JB General Contracting

The sidewalk in front of my house was cited for a violation. The sidewalk was shifted and my drive way had cracks. I needed the job to get done with speed and efficiency. Their assessment of the situation seemed fair so I agreed to their price and proposal. The job got done faster than I expected it! I was glad that they made my needs a priority in their business. My insurance was within days of being cancelled but J.B. Contracting came through for me and made my wife very happy! I have a new sidewalk, the front of my house looks much better, and more secure. Thanks guys.

I found JB on Angie's List and decided to give them a call after reading the great reviews. I needed a lot of work done on my stoop and the back wall of my brownstone house which was damaged by overgrown ivy and a lot of tough weather. After originally talking to the secretary Joe, the owner, quickly called me back then then came the next day to give me an estimate. After deciding to use JB and signing the contract the work started almost immediately. The crew were very clean, quiet, helpful and worked through some bad weather. They were able to do a lot of high quality work in a very reasonable amount of time amount of time, and I was very satisfied with what they did. Overall I was very happy with the work and I will proudly recommend JB to anyone looking for a contractor. My house looks great. Thanks Joe. Rob K.

They were much easier to deal with than several other contractors we spoke to before contracting them to do the job. They were quick, fair, and professional.

The JB team did an excellent job. The work got scheduled within 3 day from the contract signing. The guys showed up on time and started right away. They were very professional and responsive to all our requests. The process was extra smooth, without any hiccups or complications and was completed in less than 8 hours. Joe, the owner, was on another job but called a few times to check whether the everything was on the right track. He then came over towards the end of the job to make sure we were happy with the quality of the work. We definitely were. Congratulations Joe and team!!!

They had the most beautiful trucks. The young men were pleasant and polite. The boss would call in and even dropped by on the 4th of July top make sure I was happy. I am so very pleased and would recommend them to anybody. The price was reasonable.

Joe came the day after the call and provided an expedited bid as there was a pending baby delivery and the understep storage was needed for the baby carrage. The work was started in the next week and was completed as quickly as the weather would allow. They even worked on Saturday and Sunday as that was the only weather window in the next week (no extra charge). So far there has been no further water in the storage area so I would declare the job a success. Joe kept in touch as to the quality of the work and the professionalism of the workers.

Three words to describe JB General Contractors “professional, polite and informative”. Joe arrived on time looked at the project and told us exactly how much everything would cost; minus the tax. When the workers arrived all of them were early, polite and professional. The on-site supervisor consulted me on any change made to the property/project; in this case widening the staircase to the basement. The end result of the patio was better than we expected. My wife was pleasantly surprise and immediately wondered if they did interior work. Upon completion they cleaned the area in front of our home and next door; thoroughly. That afternoon and the next morning Joe phoned to make sure we followed all the necessary steps to secure/maintain our beautiful patio. This was after he received full payment. I mentioned that fact because many companies disappear once payment is made; NOT THEM. We would definitely do business with JB General Contractors again and we recommended them to our next door neighbors. We have future projects on our list that we hope could be done by JB General Contracting. As a Angie list member, there is currently a 5% discount for concrete pouring. Looking forward to the check in the mail.

Three men arrived.They arrived at the exact scheduled time. They had all the right equipotent to do a professional job.They worked in such a manor that as they worked they removed all the broken black top.The chalked off a 10" bY 10" BY 8"" deep area around the pump area and poured the cement so neat and clean that when they left you couldn't find a piece of the original drive. If your thinking concrete, LOOK no further. JB is Professional, Honest, and delivers more then he promised. When they left, you would never know that they were there if not for the new 100 sq. foot of new cement around the pump area. Thanks Joe.Rich Weisel, Brooklyn, NYPS, This was all done in five hours.

They did everything I asked. There were follow up calls to make sure the work was satisfactory. I forgot to use the Angie discount, so I have no idea how that would have gone, but the man I dealt with was professional and courteous. I can't judge the price other than by comparison, and the work was obviously done by a subcontractor, but everything seems well done. I'll have to wait a year or so to see how it holds up; but as of now it was all good.

Job was completed within agreed timeline, however we did have a slight delay due to the weather.

I contacted Joe from JB Contracting, he came out to Long Island from Brooklyn to determine the requirements and provided an estimate on the spot. Joe also provided a scheduled start date, if I wanted to proceed. Once I agreed, his crew showed up on time, did the job cleanly and professionally, and I was very happy with results and price.

Joe at JB Contracting was recommended to us by friends for whom he had done a similar project. We were impressed by their new steps and porch and decided to call him for an estimate. He came to the house the following Saturday, which was when we were available to meet with him and prepared what we felt was a reasonable estimate. Based on his estimate and our friends' experience with him and our sense that he was forthright and sincere, we agreed to go forward. It took a little while to iron out the technical details of the contract (one of us is an attorney!), but Danny in JB Contracting's office and Joe himself were responsive to our concerns throughout the process. We asked that the work begin when our neighbors would be present, as our houses are attached and we wanted to be sure that everyone was comfortable with the details of the project. Joe accommodated our request and the work began as promised. The removal of the old porch and sidewalk, etc. took approximately two days and the rebuilding took another two days. The men worked on Saturday as well as during the week. They were neat, polite and very, very competent. The wrought iron railings were made in the shop of a top notch craftsman who oversaw their installation and took one piece back to his shop to reconfigure when he wasn't 100% satisfied with the way it fit and looked. The new fence is beautiful. This was a major project and investment for us. We really wanted the front of our house to look good and for the walkway, sidewalks and steps to be stable and safe. Joe kept a close eye on the job and called often to find out if we were satisfied with the work and happy with the outcome. We felt very well cared for and as if the job mattered to Joe, his company and the workmen who did the actual work. We are happy with and proud of our new front porch, railings, walkway and sidewalk and would recommend Joe and JB Contracting wholeheartedly. A final touch which we found lovely and proof of the pride this company takes in its work: JB Contracting placed a small, unobtrusive brass medallion with their company name in the completed concrete. How great is that, that they care enough to do work they are proud to sign!

The old iron and fake stone staircase leading up to the main door of my brownstone had finally rusted out. I first had another company replace the ironwork and then this company added granite treads over the iron. While I was at it, I had them replace the broken marble threshold on the front door. Then bottom line about working with this company is that I felt that they knew where to get excellent material ,who should cut it (both the marble and the granite had to be cut to size), and had very experienced men who did the work. Joe the contact person's father started the company and he has been working there since he was 13. This shows. For example, the marble threshold on this old house was bigger than the usual size that is sold today and was oddly shaped because it was put in place before the door was hung a hundred years ago. Joe spotted that and said it could not be made exactly like it was because you couldn't get it in. He seemed to have been working with his suppliers for a long time. He had a special guy who did his marble work, another who supplied the granite, and another guy who cut it. He seemed to appreciate skilled workers and craftspeople and had an esthetic response to the materials (he likes pretty marble and handsome granite, so to speak.) The work was well done in a timely manner. The cost was not cheap but fair and the what I think is the standard rate.

The workers were professional and polite. The job was actually completed earlier than expected. I am very happy with the quality of the job and would recommend this company.

I did not have a good experience with them at all. He sent unqualified men and a foreman who kept leaving. SUB- CONTRACTORS! Workers did not know what to do. They kept jumping to different jobs. Can't paint and prep for jobs. Wrong materials used. Workers came unprepared. Can't powerwash and paint at same time. Extremely overpriced on all jobs. Started out good with first meeting. We called them up and they came down and the gentlemen who came down was the owner. He came down, looked at the job, gave us price quotes, and the quotes were outrageously high. Got a estimate for exterior paint on my house from Joe that was $12,000. More than any other company. Maybe he thinks he's related to Rembrandt! Then we separated some of the jobs we wanted to do because the job we wanted them to do was way over budget. The first job we had them do was remove a bunch of trees along my property line that died in the hurricane this past summer. Then the other one was to paint my rod iron fence. They pulled the trees out and in doing so they broke some sprinkler lines and whatever it is. They decided to paint the fence before they pushed the dirt away from the fence. It was a very windy day and they were painting and the dirt was going on the fence and they just kept painting and painting without covering the dirt or moving the dirt away. They tried to replace sidewalk expansion joints with silicone. Looks terrible and what a mess they made. My wife was ballistic because she tried to stop them from doing what they were doing. They weren't doing things right. They came unprepared, didn't have paint brushes, didn't have this, didn't have that, didn't scrape down the fence. It turned out to be a disaster and we had to remove them from the job. They dropped off a dumpster and left it for over a week after workers left. The employees did work hard but they weren't qualified to do the job. When we called the office, nobody knew about the construction business. He seemed very personable but he didn't say he couldn't do the job. Joe had personal problems and was never on job site. He never returns phone calls. He was in court and neglected the business. They never came when they were supposed to. To them it's all about money. Customers should educate themselves about construction costs. Very disappointed and would never recommend them. I think half if not more of the reviews are bogus. All "A's"....really? BEWARE! !!

Very good experience overall. Demo took a couple days longer because the old slab was twice as thick as we had originally thought, and they also had some equipment problems. Even though it took the crew extra time they stuck with their original price and their work looks very nice. All the workers were nice guys and very professional. I will definitely use their services next time.

Joe came out and looked over what needed to be done and emailed me an estimate on the job the very next day. I found the entire crew to be professional, courteous and capable in everything that they did. I would highly recommend JB Custom to anyone looking for quality work. I would not hesitate to usethem again if the need arouse. them

I was difficult to reach, but Danny continued to call me to schedule a service date. William arrived on time, worked diligently through the day, and made some additional repairs to prevent the problem from developing again. They were very pleasant and approachable.

I called them twice, spoke to a human being then an answering machine. Nobody called me back. Two calls are enough.

I called for an estimate and was called back the same day. Joe came to see the work required on the following day, gave me an estimate and said they could start the work within a couple of days. When I called back to confirm the order, Joe came within a few hours to finalize the contract and show me the types of paving available. He said they would lay the base the following day, and his crew arrived on schedule. I had to go out for most of the day and on my return was pleasantly surprised to find that the whole job, base and paving had been completed. It looks great and everything was clean and tidy.

We found J B Contracting via Angie's List, thank you! They immediately returned our call and knew all about how to deal with violations, permits, etc. "JB" came out the next day and gave us the price. We were lucky to get the permit very quickly, and although it was winter, the weather was just warm enough for them to do the job within a few days after that. Every aspect went pretty smoothly. There was a hardworking crew of 2 that demolished the old sidewalk one day, and, the next day was another crew to pour the cement and finish the sidewalk. We also had them put cobblestones around our treepit, and, they had to rebuild the curb as well. The old one had sunken down and was too hard to lift up. A blanket was laid on the new concrete since it was close to freezing, and they did a good job of protecting the sidewalk to keep graffiti and pedestrians off. The next day someone came to finish and clean up the concrete and surrounding areas. If it hadn't been so cold, maybe they could have spent a little more time on the clean up, but, in the scheme of things, this is very very minor. Would definitely hire this very professional and smart company again.

They came out to give us an estimate and were good and reasonable. They were here when they said they would be and described everything in detail. I liked it that they went over everything with us and then sent a guy out a second time to give us further details. What I did not like is that it seemed like the guy was in a hurry and was rushing through everything; not giving us a chance to think about things. But he did present the details again so that was good. I will have them quote again in the future.