I have waited a long time to write this review. My husband and I hired David Grembocki (Roman…read moreCreations, LLC) in August 2018 to replace my old, termite-infested wooden 37'x8' covered front porch with a beautiful poured and stamped concrete porch. The job was to demolish the wooden porch, pour concrete walls, cap and sidewalks, re-route gutter drainage, stamp all flat concrete, install stone veneer on the walls and install new vinyl/steel porch posts. While onsite, Mr. Grembocki was responsive, courteous and professional albeit a bit boastful but I attributed that to pride in work. Oh, I was wrong. So wrong.
There was an issue during the project that is an ongoing legal matter that cannot be discussed here but, aside from that, there is plenty more to tell.
At first, everything was beautiful. We were so happy to be rid of all the wood (and termites)! Our original wood porch had five 5" wooden posts but Grembocki only reinstalled three 4" vinyl posts so that looked a bit awkward but we grew used to the look. In mid-to-late February 2019, we noticed that the ceilings in our living room and one of the front bedrooms began to separate from the walls leaving a gap of about 1/2". We didn't know what the cause was until we also noticed that the middle of the three porch posts looked like it was starting to bow. After we took measurements, we realized that the porch posts were too tall and the roof to the house was raised too high. This caused the roof to bind and separation of the drywall occurred. Also, while measuring, we realized that the porch cap was/is completely level which is not conducive to water drainage. Hence, all of the pooling water on the porch I get to clean up after blowing rains. So, not only do we get to fix the too-tall porch posts and/or add more posts, we also have drywall to fix.
Next, around April 2019, I noticed that the grout in my beautiful stone veneer on the porch walls was cracking pretty badly. In mid-May, I looked at my porch and the veneer had fallen off in places and slid downward in others. Not only had Grembocki installed the veneer on "green" concrete but he also failed to secure the stone veneer with wire mesh and/or pins. As such, once the concrete cured, the veneer mortar just flaked off and the heavy stone fell to the ground.
Overall, we are very disappointed with the quality of his work and we are yet unsure of how much the repairs are going to cost. Please, please save yourself time, money, anger and heartache by going with someone other than David Grembocki and Roman Creations, LLC.
**Additional Comments:
-My husband and I have never sued anyone other than Mr. Grembocki
-I have not contacted Mr. Grembocki due to the ongoing legal situation and the involvement of legal counsel.
-I was under the impression that my attorney had contacted Grembocki's attorney with our additional problems. My lawyer had not which is one of the reasons that he is no longer employed by me.
-I have plenty of pictures to show that I am not lying.
-I would just like for Mr. Grembocki to take responsibility for his actions
