Long Island Creative Contracting Inc

We did extensive research before picking John Petsco and LICC to do a gut renovation of our house. We couldn't have been more happy with our choice! Throughout, John was communicative and transparent, and his contractors were of the highest quality. And importantly for us, John understood our open concept vision from day one -- it was like he could read our minds. Among other things: * John helped us discover what was possible to do with the house. After tearing down the walls, he worked with an architect to figure out whether it was possible to vault the ceilings and how. * John pushed back on our ideas when they would have been too expensive for our budget, or overall not worth the money. He worked with us to find different, but equally gorgeous, ways to solve the same problem. * John ran a tight ship, and made clear when we had to pick out doors, materials, etc. This helped the project run on schedule (though of course there were inevitable delays with supplies due to Covid). * When some items were damaged in transit, John worked with suppliers to get replacements ASAP. * When we needed additional work done (e.g. to plan the backyard), John recommended other contractors, all of which have been professional and of high quality. * There was never any doubt how much anything would cost or when we'd be charged. When unexpected issues came up, John was clear and transparent about what our options were and worked with us to decide how to proceed. After the initial renovation, we continued to work with John to renovate our back yard and pool, and have recommended him to multiple friends who are doing similar projects.

From start to finish, this project was a nightmare. The initial estimate was $200,000 under the final cost. Multiple mistakes were made by this group at multiple points, many of which made the home extremely unsafe. Our property was littered with broken glass, screws, and nails- none of which this company ever cleaned up. In fact, they never cleaned up after themselves inside the building either. Work needed to be redone constantly. Worst of all, their ineptitude led to our entire home becoming saturated with rainwater. Multiple shortcuts were then taken while “drying out” our home. The water was never mitigated properly which then allowed very dangerous levels of toxigenic mold (including Stachyboctrys, or black mold) to penetrate our home. My then 3 year old son was hospitalized as he could not breathe, and my wife was bedridden all summer thanks to this living environment. We will be seeing this man in court. So please do yourselves a favor- do not put your family or home at risk by using this company. It’s not worth it.

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John and his team are professionals who took the time to build our floor the right way, on time and on budget. We are happy to recommend him and we also just booked john for another job at our home.