Once again stu and his craftsman have beautified my home. His suggestions and style were indispensable. This time it was my kitchen. He called each morning to tell me what work would be done that day. read more

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Stuart came right away for an estimate. That was the last time it was easy to get a hold of him. Start date came...no Stuart, no call. Had to call him to see what was up. He wasn't able to come....had a " fire dept. thing. On the day he was supposed to come, we were up and waiting.....had to call again. So his crew arrived...very nice guys. Foreman worked hard to solve one issue. The quality of the railing materials....stinks. I'm sure they came from Home Depot. Treated lumber for stair posts with obvious gouges and splintering. Screws on decking not flush. This was not a cheap job. We expected better. read more

Save your money and time and seek a qualified professional.. NOT AMS. Stuart only wants your money, then he will string you along, making excuse after excuse why he can't complete the job. His employees hardly speak English so they're no help and Stuart will ignore my calls for weeks. Shoddy workmanship...his guys just do not care. And, as another stated in these comments...he bought 3rd rate materials to work with. The only time we heard from him is when he had his hand out looking for money...then he and his crew wouldn't show up again for weeks. Absolute garbage. Looks terrible and completely disappointed. Met a few other locals who have had a bad experience with AMS as well...GO ELSEWHERE !! read more

Stuart gave me a very competitive estimate for a renovation to my kitchen and living room. The job was started on time, and finished within the estimated completion time. The AMS crew were courteous and friendly. They cleaned the area at the end of every work day. Upon completion of the quality job, they cleaned everything up so you wouldn't even know they had been there! All in all a wonderful experience, we will definitely consider AMS for any work we want done in the future, highly recommended! read more

If you are looking for a contractor who knows what he is doing, has quality workmanship, qualified workers, regular site supervision, pricing that will include everything from the beginning, residential code knowledge... then keep looking. We had a horrible experience with ALL of the above and while we tried to have conversations and work with AMS to get the job done, ultimately he quit the job 30 percent of the way through while admitting that the project had "poor workmanship". His guys rarely showed up as scheduled and when we questioned Stuart, he actually had no idea where they were. We will now have to hire someone else to fix and finish the job. We waited 6 months after paying a large deposit for the project to even start only for them to run out of material, install wrong hardware, install cracked /damaged product, constantly stop working and not show up for days at a time. If there was a negative star rating, I would put that. (Pictures available upon request) read more

Had to think about writing this as I am not one to ruin someone's livelihood. He shouldn't be in business doing construction on his own, maybe helping others. I don't want anyone to go through what I did. Unfortunately, I wasted over 6K with Stuart and had to hire several real professionals to fix the mess he made. I hired him to paint my house. He did not follow instructions, purchased the wrong paint that was much less expensive and left paint tape all over my house! He also splattered the floors with paint which then had to get professionally refinished. The paint job was so bad with the walls only covered half way, had to hire a professional painter to repaint the entire house. I wasn't there to supervise so he would send me photos that looked good because they would be of a small area and I kept paying him to do more and more damage to my home. The house was cleaned before he started and he made such a mess when he was done just to try to get me to hire his wife to clean up after for extra money! He also clogged my pipes by throwing paint into the sink drain which cost me another $500 in plumbing costs and a flood to my basement! (I should have sent him the bill and sued him for all the damages but just didn't want anything to do with him after all this, so I didn't even tell him). The only thing he can do is small handy man jobs. Do not hire him for any big projects unless you want a lot of headaches and thrown out money. I originally hired him because he was very charming and I read about him helping people during 9/11. That doesn't make him a good contractor. He knows he does a bad job, he even made jokes that his work looks so much better in photos!! read more

We decided to have the exterior of our cottage painted. We had called in six contractors. Stu presented a very competitive bid. The differentiator for us was that Stu was the only contractor who pointed out concerns that nobody else did, that would have been missed or would have become change orders which I hate. Being that my husband is a mechanical contractor , he is very aware of a lot of the tricks of the trade. Stu also is quite creative and my wife and Stu made some additional improvements which have had a great impact on the value of our cottage. We were very comfortable with Stu and his AMS team that we left him full access to our cottage. For us communication is key and Stu readily responds to his phone, texts and emails. At times I am a bit pushy, well more then pushy , and I did appreciate Stu's tolerance. Stu is not a yes man, and was not afraid to challenge me at times, in a polite manner of course and I found this very helpful to ensure the right work was performed. Finally, Stu was integral in the 9/11 evacuation , read his website, that hit home for me, as I lost many associates and two employees that fateful day. Stu gets 5 donuts out of 5 from my husband. From me i guess it would 5 out of 5 carrots! I stole that from Mike Golic on MIke and Mike of ESPN. Well Done Stu and the AMS team! The second floor hopefully we will add in a year or so Stu so get ready. :) read more

While attempting to paint my foyer and upstairs hallway, It was evident I was not doing a good job. Since this is area of the home that people see first, I felt it should be done professionally. So, I call AMS contractors, who were luckily the first painters I found in the YELP directory. They gave me and estimate, which sounded reasonable, but they also appeared to have experience. So I took a chance and hired them. They showed up on time, completed the job on time, and cleaned up after, doing an excellent job. I was extremely satisfied with the way my foyer and upstairs came out. He even gave me advice on how to paint, should I want to attempt another job in the house. Since they not only paint, but also do many handyman jobs, i will be sure to call them again. Julie Aquebogue read more