RAYMOND J SCHAEFER INC

We completely remodeled the house and we used them. We are currently suing them. He did nothing right. He didn't follow his time track. He didn't bring the right materials in, and his workmanship was bad. I would not recommend anyone using him.

Notr: The RJS company has been awesome to work with. Raymond and his crew have completely replaced the electrical, heating, and complete remodel of the interior 2500 sf home built in 1894. Raymond is like an orchestra conductor... scheduling his crew, so they can do the work on my house, and he'll have other jobs for them on the island to split ferry and dumpster costs. From the roof to the foundation, this sad house needed lots of work. The previous owners had left almost two dumpster loads of trash, rusted appliances, and junk in the house. They also put Brady Bunch style paneling over rich woodwork and made haphazard alterations and awkward repairs. The house was a wreck before RJS started work. Raymond has helped restore the rooms, plaster and rich oak and pines floors to their prior elegance. His painter uses historically accurate paint for the rooms, and upgrading the electrical system was no easy task. The previous owners had swicthed the white and black wiring, and left water leaks to go unchecked. Raymond marshalled an awesome crew to fix the water issues, roof issues, and electricians to make the house safe. Weve refinsihed the radiators and restored missing trimwork and crown molding. His plumber has installed new bathrooms while using period fixtures and lighting. His painter is going to work closely with my architectural historian from U of M next year to paint the detailed outside trimwork and whole house, next year. Raymond has his own crew and a selection of reliable sub-contractors fro specialized work, like HVAC. His carpenters were able to match trim work to original colors. I was able to buy salvaged Victorian doors and stained glass windows from Victorian suppliers, and Raymonds carpenters are able to incorporate them to replace missing and rotted existing pieces. Be paitent though working with the ferries and scheduling work if you have a house on the island. The work has taken a number of months, but because the extensive work required multiple crews over weeks, Raymond waits to have a full days of work before asking me to pay ferry coost for thecrew. Hes probably saved me hundreds if not thousands on ferry fees!!! (Note== PLEASE BE CAREFUL IF YOU OWN A HOUSE ON THE ISLANDS! I had to be careful of occasional laborer who just showed up at the house unannounced saying he was a carpenter or what not. I had 3-4 people just show up in a period of two weeks soliciting work! No credentials or anything. They said they had even worked on the house in the past and and quot;know their stuff.and quot; Bologna!. They usually use inferior products, are trying to make a quick buck, and don't do things right at all. When we started working on the house thru RJS, Raymond uncovered rags stuffed in plumbing vents, and doors that would not close because the toilet was put too close to the door. I found untreated lumber used for exterior work on the house, which many of these occasional laborers or hacks used in the past. Go with a reputable company!) RJS uses quality people. Raymond was very picky about details, picky about the people he employs and especially the materials.

Ray Schaefer and his crew took over a project midstream and completed it promptly and professionally. The ORIGINAL construction of the units was sub-standard and the doors and windows soon began to fail. Schaefer's crew completed the repairs with state of the art materials and excellent workmanship.

On April 11, 2012 I arrived at our family vacation home to find that a very large branch from the 250 year old oak tree in the back yard had fallen on and crushed the roof of the 1978 addition to our 100 year old vacation home. At the time I was at a loss as to how to proceed. A friend who is a year round resident of the community said Raymond was working around the corner and went to get him. Within a half hour Raymond arrived, assessed the situation and said that as soon as the tree was removed he would send a crew to seal to roof. His crew arrived the next morning and tarped the damaged areas, determined that the house was safe to live in and conferred with the insurance adjuster. A bid was prepared, submitted to the insurance company and approved. Working around his preplanned schedule and with our blessing (the roof was very well tarped, no leaks) Raymond waited till the middle of May, after the rest of the tree was removed, to begin tearing off the damaged roof and completely rebuilding said roof. Raymond's Lakeside foreman, Kevin was at the site everyday until the job was done. Work was beautifully done, you cannot tell there was ever any damage.

Overall, Schaefer's crew did a wonderful job and I would highly recommend them.