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Bristow, VA

JES Foundation Repair

3.0 (329 reviews)
Open • 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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The scheduler lying about the inspector being sick.
Michael L.

I had an estimate scheduled for 9am on Saturday, July 26. At 7:55 and 8:22 am I received texts from 2 different numbers at the company saying they had to reschedule, but with different excuses for the last second inconvenience. The technician said they were double booked, the scheduling person said the technician was sick. So already the company's scheduling/salespeople have no problem with lying up front to a new customer's face. I appreciate the technician being honest, and would have much preferred just being told the truth: that it was double booked. They asked me to reschedule to Monday, July 28 at 2pm. I agreed and asked both numbers to confirm the new appointment, which both did. It is Monday, no one showed up at 2pm and when I called the company at ~5pm to see where they were I was told I wasn't on their schedule. You can see the confirmation of the 2pm rescheduled appointment in both screen shots. Thank you to the inspector who was honest. If they punish you for this and you see the review, please let me know. You did the right thing here. I waited weeks for this appointment. Don't waste your time and look elsewhere. Attached are screenshots of the texts mentioned in the review.

Driveway cracks, severe spalling and uneven slabs.

I am pleased to update this and report that upon another call to JES and further discussion JES has agreed to address this issue. John Dunn paid a visit to our home to assess the driveway. His attitude from the very beginning of the visit was nothing short of positive. He was puzzled as to the condition of the concrete and took more pictures. On the spot he promised he would take care of this. True to his word we heard later that he had gotten approval to fix the driveway. Thank you to John for being persistent and customer oriented. 4 stars only because of the initial reception as first reported.

Fixed cracked/bowing foundational wall. Is no longer bowed, has carbon fiber straps. Sump pump & moisture abatement.
Meredith S.

Springfield, VA. Quality work, friendly & professional people, competitive price for foundation wall repair. A cracked foundation wall was scary and seemed monumental. JES' attitude was reassuring, "No problem, we can fix that." JES was recommended to me by a retired county building inspector as doing excellent work. Not only was the final result quality (braced a cracked, bowing foundation wall with carbon fiber straps & I beams & mitigated leaking in basement with sump pump), everyone I interacted with was friendly & professional. Macon P. (field inspector) understood we needed specific items addressed to satisfy for a loan and was able to create a repair plan for that. I appreciated his sense of county permit wait times and our project deadline. (A different company quoted a 2x cost plan with unnecessary features than we needed). Thanks to the amazing crew run by Abdul W. Abdul explained everything that was happening at each stage. He was the best on-site contact. The crew worked so hard removing some unexpected obstacles. (Freddy Z Walter Z Daniel C Vilton C) Thanks Nicole H for resending copies of the paperwork I needed and Belle for keeping us informed on the permits. Thanks JES!

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Great work in Falls Church on my home. Thanks for the due diligence and making sure all was good.

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Installation due on a Wednesday. Called Friday to say they never got permits so would be 6 week delay.

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Had Phillip Wilson out for a dehumidifier service today. Very professional and knowledgeable about all aspects of our crawl space.

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