FIRESTONE CONSTRUCTION CO

Job took approximately 14 months to complete. Many things had to be redone and redone again (i.e. sheetrock, electrical, plumbing, cabinetry). Management supervision was poor to at times good. Communication with workers as to job tasks was lacking resulting in work having to be redone. Had to constantly watch what was being done. It took a lot to get job completed in the manner originally expected. In the end we were left to deal with the issue of defective cabinet doors with the cabinet company. Firestone never followed up.

Work was completed in a decent time frame. However he used a unlicensed electrician which meant that the work wasn't completed properly. He caused me a lot of stress ,aggitation and extra money. I would not recommend him at all.

I cannot recommend him. His price was good. The job still isn't finished. There were a lot of things that he had to come back and work on again. I wasn't satisfied with things. He says he is going to come and he never gives a reason why he doesn't come. He doesn't use licensed electrical contractors. He will cut corners so I had to watch him. I might use him for a small job but nothing major. He is 16 months behind schedule. He stated his best efforts completion date would be March 2011. He is the kind of person that would be willing to walk away from the job. His work was adequate. He did have some licensed workers but he was willing to use workers that were not licensed. My big mistake was that I made a miscalculation and gave him too much money. I should have given him 1/3 down, 1/3 when the job was half done and the other 1/3 when the job was complete. I have already given him 98% of the money so he doesn't have any incentive to come back. I still have storage containers on my property that are holding my furniture. He is paying $70 a month for those containers and that is his only incentive he has to come back. The major thing he still has to do is install an auxiliary heating system. There is a 50% chance that he will come back to finish the job. The job was started on September 10th, 2010, but it is still not finished.

Overall the work was adequate but towards the end he just walked away from the job and left me without my certificate of occupancy. Specifically he didn't use a NYC licensed electrical contractor which left me in dire straits. Watch out for this contractor especially towards the end of your job.

From start to finish, I was most pleased with the quality of the work performed.

Everything went very smoothly, as quickly as possible, with very few surprises. Firestone Construction, Mike Molinari and his workers are professional, courteous and pleasant. Their prices appeared within the ballpark of other contractors we considered, but offered services the others did not. They were available to address all our concerns during every phase of the kitchen remodel. We plan to use them for other jobs, and would not hesitate to recommend them to friends.

They did a lot of work for us, and we were very pleased with them. They told us when they would be coming, and they came on time. They were professional and reliable. They also took payments as they went along. The quality of work was also excellent. If there was anything I wanted changed, there was no problem, and they were easy to accommodate.