Derman Homes

Our house is completed and it’s fabulous!! Mark and his crew have given us a home back that is better than what we had! It’s beautiful! The crew were professional and took care of details. Drywall replaced, doors changed, remodel in kitchen with new design, bathrooms had new vanities, granite and plumbing, new flooring throughout and new lighting fixtures. Mark was very patient with me and my OCD! I found him to be very trust worthy and skilled in his job. He frequently checked work progress himself. He brought equally professional and good people. I would not use any other contractor!!

STAY AWAY!!!!! I hired Mark Derman to do a total home renovation. He seemed honest and competent. He told me he had a whole crew that would come in and get it done in a month. He had one guy that would show up every 3 or 4 weeks, work for about four hours then leave. I would pay Mark the contracted amount, he would do half the job and demand more money to complete it. He told me he needed more money because he said "I spent the money you gave me on another job, now I don't have the money to do your house." I told him he needed to finish the job I paid him for, he refused. Then he put a lien on my house!! My half finished house!! It is over a year later, Mark has been paid in full. He refuses to come back, and my house sits half finished. PLEASE PLEASE STAY AWAY!! He is a total shyster, liar and a scam artist!!!!!!!!!

We live in Philly & invested in several condos in Port of St. John & Cape Canaveral in Fl. Derman Homes' Mark Derman is the husband of the our realtor. She recommended him. She did a fine job in buying 6 units for us. Because of her, we also trusted Mark Derman. He renovated 3 units & we didn't go down to inspect. Early 2014, we bought one near the ocean. Derman Homes renovated it & a rental company furnished it. In August, we decided to visit before our son started school when it was vacant. We stayed in it for a week & were shocked to see several items he claimed to have done were not done, the quality of the products were very poor, the shower curtain bar he installed came down while taking a shower, the toilet seat cover was so flimsy that it gave in with a creaking sound when sitting on it, the "professionally cleaned" tub was still rusty as the old leaking faucet was not replaced, which he later replaced upon our request. We emailed him asking for purchase proofs to try to get about $2500 back on products by subtracting the amount he charged from the approximate costs online from Home Depot website with a 30% mark up, the percent he claimed he added. He refused but gave us $770 back on items not done, including $225 tub cleaning. A few examples of his charges were: $580 for 3 one gallon paint & 2 fifty gallon primer, $455 for floor cleaning, $56/sq ft for Formica as to our current contractor's $36/sq ft for level 1 granite, $385 for a few cheap GFIs, a dozen of outlets & switches. Mark Derman charged us $11300 (minus the $770) for a cheap upgrade that should have cost about $6k to $7k. We learned our lesson. Don't trust anyone. Check things out yourself, no matter how busy you are.

We purchased a home that had an addition that was not built on solid ground. It had to be torn down and rebuilt properly. He did a beautiful job. He did a demolition and a rebuild. The work cost us $28000. It was a wonderful experience. He stayed within the price he gave us and the quality of the workmanship was outstanding. We will definitely use this company again.