McCaleb Construction Inc

It was not a good experience working with them and both I and my current professional designer feel that McCaleb ripped me off. Kevin, the designer for McCaleb is a very nice and professional person however, his ideas are not as exciting as I'd hoped for. When I encouraged him to design more creatively he informed me that they design only what they think a client can afford to build. Well, no wonder he was holding back on the cool designs, every change he made had to then be submitted to their cost estimator who uses up the hours paid for and comes back with VERY high prices (way over a competitive budget). Kevin was very knowledgeable about cabinets but McCaleb's prices were very inflated and we could not have possibly afforded to build with this company. I was very disappointed with McCaleb construction and when I addressed it with John McCaleb, he got quite rude and was only willing to refund a small amount from my bill although I was walking away with nothing to show for all that money we spent. Even with a very simple design change, his estimates for just a kitchen came up to about 40% more than I am paying to get a much better kitchen through a different designer. He might be a great builder IF you have unlimited funds, otherwise, hire someone else. He turned out to be an arrogant crook.

Excellent company to work with for a kitchen redo. Prices were very competitive. Quality was outstanding,. The job took a bit longer than expected but the end result was outstanding. The countertops were subbed to Trinity Kitchen and Bath. They did an excellent job as well. Richard was our craftsman on site and we could not have been happier. Thanks!!!!

John McCaleb himself returned my email and about re-roofing my home. He very honestly told me his company basically did larger jobs and that he would only be sub-contracting if I wanted him to do the work. I appreciated that honesty and the fact that he gave me the name and number for a local contractor who was reliable. McCaleb Construction seemed like a good bet as a place to start since his company was involved in a job featured on the popular and quot;This Old Houseand quot; TV show. I was glad he called me back..

The estimate was so high, we simply paid for that and terminated the relationship.

just an estimate

It was a long process; the project was about a year long or more. If we had any problem, they followed through and fixed everything. They sub-contracted everything. They are a contractor so they do not directly do plumbing. They came when they said when they would and were responsive to all our issues.

Their quoted price was about $80,000. Nothing special stands out but they did what I asked and were friendly when they stopped in. I decided not to do the room addition because of the cost.

It went well. The workmen were competent and communicative.

Although their bid was the highest, I choose them because their bid detailed a unique method to remove old Vigas, install metal mounting hardware, and mount the new Vigas on the outside of the repaired stucco. Another reason in choosing them was that Mack, who explained what was going to be done, appeared very experienced and knowledgeable in Viga replacement. I was extremely pleased with Mack, who did or supervised most of the work. He is a bit of a perfectionist, keeping me well informed and paying attention to the smallest of details. The end result is clearly a very professional job. Both the new stucco texture and paint match the rest of the house quite nicely, and the new Vigas are perfectly aligned. During this job, some loose stucco was discovered on the garage parapet and that repair was added to the contract without going for separate bids.

They just came out to see if it was feasible or not and they gave a broad estimate. They wanted me to sign a contract to start the design process so they could charge for the estimate. It made me gun shy because I didn’t want to get a few thousand dollars into the process then not want to do it. It is a good company for someone 100% confident and they were a lot more professional than other companies I spoke with. For me, I wasn’t certain what I wanted to do so I didn’t move forward with the process.

I wouldn’t recommend them to anybody because they gave me an estimate and then refused to return my calls. When I finally got hold of somebody, they told me that they had to come back out to another estimate as they had lost my paperwork. They also told me that it would cost me a percentage of the price, a design fee; even I didn’t decide to go with them. The estimate was for $12000. I would tell the others not to use them. I will not use this company again in the future.

Good work and punctual.

My husband and I had McCaleb come out to provide a cost estimate for remodeling our kitchen. John McCaleb was engaging and professional, and suggested we meet with McCaleb's design team to discuss our options for the kitchen. We sent in a $500 retainer, fully intending to move forward. When we met with 2 designers a few weeks later, we were disappointed with the experience. My husband and I quickly realized that our budget was smaller than what was needed for a full kitchen remodel, but the designers did not seem willing to work within our budget, or even suggest partial renovation options. Furthermore, when we asked for our check back, I was only reimbursed for $450.That left a poor impression on me, and I'm unlikely to use McCaleb in the future.

I am a very personal friend of John McCaleb. His price was more than we could afford so we didn't use him. His estimate and services were extremely professional. He is very highly rated and thought of. I have friends that were very happy with him. I would use him if I could afford him.

There isn't space to tell the whole saga so I won't try. This was my first experience with this scale of construction/remodel in my home, so I was initiated to all the little glitches and unpleasant surprises (my slab has no reinforcement!) which crop up when you tear apart and rebuild part of an existing house. This kind of undertaking is never easy and so I was glad to have people with the experience and resources to handle whatever cropped up. The McCaleb crew was reliable, experienced and pleasant, willing to make whatever corrections needed, and I am quite happy with the final result. Their price was lower than I expected for the scope of work and McCaleb will definitely get the first call for bidding on my next project. My project manager was Abe and the crew was James, Ben and Doug, best I can recall. I got on well with them all. In the end I got it done just the way I wanted and for that I thank them.

THEY WERE A VERY LOW MAINTENANCE COMPANY. THEY CAME ON TIME AND DID THE JOB EXACTLY LIKE WE WANTED. THE STAFF WAS VERY COURTEOUS AND SEEMED TO HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PROFESSION. OVERALL THEY WERE GREAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM.