I have used James Jones and Associates now on three occasions, first to install a septic system, second to clear trees for a pole barn and third site prep for a pool. With regard to our septic system, it is robust. We have had many large family gatherings at our house on extended stays and we have never had an issue. Thank you! Our pole barn project required a very large tree and root ball removed immediately adjacent to a carport. After consulting with several other companies no one one would touch it. James Jones removed it with no damage what so ever to the car port! I was impressed! Our pool site prep job was most recently complete and it's a quality job. Overall, I recommend James Jones and Associates. read more

My adventures with this company started on a positive note. We needed our septic and drain field replaced. We reached out to as many companies as possible, not to find the cheapest, but to find ANYONE who would help. Our backyard is on about a 30-degree grade, so anyone who came out almost immediately said that they could not or would not do it. James showed up and said he could conquer it. He seemed a little odd, but I generally like odd. There was a lot of talk about Church and ethics and integrity, and I am usually a pretty good judge of character. Well, my intuition failed me this time. We received an estimate, way higher than we hoped, but after being turned down by every other company around, we figured that it was just going to be a $$$$ situation given the risks involved. So the initial quote was 15-20K for the whole deal. Again, pretty high, but we had to have it done. James and his wife came over to our house around June 20th, 2021, to "go over and sign the contract." At this time, the price went from the 15-20k to right around 28k. He had a barrage of "reasons" for the price increase. He started to challenge the Engineer's design and speak about how he knew more than the engineer; he just didn't have a degree to prove it. He did "seem" knowledgeable, but this was a big red flag moment, but as I stated, he was the ONLY one willing to do the work. After an hour or so of discussion and contract going over, I made several asks for a start time and estimated finish time. He absolutely refused to give either. Red flag # 2 We also gave him a check for almost 15k so he could begin buying materials and getting the job lined up. And then crickets... He was supposed to begin work the first week of July 2021. He didn't actually show up until July 15th. What followed was the most elaborate trail of stories and events, multiple flat tires, health issues, equipment failures, "emergency jobs" for other customers, changes to the plan and engineered design, weather delays showing up after 12 or 1 pm working 2 hours and then disappearing. This went on for over 4 months. He Finally wrapped up his shoddy work or lack thereof around October 4th. Upon which time he was expecting his final payment. I refused to pay him until he came back and actually finished the job, cleaning up his work area, including clearing the 3 inches of gravel and fill dirt off of my driveway and rear patio. Grading the backyard back to the way it was before he started. He sloped the only flat part of our backyard, making it unusable; he was also supposed to "terrace" where the drain field was put in. Our entire backyard was absolutely unwalkable due to his horrific grading he left behind. My wife and I expressed our desire to pay him in FULL as soon as he took care of these items that he left undone. He absolutely refused; when we threatened to hire an attorney, he just quit responding to any communication at all. I sent him pictures of the absolute mess he left behind, and he just had zero interest in making it right. Upon further investigation, we found in looking him up on DOPR that he did not hold the appropriate license to install the level three septic system the state health department determined we needed to have installed, so on top of just being a dishonest, deceitful, lazy, and outright disrespectful, and rude crook of a contractor, he was technically unlicensed for the job he was hired to do and accepted. If you are ever in a situation where you need a contractor, do not use this company or anything tied to Mr. James Jones at James Jones & Associates aka JamesHeavy.com. If you are wondering there are no associates its just him and his wife and kid. Do not be fooled by his nonsense. I have texts and pictures to back up everything posted here. read more

James Jones & Associates... He did absolute sub-par work on our property. He did NOT put the culvert in correctly, he overcharged us for hrs, he shorted us on several loads of rock, he is an absolute crooked contractor!!! His work ethic are anything but professional... driveway clearing, housesite (1600sqft) clearing, septic field clearing... took a total of 46 hours however, it took him 32 DAYS!!!! He left 2 huge trees in the septic field that we will have to remove ourselves! He dumped a dog on our property. He charged us $4,500 more than the estimate! This dude is a crooked contractor!!! He employs a guy that's on disability (paying under the table). His employee told us he was being forced to work because he rents a house from James & James threatened to kick him out if he didn't help with our job! He talks way TOO much about nothing! He tries to say what a good Christian man he is... but he acts righteous & ungodly!!! He thinks he is the smartest person in this county & doesn't mind telling anyone who's willing to listen to him. He let his contractor license lapse while on our job, he let his class C license lapse on our job, he claimed to go over state bridges "way overloaded ", his contracts are anything but clear! Have an attorney go over the contract if for some reason you decide to hire this jerk!!!! WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED with his work, his ethics & quite frankly just him as a person. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS CLOWN!!!! He charged us $65/hr for a guy he pays $10/hr, he charged us $100/hr for his 18yr old son whom has had his driver's license for a whole 6mths. He charged us $137.50/day travel each and EVERY trip to the job instead of being charged on days they were actually moving equipment! One day he drove out to the site & worked 1 hr... repairing his equipment! He charged us $137.50 for travel, $170/hr for himself, $100/hr for his son, & $65/hr for his laborer... $472.50 was charged to us for 1 hr total of work for him to go out to fix his own equipment! Please be aware that you are being warned what type of guy this is! read more

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Ok what time is it? 6:09pm And just got off with James Jones Plumbing! What a great experience to have. Looking forward to our face to face meeting on Thursday for a free estimate. His posted hours on his site were 7am to 7pm However He said when you are Our Customer We Are Here 24 Hours A Day! WOW! Exactly who I should have called the 1St Time! read more