I reached out to Rescue 1 Construction with an issue I was having with my back door. I was able to get an appointment scheduled very quickly. I did send them a video of the problem I was having with the door. On the day appointment, I did receive a call stating they were running behind but would be coming that day at a later time. I appreciated the constant communication on the day of the appointment. The owner, Mike, was the person who came out to my house. He was able to fix the issue on the first visit. He was friendly and explained what he was doing too. Definitely will be using them again in the future! read more

Beyond dissatisfied, Mike Kemp Rescue1 never had any sense of urgency and delayed as long as possible. He completed at most, half of the entire work. My duplex was heavily damaged from a tree during severe storm in July 2023. Ceiling collapsed in kitchen, lots of water damage and a big insurance claim. I met Mike from a personal friend/referral and Mike seemed very qualified with expertise to repair over $60,000 of storm damage to roof, structure and water damage. I met him at the property shortly after storm in July and paid deductible of 5k so he could start tree removal and mitigation. A few days later, insurance paid $48,000 for settlement and Mike strongly persuaded me to hand it all over to him/Rescue 1. Big big mistake. He hired my own electrician to re-attach torn off meters and other misc repairs to restore power once the trees were gone. Even though I had deposited the insurance money with Rescue1, he to this day never paid the electrician of $2300. Mike put fans in the damaged half of the property and disappeared to the Ozarks for a few weeks. I confronted him by showing a pic of the check for 48k, and he started screaming at me, using the F word, saying he had "million dollar deals going on" which made it clear he seemed complacent for collecting money but no urgency to move quickly to repair anything. Days turned into weeks, then months, and finally a new year. By Mid-September, Mike completed a lot of the demo and rebuilt of the damaged unit, along with "Some" of the roof. When he rebuilt the ceiling and interior of the damaged unit, he did not put insulation in the attic and cut many wires, making it hard to figure out what went where. He or the crew broke a granite countertop, which I had to eat $863. He completely stopped on the roof because, he said several times, he was concerned about the framing and wanted Farmers Insurance to pay about $20,000 more for framing correction. He did re-roof 1/3 of the duplex and left plastic over the other 2/3 of the property roof from September until I released him at the end of December. He did do other work outside of the insurance claim, so I give credit there. He replaced a bad bathroom floor on one side and gutted a leaking shower on the other side. He complained often about doing "so much more work" than what insurance covered. When the roof sat tarped from September forward, it leaked on the occupied side, and he went back a few times. Apparently, the fascia was bad, but that should have been addressed when the roof was covered to make sure it was water tight. The tenants freaked out several times because of water penetration, which never should have happened with correct fascia and tarping. I was very sick of waiting months and going into a new year, so I contacted another roofer to check out the roof and framing issue. Turns out it was not a big deal, and Home Depot lumber was used for reinforcement and moving forward. I hired the "new guy" and the house was done in 2 weeks! I had to use credit cards and spend thousands of dollars because Mike had all the money upfront. I released Mike and instructed him to provide invoices for all work done and to settle up financially, but he refused by not doing anything. Summary: Mike collected $53,000 upfront, did shoddy work omitting insulation over kitchen ceiling, cut wires, broke granite countertop, abandoned project mid- October after partial roofing, did not properly flash new roof, had to stop water penetration in occupied side because of fascia, did not pay electrician sub $2300, never had any sense of urgency to get job done, screamed using F word when confronted early on, never set any expectations or got much done, blamed insurance for a low payment but I verified Farmers DID NOT RECEIVE documents requested to support the 20k supplement, never invoiced and cannot account for how $53,000 has been utilized, I had to always text for status updates as he never communicated unless asked directly. I gave myself a present and fired him around January 1; the house was done in 2 weeks. I spent thousands of $$ because Mike had all the money. Attorney advised police report for fraud with Overland Park, done. Am also in touch with JOCO DA read more

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Awesome company!! Great guys, Mike and Jimmy, were professional, courteous and did excellent work!! Would definitely recommend this company for all the work they do!! read more

Don't waste your time. I scheduled a call with Mike Kemp 7 days in advance to discuss my project. I spent a hour prepping and blocked off the hour that his office manager and I agreed to in my work schedule for the call. Mike never called, and never so much as apologized for being a no-show. Unprofessional. read more

This review is for the owner of the company, Mike, and not the professional who actually did the repairs in our home. The person who did the repair was courteous, prompt, and did a very good job and I would hire him again. The owner of the company however, tried to bully me. He gave me an estimate which I approved for several hours worth of work and possibly materials, however the repair ended up taking only an hour and being quite simple. Still he wanted to charge me $300 for an hour worth of work and two screws. I expressed my concern over the cost and instead of a discussion he immediately began angrily screaming at me through the phone. I kept my voice calm, but he continued to escalate his screaming and yelled that it took his "employees time to drive and drive back and that he has to pay gas and employees by the hour and pay taxes!" as an explanation as to why I should pay $300. He also screamed at me that there was a minimum cost, however no one in his company; not him, his secretary, or the written estimate said anything about a minimum cost. Also, the estimate he sent me was just that - an estimate. The actual work took much less time and just two screws to complete. The conversation was upsetting and it was shocking that a business owner speaks this way to a customer. Or that any person would speak this way to another person for that matter. There was no discussion, it was him yelling angrily at me. I had to end the call saying I would pay $125, while he was still yelling so loudly that his employee who was standing there waiting for payment could hear. I never yelled. The call ended while his voice was still yelling through the phone. It was an upsetting way for a woman to begin the day, and left me unease. Additionally, the owner used the "f" word at least twice while in my home doing the estimate. I overlooked it, but lesson learned that I should not do that in the future. The work that was done was good. The man who did the repair was great. Additionally, the business manager, Missy, was a good part of this experience. She is very professional and polite. The owner of the company screamed and tried to bully me. read more

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I had a great experience with Mike and Rescue 1 construction!! I found them through Thumbtack and Mike's office manager was very prompt getting back to me and she was very sweet! Mike was able to be at my house with in a couple days. Once he saw my project he had a handful of ideas and was very knowledgeable on what would work. I received a drawing of the project quickly. The communication with mike was super easy and he was very quick to respond. I felt at ease knowing that the job would be done quickly and I knew he would show up.. I was never left wondering! Great company. I truly recommend Rescue 1! Mike really cares about his customers and employees. read more

We were so thankful we contacted Rescue 1 to look at our double deck to do some repairs. Our decks are 20 years old and we only wanted repairs because we will be moving sometime in the next 2 years. From our first contact, the communication with the office staff was more responsive than other companies. We had asked six other companies to look at our decks and were so frustrated by delayed appointments, excuses, high pressure scare tactics, and no follow through on the complete estimates. When Mike came to our house, it was obvious Mike was so qualified to see all the problems. He was professional, polite, honest, and didn't see any urgent repair. He explained each problem and how we could get by for a little longer without putting money into our decks that we won't use much longer. Even though we are not going to do any repairs at this point, we really appreciate Mike working with us and putting our needs first. Because he was honest, qualified, and offers so many services, we will always call Mike for other projects. We have already started recommending him to our family and friends. Top notch company! read more

I highly recommend that ANYONE steers clear of working with Rescue 1 Construction, no matter what Mike, the owner, tells you. They are VERY disorganized. A project that was supposed to take two days max went on to take a full month to complete the project. The project was not quoted out correctly from the start and I was hit with a very large add-on to my overall bill in order for them to complete the project (if I did not pay the large sum added on, rather than finding another way around it, Mike said he would just quit the job right in the middle of everything- unprofessional). He has young kids working on his contracting jobs without any supervision. His workers damaged my home and my personal belongings in the home due to carelessness. The list goes on and on. If you want the job done right and without any surprises, do not work with Rescue 1 Construction. read more