Hired Silver Driveways to replace a step on my porch and patch seal the porch -- the concrete was…read moredetaching from the rock portion of the porch. The crew came out when they said, did the work quickly and cleaned up. I couldn't be happier.

Replace our driveway in Ridgewood. Jeff explained what needed to be done. He and his crew showed…read moreup on time and finished on time and budget. I will be calling him for another driveway in Hillsdale soon. He wasn't the cheapest but i didn't want t cheap job. He was definitely the best.

I'm going to try to be concise as possible…read more I met Vinny Russo, owner of SolidRockBuilds in spring of 2022. He was very pleasant and seemed very forthcoming and he came to our property several times. We were still dealing with Covid and finding someone to show up was a struggle, so we were happy to see him stick through this process. He was one of two contractors that made the cut. He wasn't the cheapest, but he seemed honest. We broke ground on Nov. 2022, and from that point forward it was a disaster. Within a week the issues began. He cut right through our sewer line, so excrement was leaking into our backyard. - Vinny did not inform me, and someone on his crew shoved a rock into the sewer pipe. I called him, he told me it wasn't a big deal. It was fixed 3 days later. Pretty gross, and to not rock the boat I praised him for his speed. 3 days of toilet water spewing into our yard is 3 days too long in my opinion. The hits continued from there. He removed the insulation from the soffit which was underneath the upstairs bathrooms on the coldest week in December. Our pipes froze. By the grace of god they did not burst. It took 2 days to thaw though. Fun! Next up, the architect called for a vapor barrier underneath the concrete. Not to get too technical. A vapor barrier prevents water from moving upwards through the concrete and to the surface. The surface which might have a finished floor like wood. The day of the pour he put holes throughout the vapor barrier. I called my architect to confirm it that was called for and he said no, and in fact he should redo the vapor barrier. By that time, the cement truck was on site. That was HACK move number 4-5. By now I started to see a pattern and I should have pulled the plug, but I didn't. Then came the clown show of the pour. He didn't opt to have the concrete company provide him with a power extension hose to spread the concrete. He build his own funnel system that didn't work great and him and several other laborers he brought in for the day wasted time trying to get it in place. Since his contraption was so poorly devised the concrete was not distributed well, so we had deviations for 1/2 to 2 inches. I believe from the bathroom to the living room which was on 8 feet, it at 1-1/2 alone. I know what you are thinking at this point why not get rid of him. I need the job done, so I had to continue. We could not stop and start the process over again. I just needed to make sure I stayed on top of every step. The framing took several weeks because little did I know when I hired him. It was just him and his pal Jimmy that would be building the addition. He said he had a crew, but it turns out not to be the case. Literally it's him and Jimmy 90% of the time, and they only work from about 8:30AM-2PM, many days it was to 1:30PM. My ring camera does not lie. I let the clown show continue, and I even extended the additional to also include replacement of the old windows and siding. I think I'm a glutton for punishment. He did it everything wrong. Number one, when installing house wrap, it should be done all at once as a continuous barrier. The seams should be taped and if using staples, the stamp holes should be taped as well. He applied a strip of house wrap around the window opening, and before I caught him. That's all he had. He didn't use a waterproofing rubber membrane around the window opening. When I asked him why not, he began asking me if he wanted him to build for leaks. I couldn't wrap my head around what he was saying. I called Andersen and they confirmed their warrant does not cover improper installation. He ended up using flashing after that, but the order in which it was installed was again wrong. The fact that the homeowner had to call him out on that is astonishing. IMAGE WHAT HE DOES WHEN PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING ATTENTION OR IF THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. Every sub that came in mention how terrible the concrete pour was. I don't know if they said it to his face but even Jimmy, his right-hand said it was awful. In the end I had to pay him to additional money to level the floors. He actually tried to install flooring on top of the concrete. It was so unsafe. It was like walking on sponge. Just absolute trash like much of his other work. This is getting long enough, so I'll wrap it up. He didn't maintain a typical pay schedule and at the end of the day we paid him for all the work we signed a contract for, but he did not complete and purchase all the necessary material to complete the job, so we had to pay additional money to other people to complete the job. He's a bad contractor and I wish I saw other reviews citing this. The combination of all the issues makes me convinced that any prior review were written by family and friends. His work was subpar. In review all his work, there is not one single thing that is good quality. Check out the pictures. I wish I were making this up. AVOID, AVOID!!!

They do outstanding work. Reasonably priced. Excellent…read moreemployees. Knowledgeable talented and experienced. They've very reliable and neat. They come to work no slacking off. I highly recommend them. Master carpenter and painter. They can do all aspects of construction.

The owner, Joe Luca, is an obstinate, petty, and nasty individual. Kitchen & Bath Vision did a…read moretotal remodel of 2 of our bathrooms 4 years ago. I now have a leak in one of the bathrooms, and he says he "doesn't want to get involved any longer with this repair". I had a major issue with the other bathroom a couple of years ago, and he didn't take responsibility for that either. Apparently, from the reviews here, this is Joe's usual MO with dealng with his customers, having observed a consistent or characteristic pattern in communication or behavior. STAY AWAY!

'Joe' came over to provide a quote to update our kitchen. A few days later, he forwarded us a…read morequote for $30k - $35k without a line item of the costs. When we asked to breakdown the costs, so we could better understand how he came to this number, he refused and stated the company uses 'hours and points' to come up with their pricing. I asked again for the breakdown of the quote and he again refused unless I provided an immediate 5% retainer. Game over, we're done and will move forward with one of the many company's who were more than happy to be transparent about their pricing.

Had trouble finding the right guy to pave my 6 car driveway in Lincoln Park until my roofer…read morerecommended Bruce. He came promptly, gave me a fair price and completed work yesterday on schedule at the agreed upon price. Hooked me up with a great concrete guy as well. Highly recommended

My husband left 2 messages and out calls were never returned. On to another company!read more

We had a wonderful experiance working with Barocco. The options of marble and granite were…read moreplentiful and everyone was super easy to work with. They met our deadlines and budget each time. Highly recommend!!!

Barocco and his staff's service is absolutely great. Super friendly and knowledgeable. I feel like…read morethey had my best interest in mind. I hope to do business in the near future.

In our area, the landscaping business is rife with high turnover rates, where most homeowners…read morechange their landscaper every year or two. Only a few homes have had the same landscaping company for more than five years. And that is just the nature of the business, and it's true for many other companies that provide home-related services. We read about David and Greenscapes on another platform where he had received several stellar reviews. We were not happy with our previous two landscaping companies, one of whom still does almost all the homes on our block, for very low prices. But they were not careful while landscaping around our house and we were tired of constant calls telling them about their reckless employees. Or even during fall cleanup when they would bring the neighbor's leaves onto our property, which included plastic bottles and even pieces of litter. Enter David and Greenscapes. We contacted him on Monday, showed him our property on Tuesday, and on Wednesday he brought his crew to do our spring cleanup. His crew made the extra effort over and over again, picking up that one extra stick, pushing the leaves just a little farther than before, and made sure everything was as perfect as possible when they were done. We hope that Greenscapes and David will disrupt the landscapaing industry in our area in a good way. Where prices are reasonable, his work is superior, and his amicable attitude lets you converse with him in a way where both parties achieve a common goal.

Great service especially from Dave, who worked closely with me throughout my DIY project building a…read morenew deck. Their pricing is better than other local suppliers and their delivery team was very helpful as well. I highly recommend working with Ridge Supply, and will definitely use them for future projects.

Absolutely terrible experience with a terrible company…read more There are a lot of details below for anyone who is interested, but the key point is that when they make mistakes, they're incredibly difficult to deal with and put the burden on the customer to fix the problem. They cost me a significant amount of time and money and never followed through on trying to make it right. I decided to purchase materials (Timbertech deck boards and railings and pressure treated framing lumber) from this company to rebuild my deck based on their competitive pricing, free delivery, and very positive reviews. This turned out to be a huge mistake. I ordered the materials a few weeks ahead of building my deck. The first time they showed up to deliver, the driver and I both checked the materials against my order and realized that they left out a couple key materials. I had time, and they told me they should have the missing parts delivered within a week. After not hearing back for a week, I called, and they tried to convince me to come pick up the materials myself. I declined, since this was their mistake. Another few days later they were able to deliver the missing materials. The last step of rebuilding my deck was installing the railings. As I started to unpack the railings, I found that both stair railings were severely damaged. One of the level railings was also damaged. I was unable to continue the project until this was resolved, which also meant that the people I had helping me would no longer be available to finish the job with me. I called Ridge Supply the next day. They agreed to replace the railings, but they asked me if I could pick them up. These are 8' and 9' in length, and even if it weren't their responsibility to fix, I had no way to transport something that size. They told me they should have them in a day or two and that they would call to let me know when they could deliver. After calling multiple times and getting noncommittal responses about delivery timing, it became obvious they wouldn't be delivering by the weekend when I needed to finish the project. I spent about $200 to rent a Uhaul so that I could pick up the railings. Upon inspection, one of the 3 replacement railings was also damaged. They agreed at this point that they would replace and deliver the final railing. They called me as I was driving home, and told me they had found another, undamaged railing in stock and asked if I could turn around (adding another 20-30 minutes of driving and 15-20 miles on my uhaul rental) to pick it up. When I got there to pick it up, it turned out to be the wrong size. I reminded them that this had cost me and extra $200-250 to fix their mistakes. I never got his name, but I believe it was the owner who said "they would have to see what they could do". Of course, they never actually provided any compensation. They then told me they should have the replacement ordered and delivered by the following Wednesday and that they would call me as soon as their supplier confirmed they had the part available. They of course did not call me. I had to call them to find out that the part had delivered, and to have them complain about how hard it was to get a driver out to me. It took a couple more very angry phone calls before they finally delivered the railing. On top of all of this, I had asked them to include hardware to install the posts for the railing into the deck. The hardware they quoted and sold me was not compatible with the posts, and I had to buy the correct hardware from Home Depot. I would never use this company again, and could not recommend them to anyone. They quote a great price, but the time and money I spent trying to deal with their incompetence and horrible service was worth more than what I would have spent somewhere else. Also, I was not impressed with the quality of the actual pressure treated lumber, either. I would say it was maybe only a little better than what you would expect to get from the big box store.

Top notch lumber spot. It has been around forever. Classic good service and nice staff. Helpful…read morewood purveyor. Great! Review: 5

Unfortunately, my experience here was not as pleasurable as some of the reviews I have seen. First,…read moreI am not a contractor. I am a handy homeowner who's knows his way around many areas of construction. My experience with the lady at the counter was anything but a pleasant one. I guess the fact that I was dress in office work clothes she assumed I had no idea what I was speaking about. She was short and condescending. I was challenged on trade terminology. When I asked to confirm how many "boards" I ordered, she gave me the number of "studs". I am sorry "boards, not "studs". Her response was and I quote " a 2x4 is a board. It is a piece of wood, so it is a board". I asked her what do you call a 4 x 8 piece of sheetrock. Really? This is your challenging response at 8am. I do everything to support the few small local businesses eft. It's unappreciative attitudes like this that make it hard. Maybe I should have walked across the street to the big store. All that said I is a really nice store. Clean and well maintained. Customer service needs to be better.