteriorate. Junior and his crew seemed to be doing just enough to collect payments and once they collected everything other than the final payment, the work grinded to a halt. When previously Junior would respond right away to my attempts to contact him, he's been now ignoring me completely. One day his father showed up, did some work, and then again - silence. The project has been a very frustrating experience. I am wondering how they could have possibly accumulated that many positive reviews. I have now lost faith that they will ever finish the job and I am writing this as a warning to anyone considering hiring them, that they should probably look elsewhere.

This project was completed in 2016, I'm writing this review in 2017 because I wanted to be assured that my assessment was accurate and that we have "lived" in the space. As frustrating as this project became because of the unforeseen circumstances, we love the outcome, use it daily during spring and summer and are actually happy that the rebuild was necessary. We selected Socelvic after interviewing several companies. Junior was the "face" of the company and met with us numerous times (on Saturdays because of our work schedules) and helped us think through the project, what options might be possible (things we had not originally considered), the materials to consider, and the timeline for the work. We were hosting a bridal shower for our daughter so there was a hard-stop time-frame - which they met. They started as promised, worked through to completion without any down time. The crew worked from the time they arrived until the end of their day, with 30 min for lunch. The site was cleaned up at the end of each day. It seemed the job began to morph from remodel to rebuild almost immediately. Before proceeding with any work beyond the contract, the work crew consulted Junior who reviewed the issues and communicated with us. They showed us what was found (often sending pictures to me at work) and gave an estimate of costs. We are extremely happy with the outcome. The quality is excellent. It significantly adds to the appeal of the house. One thing I would do differently, is require a more detailed cost proposal for the additional work required, a more detailed invoice for the progress payments, and a closer accounting for time and materials used, or returned. This was my shortcoming and only became a factor for me when the project started to grow. I don't feel we were over, or inappropriately, charged, it was a matter of my need for accountability. This did not seem to be the company's strength, but quality of workmanship, ability to meet timelines, experience and responsiveness was and that's why we chose them. About 6 months after completion we discovered one small leak and Junior and crew responded immediately, found the problem, corrected it - without charge. There have been no further concerns. I highly recommend.

The contractor for the renovation was behind schedule and we were on a tight deadline to finish to get the tenants in the unit. I kept calling Socelvic to tell them they needed to come a day later, then three days, then six days. I was a bit worried since they didn't but respond to all my calls. But they showed up the very first day the unit was available to paint and finished the job on time even though we had other workers (an electrician and carpenter) working around them and making their job harder (and in some cases requiring them to redo their work). Even more important, the paint job looks great and they showed great pride in their workmanship. I'm not sure how many companies out there could show this much flexibility and still do a quality job. They charged a bit extra but it was well worth it. Would definitely hire again!

Socelvic worked with me closely to keep the price down, replacing only what had to be replaced, and to use materials that made the most sense for the job. Workmen were there when they were promised and left the property clean when they were finished. Interior painting was finished quickly with all needed moving and draping of furniture. Excellent quality work and very professionally executed. Another painting contractor that bid on the original job wouldn't arrange to have a window glass replaced; Socelvic handled the coordination of all the subs so I dealt only with one person.

The project was a disaster. They did demolition on my apartment and did a terrible job of cleaning up. There was debris everywhere and the job site was unsafe and filthy. After demolition, they went away and did no work for 6 weeks. As this was a rental apartment, time was of the essence since I was losing rental income. They didn't seem to care about my schedule. There was very little communication. My calls, texts, and emails were only sporadically answered. Once the work began in earnest, the quality of the workmanship was terrible. They didn't protect my wood floors, so they got all scratched and needed to be refinished. Even though I gave them a detailed spreadsheet of the items to order for the renovation, they ordered and installed the wrong parts. They told me that they could get me a discount off Home Depot prices, but when I saw the purchase order, the prices were actually higher than if I ordered the items myself. They had no consistent crew working on the job, so I had to explain what I needed over and over. Junior Vicente was rarely at the site, so I had to talk directly with workers that spoke little or no English to explain what needed to be done. They put in a sewer vent pipe through the roof of the house and never sealed it off with a boot, so water leaked in through three floors of the house. Drywall was installed with huge gaps between the boards and insufficient nails. Electrical rough work was done even after the rough inspection. Waterproofing placed on shower walls was actually peeling off the wall. They installed tile over the peeling water proofing and unsealed wall boards. They told me that rough inspecions were done and insisted that I pay 80% of the contract value upon rough completion. Unfortunately, I paid it. But the quality of the work was so bad, that I finally had to fire them. I checked in with the building inspector after I fired them, and found out that they had not done the rough inspection after all. They did rough electrical and rough plumbing, but not the building and fireproofing inspection. And they had closed all the walls, which are not supposed to be closed until the building inspection. The inspector required that I rip out all the walls in the bathrooms to inspect. When the walls were removed, we saw that there was insufficient insulation, no firestopping in the pipe chase, cut studs that were not properly reinforced, and no vent piping from the bathroom ventilation units. I had to pay another contractor to do demolition, and then fix all the problems. I had to buy new ventilation units (the ones I had specified in the first place), all new tile (since the tiled walls had to be demolished. I lost thousands of dollars having to fix the mess they made. And to add insult to injury, I tried suing in Small Claims Count and Junior Vicente didn't show up twice when trials were scheduled. Please, please, please DO NOT hire Socelvic. I hope no one has to go through what I just went through.

See above. Terribly.

Great, from start to finish.  They brought the standards and care of old world craftsmen, meaning they cared not only to satisfy us but to satisfy themselves the work was done right and to the highest standard.  For example, when the ceiling board didn't dry to Celio's satisfaction because of building insulation that was preventing proper venting.  He asked our permission to extend the job a day-- at no charge-- in order to bring in a special plasterer to get it just right.  We agreed, and are glad we did.  It allowed him to achieve a perfect job though it was not at all his fault to begin with!

It was great!

Did an excellent job of prepping the surfaces with sanding & scraping. Did a very nice job of vacuuming up all the bits that resulted from the prep. Nice job on the painting of all surfaces. Good to work with, prompt, clean & efficient.

wood used in carpentry is of poor quality and has not lasted long; this may be not the fault of the company but rather the overall deterioration of the contemporary supplies of hardwood.

All went very well. Socelvic did an excellent job, and cleaned up well after themselves each day on the property. Alex oversaw the crew. My only complaint was occasional lack of communication, e.g., crew not showing up one day because of rain forecast and we wasn't told. I followed each day's work closely, pointing out areas that needed repair or asking questions. I think not everyone can spare the time to do that, but it was worth the trouble. Example: When I pointed out a problem with one carpenter's work (replacing some rotted window trim), Celio came to property himself, viewed work, and agreed that it could be done better and got a different carpenter to re-do it. Alex talked me through different parts of the job very patiently; he's an agreeable guy. The start of this year's job has been a bit rocky compared to last year, with repeated re-schedulings and strong pressure to pay over 80% of estimated cost before anyone had even touched the building. (I said No; we have already paid 65% of estimate between large deposit with contract signing and 40% payment up front, and still work hasn't started). But I'm sure that once work begins, Socelvic will deliver with their usual professionalism and care and we will be as pleased with the final work as we were last year.

Very good, very past work. Could have been clearer about scope of work.

Good job.

Good job!

Good job.

Very well. They installed a new deck with stairs & railing which turned out beautifully.

Great work. Very professional.

Always punctual, high quality, craftmanship.