Founded 1998 • With Angi since August 2000
American Building Contractors (ABC) has been helping Homeowners, Property Managers and Board Members since 1998 with their roofing, siding, windows and gutter needs. We believe in always putting the wants, needs and concerns of our customers first. Our team is committed to delivering on our promise of safety and respect for you, your time and your property. We appreciate "It's Not Just a House...It's Your Home!" Our Insurance Restoration Services Department helps our customers before, during and after mother nature strikes, with understanding the claims process to complete restoration. ABC's headquarters is in Burnsville, MN and we are licensed to do business in 44 states. Our regional offices are in Illinois and Florida.
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Mark E.
07/26/2020
I was very pleased with the repairs done to my deteriorating garage door frame. The quality and speed of the repairs was amazing, and the price was fair. Thanks! The frame looks SO much better!
Description of Work
Repair of garage door frame
Category
gutter repair, garage builders
Cost
$830
Hire Again?
Yes
Jerome R.
06/23/2020
ABC did an amazing job!! From the initial inspection to handling the entire claim's process with USAA my home insurer. Josh Moe helped me choose the BEST color and product for our home. It looks amazing! Seamless process, they got permits, completed the work (HUGE roof with tall peaks) in ONE full day. Great crew, very friendly, cleaned up everything that night. The foreman came back the following day and did minor repairs to the screens on my gutters (per my wife's request) and touched up some white paint on the trim. Couldn't be happier with the service or the quality of the job! Contact them, Josh Moe will take care of you like you are family!! JR Prior Lake
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Description of Work
Full roof replacement, storm/hail damage.
Category
roofing
Cost
$32,000
Hire Again?
Yes
Daniel C.
07/14/2017
ooohh let me tell yas.. few weeks ago i had someone come to my home and they were a fantastic person to talk to..we talked about fishing, family and just general whatever. When we got done he said he have a quote for me within a week or so. I walked into my home and felt this person has some great customer service skills. it has been 3 to 4 weeks now and not once was i contacted with a bid. i emailed 2 times now..the second time was to cancel any business with them. I have had a few companies come to my home and everyone had given me a bid within a day. So if you are some family guy looking to get some work done and you dont mind being strung along with no contact I am positive they do fantastic work. It has made me feel that that millions to be had in insurance claims is more important than actually helping people. Perhaps if my home looked like those on the packet they hand out I would of gotten a quicker response because my pockets would have been a lot deeper than they are.
Description of Work
i needed siding
Category
siding
Service Provider Response
Thank you for taking the time to express your concerns with our organization. We appreciate all feedback, positive and negative as it helps us better our business and provide a greater customer experience for everyone. Upon seeing your review, our executive team immediately reached out to the Field Supervisor who met with you back in June. He admitted to dropping the ball and not following up with you according to the standards we set for all of our employees. In response, we have reduced his case load. We appreciate the opportunity to assist in updating your home and we are regretful for not providing what you needed in a timely and efficient manner. Please know, the values and beliefs of our company as a whole treats every customer with the same respect and we will continue to take action if our employees do not meet the expectations of our beliefs. Again, thank you for keeping us informed and providing us an opportunity to better our business.Sherryl S.
05/31/2017
Jerico from American Building Contractors was on time, and asked me questions about my roof problem. He then explained what he would be doing to investigate and that he would provide me a written estimate after he assessed. He was in the attic and on the roof and then explained what he was seeing. He gave me a couple options for fixing the roof leak with explanations and his recommendations. I chose the least expensive option knowing it was a more temporary fix but that was all I could afford. He wrote up the estimate that I agreed to and promptly did the repair on the spot. I was very impressed with Jerico's thoroughness, providing options, and I have no roof leak now. Excellent experience and need to write this review on Angie's List for others since that is how I found and chose ABC.
Description of Work
Living room ceiling had water stains which meant a roof leak. I had called another company and all they did was repaired the ceiling with new slab of sheetrock. It recently rained hard and saw water droplets on new sheetrock so I thought I'd try ABC after checking them out on Angie's List and read good reviews.
Category
roofing
Hire Again?
Yes
Nick T.
05/20/2017
I had American Building Contractors do some roof repair after high winds in a recent storm. Contacted American Building Contractors and Chris was at my place in less then a hour. Chris was very friendly and helpful. He answered all my questions and reassured me they could help with my job no matter how big or small. I decided to replace a handful of shingles that had flown off during the storm. Couldn't be any happier with the end product and how easy Chris and American Building Contractors were to deal with through the entire process. I will definitely use them for any future roofing needs.
Description of Work
I needed some shingles replaced
Category
roofing
Cost
$160
Hire Again?
Yes
Nick T.
05/19/2017
I had American Building Contractors do some roof repair after high winds in a recent storm. Contacted American Building Contractors and Chris was at my place in less then a hour. Chris was very friendly and helpful. He answered all my questions and reassured me they could help with my job no matter how big or small. I decided to replace a handful of shingles that had flown off during the storm. Couldn't be any happier with the end product and how easy Chris and American Building Contractors were to deal with through the entire process. I will defiantly use them for any future roofing needs.
Description of Work
Replaced some shingles on my roof
Category
siding
Cost
$160
Hire Again?
Yes
Ron and Melody T.
05/17/2017
ABC did a fantastic job. The support staff and the installers were extremely professional. Sales Rep Josh, reviewed our options and provided great advice. We were very happy wth the results. We have also used American Building Contracters for other jobs. We will continue to use them for all our home improvement. Would definitely recommend.
Description of Work
Installed leaf proof gutters on the entire home
Category
siding
Cost
$2,400
Hire Again?
Yes
Jessica J.
04/28/2017
He did a quick inspection and ran to the store for the materials. He was there, back and done with the fixes in less than two hours. Price was right, service was nice.
Description of Work
Chris came out to replace missing shingles on my roof and fixed some old cracked siding.
Category
roofing, siding
Hire Again?
Yes
Timothy F.
04/24/2017
Service tech. was prompt and courteous. Careful to match existing shingles, and even left a few extra shingles in case another small-scale repair was needed in the future. Would highly recommend.
Description of Work
Shingle repair due to wind damage. Roof vent repair/install.
Category
roofing
Hire Again?
Yes
Mary M.
12/02/2014
American Building Contractors, Inc. recommended and installed siding on my home tin 2002. Unbeknownst to me there was a class action suit against this inferior product from 1991-2013. I cannot believe that American Building Contractors were unaware of this inferior product. The class action suits were capped at 750 claims - so I am ineligible to file now. Complaints against this siding product must have begun much before 1991. My siding began peeling off this year and when I spoke to the American Building Contractors Director of Operations, he had the effrontery to email me that, in his opinion, "this is a superior product to the aluminum siding your statement of loss would indicate you had previously and certainly almost any vinyl product on the market, then or now." My previous siding had never peeled right off the house, EVER. American Building Contractors, Inc. , in one of their brochures, claims they are America's largest insurance restoration company, "we are an ethical and reliable company that will help you with a high degree of professionalism. When you do business with American Building Contractors, you are the recipient of a team effort. Each person has the same goal; to make sure you are completely satisfied." Well, I am seriously and completely dissatisfied with the siding product American Building Contractors installed and who claim this product as "superior". Apparently those who filed the 750 class action suits weren't satisfied either.
Description of Work
Installed siding on my home.
Category
siding
Service Provider Response
American Building Contractors did install siding on [member name removed]’s home in Chaska in September, 2002, as is stated in the body of her comments. The listed ‘Work Completed Date’ of 10/3/14 is completely incorrect. The last time anyone from our company was at the home was in 2002. At the time of that install we purchased what we sincerely believed to be a quality product from a reputable supplier. We had no knowledge of any reported issues with that siding. It should also be mentioned that since completing this project over 12 years ago, we have received no complaints or requests for inspection or service from [member name removed] including her call to our office on October 3rd, 2014, at which time she merely inquired what brand of siding was installed on her home. At that time we emailed her that information along with supporting documentation and, in a general sense, stated that PVC coated steel is considered to be a superior product to either vinyl or aluminum. Three weeks after we sent that email [member name removed] responded to the email to ask the date of installation. We promptly replied with that information and again, there was never any mention of any issues with the siding. It wasn’t until a week after that email that she sent an email where she complains about a class action lawsuit, the fact that the lawsuit was capped at 750 claims and she goes on to express her ‘disgust’ that we knowingly sold her a defective product. Even in this email she does not say that there is anything wrong with her siding. She has never stated what she feels is wrong with the product, asked us to look at it or said what it is she would like us to do about it. After we received [member name removed]’s last email on 12/6/14 we did do some investigation and we did find that there was a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer of the siding over this product. It should be noted that the manufacturer sold this same siding under over a dozen private label names. While the suit allowed people to join whose siding was installed as far back as 1991, the fact is the claim was not settled until August of 2013 (11 years after [member name removed]’s siding was installed). It is also our understanding that the fact that she did not get in on this suit in no way stops her from pursuing a claim under the regular siding warranty. Our agreement with [member name removed] states that ABC warrants the installation of the products and the products themselves are warranted by the manufacturer. As a contractor, we install what we believe to be a quality product from a reputable manufacturer so that, if there is an issue, we create the greatest chance that our customer will be taken care of. We don’t even know if that is or isn’t the case for [member name removed] because it doesn’t sound like she has tried to pursue the claim through the proper channels. From our perspective, [member name removed] should contact the material manufacturer and file a warranty claim if she feels that the product is failing.JENNIFER W.
06/23/2014
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Description of Work
Our homeowners association contracted with ABC to consult on some potential insurance claim work. ABC met with the insurance adjuster to show them the roof and siding damage to our buildings. Only a small portion of the repair work was covered by insurance, so we used a smaller contractor. Had the job been larger, we would probably have used ABC to do the work.
Category
siding
Hire Again?
Yes
Robert S.
12/06/2007
Keith Elverson was the focal point for our contract. Keith played a key role in working with our adjuster and was instrumental in arriving at a fair disposition of our claim. He subsequently oversaw the project, providing timely cost information, advice on roofing alternatives, scheduling, review of the final job, and close out of the contract. Keith arrived on schedule at various committed times and responded promptly to our phone calls. The work crew arrived as agreed and immediately went to work. Project leader Stephen Oswald was there to review the plan and let us know that we were in agreement on what was to be done. The work crew was diligent and skillful in their work. They placed tarps at key places on the ground to capture debris. When we asked for extra care around several particular shrubs, they immediately shielded them with sheets of plywood. The job was completed as promised and the yard was nicely cleaned up. We would use ABC again.
Description of Work
ABC evaluated our roof for hail damage and supported efforts with our insurance adjuster. They subsequently removed the old roof, installed a new one, and cleaned up the premises. The time period from the initial meeting through installation of the roof was just over three weeks. Everything was done in a timely, professional and completely satisfactory manner.
Category
roofing
Cost
$10,000
Hire Again?
Yes
JD R.
10/15/2007
Work was very good. Issues were resolved, would have gotten A except for: - Need to set expecations & explain before if changing look of the house (stucco). - Stucco issue was resolved to satisfaction, just took a while. - Deck, Trim & painting quote, was an isurance company issue. Salesman Duane submited for deck, trim & deck hail damage. Insurance claim would paid for it, Never got deck/painting work done, they only did roof. Since deck & painting was in qoute assumed they got the check for $1,158 of services never rendered. - After filing this report ABC resolved with insurance company, was a mix up. Thanks. - ABC did NOT get the check & check was sent to homeowner. Seemed a bit High pressure to sign now vs. getting quotes. Never would give a detail estimate, said they would honor the insurance estimate - They did honor the insurance claim, maybe they just need to realize for us homeowners don't do this every day & are always told to get more than one quote. - I guess if a company is good, they sometimes forget we don't know how goood they are! Roof work was good done in day, nice job very satisfied. However, they did NOT tell met they were going to cut into the stucco & install riglet & what color the riglet would be. The riglet was just off from the house color, not put on straight. - Took a while to get fixed, they offered to give me $500 back, but i wanted it fixed. - They finally sent a guy out, did a wonderful job with a better color & putting riglet on staight, he was done in a few hours. - If they would have sent him out the first time I called, they would have gotten an A. So if it wasn't for the one small thing, they would have gotten an A. So they should: - Set expectatoins with the custopmer & explain that with stucco, they will install riglet that will change the look of your house & perhaps show picutres, etc, give homeower options for color, or let homer go get very expenisve stucco rework quote. But make sure to explain ahead of time. Else all was dont GREAT. In pictures below, you can see roof meets stucco very nice, after they added the bad looking riglet, in 3rd picture shows issues.
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Description of Work
Replaced Roof Aug 2006 due to Hail damage. Simple Roof & garage - Shigles 3 Tab 25 year composition single roofing - include felt 27 SF - Remover Tear off comp shilgles - Ice & water shield 870 SF - R&R drip edge 200 LF - Valley mcral 6 LF - Roof vent 4 - Pipe jack flashing 2 - Remove add lay of comp shigles 24.33 SF
Category
roofing
Cost
$8,245
Hire Again?
Yes
Service Provider Response
AFTER READING THIS REPORT WE IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE MEMBER'S INSURANCE COMPANY BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY DID NOT COLLECT MONEY FOR WORK WE DIDN'T DO. THE MAN FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADMITTED IT WAS THEIR MISTAKE AND SENT THE MEMBER HIS CHECK. I CONTACTED THE MEMBER, AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO AMEND THIS REPORT, BUT APPARENTLY NEVER HAS. I DO FEEL BAD HE WAS NOT 100% HAPPY WITH THE WORK, BUT THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS ON HIS JOB CAUSED BY THE AGE AND PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OF THE HOUSE, AND I WOULD ARGUE HE WAS AT LEAST AS RESPONSIBLE AS WE WERE FOR THE DELAYS IN GETTING THE ISSUES RESOLVED.SUZANNE & ROBERT L.
01/06/2006
SINCE THE WORK WAS DONE THERE HAS BEEN LEAKING AROUND THE CHIMNEY. WE HAVE HAD TO CALL THEM TWICE TO COME OUT & TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE ARE NOT CONVINCED THAT IT IS COMPLETELY FIXED. I GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT IN THE SPRING. HAD TO CALL THEM TWICE TO FIX THE TV ANTENNA AS WELL. THEY DID NOT FIX IT. FINALLY MY HUSBAND HAD TO GET UP ON THE ROOF AND FIX IT HIMSELF.
Description of Work
Put a new roof on house and garage.
Category
roofing
Cost
$5,265
TREVOR A.
11/26/2001
KATHARINE H.
09/19/2001
SUZANNE M.
08/07/2000
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- 03/31/2025
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