Pennsylvania DC LLC

Overall, the Company does very good work at a very reasonable price. The Company also can do a ton of different contracting work, so they can be a one-stop shop for a variety of items. They also do a great job installing ceramic tile bathrooms. However, the Company can be difficult to deal with because they don't always show up when they say they will, and the projects take much longer than expected. Overall, dealing with their frustrations was worth it to save on cost with a quality job, so I would recommend them. I would just be prepared when the job takes longer than expected.

This was the biggest construction disaster that I've ever experienced. It is very obvious that photos of Pennsylvania DC work and their references are all fake. This group clearly does not know anything about construction. Day 1 - Pennsylvania DC shows up to start demo. A 50% payment for the job is paid. A 30 yard roll off dumpster was placed on our asphalt driveway. a cautious demo did not take place they simply pulled the support columns and allowed the roof structure to fall against the house. This caused damage to the existing structure. Caused an electrical short due to the fact they did not disconnect the porch lights. They placed all of the original porch scrap into the roll off dumpster. Day 2 - 5 Pennsylvania DC started digging a foundation for the new porch's concrete pad. All of the dirt removed from the trench was also placed into the roll off dumpster. Workers did not show on a daily basis and noting was communicated to us sating that they would not be on site. So it took 4 days to dig a foundation trench for a 28 x 8 porch. Day 6 -8 The Pennsylvania DC owner Sergey Maletokov, is on site to lay the foundation. However there is a deviation in the original bid. The original bid stated that concrete block be used. Sergey is framing for a poured concrete foundation. This should have been the final straw, unfortunately I was talked into allowing the poured foundation being convinced that the poured foundation would be stronger. I certainly wish I had thought that one out further. Day 9 - Sergey Maletokov is asking for more money outside the scope of our contract. He states that he is out of money because the trench took longer to dig than he expected and the materials to pour the foundation cost more than he expected. Reluctantly we gave 25% more ahead of the contracted outlined payment schedule. Day 10-15 - NO PENNSYLVANIA DC WORKERS ON SITE. When the owner is finally reached he states that he had to pull his guys to finish another job so that he had enough money to purchase the concrete to be used on our job. Day 16 - The foundation is poured but has very obvious defect. The framing did not hold the weight of the concrete and bulged and broke creating a foundation of varing width and unlevel heights. Mr. Maletokov states that it is not a huge issue that all can be corrected then the pad is poured. Day 17-20 Framing for the pad occurs also for the concrete sidewalk. The framing does not look right but I unfortunately allowed the work to progress. Day 21 - The pad was poured. Pennsylvania DC did not estimate the concrete properly and did not have enough to complete the sidewalk. They tried to use a float machine (giant industrial three blade gas powered float) on a 28 x 8 pour. Their concrete inexperience was now glaring! The pad was a "train wreck" They not only had a very obviusly unusable concrete pad but had damaged our front door, siding and windows with the power float. Also on this day they removed the very full 30 yard dumpster. Upon placing the full roll off on the truck the damage to our asphalt driveway was becoming apparent. The roll off had sunk into the asphalt and pulling it onto the truck continued the destruction of a large portion of our driveway. Day 22 - Servey Maletokov is called to our property to discuss the damage property and the poor work. The night before I had another concrete contractor to the property on an "emergency" call to discuss the options with the obviously bad pour. When Mr. Maletokov became very angry making physical threats against myself. Stating that he was already losing money on our job and would not do anything more. He walked off the job. Day 24 - we were forced to take legal action. Below is the email correspondance with Mr. Maletokov's attorney before all dealing happened between our legal council. Mr Rewis,I am represented by Richard Milesky Jr. but am very willing to discuss with you the facts of the dispute. The simple and basic issue is that Mr. Maloletkov was hired to demolish my existing porch structure and build a new one. The demolition process has been completed albeit with extensive damage to my driveway. This issue appears that it will be covered by Mr. Maloletkov's insurance. Part two was the construction. Mr. Maloletkov is very obviously not experienced with concrete construction as he made several huge mistakes and has essentially wasted several yards of concrete rebar and labor. I have had four different concrete professionals look at the existing situation. All have stated that the only real fix is to break it out and re-pour using correct forms and correct techniques. Issues with the work Mr. Maloletkov performed as noted by concrete professionals is listed below. I would also welcome your own concrete professional to come and assess the work of Mr. Maloletkov. 1. No capped edge to the pad.2. There is a depression near the door about three feet around that collects water. 3. The window side of the pad has an obvious ridge and is sloped so water runs toward the house. 4. Overall finish has pits and large flaws throughout, including what appears to be a foot print. 5. The aggregate of the concrete mix is at the surface, again goes to poor finish but is the primary reason the pad cannot have grinding done to attempt a "save" 6. He left the wooden forms in the ground. Promotes termite activity near the home. 7. He has damaged the siding with concrete.8. He has damaged the front door with concrete and the machine he attempted to use. Estimates to repair the concrete work are coming in at $4500.00 (remove, reform, re-pour). Estimates to replace the front door are coming in at $5000.00. Siding repair estimates are varying. $3000 if matching color can be obtained. $15000.00 if it cannot. Claims have been initiated with Mr. Maloletkov's insurance company but the claims officer did not think that there is coverage for this type of damage. We would owe Mr. Maloletkov $4700.00 to complete the job ($7000.00 already paid in two installments). Another contractor has estimated roughly $8000.00 would be needed to complete the job from this point, concrete work excluded. Mr. Maloletkov has now walked off the job. has not purchased all of the materials for the job, has stated that he does not have the money to complete my job and would need at least two weeks to raise the funds. Has stated time and time again that he "does not want to work here anymore" that he "is already losing money on this job". This raises the obvious concerns over quality of work and materials if Mr. Maloletkov were to complete the job. I have given Mr. Maloletkov opportunity to complete the job. However he does not want to correct the concrete issues. Mr. Maloletkov wants to place a "band aid" on the problem. He has stated that he wants to install a tile surface to cover the poor work. This is not acceptable to me nor does it correct many of the other issues.I have attached some of the many photos I have showing the damage and poor work. Please keep us informed as to how you will advise your client in this matter.