Egnatia Construction Inc

For starters, they forgot to remove the carpets in the closets as I had repeatedly requested. They left staples from the carpeting hat they did remove on the stairs and left nails in various areas in the apartment floor. The floors they resurfaced were not even shiny and were left very blotchy. The varnish is blistered in many areas and lifting on the edges by the wall. There are also several areas where the varnish is caked up. The floors are very rough and when you clean them, pieces of the Swiffer cloth wipes get caught everywhere. This never happend before. They also created a safety hazard for anyone of any age by installing a one inch (few feet across) piece of wood where Amit had assured us and the building manager that it would be flush. I reiterated time and time again that it had to be safe as it is an area with a lot of traffic, and he completely ignored me and installed it anyway. I have had to cover the wood with bright sneakers so no one trips on it. They got varnish all over the freshly painted woodwork in different areas. Predictably, Amit also argued about this valid point, insisting everything had been taped. Then why is the varnish there?! He just blatantly denies everything - the photographic evidence is there, yet he refuses to even look at it with his own eyes because he must know it is inexcusably awful. He simply does not want to deal with it BECAUSE I FOOLISHLY PAID HIM EARLY. APPARENTLY HE HAS NO SHAME TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TRUSTING CLIENTS WHO HAVE ACTED IN GOOD FAITH. One of the maintenance men in the building commented that they were negligent in not even covering freshly painted surfaces while sanding (he saw this in person and told them it was wrong). The baseboards are cracked and broken in several areas. There are also unsightly gaps between the baseboards and the floor. Everyone is disgusted when they see the state in which the contractor left the apartment. It is most definitely incomplete and the contract was NOT honored on Egnatia's part.

They splattered paint literally EVERYWHERE: mirrors, floors, doorknobs, doors, locks, shelves, window frames, etc. Amit's typical non-response: it's not their job to clean up. Excuse me?? We now have to purchase new window shades because there is paint caked all over it. This is just one expense of MANY that we have been inexplicably left with - they did more damage than good. It is truly pathetic work, like a drunk did it. They did not paint the woodwork in the bar area at all. They missed an area around the window shades as well. There are entire areas they missed in the closets. They even painted over a large piece of tape they applied and somehow forgot to remove first from a door frame. They were also asked to remove old wiring in the closets and never did it. It's just not even understandable that such huge errors occurred with practically everything. Nobody can believe that this happened at all and that they did not have the decency to correct any of it either. They fact that Egnatia is unapologetic about everything makes it unforgivable.

The large glass backsplash tiles that they installed in the kitchen have enormous cracks in them where electrical sockets were replaced. When I sent him photos of this, he said they weren't like that when he was there...great excuse...! He is full of this nonsense, believe me. We had ordered the sink and faucet for our kitchen from one of his relatives (who owns Brooklyn Express Tile) who was rude and incompetent - she and her employee ended up incomprehensibly messing up/losing the order. Fortunately, I had taken photos during our brief visit so I saved the day. He ignored any of my attempts to reach out to him about this issue. The handles were left out and not installed on the cabinets and drawers so you cannot open them without a lot of difficulty. Some of the new cabinets are scratched and the coating is peeling at the corners. There was sealant all over the new kitchen counter which will not come off. There is a very thick piece of black tape along the bottom of the white wall that they neglected to paint over properly. Same issue in the half bath - left this black tape barely covered with primer (not even covered or smoothed over with plaster either), and it is badly peeling. The circuit breaker box in the kitchen has badly peeling paint on its edges - the floor was covered with pieces of plaster when we returned.

They painted the ceiling and closets a cream color when I had asked for stark white paint everywhere. They did not leave any leftover paint for us to do any touch-ups on spots that they had missed (seems like they got it everywhere but where it needed to be). They slopped glossy paint on top of the matte paint. They also broke the door and chipped the glass on one of our closets so now the hinges do not line up and it is difficult to close. They got paint all over the shelves and even cracked the built-in desk. The paint job is horrific. There were cracks in the plaster (extremely uneven), chips in the paint, areas either unpainted or hardly even primed, and peeling paint when we returned. Amit had assured me they would strip the paint off the door hinges and repaint them - totally neglected to do so in the bathroom. There were dirty finger prints on many places on the walls and deep nicks as well. This was all documented as soon as we returned.

In the full bath, the bathtub takes about an hour to drain completely. The stopper for the drain also broke off soon after we returned and is completely detached. Perhaps the workmen were bathing in our apartment as well?? I would not be surprised at this point. There was grout caked and left on the marble floor, vanity, and doorknob. The grout is also incomplete and an inch thick in areas. I don't believe they even did the shower grout at all. There are large gaps in the corners - it is truly mind boggling that we paid for this nonsense. It looks identical to as it had previously. I discovered scribble marks left on the mirrors as if someone had drawn on the mirror while it was steamed up. After several attempts at cleaning it with Windex, it is still there. They must have used a chemical of some sort - who would do such a juvenile/vindictive thing? Maybe Amit mentioned the DVD to him/them? So weird. Again, he insinuated that we had done it because there is absolutely zero accountability with this person. Why would a homeowner do such an ignorant thing? They did not remove the old caulking and just slopped new caulking over the old caulking - there are large gaps and it is half finished. There was. Even mildew under part of it hat has since been cleaned. They were supposed to varnish the wood bathroom vanity, but failed to, and it was left filthy and covered in grout. The sink and marble countertop has paint on it, and the marble has sealant on it that will not come off. They also left a large crack in the marble counter top in the half bath which they then tried to cover up with a cloth. They had to replace that, but they removed the acrylic wall towel rack and toilet paper holder in order to paint (I assume), and never bothered to replace either! What is wrong with these people?! They are nowhere to be found, and Amit's nonsensical response was that it was not listed in the contract to replace them...what?? They also removed a shelf from inside the vanity when they did plumbing work which they failed to replace - also gone. I guess he is unaware that unapproved removal of property from any premises is technically theft.

Concerning electrical work, they did not match one of the bedroom electrical sockets that previously had a dimmer. So now when we turn our lights on there is only one setting and it is brighter than Times Square - and we cannot adjust it. They also left a large hole next to one of the kitchen sockets where wiring is now exposed, thanks to their astounding ignorance (I had clearly asked that that wall knob be removed as it no longer functioned). They also removed light bulbs from our light fixtures and never replaced them, so our kitchen is completely dark at night. When I rais

I highly recommend these guys. From the beginning they were very professional and patient with our inquiries. They explained everything they were going to do in full detail and the prices stayed true to what they said things would cost. I even changed a few things on my original design and it was never an issue.
I live in a 130 year old building. The apartment had uneven floors and ceiling and questionable electrical wiring throughout the kitchen. They completely gutted my kitchen and did most of the major renovation work. These guys came on time every morning, and made sure to clean up at the end of the day. Through the whole process, they were always available for us and helped us solve any kind of problems we had with the apartment.
Overall, I'm very pleased on how my new kitchen turned out and I won't hesitate to use them again.