They were pleasant and professional, but that's about all I can say. In short, they hired terrible subcontractors, and took no responsibility for the sub-adequate work they did. When we took the option of ground-mounting the heat exchanger instead of roof mounting it, the crew mounted this enormously heavy piece of equipment on top of a single vertically positioned 4x4x8, screwed to the middle of our deck, about five feet in front of the door! (See photo 1) And they did this without checking in with us, or telling us the plan! In addition to blocking the door and making it impossible to get large appliances in or out, a strong wind or single karate-kick would easily have brought the whole thing crashing down. And that's how they left it. (Furthermore, while working, the contractor had to shut off electricity to the whole building, including the accounting office, but then did not turn it back on before leaving, and did not leave a not on the breaker box telling us not to turn it back on. When someone switched the power on the next morning, the contractor got angry when he came back, and told us it was a fire hazard. So, if it was dangerous, where was the note telling us not to turn our power back on?) Finally, ABD agreed to relocate the heat exchanger to the roof, charging us over $3000 for doing so. Okay. And using the same sub-contractors. Even though I told them I had no confidence in this team....okay. And, ABD offered a 90 day warranty. For roof work. 90 days. Spit and bubble gum would have held up longer than 90 days. Predictably, the same guys came out, mounted the heat exchanger to our roof--a standing seam metal roof that we just installed three years ago--and sealed it using what looks like latex caulk, suitable for door or window trim, but not how you prevent roof fasteners from leaking over any amount of time. (See photo 2) A *professional* roofing company (Cowan Roofing, they do great work) had a look and confirmed that it won't leak right away, but probably in 2-3 years will need to be redone. To remount it correctly, to prevent ongoing maintenance, is going to be almost as expensive as ABD's bill for re-mounting the whole thing. I sent them the estimate, and ABD refused to cover one penny of the cost of fixing their work. The end. read more

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Run far far away from this company. I have hired countless contractors over the past 15 years for both my house and vacation home and have this experience. Would've had more success hiring a neighbors kid down the street. No communication, just throws numbers out, doesn't follow through, and simply just tries to increase the already jacked up price. This company is a joke at best and just out to perform professional robbery without results. I hire them to replace some rotten deck boards, patch 2 3 foot sections in the ceiling, and build a matching handrail on the front of the house for my parents. First you will be greeted by a shiny professional car salesman with an ipad who brags about "not being the cheapest", makes racist comments such as "We aren't Mexican" (should have been a sign right there), the process of the work to be a dedicated huge crew that will come in and knock out anything in 2 days without reassignment. He also bragged about how big the company is and everything is done right, etc etc. He had to call "the boss" later to to be called "Vice President of Installation" on his email, then later to be called "Director of Installation" by his "Customer Service Dept" sister/wife. They cant even get their titles right. The salesman comes back with a typed up quote and contract to sign after his bosses approval. BE VERY SPECIFIC IF YOU EVER SIGN A CONTRACT WITH THEM WITH BROKEN DOWN COSTS. Contract stated: Replace rotten 1x6 decking, patch and paint drywall, repair two piece crown, railings on stairs Notes: A deposit of $2,130.22 is due before any work is scheduled. The remaining balance of $2,130.22 is due upon completion of work. Customer must supply paint. Deposit received, check number 1976, amount $2,130.22 Description Quantity Cost Deck board replacement, drywall patch and paint, crown repair. Remove and replace rotten deck boards in back yard where needed. Remove damaged drywall and replace, patch and match texture as closely as possible. Upstairs bedroom. Skim, sand, and paint patch in living room ceiling. Replace run of crown in living room where cut. Remove iron railing on front porch, install new wood railing to match existing, paint to match. Project Total 4,260.44 The quote for this was $4200 with 1/2 down. I was tired of looking around and just wanted to get it done because family were coming into town in a month and there was no way I could complete it all. The "company" uses a lot of made up titles with their staff to look big. They are out of Fredericksburg taking a job an hour away. Workers arrive and it was obvious no one had given them details on the work they were to perform. The first day was spent going to Lowe's and 1hr drive time because they got here at 10am, went to Lowe's, bought wrong size boards, returned them after I pointed it out and replaced with 16 12 foot boards. They stated the contract was spec'd for 16 boards..I don't see that do you? No I wanted the deck repaired, so MOST of the deck got repaired until the boards ran out unless I wanted them to call "the boss", "the VP, "Director of Install", all the same guy Mark King. They had originally stopped at 1/2 the deck completed stating out of boards. I pointed out after measuring the boards, I was missing a lot more "feet" if that is what they are basing it on. They realized they bought 12 foot boards instead of 16ft boards because it couldn't fit in the van. So yeah!! Good news, I can get some more feet for FREE!! Lucky me! Cut hole in ceiling, try to jack me for $800 mold remediation, I told them no, had Serv Pro come say its fine and splashed some bleach for free. Still tried to charge me at the end for it because they "bought" bleach. Even after I told him to not do it, and the workers didn't. Told the boss he needs to communicate with his people and not getting paid for that. Tried adding to the bill anyway. Didn't complete rail because they "couldn't make it look right" so I got $385 off, then said I was quoted for a 4x4 post. I don't live in a mobile home. Didn't attempt to match ceiling, see contract. At that point, after blank stares and watching the boss needing to be called to find out 1. How little he could get away with 2. How much more I could be charged. Finally I had enough of this nightmare, and cut a check for the remained of the contract minus $385 of $1750. Not the $2900 made up number, the "boss" wanted. Got a call from the "boss", arguing about his add on's I didn't agree to, nor performed. I didn't even let them stick around to go back to Lowes to match the ceiling and called it a loss just to end this nightmare of a company. STAY FAR AWAY. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER! This company is a joke at best, trying to appear to be professional and on top of it, when in reality can't even fund their own equipment needed for the job. read more

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I inquired to this company, and they called me and scheduled an appoint at 4:30 pm est on Monday, June 18, 2018, but never showed and no phone call for why they did not show. If I cannot rely on them to show up for a quote appointment, how can I hire them to do a job and expect it to get done? Very disappointed in this company! Reliability with this company​ is definitely​ not there. read more

Last year, American Building Dynamics(ABD) installed (1) new exterior shutter to my home and repaired damage to my neighbor's siding. Severe weather conditions blew my shutter off and subsequently damaged my neighbors siding. I took responsibility of the matter and covered all damages. Once again, during severe weather conditions, the same shutter blew off and caused damage to my neighbors siding. I reached out to American Building Dynamics regarding the situation and was advised that my warranty had expired. Business is business... I understand this. Their customer service and response time had been pristine with me, so I made an appointment. An ABD estimator arrived to assess the damages in a timely manner and proposed to install (1) new exterior shutter in new holes. This is interesting. Where were these new holes during the initial shutter replacement? It is clearly visible that the holes had not been adjusted during the first work order. I have placed numerous calls to American Building Dynamics and I have requested to speak to management. Each time I called I was advised, "he'll call you back in 10 minutes." Ten minutes has transitioned to hours and now, days. At this time, the manager of American Building Dynamics is refusing to speak with me at all. Moreover, through his staff, who has been nothing short of pleasant and professional, he has stated that the company is not responsible for any damages. Since when are paying customers not worthy of a conversation? What is the point of having a management/leadership level, if you are not willing to address the issues and concerns of the customer base? I spent hard earned money with American Building Dynamics and I will continue to seek evenhandedness. However, I am fundamentally forced to take my business elsewhere and I strongly suggest that you do the same. read more

The installation of all new windows, two sliding glass doors, exterior bay window and trim, new gutters and storm door installation well exceeded my expectations. The American Building Dynamics crew worked around my schedule since the property is a second home and located in the Northern Virginia area. They worked diligently all day with minimal breaks and removed all debris to include old windows, doors, gutters, wood, etc. In addition, when a minimal issue occurred, the problem was rectified in a timely fashion. read more

I was so pleased with the bathroom renovation American Building Dynamics did to my home. Everything went smoothly. From the free estimate I was provided with, to the project completion. The installers were mindful about debris and surprisingly, kept it at a minimum. They were respectful and very informative along the way. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for any home improvements. read more