Bernie and the team at Star22 were fantastic. 1. Bernie is incredibly organized. He's very clear on exactly what's needed, by when, and he follows up to make sure nothing is missed. 2. He is up front about costs, so you know exactly how much it will be, and because he is super prepared there are no overages. 3. My bathroom took 5 days. Literally. He does 100 jobs a year so he knows exactly what needs to happen and when to make sure things stay on time. 4. Everything was exactly as requested. It came out perfect. Can't say enough great things!!! read more

They renovated our kitchen and my family and I are really happy with the outcome! They sectioned off the kitchen and always cleaned the area at the end of the day. The seams and edges are nicely done. The kitchen feels bigger, brighter and cleaner. Overall we're really happy with how the kitchen turned out and so excited to cook in it. We will be recommending Star 22 Home to our friends! read more

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Star 22 truly exceeded my expectations with the full bathroom remodel They we're done in 3.5 days and did an amazing job read more

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Bernie is very reliable, dependable, and does a great job and on time. He did my bathroom over 10 years ago and still looks good

I found this company from a local ad in my township and called them for a price quote. The owner, Bernie, picked up the phone. I told him I wanted to remodel my entire kitchen. I was asked to take pictures and text him the photos and let him know what I want and he can give me an estimate. It's strange as most contractors would come to do measurements first before providing estimate quotes, but not with this company. This should be my first red flag sign but nevertheless I did send him the photos and information as Bernie advised. We didn't hear from Bernie after two weeks, and this should have my second red flag. It's doesn't matter what excuse or how busy you are as an owner but a simple text to let us know that you're busy and that you'll get back to your customer is just common sense. My husband and I have to text him three weeks later to remind him about our quote request, then he sent us the quotes. Then, we were told the estimated quotes can be finalized if we meet him to select the kitchen counters and cabinets items featured and so we made an appointment to visit his business. Then, we scheduled a time for him to stop by our home to now measure our kitchen. We're told he can provide us a final quote afterwards. We met up. Well it's been 3 months and guess what? Still, no quotes provided from Bernie. My husband text two weeks after Bernie visited our home, and Bernie never replied. This is the third red flag. I texted Bernie a month later twice, and he said he is busy. He never got back to us, never told us when he can provide a quote. If he didn't want to make business, I'd wished he said so and stop wasting our time. I understand the company may be busy but be honest and transparent with your potential customers. Never would I recommend them. Don't waste time with businesses that treat you with such disrespect and wasting your time. Go with another contractor company. read more

Awesome in every word. Very reliable the whole crew n the owner, Bernie is very attentive to the job, from beginning to the end. They did my kitchen and half bath with some walls being removed an was completed in 3 weeks. Everyday from early morning to the evening and If any issues all you need to do is text or call n he would show up. Will def use him again n all our friends are already interested in calling him. Thx Bernie n team read more

Although this review is way overdue, time has not diminished how completely happy I am we went with Star22 for our main bathroom renovation & our from scratch new bathroom in our basement and relocated our washer/dryer to an area we turned into a laundry room. Let me tell you, I am a very particular person! The details matter to me and I was so nervous taking on multiple projects. From beginning to end, Bernie/Tim put me at ease & delivered! Above and beyond! Amazing customer service - we were made to feel like we were the only client & the only project they had. The PM Jalmer was great - and my rockstars - the two Henrys did HIGH QUALITY work! Everyone was hardworking, attentive & any of my questions or concerns were addressed immediately. They obtained the permits & everything was done properly & up to code (passed all inspections!) THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Oh and they kept the promised timeline - no delays or issues. INCREDIBLE! Would recommend and would ABSOLUTELY use again. I LOVE my 2 new bathrooms so much!! read more

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We were going to update two bathrooms in our house, the master bathroom and the hall bathroom. The hall bath was going to be a complete gut, but the footprint was going to remain the same. The master bathroom was a complete gut, but the footprint was going to be updated, with a curb less linear drain shower. We asked Bernie if this was something he had done and he said it was in their scope. After the rough plumbing inspection, I realized there was standing water on the shower floor. Using a level, the shower floor that was supposed to have a slope for draining was level. When I asked Bernie for the second time if he had ever done this type of shower floor, all I heard was crickets coming from him. The shower floor had to be stripped down to the joists and I brought in a different contractor to build the curb less shower floor with the linear drain. In my opinion, Bernie was not honest with me in his construction abilities. He also wanted me to pay the full price for this option as per the contract. We negotiated a reasonable solution to the cost of this issue, only for Bernie to show up the next day, demanding more money or he was pulling his team off the project. Then when it came time for the tile contractor to start their work it was determined that a wall that Bernie built separating the shower from the vanity was almost two inches out of plumb at the top of the wall. I provided Bernie with a list of all the plumbing shower fixtures, so he knew exactly what had to be done in the master shower. He charged additional money as a result of the plumbing fixtures, as he said it was more work for his team to install. I learned about the additional costs after he did the work and handed me an invoice. There were other instances when Bernie performed additional work without my authorization. He never provided a cost estimate for any of the additional work, only the invoice when that work was completed. When we were negotiating the contract Bernie said if I paid cash then I would get a 3% credit card savings from the contract price. At the end of the contract, I applied my 3% discount to the last payment as a credit. Bernie's story changed and now he was claiming something entirely different and did not want to apply the cash discount. In my opinion not only does Bernie overstate the abilities of his company, but their work lacks quality and he is not a very honorable person. read more

A couple weeks after Star 22 Home remodeled our master bathroom costing tens of thousands of dollars, we found that a marble countertop was installed without being sealed as the surface began to be eaten away in several places. Star 22 Home refuses to take responsibility to replace this countertop and continues to ignore our communications. BEWARE of doing business with Star 22 Home who will not stand behind their work. read more

They did a poor job. They were amateurs with the quality of work they did. They spray painted my bushes white when they painting the molding on top of them. The floor was installed incorrectly where my tiles were coming up because they didn't put subset mud under the cement board where they just screwed it, the grout kept crumbling as a result, they put my cabinet in crooked, they didn't put the shelf under the window that was originally there to match the rest of the house, they went through the bedroom wall and ruined my daughters tapestry hanging on the wall, screws were not drilled in all the way and showed pop-ups in the drywall, paint was horrendous because they didn't check the swatch with the paint they picked up because Home Depot didn't mix it right but they put up on the wall anyway and it started peeling off, they didn't wanna take responsibility for it so we were left with a mess and Home Depot didn't wanna do anything because it was a contractor that did it, response from Bernie was horrible because he didn't want to deal with any issues because he was paid already, it took him two years to come to my place to look at the issues finally and denied a lot of the issues blaming his guys. He didn't step foot into our place when this was being constructed because my wife at the time was home and dealing with a language barrier with his workers who didn't speak English. They scratched our tub with their ladder when they were dealing with the ceiling fan they installed incorrectly. The ceiling fan eventually caught on fire because of faulty wiring they hooked up together. They didn't properly insulate the ceiling fan in the attic also which caused some of the issues. read more

Star 22 Home did an outstanding job on our bathrooms. Bernie worked with us on design for both bathrooms, answered all questions we had and worked within our budget. Bernie came to the house a few times to show us designs and determine which was the best fit for our needs. In addition the crew that came to our house was extremely professional and hard working. They worked 8-6pm every day only taking a 30 min break. They asked us questions before installing certain things to make sure we were happy with it, etc. They cleaned up every night before they left. Bernie also told us 2 weeks for both bathrooms to be done and it was done in 1.5 weeks which was amazing. High quality work, high quality product and reasonable cost. We love both of our bathrooms and would hire Star22Home again. read more

Master bath upgrade Worked with me from beginning to end. Very helpful in selection of products and entire bathroom design. Flexible with multiple changes and helpful in steering me away from problem areas. took a little longer (1 week) than planned. Followed up with every item. Would use him again read more

I agree with a couple of these reviews, but sadly the bad ones. I had 2 bathrooms done in 2019 in 5 days. Bernie was attentive and got back to us quickly. The bathrooms came out beautifully (of course that is because of the items we picked out). Now if I try to text him, he ignores me. Within 2 years, the towel rack and toilet paper holder started coming out of the wall. I let Bernie know, but I guess because it was 2 years he figured he doesn't have to stand by his work, so my husband took care of it. Now just the other day part of my vanity fell off, actually a panel just came right off the screws. I'm starting to feel that they really rushed the jobs and did shotty work. In the beginning I was recommending Star 22, but NO MORE. Bernie, you should stand by your work. You had NO problems cashing my 23,000 check; you were right there with your hand out, where are you now??? This is my opinion of this business. read more

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I absolutely love my master bath. Bernie explained every item and cost associated with it. He asked questions, and that was key. His crew was efficient and clean. I would highly recommend Star 22. read more

I highly recommend Star22Home. Bernie and his team renovated my kitchen. Bernie works with you to ensure you are happy; giving suggestions as to design and color prove valuable. His attention to detail is paramount. Bernie is methodical in his approach. Will "definitely" be using Star22Home for my bathrooms. read more

I had all 4 bathrooms in my house renovated by Star 22 Home, they are extremely professional and did a phenomenal job. They finished each bathrooms within the time frame and did a very good job of cleaning up each day. I receive so much complaints on my bathrooms. read more

The ad promised a 5 day turn around. This is my 3rd bathroom reno, so I took that with a grain of salt. Guess what? They completed a total tear down (sheet rock too) in 4 1/2 days! All charges were discussed so that there were no surprises. Bernie kept me informed during each phase. The team was clean and respectful. Every night they vacuumed before leaving. I love my new, and last renovated bathroom! read more

We have worked with this contractor in the past and are very pleased with the work and the final results of our beautiful kitchen. Timelines were met and the entire crew worked diligently and neatly the entire time. The tile work looks lovely, and the flow of our kitchen is wonderful. We really added value to our home and would recommend star22home to others based upon value, quality of workmanship, and sticking to timelines as promised. Thanks Bernie and crew. read more

Timing from start to finish is good. The workmanship is good. Most of the issues we had were handled quickly, but there are still a few unresolved issues not being addressed. The overall work was good. Would probably use them again, but hold out final payment till everything is handled. read more

Star Home did a great job on our Bathroom. Berne was great to work with and I would recomd him to everybody.

Update: We were pleased with the outcome of our master bath renovation so we had Star22Home renovate our main bath and powder room. Bernie's teams are efficient and do excellent work. We are again pleased with the work done on these bathrooms and remain committed to recommending Star22Home if you are considering a bathroom renovation. read more

Star 22 Home just completed remodeling my main bathroom in my home. This is the second remodeling job they have done for me and each one receives top rating. The job was done precisely as I required within the time frame promised. Each day the contractors arrived on time and worked all day. They respect your home by covering all floors and protecting any furniture. Each day they clean up completely. Most impressive is the personal attention given by the owner, Bernie Leano. He stops by frequently to make sure things are progressing to the home owners satisfaction. I have worked with several contractors and Star 22 surpasses expectations. The icing on the cake is that they are very competitively priced. read more

This is the second time i've used Star 22 and I couldn't be happier. I'd use them again in a heartbeat. The whole crew does excellent work and Bernie is a pleasure to deal with. read more

They are cheap, shotty work, cut corners to leave you a disaster down the road. We ended up with a tile floor coming up because they didn't subset mud under the tile board, just screws, a crooked counter because they didn't want to cut the plumbing pipe underneath, brand new Sheetrock walls not primed properly, pipes that had no plumbers tape that started leaking, a toilet with a cheap thin wax ring that caused a flood in our new basement, they painted our landscape when they painted the molding, the wires to our fan in the bathroom were not tight and cost us a visit from a proper electrician, bought the wrong toilet, they scratched my new tub and didn't make any effort to fix or replace it. They punched holes in our wall and ruined one of my daughter's things. They broke picture frames and scrached our walls in the hallway. They promised 5 days for our bathroom and it took them 7, they didn't check the paint color before putting it on our walls and the paint started to peal and it is still pealing today, because of no straight primer on a new Sheetrock wall under it, they used a mix on the wall which you shouldn't do, unless it was painted with another color beforehand. They got rid of our window sill during demolition and never put one back to match the rest of the house, they put a picture frame basically around our bathroom window. It took after 3 years, the time you can sue them for Bernie to show up and lie to my face. Avoid them! read more