I am sharing my experience with the construction team for this Servpro franchise to help others…read moremake informed decisions. This review reflects my personal interactions and concerns and is not directed at Servpro Corporate or other franchise locations. After a water-damage incident, this franchise handled both mitigation and the beginning of a rebuild of my only bathroom. Mitigation took about three weeks. Although it initially appeared satisfactory, I have since been informed by my insurance provider and other professionals that moisture may have been left in the crawlspace, which has contributed to buckling in my hardwood floors. The floors are now raised and uneven, and this has caused structural issues in our hallway--including doors that no longer open and close properly following mitigation and the new subfloor installation. For the rebuild, my insurance approved the estimate on October 1st, and the franchise accepted an 80% deposit on October 7th. In writing, I was told that work would begin within one week of payment and that the bathroom would be completed in approximately 4-5 days. I have emails and messages documenting this timeline. Because this is my only bathroom, this commitment was essential. Despite these assurances, the project did not start on schedule, and the delays that followed were significant. Work that appears to require a permit under my city's regulations was performed without one. When I first asked about the permit, I was told it wasn't needed; after confirming with the city that a permit was required, I repeatedly requested that the franchise submit the application. Although they stated several times--verbally and in writing--that they would file it, the city confirmed on every check-in that no permit application had ever been submitted. After I requested permit and insurance information, the team stopped returning to complete the work. This occurred around week 7 of us living in a hotel due to delays and halted work. At this point, I have been without a functioning bathroom for more than 10 weeks and was displaced from our home for a total of 8 weeks. The bathroom remains incomplete, with only a toilet installed. I also have photos and message threads showing that the toilet I ordered through them was replaced with a completely different model than the one we discussed. I also included emails documenting the timeline they provided, which we now know they did not meet. It is almost December, and we still do not have a completed bathroom. I raised these concerns with the project superintendent and then escalated them to his supervisor, who asked for additional time to resolve the situation and "make it right." More than three weeks passed with no action, and the permit issue remained unaddressed. They sent an email saying they would file the permit and copied us on it, but the city confirmed that no application was ever submitted during that time. Daniel Baier has repeatedly been difficult to work with during this frustrating process. He has repeatedly made false promises that he won't deliver. We filed a complaint to his boss George Foster- who pleaded with us to let them "make it right". That was over 3 weeks ago and again, no progress has been made. They still have not filed for a permit in my city after multiple request and email reminders. We have no bathroom in our home after 3 months of working with this Servpro. I have called the city every day to check the status of the permit, which I am told there is no permit pending. Dan continues to tell us that he will do it right away when I remind him. 3 weeks later and multiple emails in between about it, still nothing. Newest update: They eventually agreed to terminate our contract after repeated requests to do so, demands for reimbursement, demands to address the floor damage, and after we filed corporate-level complaints. We did not reach a resolution on our concerns. Our contract ended around week 10 of the project. After 10 weeks, we still do not have a fully functioning bathroom. Had we known they would fail to perform within the timeline they provided, we would have hired another contractor for the rebuild from the beginning. As of November 27th, still no refund on any of our deposit.

When I first called, I spoke to a woman who assured me "100% guarantee" that there would be no…read moreglass and that the pool would be safe for the party with the kids.  Andres came out and reviewed the job.   He informed me that for $600 he would shop vac, power wash, and sweep the glass.   He ensured me that all the glass would be gone.   He told me he had to go back to the office to write up a contract. After I signed the contract, they sent out two young men with a new plan.   Now since I had paid, they had decided not to power wash and instead just to vacuum and sweep.   After the young completed they informed me that they were about to leave.   I picked up a piece of glass and showed it to them.   He said he'll call the office.   He called the office and then they changed the plan again and decided to power wash.   The young man informed us that he had never actually dealt with a situation like this. Upon completion there was still glass and dirt.   Here I am days later trying to do the job myself.   I now have cuts all over my hands and am spending hours trying to fix this myself. If they couldn't do the job they should have just told me.   They shouldn't have "guaranteed" that they could handle this.    Having failed miserably they should, in the least, give us a refund.     No supervisor was sent.   No one experienced to handle this situation was sent.   No one followed up to ensure the work was done correctly...and it wasn't. WE are disappointed and feel taken advantage of.   The party is Saturday and I'm still trying to fix the situation.

tore the finished basement apart in areas that had no water damage, tore out custom cabinets,…read moredamaged washing machine while trying to move it, scratched furniture, damaged other items in finished basement and had to stop them from ripping out wetbar and cabinets. They were the first to be paid by the insurance company..in full while I am still fighting with the insurance to pay the damages. It took me 15 months to put the place back together.

We hired ServPro to clean an apt we owned in Portage Park, Chicago. The renter was a heavy smoker…read moreand wasn't the best housekeeper. Mike from ServPro was incredibly quick to respond to our inquiry, we him and his team at the apt, we went through and let them know what needed deep cleaning and they even disposed of some items left by the tenant. Mario was the team leader and he was extremely responsive and let us know how the progress was going. When we checking in to see the progress, the ozonator they used completely removed the cigarette smoke smell. From ceiling to floors - the team cleaned everything and made the unit look and smell brand new. We HIGHLY recommend working with Mike and Mario's team. They quoted us a fair price and that was the price we paid - no hidden fees. We were 1000% happy with their work.

Four years ago, we had a basement water problem and ServPro Wheaton came out right away to help,…read morethen later we had them back to do the restoration. They did very good job in both regards. Just this week we needed documentation at the request of the people buying our home. Christy in the office did a great job in getting us exactly what we needed in a very timely fashion. This kind of support is greatly appreciated and completely demonstrates that the firm is in business for the long run.

I waited several weeks before writing this review because I wanted to give the company an…read moreopportunity to make things right. Unfortunately, after being ignored for weeks, I've given up hope that they will. They came to our unit to perform mitigation work after water damage caused by an upstairs neighbor. When they finished and left, we discovered that the cover for our ceiling fan junction box and one of our light fixtures were missing. I contacted them within an hour of them leaving, and initially they were responsive. However, they repeatedly sent me photos of an entirely different light fixture in a different room of our home (our kitchen instead of our living room) and insisted they hadn't removed anything. I explained multiple times that they were looking at the wrong room, and I even sent my own photos, but they continued to insist they were correct. Eventually, communication stopped. The supervisor, Aldo, called me once, but I wasn't able to answer immediately. I returned his call and sent a text within an hour, but I never received a response. Despite promising that the light would be replaced, I've been completely ignored ever since. We are now left without a light fixture and have to purchase a replacement ourselves and pay someone to install it. The lack of accountability and follow-through has been extremely disappointing. I understand mistakes happen, but ignoring a customer instead of resolving the issue is unacceptable.

Thank you DryCity Restoration for your amazing service! Efficient, professional, and hard-working…read more Completely restored my bathroom after it had flooded, they helped me out in such a stressful time! 10/10 service, highly recommend!

We had a sprinkler break in the basement of our condo building last summer, and needed remediation…read morequickly. 2nd City came to me via recommendation - already a good sign. They contacted me promptly, sent a crew quickly. The crew explained their recommended approach in detail, and the schedulers followed up with me while the job was in process. We were kept in the loop the whole time. Easy and well-coordinated followup visits to check the progress of drying things out, and retrieve their equipment. Some minor snafus with post-project email communication- sounded like a system email problem- but it was resolved in time, and didn't impact the quality of the work. Strong recommend.

Representative was totally non-responsive. We had to hound them for weeks to take next steps. When…read morethey sent us the demo invoice it included visits to "monitor the drying equipment" that never happened. When we tried to move things forward with the company, the representative blatantly lied about previous conversations and requested next steps. We are now shifting to have other companies bid on this project, meanwhile our roof is leaking and we have no drywall and insulation in our living room.

The purpose of this letter is to Thank you and your team at Powerhouse and recommend your firm to…read moreanyone in need of restoration or remodeling services. You and your project manger Jim provide the highest possible customer service and your team of specialists are outstanding in their respective specialties. My story began with a leaky pie just before Christmas. We had a pipe leaking into our downstairs bathroom area where we used the space as a family room and office. I have a friend who is a plumber, he took a quick look at and told us not to use water upstairs and he was coming back on New Year's Day. He came an opened the wall and told me we were going to need a restoration company as the water damage would be severe. He called you and you showed up two hours later New Year's. That was impressive. You instructed me to call my insurance and make a claim. You were confident the damage would be covered under my policy. I did that and on January 3, the adjuster called and was coming in two hours. I sent you a text and you replied immediately and would join the meeting. You knew the adjuster, and I am sure that is not a standard service you provide, it was an immense help. In subsequent conversations, you told me he was a good and fair adjuster. He told me you were an honest and highly professional organization We had a preliminary estimate and approval to proceed in less than one week. During the process, you updated the estimate and got approval as more damage was discovered as we peeled the reconstruction onion. We held a call with you and myself and my wife, where we discussed the type and selection of material we required. You got them approved and coached us a flooring and, tile, paint, and carpeting. The project began with demolition, proceeding to asbestos removal, to reconstruction. Each phase was completed in a timely manner and each service provider was courteous, professional, and highly competent. Any glitch along the path was resolved by your project manager, Jim. A great guy. The project took about 30 days from the start. The result was a beautiful new bathroom, a new asbestos free area and new carpeting. Thank you. If anyone wants to call me for reference, please give them my number. Rich

Absolute Pros. I am in the middle of using Powerhouse for…read morethe second time. Several years ago a branch tore a hole in my roof. I would have been happy with some cleanup and general repair. Powerhouse worked with my insurance company and got asbestos abatement done, helped redesign weak initial construction, and made sure I got every bit of the work I needed. In the past I would have taken whatever the Insurance Company offered and tried to do some of the work myself. They did it all for me, kept the rest of the house completely clean and worked with us to keep us informed along the way. Four years later a giant tree fell on my garage. I called them right away. They have had roofing specialists, engineers and managers out to review the site and are pushing to get everything properly paid for. In the middle of everything else 2020 they are still the total professionals! Call them and sit back and relax!

We were blown away by the 1st Choice team. Everything we needed was taken care of, starting from…read morethe office staff where , Ana and Leslie responded to our emails and any issues we had. Samantha also helped things run smoothly on the office side as well. Mike and Jason created the estimates and made sure that we had all our bases covered. Mike was diligent with the matterport and explained the steps of the 1st Choice process with us. We were blown away by the contents department manager Ricardo and his crew Julian and Jeannette. They packed up almost the whole house and made sure that everything was labeled, organized and then put back in the proper place. We wouldn't be where we are now without the help of Roberto Rodriguez. He was the first person to show up at our home when we frantically called once we saw our water damage situation. We knew we were in the best hands and that Roberto and his team would make sure that everything was dry before the next work to continue. Roberto Guzman, Marco and Miguel and his crew were invaluable to us. They worked so hard every day to make sure all the elements of our project were completed. We knew we were in good hands and we were reassured that they would be the work done. Thank you for everything!

After seeing my review, Roberto contacted me and wanted to make things right. They came out…read morequickly and finished the job and fixed any issues. And he's been helpful in finding a match to flooring that got damaged in the process, which I greatly appreciate.

I had damage sustained to my property due to high winds. He was recommended by the public…read moreinsurance adjuster I hired. He did the mitigation for the water damage. Threw out 20+ bags of debris in my backyard. The insurance did not make payment until 4 months later. I gave him his cut of $19000 which he came immediately to pick up the check. He threw out the debris 1 month later. The debris attracted many rats in my backyard, and my lawn was destroyed. I kindly asked Kevin to fix my lawn. He said he would. This was back in June of 2024. I called him multiple times, he would no longer answer or return my calls. It is May 2026 and my lawn still has not gotten repaired. Kevin fix my lawn now!

Kevin was very Professional, him and his crew did a excellent job in my attic at a affordable price!read more