I've had my hot tub for 7 years now without any issues! Most importantly the staff is friendly,…read morealways super knowledgeable and really helpful!

After 19 years as a loyal customer I expected better treatment from a business that claims to treat…read moreits clients like family. Immediately after Sand Dollar replaced a heater in my Hot Spring spa, the spa was found to have other problems making it not economical to repair. Sand dollar would not allow a return of the $600 heater for credit. I'm taking my business elsewhere, you should think twice about buying from them.

This is now the 3rd time we have used this company, once for our personal home and twice for rental…read moreproperties. The owner came out, inspected the area to be done and gave us a great price. His men showed up when he said they would. They removed everything. Cleaned the entire area and were very courteous. Air test went off without a hitch. Mr. Homsey followed up afterwards each time to make sure we were satisfied with the job and thanked us for doing business with him. I highly recommend this company and do so to anyone that asks us for an asbestos removal company. Professional and gets the job done speedily and effectively. What more can you ask for.

ABest left Asbestos on our pipes. They ran they air test for a "complete" job while the asbestos…read morewas still wet from where they only partially pulled it off, and when I tried to have them come back and take care of things, the manager avoided all calls. When I did initally speak with him, he stated that "mistakes are made, but you paid to have a good job done, and thats what we did". I said No, I paid to have you remove all the contracted asbestos. I recommend that if you want the job done, contact someone else. The owner was quite willing to express a dangerous work ethic over the phone when I spoke with him later on. Here are further details about my experience with them, including the boss' sketchy advice: First, I had asked them to come back and check on a part that I wasn t confident about because it looked like the joints of the pipes had asbestos on it still. The man I spoke to (owner? Sam) said that he would come and check things the next day. He spoke about how concerned with customer relations he was and wanted to make sure things were fine. The manager did not come as he said he would, but instead sent two employees who had no idea why they were coming and who I could hardly speak with because of language barriers. They insist that what I was concerned about was just dust They proceeded to pick up a baby rag that was in my laundry heap to clean the part of the pipe I was inquiring about, all while I was standing there with my infant, and then they strongly emphasized how I should throw this rag away. A second air test was not conducted as I had requested. I wish I had insisted because the asbestos that they didn t remove would have been dry at this point, whereas it was likely wet during the first air test. It was too exhausting to try to explain to the employees why they were there to begin with, and I was confused at why the owner/manager didn t come as he said he was. Not to mention my confusion about how they had used my laundry to clean the pipe, and how they so emphatically insist I throw the baby blanket away. My husband and his friend removed a pipe in our basement and discovered that ABest had NOT REMOVED ALL THE ASBESTOS, but had left two 6 inch sections. These had obviously been worked on but not all the asbestos was taken off. They had removed the front area of asbestos, but not off the back part of the pipe, which would have been more difficult. Difficult or not, they didn t remove it. As a result, my husband and our friend had stood directly under the asbestos that we had paid to remove, and they sawed and hammered on the pipe, getting asbestos dust all over their face and clothing before realizing what had happened. The wrapping around the asbestos had been removed, the amount of asbestos on the pipe uneven (this was very different than the condition of the asbestos prior to their work) - obviously someone had worked on it some and just not finished. Also its significant to know that they ran the test while the asbestos still would have been wet. Upon talking to ABest, the owner became really angry and yelled at for 13 minutes, admitted that they made a mistake, and that mistakes are made but that they had done a good job . He told me that nothing would come of it if I contacted the EPA and that he "knew every individual who worked in the EPA with asbestos, so go ahead on contact them because I know every single one of them ." Also indicating their ethic -- while yelling at me, he told me that WE would get in trouble with the EPA for having moved the pipe (which is why he suggest I don't report him to the EPA) - yet he said I should move it back into the basement otherwise we might have to remediate the soil! Apparently he is more concerned with covering tracks than that the soil might legitimately now need remediation, even if it is lousy that we d have to pay for it. He laughed at me and acted very much like we did something wrong for having the asbestos there, he assured me that nothing would come of this, that mistakes are made and hurled many insults at me. As a result of their carelessness, my husband, friend, and children all were doing things they should not have done with asbestos around, He did offer to come and take the pipes away, but that doesn't change the exposure that has taken place. I would STRONGLY recommend AGAINST using ABest. Get your asbestos taken care of by someone who will take care of it.

Excellent Home Inspection Experience!…read more Top-notch inspectors who are kind, friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient! I was able to schedule an inspection within a week, and the father-and-son team made the entire process seem effortless. The report came back sooner than I expected, and I was happy to hear that my home was "boring" (in the best way possible!). I feel safe and confident knowing these guys went through my home with a fine-tooth comb. I highly recommend Madden Home Inspections to anyone in need of a home inspection. You guys did a great job! Thank you! -- Shelly S.

Madden Home Inspections delivers exactly what they promised, a comprehensive inspection, leaving no…read morestone unturned. They charge a fair price for expert and reliable service. Highly recommend!!!

Wanting to get a second pair of eyes to review a home I was considering, I contacted Alliance Home…read moreInspections from Hampden, ME. The report was professional in appearance but I was not pleased with the level of detail - it was cursory at best and with roughly 50 significant technical problems with the home, nearly all were missed.

I want to share my experience with Alliance Home Inspections because I relied on their one year…read morewarranty inspection to catch a serious problem and was badly let down. I scheduled them to inspect my new home before the one year builder warranty expired and specifically told the inspectors that the builder had already been out four times trying to fix issues with the bathroom fan ventilation, and that I still suspected there was a problem. Despite that clear concern, their written report states that the bathroom fans were "hard piped to the exterior" and that "no major issues" were noted with the venting systems. After the inspection, I discovered that the ductwork and ventilation had in fact been installed improperly, which led to moisture damage and required nearly 4,000 dollars in repairs, including replacement and insulation of the bathroom fan piping, moving vents, and repairing moisture damaged ceiling areas. The repair invoice details extensive work: replacing piping for two bathroom fans, insulating the pipes, moving vents, and replacing the damaged ceiling in the main bedroom, along with new fan boxes and associated materials. These are not minor, hidden defects that suddenly appeared months later; they are exactly the type of problems I hired an inspector to identify while the builder's warranty was still in effect. When I raised this with Alliance, the response was essentially that their inspectors only check that the fans turn on and appear to vent outside, that they did not see anything visually wrong at the time, and that issues can arise months later due to condensation, poor builder craftsmanship, or other factors. They emphasized time limitations (about a two hour visit) and suggested the problem was more with the builder than with their inspection. I understand that a home inspection is limited and non invasive, and I do not expect inspectors to predict every future issue. But in my case, I explicitly flagged an ongoing, recurring problem with the bathroom ventilation, and the report still gave the venting systems a clean bill of health with no qualifications or recommendations for further evaluation before my warranty expired. Given the scope and cost of the repairs that were ultimately needed, I do not feel that Alliance provided the level of diligence and professional care I reasonably expected when I hired them for a critical one year warranty inspection. Because of this experience, I cannot recommend Alliance Home Inspections. If you are depending on an inspection to protect you before a builder's warranty runs out, I would strongly suggest looking elsewhere or, at minimum, getting an additional specialized evaluation for any system you already suspect may have problems.

Quick service, excellent work. Had water coming into basement. It was up to two inches in whole…read morebasement. Called Bouchard Cleaning and Restoration. They came quickly, throughly remediated water in basement. Put fans and heaters to help dry out leftover water. Josh was great at keeping me informed of the whole process, and was great at follow up. Because they acted so quickly there was no mold or damage to the basement. Walls and baseboards saved! Highly recommend them.

Communication poor hired them to do demolition of my home I was slow after my fire to commit but…read moreonce I did it appears many other jobs ie frozen pipe cleanup too priority they hired a demo guy Chris met with them then nothing was heard for weeks I finally got a message telling me how busy they are. Did meet the demo guy Chris sorry don't remember company but my son got involved and instead of calling me about my son they let it go for to long and told me that Chris no longer wanted the job because of my son. Today 3/17 I talked with Andrew the project manager who told me Chris told him he no longer wanted the job on Friday 3/14 but no one called me I had to find out by calling them. When I asked who else could do demo and that my road is not posted for heavy loads and not sure who told who what and someone is not being truthful they said well I guess you should find someone else

Very prompt service; very personable and responsive employee; absolutely would recommend J. Peabody…read moreto anyone needing a septic inspection.

We had a short timeframe to conduct inspections for a home purchase and were grateful that John was…read moreable to schedule a septic system inspection on short notice. He also provided an informative report with helpful photos the same day. John came highly recommended and for good reason.