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Last update on April 29, 2025

Reviewed in May 2007
Warren Construction did not supervise its subcontractors (plumbers, roofers, electricians, painters, marble/tile, etc.). It did not exercise any cost controls and passed all over-runs on to us. It did not ensure that its subcontractors did quality work and would not fix subcontractor mistakes....
WARREN CONSTRUCTION
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Reviewed in September 2014
Building pros managed the entire project arranging for all the subcontractors etc. They were on time and on budget. They explained all aspects of the project to me as it was happening.
Building Pros
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Reviewed in August 2015
From the first call to the immediate quote to the scheduling and to the completed work, Seth, Terri and Nathan were professional in every respect. Switched Electric sets a high bar for electrical subcontractor performance and quality.
Switched Electric
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Reviewed in August 2016
Morgan Construction performed quality work on our home. All subcontractors that came to the house were competent and professional. Dan also coordinated well with my electrician to complete the project on time.
Morgan Construction
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Reviewed in March 2014
SOD is a customer service first company, a culture and approach that is insisted upon by the CEO, Oren Dragen. SOD uses only a few, if any (depends on the particular job) subcontractor,s and the majority of the work is performed by its own employees which is a huge plus for any major project. ...
SOD Home Group
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Reviewed in December 2009
Toto was subcontractor under a handyman I called when I had a water leak from old galvanized pipes. It was an emergency. Toto's did the plumbing and the dry walling and painting was done by handyman. Good job overall. I would use Toto's again.
Toto's Plumbing
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Reviewed in August 2017
Plumbers were superb! On time, professional, knowledgeable, neat and tidy, respectful and went beyond the contract details to be sure the job was completely done. Concrete subcontractor did a better job than the original work. Very responsive to all questions and provided photographs to document...
Expert Rooter & Plumbing, Inc.
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Reviewed in February 2015
Sean Supple and his team did an absolutely outstanding job rebuilding the top two floors of our home. The craftsmanship of Sean's subcontractors was excellent - 90% of the time we were happy with his subcontractors' work on the first pass and when there were issues Sean did a great job of...
SUPPLE HOMES
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Reviewed in January 2015
I don't like being the first negative review for Bay Easy but my project with Ofer (the owner) was a complete nightmare! First off, when Ofer came to my house to give me an estimate I directly asked him if he used subcontractors. I specifically wanted a company that minimized subcontractors...
Bay Easy Construction
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