Jonathon Construction, Inc

The finished product is great, but that's due to the skill of the sub contractors used, not the project manager. Mike Alaire, who also operates under Jonathon Construction in Avon, is terrible at communication. He knows the technical aspect of construction, but when it comes to communicating to the customer and coordinating his own subs, he's horrible. *I* was coordinating with the subs about their on-site schedule, not Mike. I had to keep asking Mike, it's been 3/5/7/10 days and no one has been here, what's going on? Sometimes I would not even get a response or call back. And when he did, it was usually days later. The project started Apr 1. There were always gaps between sub contractors for a few days where nothing was done. On May 21, I ha d a good schedule: 5/22 County inspection of foundation walls 5/24, 26, 27 Clean out foundation and place pea gravel in garage 5/29 Pour garage floor and apron. 6/2 Drop lumber package 6/3-6 Frame garage 6/9 Roof garage 6/10-11 Wire garage, install balance of gravel driveway 6/12 Install overhead doors 6/13-16 County Rough Framing and Electrical rough in inspection 6/17-20 Insulate and install new siding 6/23 Install new gutters. Reality was very different. Foundation and concrete was pretty much on time, but again the subs show up and Mike is no where to be found. It's up to me to work with them on site. Anyway, things move along well for about 1 month and then it all falls apart. After July 1, it's like pulling teeth to get the subs onsite and working. They are always "delayed on another job". Overhead garage doors don't go in until mid-July. I ask for the final plywood and insulation to be installed on 1 wall. Never gets done. I ask again a few days later. No response. Now I have to get rude about it. Mike finally comes out 2 weeks later and installs it himself. Apparently, there were no subs available for my little project. It takes the siding 3 weeks to show up. Why wasn't that ordered 3 weeks ago?? Because the siding I agreed on is no longer available and I have to make a last minute decision on color choices. It's now the end of August. Very little work was done this month and I'm fed up with the whole thing. It only needs a little bit more work and the project can be finished. My texts go ignored. Told on Sept 3 that landscapper says ground too wet. Will come back in 2 days and electrician will be there in 2 days. A week of good weather later and still no one has shown up to work. I'm just completely fed up now. I tell Mike that he needs to get someone working now or no more payments. Well that gets his attention for a while. But it still takes 2 more weeks to get the landscapper out to grade and seed. It's Sept 19 and this project was supposed to be finished June 23. And there's still some minor elec work to finish. 3 more weeks and no electrician. I've quit even trying to ask for this to be completed now. The longer it takes, the longer it is before he gets his final payment. It is now Nov. 8 and the electrician is ALMOST done. Just one last thing to do. He is schedule to finish this week and I get the final bill from Mike. I tell him that as stated in the contract, I have 30 days after the completion to make the final payment and I'll make payment after the electrician is done. His response is paraphrased below: "The ext. louver vent and the fans were items that you directly discussed with the electrician and made agreements with him." - NOT TRUE! I had NO separate agreement with the electrician. Ever. Mike knew about the requested work back in July and even added addt'l money into the proposal to include it in the project. "There is nothing in my costs or budget reflecting these items. He is also being paid for the fans and vent directly by you". - NOT TRUE, see above "I was never involved in the conversation other than after the agreement between the 2 of you was made".- NOT TRUE, see above. Multiple texts emails refer to this from July to Sept. "My last updated/revised proposal has the due date for the final payment due this past Sat, 11/8, which has been more than 30 days since we were complete on the contracted items." Really? When was the project finished?!? No one ever told me it was done or gave me a final completion date! I'm still waiting on the last elec work to be finished! And finally, "I would like to pick up a check by Wed afternoon for the balance of $12,117.00. or you can mail the check. If I do not receive the check by Thursday I will have to place a lien on the property to protect my rights." And that completely sum up the project experience. Even the sub contractors were complaining about him and his lack of project management skills. We agreed it was terrible. There is so much more that went on with Mike's lack of communication, absence from the job site and general malaise towards my project, but it's too much to post here. Overall, the finished product is good, but that's due to the quality and skills of the subs used on the job. But the project manager, Mike Alarie was horrific. I wouldn't let him build me a garden shed. A 3-month project that took 7 months and then I'm threatened with a lien on my house if I didn't pay up that day, even when the work wasn't completed.

The finished product is great, but that's due to the skill of the sub contractors used, not the project manager. Mike Alaire, who also operates under Alarie Building and Renovation in Avon, is terrible at communication. He knows the technical aspect of construction, but when it comes to communicating to the customer and coordinating his own subs, he's horrible. *I* was coordinating with the subs about their on-site schedule, not Mike. I had to keep asking Mike, it's been 3/5/7/10 days and no one has been here, what's going on? Sometimes I would not even get a response or call back. And when he did, it was usually days later. The project started Apr 1. There were always gaps between sub contractors for a few days where nothing was done. On May 21, I had a good schedule: 5/22 County inspection of foundation walls 5/24, 26, 27 Clean out foundation and place pea gravel in garage 5/29 Pour garage floor and apron. 6/2 Drop lumber package 6/3-6 Frame garage 6/9 Roof garage 6/10-11 Wire garage, install balance of gravel driveway 6/12 Install overhead doors 6/13-16 County Rough Framing and Electrical rough in inspection 6/17-20 Insulate and install new siding 6/23 Install new gutters. Reality was very different. Foundation and concrete was pretty much on time, but again the subs show up and Mike is no where to be found. It's up to me to work with them on site. Anyway, things move along well for about 1 month and then it all falls apart. After July 1, it's like pulling teeth to get the subs onsite and working. They are always "delayed on another job". Overhead garage doors don't go in until mid-July. I ask for the final plywood and insulation to be installed on 1 wall. Never gets done. I ask again a few days later. No response. Now I have to get rude about it. Mike finally comes out 2 weeks later and installs it himself. Apparently, there were no subs available for my little project. It takes the siding 3 weeks to show up. Why wasn't that ordered 3 weeks ago?? Because the siding I agreed on is no longer available and I have to make a last minute decision on color choices. It's now the end of August. Very little work was done this month and I'm fed up with the whole thing. It only needs a little bit more work and the project can be finished. My texts go ignored. Told on Sept 3 that landscapper says ground too wet. Will come back in 2 days and electrician will be there in 2 days. A week of good weather later and still no one has shown up to work. I'm just completely fed up now. I tell Mike that he needs to get someone working now or no more payments. Well that gets his attention for a while. But it still takes 2 more weeks to get the landscapper out to grade and seed. It's Sept 19 and this project was supposed to be finished June 23. And there's still some minor elec work to finish. 3 more weeks and no electrician. I've quit even trying to ask for this to be completed now. The longer it takes, the longer it is before he gets his final payment. It is now Nov. 8 and the electrician is ALMOST done. Just one last thing to do. He is schedule to finish this week and I get the final bill from Mike. I tell him that as stated in the contract, I have 30 days after the completion to make the final payment and I'll make payment after the electrician is done. His response is paraphrased below: "The ext. louver vent and the fans were items that you directly discussed with the electrician and made agreements with him." - NOT TRUE! I had NO separate agreement with the electrician. Ever. Mike knew about the requested work back in July and even added addt'l money into the proposal to include it in the project. "There is nothing in my costs or budget reflecting these items. He is also being paid for the fans and vent directly by you". - NOT TRUE, see above "I was never involved in the conversation other than after the agreement between the 2 of you was made".- NOT TRUE, see above. Multiple texts emails refer to this from July to Sept. "My last updated/revised proposal has the due date for the final payment due this past Sat, 11/8, which has been more than 30 days since we were complete on the contracted items." Really? When was the project finished?!? No one ever told me it was done or gave me a final completion date! I'm still waiting on the last elec work to be finished! And finally, "I would like to pick up a check by Wed afternoon for the balance of $12,117.00. or you can mail the check. If I do not receive the check by Thursday I will have to place a lien on the property to protect my rights." The final amount owed wasn't even right. I made an initial deposit of $5k in October 2013 that was conveniently left out of the total for the last bill. It was included in all previous bills. And that completely sum up the project experience. Even the sub contractors were complaining about him and his lack of project management skills. We agreed it was terrible. There is so much more that went on with Mike's lack of communication, absence from the job site and general malaise towards my project, but it's too much to post here. Overall, the finished product is good, but that's due to the quality and skills of the subs used on the job. But the project manager, Mike Alarie was horrific. I wouldn't let him build me a garden shed. A 3-month project that took 7 months and then I'm threatened with a lien on my house if I didn't pay up that day, even when the work wasn't completed. I also posted this review under his other company name, Alarie Building and Renovation.