D'ALELIO CONSTRUCTION CO

He comes across as a nice guy and I felt like he was really going to help us out and get things done properly. We told him our budget which was 8000, and that we could not go over that. We were assured that he'd be able to do everything within budget, and get it done right. It looked great the first day or two. They were very punctual each day and polite. Overall the work seems sufficient. But there were some things that soured the experience. In the crawlspace area, he had done a thorough evaluation and we decided on three lally columns and two 4x6 beams to be added. When I checked the work, only two lally columns and 1 4x6 beam was added (the 4x6 beam was two 2x6 glued together by the way, which seems low grade to me but I'm not an expert so maybe this is sufficient). After asking him about it, he assured me that after looking at it again, that was all that was needed. This is fine but it seemed as he had no intention of adjusting the price for the labor and materials. I had to mention it a few times. He ended up cutting 300 off the price, but now this seems a little low to me considering the total cost. A vapor barrier was to be laid down in the crawl space prior to concreting the area in with a new 3 inch slab. This was not done as I had found when checking the work one morning. The worker doing to work had no idea about the vapor barrier when I asked. When I asked Anthony he said the grade was too steep and the concrete would slip down. He assured me that the Silpro Seal Coat he was using as a water-proofer on top was a sufficient vapor barrier. Again, maybe this is fine, but it's not what was originally discussed and I was not informed prior to it being done. The overall work on the walls seem sufficient. A little sloppy looking in some areas though. They obviously spilled a large amount of concrete on the floor in one area and made an attempt to clean it. I was never told by anyone, but it is obvious. They missed some areas and holes that I had to point out a few times. Even after completion I found small areas and holes not filled. He had tried to tell me that they were small areas and that I could easily patch these myself. I thought that's why I hired him. He said he would have someone out to complete it, but that has yet to happen. He has not returned multiple phone calls and emails regarding it. We had also discussed performing some work at the bulkhead and nothing was done from what I can see. After reviewing the contract nothing was specifically stated about it, so I don't have much of an argument, but I feel a little lead on as we discussed doing some work to seal it and waterproof it. The windows seem good so far, and look nice. The sump pit is a little different. There was an original square pit about 1'x1' and maybe 18 inches deep. The contract stated a new polyplastic sump pit to be installed replacing the old one. He stated in would be bigger, somewhere around 2'x2' and about 2' deep, lined with a polyplastic drum and with a locking cap we could access. He was considering moving the location but stayed with the original. He said that they had a tough time excavating the area and kept the original depth of the pit as well. We also have a radon mitigation system with a suction point in the sump pit, so keeping it sealed was needed, and an additional plastic cover was screwed in over the exposed area in the center in order to seal the pit. About a week later we had a lot of rain. The walls were better but we still had water in the basement. I decided to check the sump to see how it was doing. When I opened to cap, there was no new pit. He excavated just enough to place a cap in the floor. Basically I have a cap and some new PVC. I obviously made the mistake of not unscrewing the coverings and checking the pit while he was there. I made another call to ask about this. I feel that I should at least be reimbursed for the labor not done to excavate the pit. He has yet to return my calls. I'm not expecting to hear from him... Overall I'm satisfied with most of the work. The crawlspace is a huge improvement. The new support is noticeable in the kitchen. The walls seem much improved compared to how they were although it hasn't solved our water problem. The windows are nice and are a definite upgrade. I'm a little put off by the things I mentioned above though. In the end I feel like we ended up overpaying, and I don't think I'd be comfortable using him again.

His name is Anthony D'Alelio and he was just phenomenal. He did the work on very short notice. It was a very reasonable price and the quality was amazing. He worked with us from June through August. The crew was outstanding. We left the door unlocked and they went in and out and took care of everything. I have already recommended them to probably 8-10 people.

At first, I was very impressed. Anthony called each morning to let us know what the plan for the day was and his team completed a lot of hand digging. We also were sticking very close to the budget that was set beforehand. However, things quickly went downhill. Anthony's team dug in the wrong place and then tried to pass the lost labor cost on to me. In short, the pipe was installed but I was left with: 1. A cut electrical cord that has made my outside lamppost unfunctional. Anthony said that he had an electrician fix it, but it is not fixed. 2. A loose stone in my foundation where they dug that was not properly replaced. 3. Two retaining walls that were not replaced properly, as agreed in the contract. 4. A bill that was $850 over budget (this was negotiated down from $2,000 over budget). I would NOT use again or recommend to anyone. UPDATE: Four months after installation, we have raw sewage backing up into our home and yard. We have asked Anthony to come back out and adress the situation but have not received a response.

We discovered that a drywell that was supposed to have been installed by another contractor 10 years ago, to receive rainwater from a roof downspout and driveway drain, was never built. Also the drain along the bottom of the driveway in front of the garage doors, built by the same contractor, was poorly constructed. We contacted several companies to fix the problems. D'Alelio Construction promptly returned my phone call and set up a time for Mr. D'Alelio, the owner, to give us an estimate in about a week. Mr. D'Alelio arrived on time, was very professional, and was very knowledgeable about the construction of a drywell and drain to meet our needs. Unfortunately, the estimate that he provided in writing several days later, was twice as high as the price (shown above) of the company that we decided to use for comparable work. if his price wasn't so high, we would probably have used D"Alelio Construction.