BEWARE
Beware of working with Siege Construction. They did a major repair to my deck 2 years ago, informing me that I did not need a permit as it was not a teardown. The work was completed in a timely fashion, however a bit of damage was done. After a bit of back and forth they paid for the stones they damaged, but not the concrete they poured onto another, nor the dirt that they sneakily moved into my garden beds where I could not tell until back there (no where near the work).
One year later, there were problems with the wrapping on the posts failing. Their repair seemed inadequate, but I assumed Colby knew what he was doing. THAT was a HUGE mistake.
Now, two years later I receive a violation notice from the City of Manassas that my deck work is in violation due to no permit. It turns out that ANY work beyond replacing deck boards requires a permit. Now, Siege refuses to take responsibility, first suggesting that I told him I wanted to the work without a permit. That makes no sense, there is a trail of evidence of other work done at my house to dispute this. Both the original deck and an addition to it ten years later were both permitted and inspected. I have never knowingly allowed any work at my residence without a permit. I have also only accepted contracts where the contractor is responsible for that permit. The Siege contract is silent on the need for permits. Now, they are suggesting that I need to hire a drafting company to generate drawings and obtain a permit. I refuse as I feel it is Siege Construction's responsibility to address. I checked reviews with none disfavorable. I checked their license, which is in order. As a licensed General Contractor, it is their responsibility to know what is required to do work and assure that all requirements are met, regardless of who obtains the permits. However, I have never and would never take that responsibility. The real insult for injury is the lack of knowledge that Colby has. He seemed blissfully unaware of handrail requirements, which I called him on (he acknowledged after he apparently reviewed code.
There are no guarantees even we as clients we due our due diligence. Worse, I have a policy of not ever writing negative reviews, favoring working it out with the business. That has failed horribly. I have since filed a formal complaint with DPOR and BBB. read more