Jonathan and his team have been our go-to contractors for all sorts of home improvement projects…read moresince 2016. They did a major renovation for us in late 2016 (including new kitchen, taking walls down in an upstairs bedroom to make it an open space, installing installing railings, painting and more), and have followed up with several additional projects over the years - a new deck and patio with fire pit (2018), master bathroom renovation (2019) and installation of interior doors to add separation for an additional office space (2020). All of the work looks just as good today as when it was newly completed. Jonathan closely supervises everything that's done to ensures that it is a consistently high quality at a very reasonable price point. If we need to do additional work on the house, I won't even bother looking elsewhere - Jonathan is reliable, does great work, is flexible to accommodate changes and requests along the way, and is really just a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him for any home renovation project!

I've used Stafford Construction on several occasions for my medical office and home. The owner,…read moreJonathan, is very knowledgable and offers great options. The work he has done for me has been top notch, completed quickly, and always for the quoted price. He can do a small job or large and both are done with the same attention to detail! I highly recommend his service!

Dmitri was so awesome! We needed a front walkway done in front of our home. We told him what we…read morewanted and he delivered so much more. He was so clever in his ideas and things we thought could not be done he figured out a way to do it. His son who works with him was also wonderful. So hard working and professional. We highly recommend using Total Masonry for your project.

0 Stars - A Complete Waste of Time…read more If you're considering Total Masonry for any work, do yourself a favor and DON'T. I hired them for a simple concrete job that should have taken two days, but after three months of constant rescheduling, it became clear they had no intention of doing the work. They rescheduled me more than 15 times! Some excuses, like heat waves, made sense, but most were just ridiculous--family issues, vacations, or being busy with other customers who I had booked before. It's clear that they prioritize everyone and everything over their clients. Dimitri, the owner, had no problem collecting the $1000 deposit the same day of our agreement, but took over 10 days to return it when I finally had enough. They basically wasted my entire summer stringing me along, offering one excuse after another, without ever starting the job. If you want to deal with a company that treats its customers like an afterthought, go ahead and hire Total Masonry. Otherwise, avoid them at all costs and find someone who actually wants to work. This isn't a business--it's a joke.

Above and beyond. In the last 18 years we have dealt with three different "painters." Vences is…read moreeasily the BEST! He gave us a price and did everything he said and MORE. And they finished a day early. He painted everything. Walls, baseboard moulding, crown molding, all the closets, interior doors, inside the pantry, and even the balusters! Not only that... I removed all the faceplates in the master bed and bath because they were a custom type that not everyone would have cared for and I forgot to buy some new ones. Then the night before the real estate company was going to show the house I remembered I needed to buy new ones and it was too late to do that. I went over to the house to put up the old ones and when I flipped the light switch what did I see? All new switch plates on every last outlet and light switch!! Vences had bought them and put installed them. They are PROFESSIONALS!

Bryan is an excellent handyman and renovation specialist. Professional, efficient and offers…read morecompetitive rates. He not only did great work, he also showed me how to do a few things myself to save money! Bryan helped install a custom door in our home, custom lights, fixed our dishwasher issue, bathroom vent, and the list goes on! Highly recommended.

"0" stars is more deserving but not allowed on this site. I live 2500 miles away and I mistakenly…read moretrusted Rodas Construction to complete a major renovation project at a house I purchased in Durham. This company is very small and does not have the capacity, talent, experience, expertise, and bandwidth to handle projects larger than one bathroom remodel. I do believe and hope they can handle very small projects but nothing more. They certainly failed us miserably. Because of their size & staffing, Rodas Constriction LLC lack basic structure, organization, communication, discipline, order and quality. Forget about customer service. For example, I visited my house four times during the renovation process. I found windows fully "open", doors unlocked and the air conditioning or heaters on without anyone present. This led to leaks and moisture penetrating various parts of the house afterward. I communicated these issues to Rodas ownership every time without a favorable result. Nothing changed. In fact, Rodas ownership did not accept responsibility and continued their work. Although small, Rodas ownership is "unusually" arrogant and will never admit to wrongdoings, will never accept accountability and will never own they are being negligent. On top of the mismanagement, negligence, and disorganization, the most important problem was that Didier Enrique Rodas and his company, Rodas Construction LLC, failed to apply for and secure construction permits for the structural work as well as permits for plumbing, electrical and other work they had performed. They didn't get the permits to save money and to avoid to doing their work legally, appropriately, and effectively. This act of non-compliance is against all rules and regulations. And...once you pay Rodas Construction LLC in full, they will forever ignore and avoid your issues and requests. They certainly did for us. We still have several exposed drywall openings they had created and don't want to fix. Rodas Construction LLC is very small company with only a handful of employees. But with their VERY small size, they do have a Director of Marketing who amongst other soliciting activities, he manages social media work. Strange...right? For example, this marketing director will soon respond to this post with an elaborate list of excuses for having failed a client who had paid them in FULL. He is the person who responds to all of my complaints to Didier Enrique Rodas. This company will never accept accountability for its faults, wrongdoings and they will NEVER fix issues they had caused. I can write many pages on the issues I had faced with Rodas Construction LLC. Aforementioned remarks are high level insights so consumers are aware. BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS! I do take responsibility for trusting and selecting Rodas Construction LLC. I should have known better. I was desperate. But do your research, check multiple references and do NOT pay anyone especially the people until you are 100% certain about the quality of the work.

9 years ago we had Rodas do our roof. He told us they only guarantee it for 5 years as GAF does a…read more50 year warranty. I contacted Rodas as it now leaking. They tell me: Jon, I received your inquiry on our website regarding the leak around your vent pipe. Unfortunately the pipes are not covered under any warranty. We would be happy to come out and take a look at the leak. We do charge a $250 fee for inspection. Let me know if you would like to be added to the calendar. Thank you. Janice Rodas Construction, LLC 1100 Logger Court Suite E 100 Raleigh, NC 27609 919-239-4384 Top Quality Service, Competitively Priced, Trusted Results rodasconstructionllc.com I think the Italian's reply would be. 'He that deceives me once, its his fault; but if twice, its my fault.'" I can't believe they want 250 dollars to see were they erred

Let me start this review with a quick background on my project. I contacted 4 contractors to…read moreprepare the land, pour the concrete pad and construct my 30X50 ft. metal building. Two of the contractors were unable to complete all parts of the project. The other two were $20-30K over my budget and would not commit on a start date much less an estimated finish date. One of the larger contractors increased the price 3 times before starting work! I had just about given up on finding an honest contractor that could do the work on my timeline and budget. I was given contact information for Carolina Customized Interiors (CCI) from a trusted acquaintance. After meeting with the Owner, Jeremy Payne and Project Manager, Sam Bernier I decided to sign with them, they agreed to my budget and included all the work required to finish the project in a professional manner. I signed the contract on Friday, the following Monday, Jeremy was on site with the machine to start preparation for the foundation. This was a new concept from my dealings with the four other contractions; they all seemed to over promise, over charge and under deliver. For the duration of the project CCI kept in close contact with me, any concerns or questions were addressed in short order. I was given daily updates and advised on the upcoming events. The CCI employees were always willing to go the extra mile to provide quality work. One example of the extent CCI employees worked an issue; the concert supplier had a factory problem that delayed the last 2 trucks of concrete. The CCI concrete team worked until 4:45 the following morning to insure the contract was finished to the highest standard. The high quality finish was commented on by my site building engineer as some of the finest work he had seen. I would recommend anyone looking for an Honest contractor with Integrity & Professionalism, that is on Time and on Budget contact CCI.

I'd like to begin my review of Carolina Customized Interiors by saying that we still owe $1000 of…read morethe final payment that is due upon completion of the work. Unfortunately, Jeremy asked and we agreed to pay most of the final payment prior to all the work being finished because we trusted him. That mistake is on us. Our home addition included an almost 800 sq ft, two story addition in which we hired CCI to complete. The project was scheduled to be completed on 2/26. I'm writing this review on May 14, and we still have work that is incomplete. We hired Jeremy because in our initial interview we felt that he stood behind his company both in standards of integrity and quality of work. The beginning of our project went pretty smoothly after we were finally issued a permit to begin building. There were some initial hiccups that we were not prepared for (such as increased cost of lumber and extra steel beams for support) but we felt that Jeremy was up front and honest about those issues. Several months into the project the siding company made a delivery, which Jeremy was not present for, and ended up driving a piece of machinery over the water line in our front yard. The water line was cracked and with Jeremy's help the company reimbursed us for the cost of damages. The end of our project is when things really started to decline. Work that we could see being done on the inside was not up to quality standards and was starting to get rushed for what we later realized was an effort to move onto his next job. After Jeremy deemed this project 'complete' his crew spent 3.5 weeks touching up and fixing work that was not satisfactory. Even after that, there were still areas that did not receive attention. There was just too much to do and too much that was not done right in the first place. The following sums up just a few examples: -Wainscoting in our sunroom had many imperfections such as nail holes not filled, compound not sanded off before painting, and nicks and scratches in the wood. After reviewing this with Jeremy his response was, "Yeah, it's not my shiniest work." One member of the team spent 5 days touching this work up to make it look better. This was after Jeremy initially said the room was complete, they cleaned it and asked us to do a final walkthrough. Today it's still not perfect, just better than it was. -Outside trim on new addition has unsanded compound on every nail hole the entire way up to the roof. Painter painted this though it was not ready. -Brand new inside trim on some doors and windows not in the greatest shape. Nicks and scratches with some nail holes not filled in. -Paint on the walls looks blotchy in some areas due to the type of paint used and so many touch up areas. -Crown molding in our sunroom has a wavy appearance in at least two areas. -Two of the three sunroom doors are hard to turn the handles and deadbolts due to how they were installed. -Riprap was installed to help with a drainage issue that we have. My husband sent Jeremy a picture of what we wanted this to look like and they discussed hand placing some of the rocks so that it was formed into a ditch. Rocks were laid in a flat pattern and now it acts more as a barrier. We discussed this with Jeremy and added it to the list of things that needed attention. Jeremy's response, "It's done and we aren't touching it." -LVP flooring is lifting up in the sunroom which per his contract would be under warranty. He refuses to address it. -Our dryer has dents on the top from Jeremy jumping on it to take pictures of a cabinet. Never told us he did this, we had to dig around for information to find out how it happened. -Our new bathroom vanity is scratched on the top in several places due to tools being put on top of it while working. They tried to buff it out but it's still scratched. As mentioned, these are just some of the items. We split our punch list into two sections and sent them to him. One side were the items we'd given up on stating he didn't have to fix and the other side was necessary to fix before the rest of our final payment. Jeremy has called it quits on the project and no one from CCI has been here in over 3 weeks. He does not respond to our texts or emails. We asked several times to find a way to work out a solution to some of the issues we still had. We offered to talk via zoom, in person or over the phone. He would not respond. I'm including pictures of the work that CCI completed at our house and I feel they are a more accurate assessment of the quality mentioned above.

Following the installation of a new roof under warranty by Spilman, Inc. we had water damage to our…read morehouse caused by improperly installed shingles & lack of oversight & supervision of the job. Spilman tried to blame the homeowner for the problem but clearly no reputable roofer knowingly installs shingles so as to cause water damage. Spilman assured us several times both verbally & by texts that he would repair the damaged areas. He delivered the necessary) material which we painted ourselves to save him time & expense. He never did the repair work. After waiting several months for Spilman, we hired another contractor to repair the damaged areas. We posted our complaint with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Except for several insulting texts to us from Spilman, the complaint went unanswered. Eventually Spilman stated in several texts to us his intent to reimburse us for the cost of repairs if we would then inform BBB of the resolution. We agreed to his extended time frame for payment & sent him the bill, per his request. As the deadline approached, we reminded Spilman of his commitment & again he texted his intent to pay. That deadline has passed & we have not received payment. Once again, Spilman did not stand behind his word, work or warranty. It has been a long & unpleasant experience. We would not recommend Spilman, Inc.

The roof is the first and last impression of a house --- and ours now looks EXCEPTIONAL thanks to…read moreSpilman and his guys. They were very professional, did an outstanding job, cleaned up until the last nail was found, and very courteous to my family and me. Our neighbors on both sides of us also used Spilman - and I speak for us all when I say that we received a quality job for a more than fair price!!

Pedro lived up to his great reviews! He was the most responsive of any contractor I've ever used…read more Contacted me immediately. Came out the same day, explained my options in simple terms without the usual dog and pony show. I got bigger gutters with micromesh. Simple. His estimate was fair, and included replacing some rotted boards at no extra cost. Scheduled within days, showed up on time, worked all day. Did the work himself--no subcontractors. He just had his helper, Eduardo. He replaced even more rot than expected. Within a 2 days, the job was all done, my yard was clean, and I had beautiful new gutters. He even added more gutter guards to improve water flow. 100% satisfied.