Great Prices! Steve is very friendly and gets your report done fast! Definitely recommended!read more

Hill Inspections If…read moreyou were ever on the fence about buying a home inspection, or needed a solid recommendation of a home inspector, THIS IS YOUR SIGN! I was born and raised in Johnstown, but having left the area over 20 years ago, I had to opportunity to move back home to be closer to family to help with aging parents. Originally, when we drafted our sales agreement to purchase our home, an old Mid century Modern fixer in Westmont, my husband and I DID NOT want a home inspection. We knew the home was a fixer, being sold AS-IS, and NO repairs would be done by the seller. We decided to use Hill Inspections for our home inspector, as Steve came highly recommended, by our realtor Susan Raymore, for his acute attention to details and high level of experience . Susan talked us into getting the home inspection, and boy were we ever glad she did. On the day of the home inspection, I showed up at the house, as we chose the "walk-thru" style of inspection. This type of inspection lets you go thru, with the inspector, as he points out his findings, and me as the homeowner write it down. This type of inspection is great for someone who is an experienced home buyer, that just needs an extra set of eyes to look for deficiencies . Steve has a very thorough checklist that he uses to make sure no area is missed. Before Steve Started his checklist, I told him my areas of concern that I would like him to focus on , such as the roof condition, the siding, the moisture levels in the house (due to leaking roof) HVAC, and plumbing. Steve spent hours with me going thru his checklist and mine. When we got to the plumbing issue, He checked all the faucets to make sure they worked and wouldn't spray water or had any plumbing leaks. What Steve did find was that some of the faucets only had a trickle of water coming out, where others had NO water at all. The toilets would flush and fill. He made sure the faucets weren't shutoff at the sink/fixture level. Although there was slight trickles coming out of some of the fixtures, it wasn't the pressure that we should have had. Steve was certain there was no water on at the house. He then searched for the main shutoff at the street level. That was not an easy find on a 1 acre lot that hasn't been mowed in quite some time! Steve had a conference call with the listing agent and my realtor, and was told the water old was on at the street level . Steve disagreed and requested the water company come out to do a locate on the water shutoff. The water company representitives came out much later in the day to verify the water was on at the street. I couldn't stay to wait for the water company, as I live in Clearfield, and needed to return home. Steve returned to the house 4 additional times to troubleshoot why there was NO water even though the water company said the water is on. Steve then coordinated and met with the water company, at the house days later, all while I stayed in clearfield because I had to work. It was finally discovered by Steve and the water company that the back flow prevent shutoff was turned partially off at the street which allowed for only a trickle of water in the faucets in the house. The back flow preventer is on the homeowners side of the meter and our overall responsibility. Steve's amazing attention to detail and incredible work ethic went way above and beyond a "typical" home inspection. He troubleshot, coordinated, and worked to find the problem. He saved us multiple trips to Johnstown, and hundreds of dollars to avoid a plumber callout to find the issues. We are so grateful for the persistence of our realtor Susan Raymore and the tireless efforts of Steve Hill for ensuring there are no "secrets" or stones unturned in purchasing this house. Steve also provided us with a well documented list of deficiencies, to include pictures, to provide to the seller. This ultimately allowed us to renegotiate the price of the home with the seller, since he would not fix any of the problems. The couple of hundred dollars spent on the home inspection saved us, tens of thousands of dollars! Steve's experience, knowledge, attention to detail, and work ethic is why he is the best home inspector in the area.

We had Bittner's Tree Service here to take down 3 Large Pine trees in our yard. They were at least…read more30 to 35 feet high and filled the whole side yard of our house. They did a fantastic job! Very professional, hard steady workers. They know what their doing. Cleaned everything up when they were through. We are very happy with the job they did, and wouldn't hesitate to call them again.

I would rate Josh a 10. He was so professional. He & Darren kept us informed in every step. They…read morewere on time each day - they worked fast . They both cleaned up after the work was done each day. Josh made you feel like it was his house he was working on - took time to explain each step. They were friendly- we felt like we had known them for years. We cannot say enough - OUTSTANDING! We will be calling them again.

Estimator, Tom, listened to what we wanted done to a portion of our driveway damaged due to rotting…read moretree roots which caused the asphalt to ripple. As other portions were perfectly smooth, we had hoped to get at least ONE company to agree to do only what we needed (2 others did not or gave very high estimates ---the damaged 1/4th portion only a few hundred dollars less than the entire job---) to urge us to redo the entire driveway unnecessarily. Very fair and reasonable costs. Great crews of efficient prep and paving workmen who paid attention to detail and removed 2 huge roots just waiting to make trouble. This company is a 12 on a scale of 10. ------ Whole neighborhood was impressed with their careful movement of huge machinery in a tight corner with a narrow street and alleyway.

Terrible. Didn't come at the expected time, so I was not home. They were kind enough to put my dog…read moreinside. We had to have a repair made due to repairing pipes under the driveway. After they left, instead of a crater filled with shake I had a crater filled with asphalt. We tried to resolve with them. They said the estimate called for a certain amount of pavement and that is what they used. If they'd come when they were supposed to, I would've been home and able to approve a change. Wouldn't it be better to talk to the homeowner and inform them That more pavement is needed rather than do it halfway?? We tried to resolve it with them. They said they'd have to dig it all out and start over (not my problem), and they'd do it at a discounted rate. No thank you. I'll hire someone who will do it right.

I went to YBC to get info for new kitchen counters. Woman came out once (was late) and never got…read moreback to me. Got my counters from hoke-e-geez.

Over the past 2 years I renovated my home and I built a large garage/recreation building. My…read morecontractor uses YBC and I have found their staff to be very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. I worked with. Linda D. who designed our cabinets and created floor plans and elevations and so much more. Tim W. worked closely with the contractor to be sure we had the right materials and often came by the job site to check the status. Over the past 13 months COVID created many challenges with product availability, price increases and long wait times but, YBC was helpful in getting what we needed. My experience with Bedford PA YBC has been fantastic!

Charlie is amazing. Not only is he CSIA certified, but he is FIRE certified as well. That means he…read morehas the same training as fire marshalls. You can't get any better than that when looking for someone to check the safety of your chimney and make recommended repairs. In an industry plagued with scam artists, it's refreshing to meet someone as honest as Charlie. Call Charlie first and if the choice is out of your hands, call him if you need a second opinion. You can't find anyone better at what he does.

Excellent!! They arrived early, about 8 A.M., and were finished, cleanup and all, before 1 P.M.!…read more They did a great professional job. We have a big house with lots of gutters including attached garage. It looks great now with the shiny new gutters and modern gutter guards! I could not be happier with the job very well done! Thank You!

i have purchased 3 loads of crushed recycled asphalt at different times and i got same day delivery…read moreto my residents with a good price and no hassle dumping

Re-posted on July 15, 2014 as my initial review somehow was deleted. I will continue to re-post…read morethis review. In the fall of 2013 I hired Cottle's Asphalt Maintenance, Inc., to seal a 54' asphalt crack using "professional grade" asphalt sealant. The applied sealant failed to adhere over the winter resulting in n o protection for the affected area. Follow-up contacts with the firm on March 31, 2014 (voicemail) and April 11, 2014 (email) resulted in no response. A certified letter sent on April 28, 2014, resulted in an email from a company VP (on May 12, 2014) wherein he offered to repeat the job or refund the money, at my option; I asked for a refund. The issue finally reached resolution after I filed a BBB complaint on June 19, 2014, which resulted in the company sending me a refund check on July 10, 2014. July 15, 2014 update: The company's written response to the BBB complaint is self-serving and defensive. Use this company at your peril.