
Willis Builders Inc
About us
General contractor servicing Montgomery County and parts of Washington DC. Willis Builders is a family owned and operated company, that specializes in additions, kitchen, bathroom and basement remodeling. Our team is skilled in all aspects of residential construction. Willis Builders has built a business on honesty, dedication and hard work. Our goal is to make your renovation dream come true! Contact us today to schedule a free estimate.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Remodeling & home renovation. Bath & kitchen remodeling. Additions. Damage repair. Handyman. Flooring. Termite control. Doors & windows. Decks & porches. Painting. Trim. Basements.
Services we don't offer
Wallpapering.
Amenities
Eco Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount
10%
Accepted Payment Methods
- PayPal
- Check
- Visa
- MasterCard
- 115
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"Why rate us a C if we didnt do anything wrong? A C rating will lower our rating overall. You canceled your coupon and rated us a C. Im confused to wht we did wrong?"
"Member Thanks for your positive response. We had to hire a new office profesional to take charge of our scheduling . We are now becoming much more efficiant with our scheduling. Thanks for hiring us and we look forward to serving you again."
"Member , Thanks for your valuable feedback. Our moto is one minute late communicate! Im happy to hear that communication was made when your handyman knew he was a few minutes behind. It makes my reminding and reminding worth it! I will be reading your report at our meeting to reaffirm that communication is truly important. We look forward to serving you again. Blessing Matthew Willis"
"Thank you for your kind report! Im happy you where satisfied with our handyman that visited . Sounds like the flooring product being used on the floor may need to be changed to another material due to the amount of moisture that is warping the product currently being used. I'm sure it was worth a shot to repair it in hopes it wasn't a moisture condition. We look forward to serving you again."
"Im sorry we do not service north east dc. We had asked angies list to refund your purchase. Sorry for any misunderstanding. Im happy you received a refund and sorry for any confusion. For anyone else reading this remeber if your not being scheduled and want to be scheduled please simply send me an email to [email protected] with a request date to be scheduled. I forward it to Mark in my office and he will get you scheduled within the week. We have a new system to track all jobs and make sure all jobs in que are communicated too on friday as to where they are in que. I will be reading this valuable report at our meeting in ragards to scheduling. Thanks for your feedback Matthew"
"Member your so kind!! your report is like a breath of fresh air! We will see you next time Blessings Matthew"
"Thank you for your wonderfull report! Im happy you mentioned the discounted additional rate beyond the 6.5 coupon. Im glad we could properly solve the issues and do a good job. Thank you for allowing us to do what was needed and not try to force the work to be done an alloted period of time. Your Fairness and understanding makes you the perfect client. Often when expectations are not met the contractor becomes at fault and we are pressed to perform beyond reality. Most of our clients are very grateful for the hard work the guys do and see their intention to serve. Thank you for recognizing this! Blessings Matthew"
The carpenter didn't show up on the date he said he would and then showed up two days later with no notice. Since I was already gone for work, my wife reminded them of the project. They completely over engineered the project, wasting valuable time, and didnt follow the earlier instructions given when they surveyed the job. The charge was for 40 hours of a Handyman, yet I received a Handyman and helper in essence paying for hours of a Handyman, yet receiving the service of the helper. (20 hours of carpenter and 20 hours of a helper)
When I asked for an additional bid for painting, the estimate was twice the cost of any other I received.
I received NO followup. No satisfaction at all. Disappointed to say the least.
I wish this wasn't so, because all of the people I interacted with were pleasant and seem kind. However, I was very disappointed. VERY.
"Sorry for the lack of communication regarding the scheduling. Rodrigo was your handyman assigned to your job and he is well trained in communication so it was very strange and unexpected to see this report. I asked Rodrigo why he didnt communicate that he had to reschedule. He sent me a copy of the email he had sent rescheduling your job. regarding the quote to refininh your doors : this was given at approx 50 hours of work needed to sand and finish all your doors removing the trim and reinstalling and staining the trim. To me this quote seems very good considering ive stained and refinshed many doors myself. I consider myself very a fast worker and couldnt do your doors in 50 hours. If you did get other quotes from other painters to stain your doors I doubt they would be able to do it in half the time properly. This statement seems a bit exagerated considering Luis , My painter is the best and fastest ive used in 15 years in this buisiness. It is not acceptable to be late without communicating or re committing a time. most companies give a window of time for this reason. We dont like to make windows , we prefer to say 8 am and then show up at 8 am. If we are one minute late it is our policy to communicate. I will be reading this at the meeting to ensure this doesnt happen again. Regarding over engineering , The proplem with your home is that it is amazing and extremly high end. Everything is soooo nice. If you dont give specific instructions on how to build something then we get to make it nice like your house. If we made it quick and cheap it would be worst then making to nice. Id rather spend more time on something and do it right then have to rebuild it because its not nice enough. When you ask to build a door in a finished room it has to be nice. Again sorry for being late and Rodrigo has been communicated to regarding this report. I hope it contributes to our growth. Blessings Matthew"
"Thank you sooo much for your report! Im happy to hear Gustavo and the crew where on time and performed at a high level. Thank you for your communication and flexibility with the final billing for the hours beyond the coupon. Its always a blessing to do buisiness with honest fair people who are generous. Blessings Matthew"
I contacted Willis Builders via Angies List and the very next morning was paid a visit by Mr. Rob Morris. We spoke at length and plans were set in motion to begin repairs. My insurance company was reluctant to issue the necessary monies required and, here is where Willis Builders stepped up and went to bat for me. After 3 months waiting and repeated meetings with insurance claims adjusters Rob argued their point and secured the proper funds so work could begin.
Once work started it was swift and performed with absolute professionalism.
Being a retired member of the hard-hat construction industry of more than 38 years I was most impressed by Willis Builders employees skill set. Each and every detail was seen to accurately and exceeded my expectations at every turn.
The final finished product is over the top and I couldn't be more satisfied. They truly provided a "well done job" that I genuinely believe is above and beyond what I would have received from any other building contractor in my area. From the workers obvious knowledge of their trade to their polite and accommodating performance to the fair and just pricing of the overall job, I cannot say enough good things about Willis Builders and wouldn't hesitate to refer them to friends and family alike.
"I never met you but i love you! What an amazing report! This is why I do what I do! It is so nice to see someone Appreciate Robert Morris and the Expertize and kindness of our team members. I do recall arguing with your adjuster on the pricing required to properly repair your garage.Robert spent alot of energy making sure you got what you deserved! Next job we do for you I will come meet you myself because I would like to meet you one day. Being in the construction industry for 38 years is very impressive and youve probably seen it all. To have atrue perspective of what it takes and to know the difficulties first hand and to give this report truly honers me and my team. It gives a true perspective of what we stand for and where our intention is. Service to others. Youve made my day with this report. Blessings Matthew Willis"
"Member, Thank you for recognizing Alencar and Victor. Im so glad to hear the final work done was completed for such an incredible rate. Im happy also to hear your time and materials expectations where exceeded. This is a common fear that people have with time and materials. In your case you spent $3500 to get over $6500 in work completed. Ive done over 100 bathrooms in my career and never priced one as low as you paid by the hour. I try to help people with this optional payment method but that fear will often force them to get a quote that is always higher then by the hour. We have helped alot of faithfull clients save money by providing the work by the hour and it honors me that your one of them. Thanks for the great report and we look forward to our next project. Blessings"
"Thank you ! Rodrigo is truly commited to serving if you gathered that. He will go out of his way to mke people happy. Thank you for recognizing him. We look forward to serving you for a long time! Blessings Matthew"
"Thank you soo much for this kind report! I remember our first project and your glowing report from that project . When the member called me and explained the time he needed the project completed in I thought of the last report you guys made for us. I figured you guys are the best clients we could ever have who truly appreciates our team. I felt a burning commitment to make sure that we did whatever we had to get the job done as youd requested and made a strong commitment to gettiing it done. Rob is amazing at working with insurance companies to reperesent our clients and this is another great example. Its funny and I always say " why does the tree always fall on the nice peoples houses?" Clients like you keep me going and make our job worth doing. Thank you for your recognition and kind words. Blessings Matthew"
"I dont understand this when people say they tried numerous times to contact me. I literaly live with my phone in my hand. If you email me and i dont respond within 3 hours during buisness hours I will bet you $1000. I check my email almost every 15 minutes and never have more then 10 emails unawswered unless im waking up in the morning. I personally perform over 50 emails daily and simply cant afford to miss emails. So when i hear someone tried to email me and I didnt respond, I figure it was the email monster eating my emails. I cant figure out how people dont hire us and then give us a bad report . If I contracted a company then cancelled them I wouldnt give them a bad report . But thats me ."
"Member , Thanks for your valuable report! Im so happy to hear we performed to your expectations! Blessings Matthew"
"Member, it was a true blessing to serve you and your wife. We truly enjoy your kindness and generosity. Aloisio is known for his attention to detail and kis true caring of what he is doing. He does think through his process better then most ive seen. He truly creates a efficiant product of high quality. Thank you soo much for hiring us and providing for our families. Im honered to have served you to and or above your expectations. We will look forward to our next meeting! Blessings Matthew"
Once they were contracted, within two weeks, the entire repair was done. And both the renter and I were thrilled. The work included removing decades old drywall that was molded from the damage, including the entire ceiling and part of a wall. Then it became the whole wall. Roberto explained everything, sent me pictures and gave me options. He was always pleasant, even when dealing with a difficult individual. My renter was constantly up and down the stairs, badgering him about what was being done and insisting that he not do anything that wasn't specifically asked for, which he wasn't doing anyway. She didn't want to move, as we had failed a couple of inspections, and DCHA was going to make her move.
We failed the next one because it happened before we could get the work completed, but the repairs helped us to sell the house later.
"Thank you so much for your report , I really enjoyed it! This was a tricky one indeed, We had reports that the renter was actually (in the buff) on the couch watching television { Not for minors}. Rodrigo was scared to say the least. I placed Rodrigo specifically for this job based on the level of coolness he has! Hes extraordinary with people with a huge heart and true authentic kindness. It was an Honer to help you through this trying time. Im so happy to hear your appreciation for this job. We knew your situation and your kindness so we really wanted to help. I beleive you also are a blessing from God. You have provided our families work and this is a blessing. We will be praying for your abundanance and im sure youll be calling us again! Thanks"
"Again Thanks for the report! If he was great rank us an A, anything else is only so so. Please email me the name of the person who was excellent or I can research who it was but I want them to be recognized at our meeting. We cant wait to serve you for the fourth time!. Next time I want an A report and ill be sure to send out your favorite handyman! Blessings Matthew"
"Member thanks for your response. I Know Alencar had some challenges on the new closet he built for you but im happy he designed it to your liking! Your A report is a blessing to us. We look forward to serving you again. Blessings"
2. The foreman had come by the house prior to the appointment day to see the job and I showed him the master bath shower. He assured me that they would be able to take care of it with no problem.
3. As soon as they walked in he sent his helper to the bathroom to begin the shower door process. However, he sent him to the WRONG bathroom. I checked out the noise coming from the hall bath and found that the helper had removed the perfectly good bathtub enclosure. I stopped him and showed them the CORRECT bathroom. The helper proceeded to reinstall the tub enclosure upside down. When I pointed this out, he uninstalled it and reinstalled it. This time the door was not completely on its track. He uninstalled it and reinstalled it. This time the frame was upside down, with all of the gunk from the bottom track and all of the adhesive he had used in the previous installation showing. I just let it go because by that time I just wanted him out of that bathroom.
4. The shower door enclosure was removed, as originally planned. However, instead of repairing the fiberglass as I understood they would, he just put some acrylic caulk in the holes. If I had known what I'd go through on the whole shower thing I would have employed a company that just repairs fiberglass tubs. You can buy a fiberglass repair kit at the Home Depot.
5. The door was installed beautifully. They did a really good job. However, the door knob and dead bolt installed on that door and another door were installed upside down. I can live with it, but it's not what I expected.
6. I paid for Handyman services for 6-1/2 hours -- that means 3-1/4 hours each for two men. I expected that I'd have to pay maybe 1/2 hour - 1 hour more for each man. Instead, because of the repeated mistakes with the bath enclosure door, they stayed 3 hours more -- which is 6 hours that they charged me for. I was very upset so they took off the fee for the disposal of the old door. I still think I was ripped off but I was so tired and stressed that I just wanted them gone. A simple coujple of jobs that should have taken the morning of the day I took off to accomodate them took until after 6:00 and I just wanted it over. I'll NEVER do this again.
"Sorry for the confusion on the bathroom door. Marcelo said that the both doors where the same in the bathrooms and he got confused what bathroom it was. He said he didnt charge for the mistake time. The installation of the front door and hardware is a $550-$750 project done with a bathroom door $175-$250 project for only $500 . The truck breaking down well threw of the entire schedule for the day and started the stress regarding your job. Marcelo is absolutly one of my best guys and has so many A reports im not going to hammer him to hard on this one considering he had Luis take of the wrong door . Then he gave $150 off of the project to appoligize for the mistake on the door. Overall it would have cost by contract $1150 but you paid under $600. They where late and made a mistake taking a door off and reinstalling it. Marcelo was with me when he called you to let you know he was way behind on his shcedule for the day. He did communicate and also has since purchased a new more dependable truck. This is an example of a client who wants a new front door and hardware installed and a bathroom door installed for $319 and is upset to pay $500 for a $1000 job. Id be upset to if I expected to pay $319 to have my front door and bathroom door installed. Fortunatly only 5% of our clients experiance this considering the D and F reports we receive. 86% of our clients would have given an A or B report for this job considering the communication and the concession given for the mistake on the door location. Thank you for your feedback. I hope your cleints done hold you to the standard you hold your workers to. Blessings Matthew"
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