Giacalone Construction LLC

It took Paul's team about 3 days to complete the job from start to finish. The worker cleaned up everyday after they were done working and the job came out beautiful, I highly recommend Giacalone Construction for a job well done. Thank you

The end result was that they did a good job, but what I was told would take two weeks ended up taking two months since the workers were all doing this as a side job.   Overall nice guys, but there were definite communication problems between them.  I ended up being charged for additional work when I discovered the original wall opening was too low for the new medicine cabinet.  Never mind that Ernie was with me when I bought the higher vanity, and Jack called in the order for the higher faucet that was in the way of the cabinet door opening.  Those two items alone would require moving the wall opening higher for the medicine cabinet. There was also a problem with damage being done in the house and no one owning up to it.  The electrician, Tom Ahearn, broke a custom picture frame, complete with shattered glass.  When asked about it, he said, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you".   How can you possibly 'forget? that???  When he was told the replacement cost of the custom frame, he accused me of ripping him off.  I should have given him the frame for HIM to take to a frame store to get his own estimate instead of spending hours of my own time dealing with his carelessness.  He was not a pleasant person to deal with.  I would have given the crew an 'A' for job quality if I would not have had wall sconces hung crooked by Ahearn.  Also, after Ernie was up in the attic installing an exhaust fan, the hallway ceiling was found to be cracked and the air conditioning vent was left hanging from the ceiling.  Again, all responsibility denied and he refused to fix it.  There was absolutely no one else who could have done it!  We also had an issue with 'he said, she said' on any job changes.  My suggestion is to put all job communication in WRITING ONLY.  I would also put a cap on how many times Ernie can charge you $65.00 for picking up supplies.  When mentioning that to an employee at a nearby home improvement store, he and contractors standing nearby all raised their eyebrows and strongly questioned why he was charging me at all for picking up his supplies.  Ernie took a vacation on week two, and left a beat up pickup truck filled with construction waste in front of my next-door neighbor?s house for a week.  Later he replaced the laundry sink, then left the old large concrete sink sitting in my driveway for a MONTH, not removing it until he received final payment.  In conclusion, I was very particular in what I wanted and specified that in the contract.  Leaving less to personal interpretation helped ensure more clarity to both sides.  Other than the paint left peeling on a door that was stretched to fit (cut too small for opening), and the crooked wall sconces, they job was of good quality.  I will also add that tile work done by Mike Larkin was exceptional. He impressed the whole crew with his professionalism and the quality of his work.  This group was relatively new in working side jobs together, and there definitely were enough amateur moments, but overall they did a nice job.

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Very well this company was great,cleaned up after, fair price. Would hire again.

Giacalone Construction is fantastic. A friend of mine was widowed recently and I helped her use the settlement money to buy her first house. There was about $20,000 worth of work needed doing to it, and I had recommended Giacalone. He did the windows and the roof. The electric panel was on recall from 1959. It was recalled because they used to catch fire! He said "I'll have all this taken care of." He had his experts come in and they were so polite to her. She is still in mourning although it has been 18 months. Any kind of pressure can set her off, she is really not a strong person. I was there and you know they were so nice to her, all the employees. I think she'd have a lot to say about it. We were looking at a cost of $20,000. I had two contractors come in, and they were all up at that mark. Giacalone did it for $8,000. They put in really nice windows, because we had a hurricane - and then we had a terrible storm after we'd had the windows put in. They all held up so well. The quality of the work was outstanding. They were on the job before she moved in. As soon as the deal had closed, she said she had to go home and pack because she didn't think she was going to get the house at that price. It was going to take about a week to pack. They were right in and did the job in 10 days. She was moving boxes in on the last three days of the job. He didn't play around, he got all the guys he could and had them do their work all over each other. I refer this company to any of my friends.

He did everything within 3 days.  Everything looks good as new, and my tenant is very happy.  He gave a very reasonable price, and I am very satisfied with how everything turned out.

We already bought the fan he just put in in for us and put a switch outside for it as well. He had to take siding off and get in the attic and got it all done in one day. He is reasonably priced and always cleans up after himself. He does beautiful work.

He is always on time.  He sticks to his estimates which is rare.  He is just super professional and super knowledgeable.  I selfishly thought that putting him on Angie’s list will make him busy.  He is absolutely remarkable.  I would recommend him here in Pennsylvania and Miami without hesitation.

He is a general contractor who is fully insured.  The woman who we bought our home from took everything, including the doorbell and ceiling lights. This company has replaced everything and has also fixed old electrical problems and errors. He is absolutely incredible. I don’t trust many people, but he has just been a lifesaver for me during my move to the new home.