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The best way to start this is to describe the entire remodeling as it went down. We found companies on Angie?s List that would do windows, siding and remodeling of our back sun room. We had were old single pane windows with a spring loaded aluminum side casing. They were cracked and very hard to open and close. The back sun room had a door we do not use and two steps from the kitchen to the room (about 15 inches high each), the floor also had a hole from a rotted out piece of plywood.
After meeting with high pressure salesman and companies that would only do windows and siding we selected Elite Builders. The president of the company was very personable and seemed to really care what we wanted. We told them that we had a limit of $30,000.00 for the project. After taking measurements and looking over the project they came back with an estimate of $30,000.00. We signed a contract in August of 2014 with half of the $30,000.00 down. We did add a garage door front porch railing and two entry doors to the project for about $4,000.00. We were introduced to the on-site manager at this time. He had been a plasterer and was moved to the manager?s job due health reasons. After a week they sent a new employee with a representative from the local building supply firm to measure for the windows. This representative told us that what we wanted was not what we should have and proceeded to his measuring instructing the new employee as he went. The windows were to be new install (with mounting flanges versus remodel windows with no flanges) as flanges seal better for weather proofing.
After a couple of weeks the windows arrived and were placed in the garage, the siding was placed outside near our garage. Another week went by and the windows/siding crew arrived (10 employees from a sub contractor). I later found out that Elite only had about 10 employees and was only a general contractor. In about 3 days they had all of the old aluminum siding taken off and the new siding up and windows in. The old siding (worth about $4-500.00 at today?s prices was placed on my neighbors lawn. They then charged me $300.00 per load to remove the old debris and aluminum, it took about 3 trips. My written estimate did not show any credit for the scrap value of the aluminum, and I found out later that they used their own trailer for the debris and had a dumping permit ($30.00-40.00) at the landfill. In the process for installing the siding the trampled my 29 accent lights in my bedding, I now have 3 left working. Some of the windows are retro fits with mounding holes for reinstall holes in the sides, to be covered by plugs. I have never seen shimming with 2x4?s and 1? lumber to get the windows in the old openings, it seems that they ordered smaller windows than were needed and put in lumber to make them fit. In this process we had to completely re-plaster every room because of the smaller windows. They did offer to put new trim around all windows which would have cost about $1,500.00. They stained the trim to match our existing woodwork but when it arrived it looked like a camouflage patchwork of paint. We asked them to try again. Since it was the middle of winter we both agreed it would be too much odor to polyurethane the wood then.
It took quite a while before they were able to get started on the sun room, as they also get work from boarding up fire damaged homes and get a retainer from the insurance company. They had the same crew that did the siding work on the porch remodel and had the floor and steps removed in a day. The new flooring was installed as well as the 6 foot sliding door. The carpet was then laid down. After a day the carpet was sucked down into the ½? gap between the sheets of plywood as they did not fill in the gap. The carpet was pulled up and the gap filled in with wood putty, and re-laid. They put up a new set of stairs (now 4 steps) and put in a railing that was similar to an outside porch/pool railing. We had paid for an ornamental railing and newel posts. When we stated that it was not acceptable they ripped the railing out. In the process of putting down the floor they left the wiring above the floor. They had to remove the floor to place it under the new sliding door. They then found that the floor had severe squeaks and had to rip it up again to add more stabilizers under the 2x4?s. They had placed the insulation on the old concrete and when the floor had any weight it would act like a spring and squeak. It still squeaks today.
They had another pair of workers come and put in the ornamental railing and outside railing. They did an outstanding job. We also found out that we only had a 60 amp service (like everyone else in out neighborhood) and the old XO series breakers that they do not make any more. We decided to upgrade to a 160 amp service at this time, with new service head and a main disconnect. They also did a great job and had it done in a day at another $2,000.00. They were also subcontractors.
It is now April 2015 and we are nearing the finish line. There were many small items that needed fixed after our review. Some still go unanswered, we were shown one outside railing and they installed a different one. We asked to have screen door that could reverse the screen from the bottom to the top (prevents my grandson from pushing it out) It looks as if it cannot be switched. They did adjust our total bill down from the charging of two pairs of ornamental railing for the sun room down to one.
Hank's Painting and Handyman Service specializes in Interior and exterior residential and commercial painting but we offer many other handyman services as well! 14 years experience and Reasonable/Affordable rates! Call us today for your personalized free estimate.\n
"Varcie building and maintenance totally remodeled one of the bedrooms in my home. I had the pleasure of meeting with Jake himself while he gave me an estimate of what the remodel would cost. He was both friendly and professional. You can tell he is seriously dedicated to his work. I was shocked at how fast and precise Jake worked. He replaced all drywall in the room, replaced trim and casing, put in new electrical outlets and switches. It looks wonderful! I am so happy I went with this company. He does amazing work, next project is the kitchen, which we will be coming back to do! Highly recommend, best around!"
"i````````````````````````````````````````````````` Hank and Eric arrived on time and spent a bit of time surveying the walls and determining where to begin. We had already removed all furnishings except for the TV cabinet and a bookcase that is 7-8 feet tall. Those two items were the most difficult to move - so we scooted them into the center of the great room. Hank & Eric began by covering all furniture, floors, and light fixtures, kitchen cabinets, kitchen appliances, and counter tops with plastic sheeting. Then they began the process of repairing, adding drywall screws (probably close to 100 screws) - and plastering over the top of each screw - Eric took care of the repairing and re-screwing - while Hank began painting the edges of the ceiling. By lunchtime - they took a break and left for lunch. We turned on the fans and advanced the thermostat to help dry the plaster. After lunch both painters began painting the ceiling. While Eric rolled the ceiling Hank started cutting in the trim on the walls. They have painted together for so many years that they really don't need to talk much - they know how to proceed and were very efficient. At the end of day one the ceiling was finished and the first coat of paint for the walls was completed. They removed the plastic protection for paint/plaster speckles from the ceiling - cleaned up their rollers and brushes - covered the paint containers and promised to return the next AM to apply the 2nd coat of paint to the walls and do the feature wall. Early Friday AM we received an early call from Eric explaining that the roads were quite icy - and their drive time would be longer. We cleared out the garage so they could park their van in the garage - it was actively snowing and quite wet and sloppy. Both painters helped us to draw a line on the feature wall - it took some finessing - our walls are not as straight as we'd like - so we had to cheat a bit. Hank and Eric were a bit uncertain about the colors for the feature wall and wanted to be certain that I was comfortable with my color selections before they began trimming that wall. Hank stood on his tippy toes and painted both left handed and right handed - drawing the straightest and most beautiful lines. We were very impressed - and a bit scared he would topple off the ladder. While Hank finished trimming the feature wall - Eric finished rolling the other walls and then rolled paint on the feature wall following Hank's trim. They turned the ceiling fan on to dry the feature wall - went to lunch at Taco Bell - and returned to add the 2nd coat to the feature wall. Then - we all took several steps backward to assess the painted walls - and admire their work. All of us loved the finished product and agreed that the colors were perfect. Hank and Eric began cleaning up all the tarps, brushes, paint pails, etc. After clean-up Chris stopped by with the bill and asked us to complete a Post Project survey . We were more than happy to do that - Our comments on the survey summarize our experience: Hank & Eric, very talented, very particular, highly professional, extraordinary talent! We highly recommend their work! "
"Matt and his crew handled a whole slew of projects around the home I just purchased like water damage repair, new flooring, structural repair, and some electrical work. His crew was friendly, explained things well, was respectful of the house and cleaned everything up. Absolutely deserves 5 stars and I would recommend Matt to anyone!"
"I had a new roof put on last Fall by StormMaster. Andy was a great salesman and I guess I wanted to believe him when he said they would do a good job and I wouldn't have to put another roof on in my lifetime. And if there were ANY problems they would take care of it. I felt like their reputation was important to them. We asked them if they could do it before we left for Florida, that we wanted to be here when they worked on it. They did it while we were gone. (Left both our gates open when they were done.) When I went to get my shovels down out of storage I noticed shingle grit all over the shelf. I looked up and there was a narrow hole in the plywood and on closer inspection a 14 inch area around it that was soft and mushy. Why didn't they replace this area? We told them to replace any plywood. Had we been home we would have told them to absolutely replace it. We called Andy, he came and looked at it. Took pictures and said Gene would call us. He didn't. I was very disappointed that Gene did not come and want to see for himself, to check up on his foreman Cory's judgement and make things right for us. Our home is a simple one story ranch. So the only explanation we can come up with is they were in a rush. For weather? Or, its just a garage and we hope the customer won't even notice?
So I guess if you want a "good enough" job....hire them. I didn't pay for the "quick job" I paid the Platinum estimate of the three they gave us because we appreciate good work and want things done right the FIRST time. Lesson learned. In hindsight I would have put in writing "do not do the job when I am gone". And I should have checked their work thoroughly before paying the balance. Another lesson learned is that neither Gene or Andy were on the job site. So whatever promises they made were irrelevant, apparently. So be present when the work is done and go up on the roof and check the plywood yourself. At this point I would not be able to recommend them to family or neighbors. We did do about twenty drivebys of homes they had done. We stopped at four to ask if they would recommend. Three would not answer their doors and the fourth had just bought the house. We should have done more homework. We should have joined Angie's List. From what I'm reading now on Angie's list it appears your are treated differently If you live in better neighborhoods. We paid our bill on time and in full. I don't appreciate that kind of judgement, that I didn't deserve a quality job. My mother taught me to do a job right the first time. That's what I tried to do so I wouldn't be put in this awkward position. I was hoping for a good experience that would further motivate me to hire more work done, like a kitchen remodel.
We asked Andy what was going to happen when an inspector went thru the house when we are ready to sell for retirement. He didn't have an answer, but told me not to worry about this it would be taken care of, so far no options for making things right have been offered. "
I'm a licensed and insured contractor. I've been in business for 12 years. I complete or repair roofs, remove junk/debris, complete interior demolition, trim trees, small repairs, and much more. I give free estimates and will come directly to your property to access bid. I write clear contracts and perform all work in a timely manner. I cover most of Michigan. My website is (allamericanmaintenance.org). My number is (810) 834-2088. Thank you for your interest.
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