When we went to K Alexander to remodel our kitchen, Tony and Zoey said they could complete the remodel between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2025. I was nervous and expected it to take longer. S&A Construction did an amazing job and completed construction before Christmas. Every day we walk into our kitchen we feel like it is not our house. read more

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We had to fire our first contractor for a project that involved converting an attached 1 car garage to become heated living space and put a second floor addition over that garage. We brought S and A in and they got to work pretty quickly. In addition to the work noted above, we also had a covered front porch along the front of the house added along with a new (pavers) sidewalk to replaced the busted up 50 year old concrete with a parking pad adjacent to the street. The HVAC was replaced and upgraded, an outdoor kitchen was added off the back with a new roof and stone work. The old "dutch" roof that came down over the second floor exterior wall was straightened and covered in Hardiplank. There were modifications made, there were some delays with the timing/arrival of materials, but nothing significant. We transformed a 50 year old house by adding 800+ feet of heated living space, a massive covered front porch with lights and fans, and an extremely large (14' x 25") covered outdoor kitchen with lights, fans, a sink, and a gas grill. It looks like a completely different home. Our one massive project was actually 6 big projects rolled up into one. We are quite happy with the results. The complexity and scale of it meant it would not be quick and easy as it involved having to deal with all the 'behind the drywall' infrastructure, electrical, HVAC, gas, and plumbing. All has been completed and we are quite pleased with Ed and his team. read more

Did not do right by this customer. S&A completed renovations on our home in May, 2017. While their work was not substandard, it certainly was not excellent. For example, finish work was not done well (walls left uneven, floor staining not consistent, very sloppy painting) but we paid in full & re-did some of these items on our own with other contractors. In June 2019 we were surprised to hear from the City of Raleigh Building Services that our renovations did not have final inspections completed. We called Ed, owner of S&A Construction, expecting him to take responsibility for completing this process (getting permits re-activated & scheduling final inspection) as the permit is based on his work in our home. Ed claims that having the final inspection was "not important, no big deal" and that if we were to sell and the buyer balked, he would then step in and get final inspection. Of course, this did not sit well with us, did not want to wait until we had an issue to take care of this. We pressed Ed to do the right thing. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed when he told us that this was now our responsibility - he stated "it's your house so you need to have this finalized". He went on to explain that he had paid for the final inspection (he sent us his receipt) but determined that was the end of his responsibility, even if the final inspections had not occurred. Thus, we ended up having to pay $250 for the re-permit / final inspection to put this matter to a proper close. We feel an ethical business owner would have completed the permit process to ensure that delivered as promised (and paid for). read more

I just finished a complete kitchen and bath remodel. The entire team from Ed, Kathleen, Shauna to construction team were very professional, helpful and turned out a top quality remodel. They were in constant communication. Anything I needed added or changed was done quickly and correctly. I will definitely recommend this company. read more

Turned out well, but process was very painful. Reactive project management causes many "emergencies": About 10 requests for our time with less than 24h notice, e.g. "I'm stopping by in 30 minutes to go over the colors". Even if you were clear that you are working and can't go home, he calls again to tell you how he drove all the way and will wait for you to get home. Over-Budget: When I wrote the estimate, I didn't know our electricians would screw up so much (+$500). "Allowances" are great in theory, but then he just buys junk without asking and charges you $300 more than the same thing at Lowes, FROM Lowes (plus labor)! Manipulative: We selected tile in the office and AFTER starting demolition two weeks later, they told us that it had a 2 month back-order (or 4 month, depending on who you ask). We were pressured to use a totally unrelated substitute (on sale?), but eventually convinced him to use our second choice. Update: called to ask for this review to be taken down without justification. The crew is very friendly and efficient, but seem pressured to do hasty work (they often work late hours). Mess: Tire ruts in the lawn. Majority of a broken window still in grass (don't go barefoot here!). Many screws and razor blades in the driveway. Ridiculous dust throughout house and garage, even though work was confined to one bathroom, accessed by the newly stained bedroom carpet to the point that we spent $3k to replace it. On first day, Ed told his crew they were "stupid" for hanging plastic to block dust because it would slow them coming in and out. NOT a "custom builder" (adversarial about design): e.g. "don't worry, we can merge the fan ducts, it meets code" (luckily the HVAC guy new better). "The shower drain you like will never work". "Lights should always face down" (later commented how facing up looked "much better"). Redo Redo Redo White paint all over stained door frames, door handles, door hinges, outlets, switches, floor, counter, etc. After complaining, 85% of the "oops" were scraped off. I sealed the tile myself because the "waterproof" grout absorbed water like a sponge. Schedule The bulk of the work was only a few weeks over schedule, but some of the finishing touches dragged on. Finished product If you have time and experience to babysit, it should turn out nice. read more

I had a very bad experience with this company - and with Ed specifically. He knew my timeline for the work, that I had a move-in date scheduled and that all work would need to be completed prior to that date. He assured me he would be done before that date and that there would be no problem. He had a good team, everyone was very nice and they showed up and worked hard. Ed didn't manage to a timeline for dates, the wallpaper remover took twice as long as he'd allowed, the floor refinishing took at least a week longer. He wouldn't take responsibility for schedules, but would blame me instead. I found him condescending and someone I learned not to trust. Some of his painters seemed very inexperienced, and when they were sloppy I insisted that they do it correctly. He was then mad at me for all the time they had to spend painting & that they had gotten so much paint on my trim that they had to paint that too. He also insisted that I'd pay for new wood trim as an extra price, after he'd bid the project and later realized he couldn't re-use the existing trim. In the end, I feel like the work done was a decent value in spite of being a bit sloppy, but that the experience of working with this company was a very big negative. I'd never use them again, I'd rather pay more. read more

We paid a lot to have our laundry room remodeled. The design idea was nice. For the price, it looks like we had amateurs. Very messy work. We had them come back to complete the sloppy painting they did. They used a different finish than the rest of our wall so you can easily see where they painted and where they did not. The light switch plate is not flush with the wall. We asked for a cabinet to fit mops and brooms. What they did was cut a hole in the top of the cabinet - which ended up ruining the shelf above it. I do NOT recommend them for your home remodel. read more

Run as fast as you can from this company! The owner is the most arrogant, narcissistic man who actually compared himself to a "chef who doesn't like to be questioned" when it came to different aspects of our job, and if you do question him, he is verbally abusive to you. I wish I could say the quality of the job outweighed these aspects but it doesn't. We had a full kitchen remodel, cabinets and tile flooring, and new carpeting laid throughout the house. Not only did Ed arbitrarily change the color of the carpet we ordered because what we wanted was on backorder and presumably he did not want to wait to finish and get paid, something we reluctantly agreed to after the fact, but the tile flooring was a disaster. Tiles became loose from the beginning, and while those few were fixed initially upon project completion, S&A continued to look to other causes for the problem as more and more tiles came up over time. In the end, Ed washed his hands of the problem, blaming it on inadequate supports under the house which, even though we fixed, had absolutely no bearing on the problem as even the Structural Engineer said tiles should not have been coming up in areas where they were because there was adequate support. Even the tile manufacturer told us that lack of support underneath the house would not cause those tiles to come up had they been installed correctly. We battled Ed for more than a year, as more and more tile contractors inspected the work he did in our home and said he did not use the proper setting materials and that is why the tiles were coming up, but S&A would not even take our calls. In the end, we had to replace our flooring just within the past couple months and, absolute truth, all but a handful of the tiles in our very large area that was tiled by S&A Construction (hallway, kitchen, eat-in area, bay, laundry room, bathroom, and closet) came up cleanly, in one piece, with extremely little to no setting material on the back. They looked nearly identical to new tile right out of the box. The only tiles that were somewhat broken in being pulled up by the new flooring crew were ones that had been cut and put in corner areas around the project. The other tiles came right up as they would not have had they been installed properly. As if this weren't enough for you to find a different contractor, any other contractor, Ed was not properly licensed when he did our job, and likely all other jobs he did during that time as well, despite his lawyer telling us he was. If I could give no stars, I would. read more