Hasse Contracting, Inc

They were supposed to email me the estimate. They emailed me the estimate, but it was incomplete. I had to call and get a second quote email out. They put in the estimate that I put in a claim for lightening strike which I never did. I was supposed to send this quote to the insurance company and they cc'd the insurance company when sending the quote. They were going to charge me double what the insurance company was going to pay so I decided not to deal with them.

Smoothly from start to finish.  Whenever we had concerns, Mr. Haase resolved them quickly and efficiently.

HAASE contracting is amazing at providing quality remodeling services!  They were recommended by my home owners insurance company  as one of the most reputable companies to provide home repairs.   Our  damages  which were caused by a leaking toilet. required new dry wall and painting.   Mr. Haase was extremely courteous and efficient when he explained the estimated cost and time frame for the services.       I was astounded by the excellence of the repair work and the trustworthiness of his employees.  I left the workers in my home while going to work and came home everyday to a perfectly clean home.   Anyone who has ever had drywall repairs or painting done in their home is well aware of the messiness involved with both services.   HAASE contractors cleaned up so thoroughly every day that I had to examine the repairs to see if they had worked!   All work was completed exactly according to the schedule provided by Mr. Haase in the estimate.    HAASE contractors is by far the best home contractors that has worked in our home in the past 20 years.

Dos---   If anyone ever has a fire or such a catastrophe STOP!!! Approach the situation as you would approach any situation where you need to make repairs. Ask yourself what you would do if you had no insurance.  Don't be naive like me.  Take the time it takes to know your situation and to get the right people to do the right work for you.   Beware of an insurance company claims rep.  Do not assume the rep is ethical.  There is a lot of money in fires. There must be some reason for an insurance man to enter your home with his own contractor without your permission especially someone lIke Mr. Haase whose company is get ratead with f's and get such horrible reviews, especially wher tthere are excellent contractors in the area.. A n ethical  insurance agent will explain what your policy states and leave it up to you to find your contractors to submit an estimate to cover the restoration costs. 
 Find out what your insurance policy states even if you have to call the company to send you a copy of your policy. and have someone who knows such thing to help you if need be  In our case.  Do not let the insurance man translate anything for you.  Be as skepical as possible. To do otherwise is asking for trouble .  If the result is disastrous for the homeowner the rep might state as he did to me,  M__ X, just be happy you didn't die in the fire."  In other words keep quiet.  Only the dead have a right to complain.  . 
So  do your research and get a good roofing company, or house contractor  that is reputable to do your work.  In the long run you will be happy. 

Don'ts --Do not be guiled by anyone who comes into your home. They are probably aware of new fires and will jump the gun before other indiscriminate businesses.  Do not trust anybody.  People who enter your home are most probably unreliable and not trustworthy.   Throw the bums out  and guard your door even if you have to call the police.

At first Haase seemed professional and made all sorts of assurances of the quality of work that he would perform and emphasized the great working relationship with our insurance company.  He advised us that we didn't need to worry about the estimate as his company would simply call our insurance for a supplemental for any additional work that he didn't bid.  We were uncomfortable proceeding with no firm estimate or plan and no insurance commitment for payment.  We became especially concerned when it appeared that any small follow on work that we would pay for was what we considered to be exorbitantly priced.  Haase didn't provide a complete estimate and/or start work until approximately 5 months after our initial request for bid.  He failed to complete all work specified, did not appear to follow what we understand to be published EPA lead protection regulations during demolition.  He discontinued work without completing the terms of the first contract and then refused to do any work for second signed work order.  He initially stated that he would bring in a kitchen designer to redesign our fire/smoke damaged kitchen.  Instead, he sent his construction foreman to discuss our kitchen ideas and sent us to a Home Depot approximately 30 minutes away to use its kitchen designer.  We consider our entire interaction with Haase to be an absolute nightmare of an experience.  We have been out of our home for a year and a half now on what should have been a 3 month remodel.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THEM WAS PRETTY LOUSY. I CALLED THEM AND DID NOT HEAR FROM THEM FOR MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS. THE SUBCONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT, BUT THE MAIN COMPANY IS HORRID AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE USED THEM TO BEGIN WITH.