Construction is a hard business. No doubt! I have had Mike and his guys work on several projects throughout the years. I appreciate Mike and his guys every time. In my opinion: "You're in good hands with Acierno". read more

In the interest of accuracy, more things we've discovered that Mike and his crew did wrong: Air conditioners: we had a company come take out the AC units to store them, and they informed us that they had been installed dangerously. When the new contractor took out the bathroom saddle to fix it, he found that the grout used for it was the wrong kind. I'll keep you updated on more errors as we find them. read more

I found Mike and his team through word-of-mouth to do the kitchen and bathroom of my mom's co-op. Apparently, he's very good at what he does and so he's quite popular.This made it hard to get him to schedule us in at a timely manner, but that was our only complaint. However, now that the job is done we are so happy we waited. One time one of his crew laid down a few tiles irregularly. You had to be told where to look in order to notice the mistake but before we could even say anything to him, mom got a call from Mike asking her for the number to the tile guy. He took money out of his pocket to rectify the handful of tiles without a word. He also has good vision. Mom has good ideas, but with Mike he made them better. Check out the pictures. So if you have time and can be patient with his scheduling, Mike is worth it. read more

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Started in May 18 and said it would take few weeks. 3 Months later my apartment was still not livable and the end was not in sight. There was always some other problem at some other job and everything would be sorted 'next week we'll crank it out'. To boot his guys would show up at 9-10 and be done by 3-4, my neighbor said they always took hour long lunches in the backyard, Mike was hardly ever there. Finally when things got going nothing was straight or plumb, Mike said I was being too 'picky' but you could literally see the door frame was inspired by Alice in Wonderland. He quit/was fired and had to have someone else finish and redo a lot of work. read more

He was quick to respond to our first email and came over and gave us an estimate. He was professional and had good ideas for our renovation. His price was competitive to other contractors we interviewed. We choose him due to his fair price and his likable personality. He gave us a time frame of about 2-3 weeks for our basement. However the project lasted over 6 months and there are still uncompleted parts. We have stopped asking him to finish the basement after multiple attempts at trying to find a day his crew could come over. The other big issue was the lack of continuous work. At the most we had some one working in our basement 2 days out the week. The other days there would be no one there. we constantly had to call/email/text Mike that we have not had anyone in our basement for a few days. He would always send someone the next day, but that would not carry on to the following days. Our project lasted 6 months mostly because we had true work being completed maybe ten percent of the time. There was problems with the workmanship. We had a gas leak. Our doors were uneven after they had to be cut down to fit the frame The molding on the floor has cracks from where one piece was attempted to be connected to another. The grout in the bathroom had spread onto the tiles and we are still trying to remove it without damaging the tiles. We had our boiler put into a closet, but found out later that it was covered up to the point that it cannot be serviced. the sink in the bathroom drains poorly. Our new contractor informed us that the wiring in the ceiling is not up to code. Both our front and back doors are poorly sealed and we are regularly having to kill bugs that crawl in through the gaps. when he felt the project was complete we still had a large amount of building material that sat in our backyard and was too much to put on the curb for pickup. He is a smooth talker and at times dishonest. as one example, Mike told us that our tile was bought and picked up but then when we went to the store to purchase other tiles we found out he never bought the other tiles and had not picked them up. He is a nice guy, pleasant to talk to and for this reason we actually held off on writing a review knowing that it might hurt his business. That changed recently when one of the cabinets that was installed, came off the wall crashing down on certain items and breaking multiple things. This turned out to be the straw that broke the back. There were some things that we did love about the project and those are the drains that we have. He placed a larger drain in both front and back and they were done to our satisfaction. We later found out that his expertise is in masonry and not interior work which explained a lot about the rest of the project. Overall I am displeased with his workmanship and I would not recommend his service to anyone. read more

I contacted with M. Acierno Construction to rebuild my porch. His workers took longer than scheduled to do the job. Six months after the job was completed, the porch and steps stated to fall apart, leaks started and the problems become worse. Mike never came back to fix this problem and refused to refund any money. I would not recommend this company to anyone read more

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A pipe burst on my first floor and water was coming out of the base boards. I noticed something was wrong when I didn't have hot water. I needed the pipe in the wall to be cut and fixed, and the hole in the wall closed up. I called M Acierno when the water was leaking, they knew right away what the problem was and instructed me on how to turn the water off. They came the next day, found the pipe, cut a hole in the wall and fixed the pipe immediately. And that night the heat and hot water were back on. Two days later they came back to patch up the hole. They were fast and quick -- great experience again with them. read more

Overall we were pleased with Mike and his team. Mike is very communicative--available by phone or text or email pretty quickly. He overall does good quality work, and is trustworthy and wants to do a good job. We did run into some issues with timing...his team wouldn't show up when we expected them, and overall they worked on our place about 3 days each week. This would have been fine if we could have known this up front, but we were disappointed with the amount of time. It also felt like sometimes more thought could have gone into what would make us, the customers and ones living there, most comfortable vs. what would be easiest for his crew to do. Mike re-sanded our floors, repainted our entire apartment, and completely remodeled the kitchen. We were given an estimate of about 6 weeks, and it took bout 9 weeks. We felt safe leaving him alone in our apartment during the day, and if we felt upset about something we could call. So if you're trying to save a little money, Mike is a good choice. If you have more funds, I would go with a bigger operation that would have the manpower to complete the job in time. read more

I have used M. Acierno for several jobs in my home such as new flooring, plumbing, new sidewalk, patio design and was pleased at every job. He is such a conscientious person and makes sure that the work is what you had asked for and won't leave you in a bind until the work is done properly. There should be more contractors like him who cares and takes interest. Ralph D. read more

We hired Mike in February 2011 to renovate our 525 sf one bedroom place on the 5th floor in a Park Slope walk up brownstone. From day one when I contacted him, he was personable, professional, courteous and extremely responsive. All key qualities that are VERY hard to find in a contractor. He was able to come and see our place to provide a free estimate very quickly and provided a proposal that evening. He was excellent about providing various prices for various scenarios and we ended up hiring him to take care of everything. His price was EXTREMELY fair. During the construction process Mike was great about making any changes or modifications we decided upon and got them taken care of immediately. He was also very careful not to open up a can of worms, being that the building is over 100 years old. Other contractors would have taken that opportunity to tell us we had to do certain things just so they could make an extra buck. Not Mike. Even any upgrades we decided on later were very fairly priced. MIKE AND HIS CREW WERE GREAT! Hard workers, very professional and trustworthy. Also, you can call him, text him or e-mail him and he will get back to you immediately or at least within 30 minutes. No lie! He also got the job done a few days quicker than he originally anticipated. What, am I really talking about a contractor? Shockingly, yes! Extent of work: full kitchen renovation as well as bathroom renovation. We kept the tub and he had it re-glazed. Patch and repaint entire apartment. Replace all doors and added some new with 6 panel solid pine doors. Added a mantle over the fireplace, added shelves in the living room, added some lighting and moved some outlets. HIRE MIKE! YOU WILL BE HAPPY YOU DID! read more

All I can say is WOW! We needed someone to demo and redo the 3rd floor apt. He came, examined everything, gave us great ideas on how to properly remake this apartment. He was very reasonable with his price. We needed the job to be done within a certain time frame and he met our quota. His team is amazing, they show up to work early, very respectful and CLEAN! They sweep, vacuum and mop all the dust everyday when they are done for the day. Very hard dedicated workers to say the least. I would recommend them to everyone! Thank you thank you thank you!! read more

When I met Mike, I had high hopes for my projects, as he was very personable, professional and responsive. He was busy so it took some time to actually set up an appointment, but the day he came, he brought a number of guys with him to do the work and I hoped it would all get done in one day. I had previously had a leak that caused a lot of plaster and paint damage in one room. I also needed an outdoor electric post lamp rewired and had a number of small projects, such as re-grouting the shower and behind the sinks. I was satisfied with the work they did on the damaged plaster but MIke said they would need to come back after it dried to smooth it up, prime and and paint. He said he would also need to come back to do the electrical work, since his electrician was not free that day. The guy who grouted the shower clearly did not know how to do it. It looks terrible. I honestly could have done it better myself. However, that is not my major complaint. My main complaint is that they never came back. I called and emailed many, many times. Sometimes Mike would say that he would call me back (but never did). Other times, he would make an appointment and not show up. But the end result is that this work was done 6 months ago and I still have a wall that needs to be smoothed down, primed and painted, still have electrical work that needs to be done and need to have my shower re-grouted. It is really a shame because Mike seemed like such a nice guy and I hoped he would have great success with his business, but he needs to treat his customers better than this if he is going to be successful in the long run. read more

We hired Mike for a complete apartment renovation. His prices were similar to most others but he was from the neighborhood (Bklyn) so we figured we would give him a shot. From day 1 we had nothing but problems, 1 demolition guy caused a flood in my basement that although they repaired the ceiling, they cannot replace personal belongings that were destroyed including photos etc. I caught the same guy stealing from my home and Mike thereafter fired him. As far as the construction goes the only time we saw Milke was when he dropped off and picked up workers. His workers were unprofessional and while painting and putting in cabinets, they placed a huge scratch on my brand new back door, as well as broke my microwave. Everything had to be done twice, once by the workers and then again by Josh the plumber or Mike when he would finally show up, because it was all shotty work the first time. (doors placed backwards, insullation incorrect, sheet rock not cut properly, staining not done correctly, holes left open from electrician) It has taken over 3 months and the job is still not complete as Mike has not returned with my shower door, so now despite the fact that it was included in the contract, I have to go buy a door and have one installed because he has not returned any calls and has not gotten the door for me. For the price I paid I am completely unsatisfied with the outcome and the way he handled himself. He was full of empty promises. I may add that the reason it took 3 months to do one apartment and is still not done, despite Mike promising me 2 apartments complete before Thanksgiving could have to do with Mike taking 3 vacations in the middle of the job and leaving me with a plumber to perform the construction and workers who did not show up for weeks on end. This was my home that I lived in throughout the construction and it was completely inconsiderate of him to treat us this way being that we paid him on time every payment and never disputed a bill with him. He may answer his phone, email and text but that does not get the work done and he did not get the work done. Like I said he cost as much as anyone else would have and I did have 3 quotes so I would not recommend him or his company to anyone. He is not being hired to complete my second apartment and hopefully this job will go smoothly. read more