I don't usually write reviews but felt compelled to after my experience with WrightWay ended up mirroring *exactly* what many other reviews warn about. It was enough to motivate me to want to warn others, too. In short: WrightWay is for the most part made up of pushy, evasive, poor communicators, who leave you with no choice but to feel like they are actively trying to swindle you. They are a blight on Florida businesses and I would recommend avoiding them if you can.
My mother had just passed away in FL in 2021, and her condo was unoccupied for a few weeks. A leak occurred, and WrightWay, tied to the HOA as the emergency contractor, was called to handle. Teresa, the lead, was informative and helpful at first - I confided in her that I had never been a property owner and my mom had just died, so I was green when it came to contractor stuff, and appreciated her handholding as much possible. Probably a mistake to reveal all this, especially since I was out of town, so not present to monitor the repairs. But I put my trust in Teresa and let them know everything. Do watch out, as others note - they make you sign a blank contract through Verisign first thing, before it's clear what the work is or what the cost entails.
A few days after the initial repair, I got a VM from Theresa that could only be described as frantic: "We have a mold emergency! We've got to take care of it!" etc etc. This kicked off a long, drawn out process where they tried to sell me on a mold remediation that would have cost 15K out of pocket, using stalling tactics, poor comms, conflicting info and data, and evasive maneuvering and pressure that was completely not reflective of the actual scope of the mold issue or repairs needed.
First, they told me they had found mold- then, that they needed to do a Mold test to confirm. I said ok. I waited patiently for the mold test results, as well as the actual final estimates on the leak repairs and the potential mold repairs. Ron, their numbers guy, would call me incessantly to basically push for me to accept repairs/the idea of a massive mold remediation, and when I would politely ask about what the mold results actually were, he would say they were still waiting. When I asked what the concrete estimates were, he would say he was still working on them. This lasted for weeks. Finally, they said I'd have to pay an extra 850 dollars simply to SEE the results of the mold test - never mentioned in advance. And then, without confirming anything about the mold test (where they found mold, how much, etc) they presented me with all the estimates, for something I was given no conclusive information about, claiming they needed to remediate the entire condo for 15K. Some in my circle even theorized they were stalling on the estimates to try and make the mold situation worse at the condo over time, in order to push me towards larger remediation.
Eventually I told them I wasn't interested in the remediation, especially because they had been so cagey and it was way too expensive. I had started using the habit of cross-checking with my HOA on the details presented and found out most of what they said wasn't true or purposefully vague.
Sure enough, 2-3 months later, they called out of the blue saying they had to get in to do the final repair. Like pulling teeth to even understand what they needed to do - it involved removing a small mold strip the side of my finger by the dryer - mandated by HOA. That's it. To add insult to injury, after the work was completed (and 7.5K dropped for fairly minimal repairs) - Mark and his team moved the washer and dryer and some of the floorboards out into the living room and just left them sitting in the middle of my dead mother's condo. No communication, no reasons, nothing. My aunt found it that way and notified me. I confirmed that moving the washer/dryer wasn't necessary for the repairs and if it was, there was no reason to not simply put them back. I called Mark and he personally told me he would go and move them back immediately - great - he even asked for my Aunt's phone number to schedule access with her. Never happened. I returned in person months later and they were still there. I called WrightWay this July to ask about it - the dispatch person rushed me off the phone, saying the work was "closed" and emptily claiming someone would be in touch. This was a month ago. Never happened.
I get it, these larger emergency repair companies are looking to make a profit. But when dealing with them becomes so unpleasant, confusing, and arduous - I can't in good conscience accept that as a standard part of doing business. It's even sadder that so many folks don't even hire WrightWay out of choice, they are stuck with them because their HOA or other tethered entities call them in for emergencies. After dealing with close to 10 lovely contractors in the last year in that area for my mom's condo work, I can tell you WrightWay is not the norm, and should be avoided if you can. read more