Dealing with J&B Remodeling and Design was a nightmare from start to finish. Avoid them at all cost. I hired them to do extensive remodeling on my home and in the end had to kick them out. Absolutely everything they did was shoddy and they took their sweet time doing it. I wrote an extensive Angie's list review, but this company is so bad Angie's list actually removed them from all searches. But you can still find the complete reviews if you type in the exact name of the company. Almost all F's along with an F on bbb.org. They tend to show up if and when they feel like it and give you no notice. There were many days where I took off work and no one came. It was not worth 10 seconds of his time to let me know that the day before. I'll just list a few examples of shoddy work. When Jason Lapay plastered my basement walls, he got plaster all over my brick fireplace and trim. I had to point it out and he said they would clean it up with Muriatic Acid, which turns out to be concentrated hydrochloric acid. Very toxic and not intended for indoor use on vertical surfaces. They never fixed it in any event and I still have no solution. Anyone with any sense would have taken two minutes to mask off areas they did not want to get plaster on instead of thinking they would remove it with acid later. They never completed anything. They would do easy parts and leave the rest. For example, they were supposed to put new baseboard in, but did the easy open areas and skipped closets. And they have quarter inch gaps in the baseboard not to mention they cut it on the wrong side leaving splinters. The baseboard was a disaster. After waiting weeks for him to get to the baseboard so I could start to move back into parts of my home, he has a guy drop it off. It turns out, staining baseboard is a time consuming process requiring sanding, even staining, and a sealer coat. This guy just slapped the stain on and produced a splotchy mess. I'm having to replace all of the work they did. The work they did in my hall bathroom was the worst disaster. The tile on my tub surround is uneven and falling off since they did not put a proper corner bead on. The niche they were supposed to install is completely wrong and the experts I've consulted said it is not fixable. The tile in my entrance is not parallel to the wall. In the course of 6 feet, it is off 2 inches since the guy did not snap a line to go buy. Basically, everything these people did in my home is a shoddy disaster that needs to be redone. And he was incredibly arrogant and thought it beneath him to communicate with me. Jason Lapay said he would manage the job but the only one attempting to manage the job was me. He was rarely there; he only showed up to pick up checks. He threatened to sue me if I did not pay him about $7,000.00 for work he had no intention of completing. My attitude is he owes me $11,000 for shoddy and incomplete work. I ended up filing a complaint with the PA State Attorney General. I don't expect much from that and will almost certainly have to take them to court. Take your business elsewhere. read more

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I called to ask for an estimate on removing an old metal shower in a basement bathroom and replacing it with something newer and more functional. Jason Lapay, the owner of J&B Remodeling, came out to look at the space. We discussed what I wanted, and he offered some helpful suggestions on ways we could do the project. While we were talking I decided to also ask for an estimate on adding a wall in the basement to better separate the finished living space from the unfinished furnace room. He told me he would get back to me with a price. I did not hear from him for a few days, so I sent a follow-up e-mail, and he promptly responded with an estimate and an apology for not getting back to me sooner. The price he gave me seemed very fair for the scope of the work involved. A few days later I signed the contract for the work to be done. Jason worked around my schedule, starting the work a few weeks after that. In the meantime, as per our agreement, I purchased the tile that I wanted and the shower fixtures. We communicated through e-mail several times during that interim period and he was always very responsive. Soon after my schedule opened up, Jason scheduled a day to start work. He and/or his crew were at the house every morning around 8:30 am and worked until 4:30 or 5pm - except for one day when they were only at the house for a few hours - and they told us in advance that they would be arriving later that day. The project was completed in 5 days. The end product is very nice. The shower looks great and should be much more functional than our old shower. Jason trimmed out our new door and wall - we will do the painting, as we had agreed. The work J&B did included the following: -Removed an old metal shower from a basement bathroom. -Reframed the space for the shower and installed cement backer board. -Moved the plumbing and installed new shower head & control. -Installed new light in shower area. -Built shower pan and installed ceramic tile. -Installed storage shelves adjacent to shower. -Built new wall to separate finished part of basement from unfinished funace / laundry area. -Installed drywall on new wall and installed new door in wall. We were very pleased with the overall project and the finished work looks great. read more