This company not only did NOT successfully do the work that they were hired for, they LIED to me.
Yamin of Imperial Contracting of NYC Corp** had urgently asked me to write my review of his company for Angie's List before the job was totally completed because he claimed that there was a deadline imposed by Angie's List that was going to pass within two hours if I didn't write the review. Since almost all the work had been done and it all seemed fine, I agreed to write the review.
However, a few months pased before I understood that Yamin and his company had not, in fact, done the work that they were contracted to do, namely properly waterproofing my porch. Yamin had verbally guaranteed the work for FIVE YEARS (see contract photo). In fact, within SIX MONTHS my porch started leaking again. I even have a few videos of the porch leaking. Here is one of the, the one I sent to Yamin for review (see below):
www (dot) youtube (dot) com (slash) watch?v=9zK1rIWEy0U&feature=youtu.be
I contacted Yamin about it by phone in January. He requested that I send along a video of the leak, which I did. After that, he did not contact me regarding it. I reached out to him by texts and e-mails, but he has never gotten back to me.
I asked a rep at Angie's List about this supposed deadline, and here is the response from the Angie's Lit rep: "We do not have a deadline for the submission of review... Normally a review will be posted within 1-5 business days upon submission." Thus, I could have posted my review anytime, and it would have posted.
So, I lost thousands of dollars by hiring Imperial Contracting, and I might have to go to Small Claims Court to get back my money if my case is not resolved through Angie's List Complaint Resolution Process.
Save yourself time and trouble by using an honest contractor, not this company, who not only didn't do the job they were hired and paid for, but who does not honor their warranty, and whose rep (owner?) also lied about the Angie's List ratings policy time frame.
**Suspicious: The title on Angie's List is "Imperial Contracting of NYC Corp, and the address is listed as Lincoln Avenue in Brooklyn. However, if you click on the business card, the name is also listed as Imperial Contracting of NY Corp and Imperial Construction, with an address in Ozone Park. I was told by a friend who has worked with contractors that this is how construction companies skirt bad reviews and problems. read more