Decosta Construction, LLC

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Work looks good. The steps are sturdy.

Shed would have collapsed without repairs. The work required digging and creation of foundation supports in a difficult location.
I'm happy with the results.

It was fast, easy, the price was outstanding and we feel like we will never be in trouble with Decosta Construction LLC. The roof was done in 3 days. It was beautiful and we were extremely happy with the new shingled roof and fixed ventilation.  We also learned a lot about our mobile home, how it's built and other important information that we weren't aware of. Very personable, knowledgable and not just a fix and go.
We had an unexpected sewer vent pipe break in the wall and it was immediately fixed. We are having a lot of other house work done by them and we have no doubt it will be done right. 
I am so glad I did my research and went with them, there seems to be nothing they can't do! Not to mention their pride in high quality workers and communication. We are very satisfied new home owners!

Two seasons of snowplowing. We have been very pleased with the service.

Dana Decosta provided professional, personal service and was very knowledgable. He kept me constantly updated on progress. He was on time and the budget was good. The finished job was superior!

The project was completed in a timely bmanner and the cost of the project was accurately reflected in the initial estimate. They were very attentive to our concerns and met our every expectation in this project.

Work was done quickly and great price, site was kept clean and orderly. Workers were polite and friendly. Quality of work was excellent. Very professional. Would recommend.

Dana came and looked at the job and started within the week. Took approximately 3 weeks to complete job. Would highly recommend.

Work was timely, thorough, within budget. The results were very attractive. Dana gets it done right the first time.

The owner, Dana came out (on time) looked over the work requested (new roof and soffits, relocate skylight, add a footer for the porch) and provided a quote. He told me I didn't need soffits, recommended a ridge vent and scheduled a date. The day he arrived, he changed his mind about moving the skylight (too much work) and wanted to remove it entirely. I wanted to keep it where it was if he didn't move it, so he left it there.
He and his team tore down/replaced the roof in one day, telling me that the substructure was fine and that he would guarantee his work for the life of the shingles (20 years).
That winter my porch roof began and quot;ice dammingand quot; (as did my roof over the living room). The damming over the porch caused water to back up and come pouring in across the ceiling and down the walls. When I called Dana (Friday morning) I got no response. When I called him again Friday evening, he said he couldn't get anyone out to me until Sunday. So I spent the next two days collecting over 10 gallons of water from my roof, the skylight and the walls.
Long story short, when I asked Dana how he intended to fix the problem, he asked me for a credit card number before he'd schedule any work. This caused a disagreement between us as I felt that I should not have to pay to have this fixed, in fact he should not only fix the roof but fix the ceiling and the walls that were damaged.
I've never heard from him since, except in responses to my BBB complaint about him. My only alternative is to sue.
As I've investigated this issue further (not being an expert on roofing at the time) I've come to learn a couple of things:
1) If soffits were installed, the roof would not have heated up, thus melting the snow and causing ice damming - his recommendation to not install soffits was poor judgement.
2) He did not have a new flashing kit for the skylight (Velux) - since he didn't have a new flashing kit, he NEVER intended to move the skylight to begin with. But he waited until the day of construction to inform me that it was and quot;too much workand quot;, knowing that if he'd said no initially he probably would not have gotten the contract.
Bottom line - Dana is a pleasant and agreeable person when he does initial consultation, and will agree to almost anything. The problem lies in and quot;backing up his workand quot; and the knowledge required to do a job properly. Throughout the job he spoke with me of a job he was doing with and quot;new constructionand quot;. In retrospect, it seems that all his stories were about and quot;newand quot; construction, which makes me think that if it isn't and quot;newand quot; he doesn't know how to repair it.