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Action Builders

General Remodeling, Kitchen and Bath Remodeling, Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,

About us

At Pittsburgh’s Premier Design Builder, we pride ourselves on professionalism, quality, total commitment and satisfaction to your home project. Action Builders is not your ordinary housing contractor. Action Builders is a full service design build firm. Our contractors combine all your remodeling needs in one company and one job. We know home additions can be both exciting and intimidating, so here at Action Builders, we believe that great planning and design are just the beginning to a great endeavor. Our non pressure sales approach is informative and professional. Our proposals are clear and easy to understand. The same lead carpenter will be on your job from the first day to the last day of the project. Not only are the workers the best in the business, they are friendly, sociable, enjoy their work, take pride in their work and always maintain a clean job site. Our contractors will treat you and your home with the utmost respect. We are more than happy to take you to any Home Addition project, so just give us a call! 5 Year Warranty

Business highlights

34 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Home Design, Additions, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Game Rooms, Exterior & Interior Finishes. Full House Renovations.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
Financing Available

Reviews

4.47 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
57%
4
14%
3
14%
2
0%
1
14%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
4.4
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.3
punctuality
4.5
Showing 1-7 of 7 reviews

Jeff B.
06/2016
5.0
remodeling
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Absolutely the very best contractor I have ever worked with! Friendly, efficient, thorough, thinks outside the box, and the most meticulous contractor I've ever used!
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Jonathan A.
01/2016
1.0
remodeling
  + -1 more
no response needed.
Description of Work: It's more about what Action Builders did NOT do for us. We called them and emailed them. They never responded to our phone calls for an estimate on our project. They did respond to our email in a very unhelpful manner and when we provided the information that they required, then again FAILED to respond to our request after waiting one week. They were EXTREMELY unhelpful to us and we would Never recommend them to anyone. Apparently, they are independently wealthy, because they clearly don't need our business for a home addition.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0


Response from Action Builders
We are a small company and we do our very best to communicate as quickly as possible. Good communication is something we believe is important to a successful project. We specialize in additions and large interior renovation projects and without good communication you can't have a successful job. We received an email from our website on Thursday along with a phone message. We communicated with this particular homeowner via email on Thursday night and then responded again on Monday with available times and dates for a meeting to review his project, with no response. When he had not received an immediate response over the weekend he felt the need to post this review instead of reaching out to us again. If we can't have good communication from the start, then it probably would not be a successful project and is best for both parties to move in other directions.

Robert & Shirlyn L.
06/2015
4.0
remodeling
  + -1 more
Very professional, took the time to make sure we understood all that was involved. We ended up using another contractor for the interior remodel because of a significantly lower in price
Description of Work: Action provided an estimate for some interior remodeling and an addition

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

$15,000

David B.
04/2014
5.0
remodeling
  + -1 more
Everyone told me that our planned home renovation would be a stressful disaster. They coudln't believe we would undertake such a large project. With Action Builders, this large project was actually enjoyable. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Action Builders are timely, professional, reasonable, and experienced. With a project this size, one would expect change orders in the $10k range. With Action Builders, we honestly squabbled over a hundred dollars here and there. Randy and Elizabeth keep track of everything down to the penny. You always know where you stand in terms of the budget. Their pricing is a lump sum fee and we didn't have any hidden or surprise change orders. The change orders were all changes that we, the Owners, made or requested. Our main laborers, Jimmy and Franky, were great. They were clean, professional, courteous, and funny. Tools and supplies were always cleaned up at the end of each day. I loved that they picked up garbage regularly instead of having a large ugly dumpster at my house for months on end. We did a fair amount of work on our own for this project in order to keep costs down. Action Builders worked with us on this and left time in their schedule for us to complete tiling, painting, etc. We will absolutely have Action Builders back for our next project (the basement) when we are ready.
Description of Work: Action Builders constructed a three story addition including a basement garage, first floor kitchen with family room, powder room, and laundry room, and second floor master suite with walk-in closet and bathroom.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$175,000

Sandra S.
10/2013
5.0
decks, remodeling
  + 0 more
It was a very large project. He did a wonderful job and he is really good about following up with the work to make sure you are extremely satisfied.
Description of Work: He replaced the roof, siding, windows, added a deck with a roof as well.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$49,000

Victoria C.
04/2013
5.0
remodeling, home remodeling
  + 0 more
I cannot say enough great things about our experience with this business, it's owner and it's workers - it was fantastic from start to finish, and the end result has been spectacular even years later. Randy and his crew were always promptly on time, cleaned up at the end of each day, were courteous, and happily tolerated my daily multiple questions. They were respectful, friendly and did A+ quality work. Even though this addition was done almost 10 years ago, I just joined Angie's List and felt they did such an outstanding job that I had to write a review. Since completing work for us, I have referred 3 separate friends/relatives to Randy for extensive work - each hired him and were delighted with his work.
Description of Work: We had the entire back of our home extended by 10 feet and doubled the size of our kitchen and family room, and completely remodeled and gutted the kitchen. In the family room our old brick wood burning fireplace was taken out and replaced with a granite and limestone gas fireplace. I fell in love with a picture in a magazine of a fireplace and was able to find out where the limestone pieces were sold. Action Builders was able to duplicate the fireplace to look identical to the one I fell in love with in the picture and we've enjoyed it ever since. We had skylights in the roof of the addition, and also replaced the majority of the remainder of the flooring and all the baseboards on the entire first floor. They also relocated the side door to the deck. The entire addition has radiant floor heating which is wonderful. Oftentimes when you see a house from the outside or inside you can tell immediately the part of the house that is the addition. That is not true with our home - the transition is almost undetectable and people that do try and guess where the addition started on the interior almost always get it wrong because it is to seamless. I believe this is directly reflective of the caliber of work Action Builders performed. Since that time I have had Action Builders do some other small projects around our home and the experience was just as positive.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100,000

Phyllis C.
11/2012
3.0
home builders, remodeling, home remodeling, ceramic tile, concrete driveways, electrician, woodworking, plumbing
  + 6 more
first let me say the ratings categories are not practical. It should be a satisfied, not satisfied rating system. - not all the work was bad. We would rate a and quot;Dand quot; for the tile work because of sloppy installation. First, a crew came in and started work Randy was the general contractor Good job: 1. on drywall and interior construction and reconfiguration of walls. 2. Woodwork -Hardwood floors - have found some holes. trim work and finishing - good, doors ect. 3. Exterior brick work The contract said job would take 3-4 mos. At the end of 4 mos, we had to move back in understanding that work would continue. COMPLAINTS: 1. I packed all my things in the garage out of the house. They sawed and cut drywall ect. in garage and everything in it had to be cleaned! dishes, china, furniture ect! 2. At the start, the sub contractor on site assured us all the bathroom tile would be flush and even and nice. Then he started having problems. He was the working by himself . The tile he installed around tub had uneven, messy grout lines. The tiles were not flush, or lined up well. He was told to fix some tiles and move shower rod. Then ended up cracking tile and redoing it sloppy. Each time we complained, Randy sent him back to and quot;redoand quot; his work We kept complaining and were into month 6. Then Randy sent some guys to complete the job. They were to repair the tile jobs in the hall bath and the master. They wrapped things up as they felt they were there long enought too. They completed and quot;to his satisfactionand quot;. Then we started to look closely. The master bath 1. The tile job in the master shower (which we haven't used yet,) is sloppy with and quot;wideand quot; grout to accommodate misplaced tile, an uneven shower floor tile with sharp edge tiles sticking up in places. And this is all after the redos!! 2, The grout is cracking in all the corners. 3. In fact, they did not correct the shower floor tile - the water puddles in the corner and we have to scrape it down the drain with out foot. 4. The glass mosaic accent tile is all unevent, some pushed in and not flush. Sloppy. .5. They pulled the vanity off to reposition it and ended up with smeared calkin on the vanity that I had to scrape clean. 6.. Then they patch painted over their wall repairs with the wrong paint from the other bath and they knew there were 2 diffrent colors. 7. The hall bath after a number of re-dos had a cracked floor tile in corner and clumps of grout in spots on the floor that I had to scrape off. We have concluded that they are not very experience with bathroom tile work even though they said it would be neat Exterior: brickwork was very good. Electrician - we had whole house rewired - he complained because we questioned where he put outlets and he put light switches in inconvenient and quot;very odd placesand quot; The Island switch with dimmer is in the diningroom by the door leading to the garage, but no switch to go into garage. He made selfish excuses for things we were'nt satisfied with. We are not happy with the electrical. Now we have to live with these eyesores and inconveniences. We finally had to recalk the shower ourselves. Each time I clean I find more holes, cracks ect. that were'nt caught before.
Description of Work: A remodel of brick 50's Ranch. 4 ft addition in front to extend 2 front bedrooms and reconfigure entranceway. New windows, Brickwork: close kitchen door and a bedroom window with brick -add glass sliding door in diningroom. Add master bath with walkin shower- all tile with seat. Gut 3/4 of interior - new drywall, remove kitchen and diningroom walls for open concept with LR. installed a beam in ceiling. refinish exhisting hardwood floor and patch in new areas, install whole kitchen. remodel Hall family bath - tile surround/cast iron tub, vanity, toilet, tile floor Cement - Re-do exterior cement basement steps and drain back porch steps. raised level of grade Re-do section of front driveway with cement

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

$146,000

Response from Action Builders
Action Builders tries their best to complete every project above and beyond the owner’s expectations. We have a full list of references for various types of projects and offer a 5 year warranty that stands behind our services. We have many repeat customers over the last 30 years and the majority of our work is by referral. We would be happy to take potential customers to personally view any of our completed projects up close in detail.

    Contact information

    120 Fawcett Church Rd, Bridgeville, PA 15017

    https://pittsburghadditions.com/

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed

    Licensing

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    Yes
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

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    Service Categories

    General Remodeling,
    Kitchen and Bath Remodeling,
    Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
    Homebuilders,
    Plumbing,
    Electrical,
    Concrete Driveways,
    Decks and Porches,
    Ceramic Tile,
    Basement Remodeling,
    Sunrooms and Patio Enclosures,
    Architects

    FAQ

    Action Builders is currently rated 4.4 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Saturday: Closed

    Action Builders accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Financing Available
    Yes, Action Builders offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Action Builders offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Action Builders does not offer a senior discount.
    No, Action Builders does not offer emergency services.
    Yes, Action Builders offers warranties.
    Action Builders offers the following services: Home Design, Additions, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Game Rooms, Exterior & Interior Finishes. Full House Renovations.

    Contact information

    120 Fawcett Church Rd, Bridgeville, PA 15017

    https://pittsburghadditions.com/

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    Closed