Michael Boaz Construction LLC

We have done a lot of work with Boaz Construction over the last 5 years. We purchased our home from Michael in South Broad Ripple/Meridian Kessler area in 2013. It was previously abandoned for several years and he did a complete interior gut and rebuild including all new electrical, plumbing, and expansion of the home's footprint. I had seen some of Michael's other homes in the area and loved the craftsmanship that is so evident in every one. He truly keeps the integrity of an old home but updates it will all the modern amenities anyone wants from a new home. I reached out to him to see if he had any available homes when we were ready to buy. The house he was working on was in early stages of construction with no walls up and only interior framing in place. He walked us through the plans and materials selected and we ended up purchasing it well before construction was complete. I would say it is the best decision we ever made and in just 4 years our home would sell for almost double what we purchased it for. Don't get me wrong, there are always bumps in the road of construction, but finding an honest and accountable contractor that will work through them with you is key, and that is what Michael is. After we purchased the home and had a great experience working with Boaz, we hired him a couple years later to build out our restaurant in Broad Ripple - the Garden Table. Again, a great experience where I was able to work alongside Micheal and his subs, making design changes last minute that they always not only accommodated, but gave their expert advice and collaborated with me on. Two years later we opened another restaurant downtown on Mass Ave that was double the footprint and had a much larger and more extensive kitchen and bar. The work speaks for itself if you have ever been in Garden Table Mass Ave. No detail was overlooked and the booth seating and all cabinetry was custom built by his team in their shop. It's hard to find that kind of craftsmanship with any General Contractor anymore. I would trust Boaz to build my next home or restaurant as our experience has been nothing less than top notch. I would be happy to talk to anyone looking into these services with Boaz Construction and give you more detail on our experiences with them over these past few years.

I hired Michael to install a small area of new hardwood and then sand and re-finish the entire first floor hardwood floors. One of the primary reasons that I hired him was because he quoted a 5 day job and could have them completed before we moved into the new house. We added on a separate project to tear down some decorative columns and frame them in, but only added that work with the caveat that it not delay the floor work. The work was complete in 19 days. A large section of the floor had to be redone at my expense because it was damaged when I moved the refrigerator that Michael's team left in the back hallway (on day 10) in order to allow my washer and dryer to be installed. Michael initially offered to pay part of the additional expense, but then withdrew the offer (most likely when he realized that he wasn't going to salvage any additional business with me.) He said he could bear no responsibility for the floor damage even though his team removed the fridge and didn't put it back. Michael is very disorganized and did a very poor job of keeping track of the progress of the job. The work and timeline suffered as a result. - Scott Davis On My Google review, Michael claims that I moved the refrigerator after they left which is untrue. I moved the refrigerator that they moved and left in my appliance room on day 10. The job was not complete for another 9 days. The job was supposed to be a 5 day job. Michael had no idea that his crew moved and left the refrigerator in the appliance room which is because he did not monitor the job as I would expect from a GC.

It went so well, I cannot tell you how happy I am with the bath, adjacent room and the screen porch. Boaz Construction crews are attentive, considerate and personable. The job site was very tidy and since it was on the front of my house that was a big concern. The porch looks like it has always been there, in fact people stop and question just that. Michael is attentive to detail and I feel accepts no less on the work done on my home than what he would have done in his own. He does have great ideas and access to products I knew nothing about that have made the remodel a cut above remodels I have done in the past. Case in point, he found a door that matches my current back door in the kitchen, for the entry to the screen porch from the house. Had the glass replaced with safety glass and locks and hardware replaced. Those touches make a big difference in a historical neighborhood. The projects have taken time, but anything worth doing right takes time. This is the third home I have remodeled and Michael Boaz and company have make these projects, when completed, worth the time and inconvience that always occurs when upgrading your home. He is currently remodeling the master bath and we are discussing a kitchen in the future.

While he had a lot of gadgets and appeared to be interested in the job he was condescending to my mother in a way that made her feel as though he tried to tell her he knew best, but wasn't truly listening to her wants/needs. For example, he recommended carpeting and after he was told under no circumstances were we putting carpeting in the basement he insisted on quoting it out for us. Well, I would say quoting it out, but he never did. He told my mother it would be about a week to get the quote put together. It has been more than 30 days and we still have not received the quote, or a reason why we don't have the quote. Nor do we want the quote at this point. The lack of communication this early in the stage means it will continue for the rest of the work (in our opinion) and we decided to move on to another contractor. We just want the company to be aware that they lost an at least $20,000 job for our basement alone because of this lack of communication. We had also intended on remodeling our kitchen, then our upstairs bathroom with the contractor if we had a good experience. -UPDATE Mr. Boaz reached out to us regarding the missing proposal. He stated he sent it to us two weeks ago. We never received the proposal. I checked my email boxes and my mother checked hers. While I believe Mr. Boaz sent the proposal, I feel that not following up to verify we received it would have alleviated any discord. My mother and I have still decided to not use this company for any services.

Prior to the start of the job, I discussed many particulars of the job and what I wanted to accomplish. Michael is very personable and assured me they do this kind of job all the time. He said it would take 3-4 weeks. It ended up taking 8 weeks, and that's with me repeatedly following up. (Part of this Michael will blame on the company providing the cultured marble pieces for the bathroom, but I believe they were only a very small part. The marble company is small and not very responsive on the phone.) I believe a lot of the delays were because Michael is not very organized and did not stay on top of the schedule. Examples are: (1) demolition of the bathroom, including removing the original window) took place on Tuesday and Wednesday. I had pre-scheduled a glass block window to be installed on Wednesday afternoon. Then no one from Boaz came to work until the following Monday for a couple of hours. (2) The shower surround was installed on a Saturday, but no one came to measure for the shower doors until 10 days later. No one came on several days and other days someone would work at my house for only an hour. Michael's communication with his subcontractors and employees is not good. As the job began, I found that the subcontractors did not know the particulars I had discussed with Michael. While for the most part, they were all pleasant and made some effort to keep the area clean, I was not impressed with any of Michael's subcontractors. I don't think anyone likes to go through a remodeling job because, I know, there are always unexpected issues that come up. I'm satisfied with my bathroom, and I'm glad the remodeling is over! That said, IF I need more remodeling I would consider Michael Boaz again, BUT would insist on some kind of penalty clause if the job wasn't finished in the agreed time.

He is going to be installing some windows. I think that their prices are very fair. My experience with them has been very favorable. They have been attentive to my concerns. They are always available and I have been very happy with what they have done so far. I will continue to use them.

Michael Boaz Construction does impeccable work. Our master bathroom includes an entire wall of stacked stone and a custom vanity. Boaz has a great eye for detail and room layout. The finish work on our bathroom and entertainment center is perfect. Above and beyond Boaz Constructions' great craftsmanship, he has stayed in constant contact and fixed a few problems in our bath ( not due to his work!) without hesitating.

He gave us ideas on how he'd do our job and acted like he was interested, He took very few, if any, measurements - which I thought was odd since I had called him out for an estimate. He said that he'd done our type of project many times before in homes in our area and said it wouldn't be a big deal to do. Upon leaving, he said that his estimator, Ryan, would call us that week to set up another appointment to come out, measure, and get us an estimate (?). However, after waiting a week to hear from this mythical Ryan, I texted and called Michael to see what was going on. We never heard back from him, and he didn't respond to my messages. It was a difficult job, and instead of telling us he couldn't do it, he simply blew us off. We're frustrated that instead of telling us he was unable to do the job, or that the job was too small, he did the juvenile thing and just left us hanging. UPDATE - It was a complete failure on all counts, hence the and quot;Fand quot; rating. When a contractor sets the expectation that a potential (or current) customer will be contacted in a week, and 2 weeks go by with no follow up, even after a call and text from the client (i.e., me, which, both I did), that is a failure to respond. I think one text or call back letting us know that you're and quot;busyand quot; would take, what, one minute of your time? Only after we wrote a negative review did we even get a response from Michael Boaz or his estimator. As you requested, I called you three different days, at different times, and still didn't get ahold of you. I shouldn't have to chase you down to just get an estimate. I also marked the review as and quot;no work done.and quot; It's not about and quot;ventingand quot; or and quot;emotions.and quot; This review told the truth of what happened, warning potential customers of Boaz not to expect a response when he says he'll respond. This whole experience of a lack of response sets the entire tone for working with you. If you're so busy, perhaps you should consider a secretary.

The quality was top notch, they were reliable, trustworthy, and they did the job right. They took their time doing the job and people should allow them this time.

He hasn't given the price to us yet. We've used him several times, we really like him, he has done a great job on our house and his price is usually medium but his work is perfect.

When we explained to Mr. Boaz what we wanted, he said and quot;So, you don't want any walls knocked out or anything?and quot;. We answered no, that we wanted to work within the existing footprint of the kitchen. It seemed that he was not interested in a project of this scope. His estimate was much more than we wanted to pay and had someone else do the remodeling.

They woman that came out made great recommendations. She was very nice, knowledgable and very impressive. I advised her I was going to wait until spring but never heard back from them. If they had called back, I would have had them out to do the work. I did really like them.

Overall, the project itself was long and a bit frustrating. However, the end product is really nice, which is why I indicate I would use them again. I was referred to Mike via a mutual friend. We began conversations in October or so, and I believe I gave Mike the and quot;yes, let's do thisand quot; in late November. Waterproofing was performed in mid-December. And team Boaz showed up in early January. At the outset, Mike said he'd like to get the job done in 4 weeks but thought it better to err on the side of caution and estimated 6 weeks, which should have made the work done by late February. My basement proved to be very challenging for several reasons, likely because my house is nearly 90 years old. But Mike and his team found creative solutions around almost all of the more difficult situations (Examples include low hanging HVAC that could not be moved, how to 'drywall' a cinder block wall, etc.). I could tell we were falling a little behind schedule, but I wasn't terribly concerned since my and quot;hard stopand quot; deadline was before my baby arrived in late March/early April (due April 1). Much of the work hinged on one member of Mike's team, and while that individual and his team did fantastic work, they seemed unreliable -- didn't show up on days I expected them, didn't finish as much as I thought they would within the days they were present. This party did all the floor leveling, tile cutting and installation, demolition, and framing. So his lack of professionalism really impacted the job. Things plodded along and when mistakes were identified, Mike and the team fixed them immediately or explained to me in detail why they weren't mistakes at all (this was my first construction experience!). They were VERY thorough and responsive in ensuring my complete happiness with the finished product. My only hesitation in giving them full A+ marks comes from the fact that people didn't show up on days they were supposed to (again, mostly one party) and would show up at the house when not expected. Communication as to where the project was at any given time wasn't great. I'd suggest that they eventually invest in an online scheduling software that clients can view in order to know which persons would be at which job site on which days and during which hours. I think it'd save everyone some heartburn. It seems Boaz Construction is growing at a break-neck pace, which is great and deserved, given their finished product. But it was impacting their ability to be reliable when I was engaged with them. My project didn't finish completely until mid-April, which was a problem because my baby was born the last week of March. Our first week home from the hospital, we had to sleep at my parents house with a newborn in a pack 'n' play because the stairs had been varnished and the fumes in the house were too intense for us to be present. When we were back at our home, there were people coming and going, trying to wrap up the project, during a fairly stressful period of my family's life. This was never the intention of Mike or any members of his team, but you know what they say about the road to H***... In summary, our project was challenging for Mike and for us. But I do feel that had it been left to lesser professionals, it could have gone much more poorly. They did their best to keep me happy, the finished product is lovely, and if I ever come into enough money to do so, I'll call Mike again for a kitchen project I'm dreaming of! ** it's worth noting: the party who had proven problematic during my job was let go toward the end of our engagement. Very unfortunate since we all loved his work, but his lack of reliability was going to cost Boaz work, and they knew that.

Michael shared some creative ideas with us, however we selected someone else to do the work before we received a proposal back.

We are very please with our remodel! Michaels quote was the best price we received and included the most amount of work. His assistant was a great help with picking out tile and paint colors. His crew did a good job of cleaning up after themselves. The custom closet and trimwork are excellent! At times, communication was a little hard or the crew did not work for the entire day due to being at another job. Michael stayed close to our budget and worked with us when issues would arise. We would recommend and work with the company again.

I am not sure where this project started to go South. I was very happy w/ our decision to use Mr. Baoz yet found that even before the demo started I was frustrated with the amount of time it took him to put together and get us a final proposal. I am a person who wants the paperwork done before work starts. I also want the major details worked out before work starts. We were working on a tight time frame. We had another part of the project that had to go in before winter hit. I made a lot of mistakes and let my emotions and the thought of trying to find another contractor after all the time invested sway some of my decisions. We went through a lot of this project with out firm pricing. Shame on us. The project did move quickly and within 60 days 85% of the project was done. Demo started July 27 and majority of work done by Sept. 30. We did not sign off on the final completion until early Dec. 2011. I would have to say the interior painting was awful. I am still cleaning paint off the floor and probably will for a while. That was a battle I just gave up on. I trust the construction is good and just wished there had not been so many issues. When a contractor tells you that when you are talking to him if he has something else on his mind he doesn't listen to you I think that is an issue. There are so many good reviews of this company maybe the issue was the type and size of our project. I always felt we were not his top priority. Mr. Boaz even stated several time that he was trying to finish up another job and after that we would be his main focus. I heard this statement multiple times through our project. All I can state is how I felt. I have no doubt Mr. Boaz felt differently.

They did what I asked them to. I was satisfied with the work they did.

Everything went superb! They were on time and professional. Every craftsman did excellent work and had a high level of interest in the job they were doing for me. I would highly recommend them.

We had an appointment with him and he showed up about half an hour and 45 minutes late, went through everything with us and never got back to us. We never got a quote from him even after following up.

Outstanding!!! Save your self time and start with Boaz Construction.

We needed our barn roof and one side of it repaired along with an eave by the front door of our house. We scheduled 4 different vendors to give us quotes. Boaz arrived on time and I was very thorough with what needed to be repaired. While waiting on the other quotes he emailed several asking if he got the job. It took about 2 weeks to receive all our quotes. We decided to go with Boaz mostly because he could start immediately and even though he didn't have the cheapest quote we liked his portfolio of previous work and referrals. Plus he said the entire job would take 2-3 days to complete. Strike 1…It took 2 weeks for him to begin work. The reason he gave for the delay was he was trying to find new men to work for him and he was sick. Strike 2…once the work began it took more than a week to complete. They would work for 1 day then not return for another 3 days. Work 1 day then come back 2 days later and so on. Sure it would take only 2-3 days to complete but my fault for thinking it would only take 2-3 consecutive days. Strike 3…when we received the final invoice it was $1500 than his initially quoted. He said that the sub roof material ended up costing more and he didn't add in the cost to move an electrical box that I pointed to while walking around our barn. We had to argue with him about the final bill. We won't use him again. He became really flaky after getting the job.

Michael Boaz was personnally involved in all decisions and never settled for anything less than excellence. Michael always detailed any additional expenses and worked hard to limit the final cost to his original estimate. The entire Boaz Team anticipated Michael's eye for detail which resulted in a beautiful new room. The final product exceeded our high expectations.

Prompt, friendly, professional and did everything we asked. Two minor issues: a) the sealer coat on the slate was put on too thickly and puddled in areas, such that it required removal and resealing in spots. They showed up promptly to complete the rework. b) the slate cutting was done in our courtyard and many small shards of slate and the cutting water were left on our lawn; we decided to pick up the shards by hand (they could not be raked or vacuumed) without asking Boaz to take care of it.

I contacted Michael initially to take a look at our basement as we had utilized his services on some other odd jobs around our home previously. Our timeline on the basement project wasn't as immediate as the patio with the nice weather around the corner so we decided to pull the trigger with the quartzite. Michael actually recommended the material because of its durability to the freezing and thawing. He showed us some pictures of some previous work, roughed us out a sketch of the design, and provided us with a start and date for the project's completion. He provided an enjoyable experience from beginning to end.

We are very happy with the remodel. Michael helped with designing the layout and provided multiple drawings of possible kitchens for us to look at and make modifications. He got us in contact with great raw material suppliers, cabinets, tile, etc to help us make decisions. The workers were very courteous and did their best to keep the rest of the house clean during the renovation. We did some of the demo ourselves to decrease our cost of the renovation. Michael was very good to work with us in watching all expenses. We thoroughly enjoy all of our new kitchen renovation, and our time working with Michael and his team. We would be happy to talk with anyone about our experience with this contractor.