Addendum to my previous review of JRC Remodeling and the response to my initial comments by co-owner Barbara Roth. It is true that the water damage and mold remediation was not a part of the original contract; after all it could only be discovered during the demo phase of the work. When advised of the problem I agreed to pay - and did pay - an additional amount to remove and replace the moldy insulation and take other steps to kill the mold (i.e., bleach spray). The workers apparently did the remediation but forgot to put new insulation before closing up the wall and installing new counters, making the only way to fill the now hollow wall from the exterior which is a more complicated and expensive procedure. Joe Roth agreed to do this work - which was necessary only because of JRC's screw up - but despite repeated promises kept putting it off month after month for many months and well into cold weather. He finally told me that he wasn't going to do it after all and would not take my phone calls because, in his words, he thought I would yell at him. I suspect that he realized that his workers screw up was going to be costly to fix and that he wasn't about to bear the cost. He never asked me to pay for the remediation, which existed solely due to their mistake. I did bring in another contractor in December 2023 and had to bear a substantial cost for adding insulation. Mistakes happen but failure to take responsibility is a reason for avoiding using this firm. read more