Home MD

Michael Kakouris started the work in July 2014 and was still working in September and October sporadic. I've called, texted and emailed several times since then with no luck of reaching him. We had a glass overhang infront of the house. During a storm it got damanged and we called him to repair it and save the glass. As he's putting in the last screw in, he clipped the glass and it shattered all over the place. He had guys come to help him handle the glass so it wouldn't break. Then at the last minute he clipped it somehow and caused it to shatter. He did some work for us inside the house to equate what it would have cost to replace the glass. He was hired to do some more work outside the house and has never come back. He was to build a playhouse in the back yard, complete with walkways and electric, and he left to get the cement and materials and never returned. We bought wood for him to do some repair work as well. So now I just have pieces of wood just sitting in my back yard. He was paid in full for the services he was hired for and still no contact and no return to finish the work. He's a nice guy, but NOT a man of his word.

The porch was not made to my expectations or standards.  I pointed out several times that it was not the way it should be.  The owner of the company, Daniel Graham, took it upon himself to make several design decisions without consulting with me first.  The columns he purchased are not the columns I picked out.  I picked out flat white square columns with the header and footer.  I even showed him the columns next door and said I wanted these in white with the header and footer.  He got bright shiny white columns with ribs on them, very grecian looking and do not go with the style of my home whatsoever.  The columns are not even aligned properly and hang over the front edge of the porch and have to be removed and replaced. The wrong siding is on the outside of the porch.  There is a cement block (footing) that I understand was necessary, however there is quite a bit of excess cement that extends almost 2 feet out into my yard and is an eyesore.  That has to be broken up, removed and replaced properly.  The owner claims he was giving me a deal and doing me some favor, so I guess that means it is acceptable to him to do sub par workmanship.  This is now costing quite a bit more to have redone - the correct way - by a real contractor.   If you want something done correctly, save yourself from the headache and do not hire this company.  He can't back up anything he says and will leave you with a mess.  

Daniel Graham met with the inspector while I was at work and lied and said work was completed that wasn't.  They installed the wrong window over 2 months ago and continue to lie about the correct replacement window.  They also damaged the inside of my living room wall while installing the wrong window and never repaired it.  Unbeknownst to them, I also have been in contact with the window company over the last 2 months and am well aware of all the lies I have been told.  Daniel blamed the supplier and said they ordered the wrong window.  Lie.  Next he said an almond color window came in instead of white.  Lie.  Then he said it was supposed to be in last week... then it is supposed to be in this morning. Lies upon lies.  I have yet to see the correct window that he was paid for.  The truth is he ordered the wrong window and never paid them for the replacement yet continued to make up a different lie every time I ask about it.  They made a mess out of my yard, driveway and garage. They threw their trash (food wrappers, water bottles) into the empty lot next door and I had to constantly pick up after them.  They left a large amount of trash behind in my yard.  The work they did complete was ridiculously sloppy. Every time I called or texted I was given the run around because he was jumping to other jobs to get paid.  Once he gets paid you never see him again even if the job isn't complete.  A man is only as good as his word, and Daniel's word is worthless.  He committed insurance fraud to get paid early and never bothered to finish the job.  Now I have to hire someone else to do work he was already paid to do while I sit and wait for the bank and insurance company to take their recourse to recover funds. 
I would like it to be known that "they" is Daniel and his crew.  Mike had nothing to do with this job.  As a matter of fact, the 2 owners of this company don't even speak to each other at all.

They were personable. They were pleasurable. They cleaned up everyday! They were very neat. And if there were any problems they came back without a qualm.

They went above and beyond I think in everything that they did. They helped us stop and make sure that this is what we wanted. I've run into a lot of people that just turn around and just think they know what they are doing and this is the way it should be and they forget to ask the home owner!

I feel rather friendly with them because I got a poinsettia for Christmas. They are considerate people! The price was very fair.

never use this contractor.  never shows up for days, weeks.  sloppy work.  leaves a mess behind. 

DANIEL AND MIKE WERE EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL.  THEY SHOWED UP WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HERE, FINISHED THE JOB IN A TIMELY MANNER AND CLEANED UP AS IF THEY WERE NEVER EVEN HERE.  AFTER HAVING SOME UNCOMFORTABLE EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST, I WAS VERY COMFORTABLE HAVING DANIEL AND MIKE WORK IN MY HOME.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEIR SERVICES.

Mike and Daniel started on agreed date. Worked welll with sub-contractors hired for other projects. They cleaned up before leaving at the end of the day. The quote was competitive. Supplied the flooring, which they picked up and delivered.