I have never written a review before but felt that Michael and his crew should be recognized for the wonderful work they did on my home. From the first phone call to the completion of the job I felt fully informed about what was going to happen, my options and what was happening. The work was done very well and done within the estimated time frame. I will highly recommend Baby Bear to all my family and friends! read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Michael seems friendly, and as you can see below, these reviews (aside from BBC shoveling a driveway) ARE ALL PHONY. Please note "Oh Michael helped us with our insurance claim" (but no real explanation of services provided) "Michael didnt damage anything" - Well, clearly you're covering up for something there! We are 8 months in and needed to call the police to document all the damage this company has done to our property. What started out as a $30k estimate for a kitchen renovation - is now at $80,000+. You want to know why? Michael will sell you a new kitchen, but it's all bait and switch. Once you think the project is paid for, you realize he may have charged you $5,000 for a new ceiling, but that was only the REMOVAL of the sheetrock - and now he wants another $5,000 to replace it! BBC's fees have been three times what we've been quoted elsewhere. We were told two old windows were a custom size, they needed to be special ordered - would take 5-7 weeks to come in and cost $4,700. Three days later we had a window company come by and say "No those aren't custom, we can have them here in 10 days" And what was the cost?? $1,700 - THREE THOUSAND less, for two windows!!?? Why was he charging us almost FIVE GRAND and LYING that they were special order??? We have had a plumber come and tell us the $1200 (3 ft) gas line they did was made from a bunch of pipe and fittings from Home Depot - they didn't even give us a nice continuous gas line. Everything needs to be redone!!! They show up one day a week, IF THAT. In 8 months, they have taken 114 (BUSINESS DAYS) OFF! So do the math, thats an average of 5-9 actually days of work PER MONTH. The final straw was Michael telling us unless we paid 90% of our final payment (when the work hasn't even been done and HE owes US money) that he would not be refinishing our floors that BBC DAMAGED!!!!! Please see these photos, they never covered our gorgeous original 1925 hardwood floors and dumped all their stuff on it without a care in the world! Throughout this entire process every time we would mention BBC to our close friends and family - they would be shocked and appalled at the kind of mess we were in. There is no way this company will remain in business for the foreseeable future with these tactics. Also check Angie's List for other bad reviews - don't believe what you see on here. read more

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I contacted baby bear construction about a potential contracting project to help deal with noise from my external sump-pump discharge line. Michael responded immediately to me with some potential options, but before moving ahead with the work suggested that I look into alternative solutions that would not require his companies work. I was extremely impressed by the honesty and professionalism this displayed (in the end, I'm working with a plumber recommended by Michael to resolve my issue). You can be sure that when I do need contracting or construction, BabyBear will be the first place I go. Very impressed. read more

We hired Baby Bear to complete several projects in our home including installing coffered ceiling beams in our living room and repairing a crack in our hallway ceiling. We couldn't be happier with the result. The beams look great, and the crew was in/out over the course of a week completing the job. Will definitely contact Baby Bear in the future for our next home improvement project. read more

Great experience with Baby Bear Construction!! Very easy to contact and high quality of work. They were very ethical and fair. We had a frozen driveway of about a foot of snow covering ice from the past two storms. They cleared it completely to the blacktop. I would highly recommend Baby Bear Construction!! read more

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My experience with Baby Bear was excellent. I needed a roof repair and he gave me a fair price and even came the same day to do the repair because I was in need of it before snow or rain. I highly recommend them for anyone! Thanks Mike! read more

Mike Answered my call and was at my house within 40 minutes to give me an estimate. Didn't start offering to do other things or looking to add on to the contract i was looking for him to do. He is very honest and right on the money for his expertise. Same day i called, locked in dates and the construction was finished exactly when it was planned. NO MESS! NOTHING DAMAGED. Pristine work and craftsmanship. Thank you again Mike. read more

I ended up moving at a different date than expected and Michael not only was able to accommodate me, but he got everything working and completely super quickly. He is not only able to get every possible thing done you need, but extremely trustworthy, reliable, and well priced. I will be using him again in the future. Thank you so much for everything!!!!!!!! read more

Wasn't pleased with them. It started out great. Michael came by the same day I called to do an estimate. He told me that another estimate I'd gotten was way too high and he could do the job for half the price. I raised the concerns the other contractor had cited (I have concrete walls, making demolition difficult and costly. The other contractor had advised me against gutting my bathroom because of the cost.). Michael waved those concerns off. Turns out he was wrong. Apparently he had no experience working in a 50s building like mine, as he didn't know what would be involved. A $12K estimate turned into $27K because the demo WAS difficult. He also encouraged me to mislead by condo management company so they could put a dumpster in my parking lot, which is against the rules. I refused, so I had to pay to have demo hauled away. Meantime I had (probably) asbestos-filled debris piled in my living room for weeks. Also, the guys sent ME to Home Depot a few times for extra supplies. Who knew there were so many white caulk colors? I had to call the guys for guidance as I stood in the store aisle. Also, his guys mis-measured the space for my shower door. I ordered one and it had to be returned because it didn't fit. This was only discovered after they had drilled holes in my tile to put in the door. Thereafter I had to wait more for a new shower door. (Michael then "did me a favor" by calling a shower door company where he knew the people, and they came and did a measurement for a supposedly discounted rate.) Also, they painted my other bathroom walls, but not the trim. I questioned this and they said the trim would be extra money, and this was "standard" for how it's done. Huh? If a room is painted, trim gets painted too. And then there was the issue of the slanted floor in my bathroom that was gutted. This made the wall next to the shower door a bit tricky to finish off. The guys left it looking rough and sloppy, and i had to call Michael to come back and fix it. He struggled to think of what to do, so I suggested painting it. This fixed the cosmetic problem. He also installed my (very basic) accordion blinds that day and claimed that Blinds to Go had not included a part. I had to call Blinds to Go, where they assured me that the parts were all there. They told me my contractor didn't know what he was doing. He got on the phone with them. Then he said he figured it out. A few weeks later I went to pull the blind cord and the blinds fell down. He'd just sort of rigged it in a sloppy way. Finally, the guys left fingerprints on my freshly painted ceiling. I had to point this out to them before they cleaned them off. The bathroom looks pretty good, but this company was just...not professional. I felt like I must be their first job. They DID show up when they were supposed to, and Michael always answers his phone. This is unusual for a contractor (in my experience they tend to disappear for long stretches). But that's a low bar. A tiny bathroom took 7 months to complete. Edited to add: I hesitated for a long time before writing this review because I'm not out to harm anyone's business. I have mixed feelings about the ethics of posting negative reviews online, unless we're talking about a large corporation. However, I ultimately decided to post because I was sucked in my all the positive reviews for this company when I called them. And 5 stars isn't the experience that I had. I would hope that IF a company isn't doing a good job, or doesn't do a good job every single time, the reviews would be balanced. Therefore, I felt like I had to share my experience. It's likely not the same experience everyone has had with this company. But to me, this isn't like a single bad experience in a restaurant. This was several things over months of very expensive work where I was writing check after check and pointing out things going wrong that needed to be fixed (and many other things went right, as you'd hope and expect). I HOPE I'm one of the only ones who had this experience with this company. Maybe my circumstances (condo, 50s building, no driveway) would make things difficult for any company. I hope I'm being fair. read more

I called Michael after a referral by a friend and he quickly came out same day to look at the job and was able to start the next day. He and his crew were very thorough, polite and pleasant to be around. The carpentry work was excellent and once I had a comfort level with his work I started adding additional projects, which he was able to fit in his busy schedule. Michael was very upfront about scope of project and costs and there have been no surprises. He suggests solutions without being pushy. I plan to use him in the future. read more

Baby Bear Contruction were by far the first truly professional contractors I have ever worked with . I have done an entire condo renovation and used Baby Bear for a complete bathroom renovation after my original contractor ran weeks late and vastly over budget, forcing me to finish the job after he disappeared. Michael from Baby Bear was in touch with me everyday, available to address my questions or worries, even on nights and weekends. Despite aggressive and unyielding building management, several set-backs with the original plumbing in the place, and all the normal issues that come up during a bathroom renovation, Baby Bear Construction stuck to scheduel, stuck to budget, and did a fantastic job! If I have any future projects I'll be sure to call them, like a good mechanic, a good contractor is hard to find. read more

Michael of Baby Bear Construction is very easy to do business with! He did a chain-link fence repair for me with aplomb, easily working with the absentee owner (me) over the phone, satisfying a finicky inspector from the Denville Property Maintenance Department, and overcoming problems like a lack of electricity on site. I will be using Baby Bear Construction for all of my future projects. read more

Great stuff. Used them twice and they came through both times with great work. This is after several other contractors failed to reply, show-up, or wanted me to sketch the project out myself. I would most definitely recommend them to anybody in need of a contractor. read more