DAVIES & SON CONSTRUCTION

We met the people in charge at a home show in Libertyville, IL. We were told they were a father-son duo who did home inspection and remodeling as well. We invited them for an estimate and they promptly called up later for an appointment. Mr Davies came up on time, was friendly, courteous and very knowledgeable about the work needed to be done. But we never heard from them again by phone or mailIt was disappointing, we were waiting for bids from many contractors and after getting visits from about 15 of them only 5 of them bothered to respond with an estimate

He is a gentleman. He was very trustworthy and I would definitely hire him again.

The shower floor began leaking through to room below in 12/2007, which was the first time since summer that the shower received heavy use. Peter Davies added sealant around the drain in Jan. but this did not fix problem. To test the results, the drain was blocked and water added to " depth - streams of water were soon draining into the room below). He agreed on several occasions since then to return to fix the problem but has never followed up. We finally had the base rebuilt by another contractor at a cost of $2060. Problems with the tiled floor of the shower were evident from the beginning. There were large gaps in the grout near the drain shortly after the job was finished, before the shower was ever used. Peter fixed that after it was pointed out. Later in the summer, grout in the floor tile developed cracks over much of the floor area. He said that the supporting floor was probably too flexible (If that was the case, I believe he should have added support before pouring the waste.) He repaired the cracks using a more flexible grout, but within a few months the cracks were back, and were very obvious in Dec. The wood shower seat was fastened to the tiled wall w/ small drywall anchors instead of the large stainless steel bolts that shipped with the seat.The seat pulled out of the wall along with several tiles the first time an adult put weight on it. Peter repaired the wall but charged us for it even though he had previously agreed that the cost of that repair was his responsibility. I left him a message reminding him of our agreement and asking that the money be returned, but he did not return it.(I had agreed to pay a portion of the cost if we decided to have him tear out the wall, install strong supporting members, and reinstall the bench, but we decided to not try to reinstall the bench and told him to just fix the wall.) The tile pattern on the north wall of the shower was not staggered at one row, so the pattern looks odd and doesn't match the other walls. We agreed to leave the wall as tiled after he replaced one tile outside the glass enclosure to make the error less noticeable. The edge of the shower wall tile was poorly finished and unsightly. I added wood trim and Peter grouted the area to create a satisfactory edge. Varnish was applied right over the green stamp on the lumber in the pocket door doorway it is easily visible through the varnish. The pocket door did not glide easily. He partially repaired this when it was pointed out, but I had to add guides and lubrication to make it work as easily as it should. The closet shelving system was an unattractive utility style that in no way matched the color or style of the bathroom. I rebuilt the shelves. Fit and color match of baseboards and quarter rounds were poor. I reworked and refinished the worst of them.The carpeting in the area outside the bathroom was not adequately protected and was badly soiled during the project. We have not been able to completely clean this area.

He is very good in responding to your calls. Work quality is overall good.

I felt he was very accommodating and helpful. He looked at our room and gave great suggestions and would let us know if something wouldn't work. If something didn't need replacing he would let us know. If he thinks he can get you a better price on materials he does. It felt as thought he was treating us as he was doing his own home.