Christi and her team did a great job on the kitchen remodel in our 1968 home in Gulf Breeze Opened up dining room and kitchen with new island, new cabinets Highly recommended read more

Sailwind Construction: you get what you pay for! Roughly 2 years ago I was looking for a company to remodel my mother's home in NE Pensacola. During the bid process I was told by one of the contractors to be wary of choosing the contractor with the lowest bid. According to his logic, while the cheapest contractor might still do good work, the level of micromanagement required to get quality work out of him/her would negate the savings. Unfortunately I chose not to listen to his advice and hired Sailwind. I quickly developed the opinion that Christi Colabianchi has little understanding of the methods involved in performing actual labor. Sub-contractors even pointed this out to me, and her main sub confided in me that she was overwhelmed. This, coupled with her lack of time on the job site meant there was little quality control, and just as I had been warned, constant micromanagement was required to get a semi-decent product. Beginning with quality of product, for roughly 2 months I had 2 massive holes in my ceiling from the electricians falling through. I brought this up to her and she had no idea they existed.......2 months later! Why? Because she was rarely there. Additionally, some walls weren't square, there were several issues with installed lights not working, cracked tiles in the bathroom, malfunctioning plumbing......the list goes on and on. For one 4' section of unpainted baseboard they used 4 pieced together sections of scrap. In the end she flat out refused to honor her one year warranty and blamed me for the problems. Unfortunately I had already stupidly paid her for the 4th draw, so there was no fixing the mistakes. And then there's the issue with the subs. During a deployment a neighbor called to tell me that one of the contractors working on the house had "New American Nazi" stickers on his van. You can't make up this stuff! On three occasions we were told that the painter would be there on a weekend, and we arranged to board our dogs....surprise surprise, each time they were a no-show. The house would sit idle for weeks, and Christi's answer was always "we're working the permitting process". At one point I even refused payment and started looking for another contractor, but nobody was available to finish it on timeline, so I regretfully rehired her. To prevent others from having a similar experience I recommend that you get everything in writing! Several times during the remodel Christi would make suggestions, but she was so flighty that most of them never came to fruition. When I confronted her she would say that it wasn't in the contract and it was never discussed. For those of you about to go through this process, carry a binder with you and note every change. Have them sign and date it immediately. Also if the contract is over $30K get a lawyer to review it. A lot of these companies use generic contracts with ambiguous language. For instance, the language for my completion date said by XX date it would be "reasonably completed". There's really no way to quantify "reasonably complete", and when the project drags on and on you're SOL. read more

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I was in a real time constraint. A touchy situation that needed an inspection and deconstruction for a better view. Christie offered excellent service and advice. I plan on using Sailwind in the very near future. read more

Sailwind Construction is currently completing a master bath renovation and I couldn't be happier. I decided to use Sailwind because I previously had them complete an install of a half bath and was very pleased. We were not present during the half bath install and I was a little concerned but as it turned out I had nothing to be worried about. The work was completed as directed and on time. When we returned home the place was neat as a pin - only change was that I had a beautiful half bath. During the process Christi, the owner, was in constant communication with me and sent me pictures as progress was made. I have worked with other contractors and have NEVER had this kind of perfection. As far as billing goes, she was very upfront about all the projected costs and in the end gave me a VERY detailed accounting of all costs and how it compared to the original estimate. As I said, Sailwind is now completing a master bath redo. The process has taken awhile but that was thru no fault of Sailwind. We had a hurricane, two very bad storms and the virus to contend with. Every worker that Sailwind sent was polite, competent, and accommodating. Since we had extensive pluming and electrical work done we had to have inspections done. All inspectors were impressed with the work that had been done. Since I have had such good results with Sailwind I have contracted them to replace an existing deck and cover and screen it. I expect I will experience the same service that I have had in the past. read more

Christi is a great residential contractor. Helps with all my questions. Bert Roberge, CPA/PFS read more

Think twice before using this contractor. She seemed like the answer to our dreams then turned into our nightmare. She talked about transparency, but never gave us an accounting of what was spent or who worked on our home. We have a shower we can't use, our kitchen ceiling has leaked since the day we moved in, and our porch railing was left unpainted. Her lack of knowledge of the permitting process caused us many delays. She does not have reliable subcontractors and did not pay at least one vendor. The day we closed on our home she said she would be our "builder for life" and we haven't seen her since. If you decide to use this contractor get EVERYTHING in writing and do not close on your home or authorize a bank draw until you are satisfied that the work was done correctly and is complete. read more