David Bruce Building

It was supposed to be approximately two months of work and ran over four months. Dave insisted on an electrician who rarely showed up and we told Dave we iwanted to have let go. The final result was a back-up on the whole job, an overload on wiring and a close call in a house fire from too much load on a switch. Another electrician had to be called in and he tried to stick us with the extra expense. Dave also left a lot of sloppy finish work for the painter to have to finese and fix. It was the same for other workers on the job.....he left it for them to fix and do the job. Fortunately, there were some good finish carpenters but it was a buck pass and Dave had already moved on to the next job kind of operation. Everyone involved was frustrated. He did little contracting of his own and we ran around getting many things needed for the job for the most part......as my husband stated, "who knew we'd be our own contractors?" No dust barriers were put up and our entire back of our basement was covered in construction dust left for us to clean. Also, a glass shower was to be installed which he had in his truck and he brought it in from frigid temperatures with no taping on the glass and did not let it acclamate to indoor temperature from outside. Something was said to him about the danger of doing this but he continued to carry it down the stairs and it blew up. Another delay ordering another one and then he refused to install it because he had gotten cut. He never uses proper safety for himself or crew and it is very disconceting to have that when it is on your property. He cut right through live wires in the stairway wall with no goggles or other precautions. Very poor clean up on the job site. Each night the site was a mess and my husband would clean and mop as the dust penetrating the house was terrible. Dave means well and is a nice person but he is unorganized and looks to have the cheapest guy for him do the work. He does not oversee the job well and does not stand behind each part of the job as it is being done. His attention to quality is lacking as well as his listening to the customer is very poor. All these things continually get him into a bind and the frustration lands in the customer's lap. I would not recommend him, I am sad to say. I hate to give a bad review but this experience (particularly the electrical situation) left us unhinged.