Beavers Construction

We were without a kitchen for fourteen (Yes, 14) MONTHS. I was washing dishes in the bathtub, the house was freezing, he took off part of the roof and left for the weekend. It poured, causing thousands of dollars of damage to the kitchen area AND other parts of the house. He had to keep calling in other contractors, and then abandoning the project after asking for more money up front. We contacted a lawyer to the tune of $33,000, wound up hiring another contractor, and wound up appealing the Homeowner's Recovery Fund to get some money back. Do not walk, RUN from Beaver Construction or any other name that they go by; in our case they went by the name of Mr. Beaver. They are all the same wolf in sheep's clothing!

On my project Mr. Costin failed to demonstrate competence, diligence or integrity. Ultimately, Mr. Costin abandoned my job and his contract without notice and with a payment for $15,000 in his pocket. This payment was for siding, roof overhang repairs and roofing. None of this work was ever conducted. Mr. Costin was unable to provide solutions to the problems involved in an extensive renovation of an older house. While Mr. Costin or his employees were on the job, I continually raised the issues of the roof overhang, interior trim and exterior repairs. Mr Costin either ignored my comments or tossed off ideas that were inconsistent and unworkable. He never fully resolved how to approach these issues. He did no work on these items. The work that was done was conducted poorly. In many cases his errors threatened the safety of my home. Here are six examples. 1.) He placed two support beams in the wrong place, contrary to the design of his engineers. 2.) The sheathing of the new exterior walls was not installed according to APA standards or the NC building code, and as such, it did not provide the structural integrity of a properly constructed wall. 3.) Structural hangers or brackets required by his engineer were omitted. 4) His workmen broke two floor joists while trying to place a new beam. (Fortunately I came by while this work was going on and stopped them before they could do more damage.) 5)The elevation of a window was two inches too low. 6.) The waterproofing and air barrier were applied inconsistently,resulting in serious leaks. These items were corrected only after I complained and demanded corrections. The water proofing remains uncorrected. Mr. Costin failed to provide the promised subcontractors. In the end he was only able to provide a plumbing subcontractor. Neither of the two mechanical subcontractors he presented would provide a quote on the system I wanted. I found a mechanical contractor on my own who quoted the system at a lower price than Mr. Costin's subcontractor. Despite Mr. Costin's earlier assurances, his proposed electrical subcontractor refused to visit the job site without additional documentation. I hired an electrician on my own that worked with the original documents. Mr. Costin failed to conduct the work in a timely manner. Between my final payment for $15,000 on January 3 and March 20, 2013 when Mr. Costin removed his firm's name from the building permit almost no nonremedial work was performed.

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The contracting service was excellent. He came on time and as scheduled. He did excellent work and the garage has worked well. There has been no problem. Usually problems start to occur two years after but we haven't had any problems. We got it done for a very good price. The quality of the work and the cost all lined up with the value of the home. It was a standalone garage. I've worked with several contractors but he was right on target. He did exactly what we asked for and we didn't have to push. He kept us informed and managed the subcontractors well. There were a couple of times when we had questions and we had to get in touch with him.

all dos if anything the only thing they are not very good at is working with wood (door frames...) and even that is not that bad the rest is professional.