Bryan McCrea was recommended by Fred's appliance in Missoula as a trusted competent installer when we bought our new oven. Turned out to be the opposite. Don't be fooled like us by his polite manner and mild demeanor. Not only did he fail to install our oven correctly, he charged us twice his estimate to install. The install had to be completely re-done. He did not have the right tools needed to complete the job. He needed to borrow multiple tools from me to get to a stopping point. After he left it became clear things we not right as our oven was falling out of the cabinet in which it was incorrectly installed. I reviewed the installation instructions which were very straight forward and simple. After a quick review, I saw the most important steps were skipped. When I contacted Bryan to voice my concerns and ask questions he had absolutely no explanation as to why he skipped steps in securing the oven properly to the cabinet. I sent him pictures of the dangerous situation he left the stove in and he offered to come back to the house to help remove it which I declined as I no longer trust his competency. I had to brace the oven until a new installer could come. Multiple times while he was struggling with the install, I had to offer my tool, and advice, and I even had to get involved removing trim he was damaging trying to smash the oven in place. He also damaged the back of the oven smashing it into the space instead. Once smashing didn't work he spent nearly 2 hours relocating an electrical box. Actually he had his 11yr old son working in the small space behind the stove to relocate the box instead of unhooking it to relocate it properly. Long story short, we had to have another installer come to the house and remove the oven, and start from scratch and install the oven properly. They found damage to the back of the oven caused by Bryan. They confirmed it was a vey sketchy situation the way he left the oven.. almost falling out, un-mounted. They did an excellent job, did more work and still only charged us half ($350 vs Bryan charging us $600) After contacting Bryan and requesting a refund for his botched install which literally did nothing except cause damage and was a dangerous situation for the house and our new $6k oven.. he refused to reply and simply is keeping our money. At this point it feels like we have been robbed. And lastly, he brought his 11yr old child to the job site and had him working the whole time. I am all about bring your kids to work day, but having a child as small as he was move around a large oven, use power tools to install electrical boxes, etc... seems a bit much. Seriously this guy is an accident waiting to happen! read more

Elite 1 Services - Bryan's decided to simply set the oven in the cabinet which was not nearly strong enough to support it. We are lucky it didn't fall out! - Heating & Air Conditioning/HVAC Near Me

Charged $145 and misdiagnosed the problem and wanted 700 and some dollars for parts and it was a $23 valve beware

I have known Bryan for a while now. He installed the majority of appliances out of the Sears Hometown Store in Hamilton where I was the manager. And, when I switched jobs to a resident manager of an apartment complex he continued to provide excellent service with the following projects: *Furnace Troubleshooting & Replacement (HVAC) *Main Electric Panel Inspections for load bearing *Plumbing *Appliance removal & install *Landscaping - planting, mowing and trimming *Appliance Repair *Water Heater Repair *And much more Bryan has been fair priced and usually is the best price in the Bitterroot Valley. He is dependable, reliable, honest, fair underlined with integrity in his work. If you want quality work at a good price, then contact Bryan at Elite 1 Services in Hamilton, MT. He has definitely made my life easier getting things done for the residents of my property. I highly recommend Bryan for any project you may need help with at your home or business. If he is unable to accommodate your project, then he will give you contacts to those who can. A huge thank you to Bryan at Elite 1 Services for doing an awesome job! read more

DO NOT RECOMMEND! claims he has been in the business for over 30 years and that is a lie! he will YouTube stuff and cost you more money in the end! please don't make the mistake I did! has ripped off several people that I know off. read more

Brian came out to my place twice over the last year to help me with a washer problem followed by a dryer issue. My washer was full of water and would only fill up. He found a faulty discharge pump damaged by a rogue piece of plastic. Rather thank spend $1000 getting a new washer, he got me a part in three days and saved me a ton of money. The second time, I had a water leak under my washer and could'nt tell where it was coming from. Turns out, my dryer steam function was broken, again had the option to spend $1000 dollor or more on a dryer or both to get them to match. He helped me with the decision. We just cut the hose off an detached it. Who needs steam on your dryer. Highly recommend him, prompt and took care of it in a timely manner. Here in this valley it can be tough getting someone to show up. V Nelson Corvallis MT read more