As a designer, VERY VERY disappointed. In April of 2016 I hired Grisa to completely remodel two of my clients bathrooms I had design, providing him with a construction breakdown and drawings. Upon signing the contract with the home owner, Dan Grisa, explained to us he was going to be on vacation for a couple of weeks. Upon work commencing, about two weeks later, Dan Grisa was still on vacation. I then hear from another contractor whom Dan hired to oversee the project. This other contractor explained that Dan was out of the country for the next couple of months. We were never ever told this at the beginning!! I would call and call leaving messages and NEVER hear from day until one day he finally called me explaining he had extended his vacation. I ended up having to manage the entire project myself I was not hired to do, calling all of his subs to get them to get this 4 week job done that took almost three months to complete. Though I also had problems with ORD Cabinetry that took weeks to complete 6 cabinets didn't help but was also out of my hands. I was told by the new contractor that their waiting on my cabinet guys, hence why they cannot continue. I replied and asked, what does a skylight, exterior window, plumbing, electric and installing drywall that has not been done yet have to do with the cabinet guys??? NOTHING!!!
Days would pass with NO work done what so ever, yet told they would be there tomorrow, or the next day or next and still did not show up. My clients ended up having to move into a hotel do to these delays and now no working bathrooms in their home. My clients are so angry that I ended up losing their kitchen and laundry room renovation they wanted to start next. To make matters worse, I was on a 10% commission from Grisa Construction that applied this to the over all total that I NEVER received to this day and I handed him this project he bailed on. He kept promising me he would pay me the 10% which he has now stolen from me!! These are facts and in writing from him he would pay me on emails he sent. We even discussed this in person in front of my showroom and again with another broken promises. His excuse was the client had not paid their balance yet and were withholding it do to the skylight not operating correctly....Really? big surprise. They didn't even install the correct VELEX skylight I requested but some off the shelf one at home depot. I asked Dan, did you not pay your subs and for all the materials used? He said yes. Then I asked, then why are you not paying me??? I should still be paid even if you are fixing the skylight, that does not affect me if the client refuse to pay the balance, you still pay me up to that point of what you have received. I have yet to get a response from him. I would NEVER recommend Grisa Construction to anyone!!! He is not trustworthy nor honest from the beginning especially by passing his job on to someone else without my knowledge. He is not a man of his word and keeping my commission he stole from me. I make my living from commissions and what Dan Grisa did to me was thievery! Very sad and disappointed in a mans word, or lack of!! Good luck if you hire this company!!! read more