Freedom Builders & Remodelers

.Shawn was referred to me by Affordable Painting Services, Inc and showed up promptly to assess the situation and present us with the details of the necessary repairs. Once we all agreed on what was to be completed we were given an estimate. I provided Shawn with a 50% down payment to cover materials and he proceeded to order the window and obtain the other necessary items to complete the job. As the window was made to our particular specifications it took approximately 10 days to get the window. Once the window was in Shawn promptly installed the window and replaced the old damaged siding with new matching siding. All work was completed to our satisfaction. Staining of the new window and the new siding was completed by Affordable Painting.

Did not go as well as we hoped. Where do I begin? According to HIS contract, he violated 50%-75% of it. All work was to be completed within 45 days from start date. The final day, the last walk through, took place on the 65th day from the start date. The first week, he and one employee worked a total of 3 days, averaging 3-5 1/2 hours and was a no call no show on that Friday. Called me late Friday afternoon stating that the materials he ordered never came in. Starting the 2nd week, he worked 6 days straight averaging approx. 5-6 hours each day with a lunch and 2 breaks each day. at the 5th week, he worked 3 days. Took 2 weeks off to do other jobs. His floor contractor, who didn't seal the basement floor first, had to REDO the basement floor due to Argon Gas bubbles. We were told that it was going to cost a few hundred dollars more because it was OUR fault about the Argon Gas, according to Freedom Builders. Talking with the sub contractors, Affordable Painting, the owner told us personally, he wasn't going to be charging Freedom Builders any additional money because he said that it was the sealant manufacturer at fault because of the bubbles. He said he felt he needed to tell us because he didn't want to see us be taken advantage of. During the first week, Freedom Builders damaged one of our cable lines which resulted in no service in our bedroom. Shawn said he didn't know why the cable stopped working. After he left I went downstairs and found out why. He had broken through the cable T bar and then hid the wires so we wouldn't find them. Had to call the cable company to come out to repair the wiring. It took them a few days to come to our home and in the meantime, Shawn had already put up the new drywall ceiling and when the cable company came, I went into the basement with the technician and Shawn had hidden ALL our cable wires inside the insulation he had put into the new walls and ceiling! When I asked him where the heck all my wires were at, he stood there and shrugged his shoulders and said and quot;I don't knowand quot;. I was made to look for the wires myself! He also commented to the technician that if he had come any later, he would have made HIS job a lot harder! I have never met so rude of an individual as Shawn Warren! Finally on day 65, Shawn came to get his final payment of $1000. I told my husband not to pay him because of all the discrepancies in his work but my husband just wanted him gone. 2 of the lights he installed do not have casings so when you look up at the lite, all you see is uneven cuts of drywall. He was to create a cable access panel for future cable issues. He cut a small square in the corner of the ceiling. The wires are NOT accessible! There are 2 openings in the ceiling exposing small electrical boxes. Walls and ceilings were not painted, there are epoxy paint stains all over the trim and lower parts of the walls, there is bare, unfinished wood where the bar used to be, didn't reconnect the house phone jack. It is hanging on the wall in my laundry room. One of the doors going into the laundry room does not have a door knob. Found this owner rude and unprofessional along with shoddy work ethics. I found the subcontractor, Affordable Painting Services, to be a lot more honest and friendlier. Other than all the paint that was left on the trim and walls from the floor epoxy, I was happier with THEIR work!

Shawn of Freedom Builders did a great job installing our new glass tile kitchen backsplash. Despite a cabinet that needed repair and leveling and a stove that didn't want to fit back in its place, he completed the job on time and displayed extreme patience and persistence with every glitch that popped up. He was very meticulous about keeping his work area in order and always put everything away at the end of the day. We absolutely love our new backsplash! We have a large master bathroom remodel project coming up and we fully intend to have him back for that.