Frey Greg Construction of Ludington, MI has been offering expert and reliable construction services at competitive prices for 17 years now. Our licensed and insured business is dedicated to providing excellent construction services and satisfaction to our valued residential and commercial customers in Mason, Manistee, Oceana, Lake, and Newaygo Counties. At Frey Greg Construction, our contractors are knowledgeable in this line of work, experienced, and prepared to exceed your expectation.
Description of Work: Soffit replacement on some areas, replaced some vinyl siding, installed 2 new service doors on 2 garages.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Kathleen B.
02/2016
5.0
garage builders
 + -1 more
Went great, workers were very nice and worked long hours to get the job done.
Description of Work: Built a big garage and divided part off for shop area.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$22,500
Toni D.
12/2015
1.0
roofing
 + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: This contractor tried to scare me. He said I needed a new roof because of moss damaging the shingles. The next two contractors said my roof was in good shape. They said moss didn't eat the shingles. And that I had three to five years left in my shingles.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
punctuality
5.0
Response from Greg Frey Construction
my company was called to come and give a roof estimate on a boathouse in the area. I the owner arrived at the meeting on time with several brochures of the roofing products that I have used in the past and trust from lots of experience of working with these products. There were 4 people at the meeting besides myself. The owner of the property told me that she wanted an estimate for a re-roof on the boathouse. I looked at the roof with the group and said to them that the roof wasn't that bad but had some significant damage caused by the elements of being on the water and the fact that the shingles were installed without the proper underlayment.I knew this because I lifted the corner of the shingles in a few areas and seen that there was only wood and worn out 15lb felt paper At that point I again said that your roof isn't completely gone but I could Install A new roof at a low cost. The owner then asked me to estimate the roof with new dimensional shingles and classic ribbed steel roofing. So I measured and took good notes and said that I would e mail them a couple different prices one for shingles and one for steel. We All shook hands and I was on my way. I had the estimates to them within 2 days. At no point did I push them into installing a roof or tell them that the roof was gone. I was honest. I was prompt. And I only did what the family asked of me..
Marsha C.
11/2015
5.0
siding, garage builders
 + 0 more
Quick response, and very good follow through. High quality workmanship. Provided good ideas and options. Prices were reasonable and crew was very professional.
Description of Work: Built and sided a new garage.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$20,000
Rex B.
04/2014
3.0
insulation, siding, home remodeling, roofing
 + 2 more
unknown
Description of Work: He is a really nice guy but he was so busy with so many other jobs that he couldn't do an adequate job supervising his workers on my job and didn't have his A team on my job either. He let go the first two workers who made a bunch of mistakes (not Mr. Frey's fault, he trusted them and they let him down) after that there were other workers from another construction company that were not busy at the time and they were good but too expensive relative to the bid he gave me; and then there were other workers of his that he brought in to help him finish the job. They were good guys. The job started in June and was supposed to be done by August 1 but it wasn't completed until the third week in October. It dragged on an on for a job that was less than 200 square feet. It was an existing bedroom expansion and small office addition on an old farmhouse. My recommendation would be that you should find out how busy he is and if he will give your job priority; and you should had a completed date in the contract. I would be sure that he pulls all of the permits (not the homeowner, which is what I did). He did some extra work to make up for the issues we had. I said I wouldn't use him in the future in the review but I might if I made sure he had the time to concentrate on the work I needed done. With construction, it's feast or famine, and a contractor after lean years with a down economy, has to get the work when he can. I surely can't fault him for that. But, and he openly admitted and was very apologetic, bit off more than he could chew during the summer of 2013.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
2.0
$17,500
Rebecca J.
09/2013
2.0
remodeling
 + -1 more
He completed the job very well and overall did a good job, however, we had several problems after the job was completed and he would not come back for repairs in a timely manner. We had siding falling off the house several times and the biggest problem was the front door wall leaked very badly. I took pictures of the problem and his response was that it was just an and quot;unusualand quot; storm. My husband had to try and find the leak. This was a summer home and the leak just kept getting worse, over the last summer the door wall leaked so badly that it ruined our hardwood floors. When I called him about it (which was now the third time) his response was and quot;your off warrantyand quot;. I had to hire another contractor to fix the problem. There is now another water leak in another part of the house, which I also had to hire another contractor to repair it.
Description of Work: Added an addition to our home
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
5.0
$110,000
Richard W.
05/2013
5.0
picture framing, insulation, remodeling, home remodeling, roofing
 + 3 more
Greg Frey of Greg Frey Construction recently completed his fourth job for us and we are very satisfied customers. A year ago, we bought a cottage in need of renovation. Greg was recommended by the realtor we worked with and we first began a month-long project that involved removing old carpets, adding new wood laminate flooring, wainscotting and new paint. Greg did a great job, so when we decided we needed to replace roofing and add a fence to our yard for our dog, we again turned to Greg. Finally, we just completed (May 2013) an eight-week addition, adding a new bedroom/bath and small office space and extending our porch. With each job sucessfully completed, Greg earned our respect, trust and kudos for great work, leading to bigger, more costly projects. He has never disappointed us and in fact, has exceeded our expectations, extra important because we were overseeing from out of town and this was not an inexpensive undertaking. We already have Greg again working on another job overseeing a big landscaping project. Greg, and the contractors he employed, were hard working, dependable, polite, and great to work with. Greg further impressed us with his strong focus on great customer service and making sure each time that the finished project was the best it could be before completion and final payment. He also has a great design eye, which we didn't expect and it was a bonus. We will not hesitate to hire Greg for future projects, and we have at least two more to go. Greg/Greg Frey Construction delivered everything asked of him and more. We spent a lot of money on the past year's projects and we are very satisfied customers.
Description of Work: New roofing/cottage renovation/carpeting/wainscotting/paint/flooring/plumbing/fencing/cottage addition
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Nancy S.
04/2013
1.0
roofing
 + -1 more
UPDATED 05/28/14 ROOF IS LEAKING EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS BEFORE- BAD JOB! Also after being ordered to clean up the mess, one Monday, he drove up and emptied his truck out into my Mothers yard waste container, i HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS KIND A PERSON. We are still cleaning roof debris from around the house a year later+ I also must state that I can prove that all of the very nice response by Frey in this review is pure fabrication-- none of that happened. I can prove 100% what I say with text messages I saved, phone records and court documents. I never appologised, he came during weather that was unsafe and we had to argue with him constantly to not expose the house and his workers to it, it was unsafe. The house has a double driveway AND a full turnout cut which can fit a truck and boat trailor -so there was plenty of room other than her lawn. He stated in court he does not offer a senior discount, even though I had copied it from here earlier. This guy was a nightmere and I don't know what we'll do now that the ceiling in the bedroom is completrely ruined from the ROOF LEAKING! I plan to bring this fiction to court. original post: The 2 workers doing the job were very nice and seemed professional. Greg was difficult, whiny, argumentative and a bully. Let me explain- The night before we were to meet with Greg after receiving his bid, I get a call at 11pm from some girl wanting to know who I was. Not having time for childish games, I looked up the culprit on Facebook- it was Greg's fiance apparently. I called Greg immediately to tell him not to bother showing up, we didn't need this bologna, she answered and continued her and quot;fun.and quot; I waited until morning to call him again, this time he answered. I explained we no longer wanted to do business with him (no contract was ever signed at this point). He became aggressive and then apologetic afterwards (I should have just hung up). After a lengthy conversation about how broke he was and how badly he needed the job and how he bought all the materials already (not sure how that was true as we never picked out a shingle at that stage) and how he has 6 kids to feed- he agreed to keep his personal life in check and promised she wouldn't be calling me in the future. I then agreed to go forward with this work and recommended my Mother, 87 years old, sign his bid. His bid was a better price (at 5500.00) then the other one we had gotten and he agreed to patch any leaks immediately so we could get through the holidays without damage inside the home. The job didn't start as planned (early January), it was put off until the worst possible weather week at the end of January- below zero and blizzard conditions- I called him to say we didn't want people on the roof, let alone exposing it during such harsh conditions, and to please wait until the following week when it was going to be sunny and almost 40. He became so irate at the time I finally hung up on him after telling him we'd call the police if he showed up during the storm. His argument was he was too busy to come the next week, so I suggested the week after, or after that or after that but not when it was dangerous. I believe the work started 8 days later, he cancelled the first day because it was sprinkling in the morning and he left a message saying they cannot work in the rain (note: an hour later, at 9am it was sunny and 40). They began that Tuesday, during a thunderstorm downpour- I could not believe it!! They torn off half the garage roof and did not shingle it or cover it, it leaked water all over our belongings. He said they'd never tear off any section of roof that they could not re-shingle that same day. This was not the case at all. Occasionally I did see a tarp sorta covering up an area after they left. I should tell you I am a photographer, so it's documented and date stamped in the RAW files. Jumping ahead.... Greg calls and says the roof needs new boards (not in the estimate and it was not like he had not done prior work on the roof recently). He added 1400.00 to the bill... of course on here he swears there are NEVER add on's. He said 900.00 for wood and 450.00 labor, the bill reads 1400.00 - I guess we like to round up?? He also added 100.00 for removing the trailer debris -not our responsibility or anyplace on the contract signed. Also he added 50.00 for a gutter I was told would be free. (After the gutter was actually installed fairly OK, I agreed we would pay 50.00 for it) At this time of boosting the bid, I brought up that he advertises a 10% senior discount and my Mother did not get it- at 87 years old, I am pretty sure she qualifies! He became irate again, saying things like and quot;have some compassionand quot; and and quot;I have 6 kids to feedand quot; -Later on he swore he doesn't offer a discount (after he went on line and changed it- TY Angies List for dating your pages!!). OK..... we are close to done with the roof, he never came over with a new contract to be signed until they were and quot;doneand quot; -he then handed my Mom the contract with all these extras on it and she called me. Greg didn't wait for me to drive 5 minutes over before he left, we waited an hour or two for him to come back, but he never did. My Mom knew we were not going to finish paying until the damages to the house were repaired and we ironed out the issues on the total bill due. He agreed to repair the screens they had ripped and remove the plastic garbage that had been blowing in the trees for weeks and a few other things. I got stuck with the job of filing the 8 massive holes and tire tracks (from pulling trailers out) left in the front lawn because he didn't park his debris trailer or parts truck on the extra driveway. And then I get to reseed the mess because it could not be done in winter- he left me 6 bags of dirt and a small container of open grass seed. Personally I don't feel I should have to do this, I have enough on my plate as it is, and I certainly will not have my Mother doing it. One last huge issue- the MESS left on the lawn- totally covered in shingle debris everywhere (except the first area they did on garage side). We were told we'd never even know he had been there- we can tell. There is in many places 3-8 inch pieces every 2 -3 feet...and piles of tar debris. It looks hideous and it looked that way on top of the snow when they left too. I am going to have to clean some of it this weekend (April 5th) because we don't want our dog to eat anything. .... After Greg fixed some of the issues, I told him I was going to let someone check out the job before mailing the check and also we needed to correct the contract. He blew his stack completely then. He was calling over and over and over, 5- 6 times in a row after I had already talked to him. He yelled his name in my phone messages. That was a week after he had done the repairs. The following week he tried calling me over and over at work, I wasn't going to have some hothead yelling on the phone when I was at work (I own a retail store) so I didn't answer phone Saturday. Monday morning Greg Frey had the nerve to go to my Mother and say if she didn't give him money right then, Square Deal Lumber was putting a lien on her home. My Mother called me crying and very upset at this confrontation, she didn't know what to do. I call this elder abuse. I immediately stopped what I was doing, went to square deal lumber and talked to them. They knew nothing about anything at all, only Greg had been calling them (I guess to have them lie for him? dunno). There was no lien, they had no issue with us at all- it had only been 2 weeks since the job was and quot;finished.and quot; Might I add they are a great bunch of guys at Square Deal with a good reputation. After the lumber yard I went directly to the police. I let them see my phone log of how many times he called over and over even after talking to him. I told them what he had done to my Mother and the issues with the job. The officer called Greg and told him he could no longer contact my Mom, that he needed to talk to me to iron out these issues, but no longer was allowed to call multiple times or he would be charged with harassment. We had never once said we would not pay him for the work, it was the bloated extras and no senior discount I had issues with (plus the mess). That weekend my Mom and I decided the best thing to do was pay the original contract balance- of the signed 5500.00 bid- and let the state licensing board mediate the balance due, if any, and terms for payment. This was the advise given to me by a larger retail stores consultation. Well, that Monday, instead of mailing a check, we got served with court papers from Greg Frey- mind you my Mom's NEVER been to court in all her years- she's still livid. I think he is a danger to the elderly- my Mom didn't like him the first time and didn't want to hire him, so I feel responsible for all this mess. We go to court tomorrow- 3 weeks after he would have been paid....makes sense to him I guess. Bottom line... no one should bully anyone into paying more than they are entitled to, lying is never justified for any reason. FOOTNOTE: The roof shingles are beginning to buckle and lift from top to eaves in two places after a month. I will post photos later, I saved one draft of this before and it disappeared, as wordy as it is I do not wish to relive this travesty ever again. This review was written by a 54 yr old 2x cancer survivor who was spared, no doubt, to make sure no one takes advantage of her widowed Mother. I seriously have never been talked at by anyone in my life as offensively as Greg Frey did. (I have the text messages to prove it ) I will tell you the outcome if possible from the Judges decision. We all just want to try and forget this whole ordeal. Thank-you. I am told Greg has a reputation for being a hothead, which I found very true, but cannot say how he would behave if you hired him, as I said first, the 2 guys that did the actual work were nice, perhaps they should deal with the customers too??
Description of Work: My Mother and I contracted Greg Frey to do a new roof on her single family home and garage, December of 2012, to begin within the first week or two into January 2013. He had done her roof vent 6 months earlier and we had some leaking in a spare bedroom and breezeway. The bid and agreed on amount was 5500.00, 2200.00 was paid up front. UPDATED 05/28/14 ROOF IS LEAKING EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS BEFORE- BAD JOB!
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
$7,000
Response from Greg Frey Construction
First of all i would like to state that we did over 50 roofs last year and not one person has had a problem with their roof, or a mess left over. When we started this roof it was the worst part of winter, the week we were supposed to start this roof it was a blizzard, we postponed the roof another week, she was very upset about us not started that week the weather was bad and she did not understand that it would have been dangerous for my crew. This job was performed professionally and in an organized manner. There was no extra driveway for us to park the trailers on, and being winter there was some tires marks left but i explained to her that when spring came and the snow melted i would be out to fix the yard, this is common when its blizzarding outside and then rain, some of the debris did get barried due to the snow, but we were going to go back when the snow melted and get the yard all cleaned out for her. As for my fiance calling [member name removed] my phone is very touchy and she accidentally dialed [member name removed] phone number, when she realized she had dialed the wrong number she apologized many times over again to her and [member name removed] did not want to hear it, [member name removed] then called us back and wanted to cancel the job, i tried to explain again that it was an honest mistake, but she did not care. [member name removed] did want to cancel us doing the roof for her, and i kindly said okay. Now because i lowered the price for her in the beginning because of the senior discount i offered she called me back a few days later, apologized that she over reacted and signed the contract with my company. Due to the high winds and snow some shingles fell against the house and ripped some screens, easy fix for us, we just needed them to take the screens out for us because they lock on the inside. They were fixed the next day for her. We got the roof done and they wanted to inspect it before last payment. They inspected it and there was a few fixes i needed to make before last and final payment, and we went there and fixed them,and [member name removed] stated the check would be out on that saturday. Well 3 weeks went by, no final payment. I was in town working and stopped by the house to see what happened maybe they needed some more time to come up with the final payment or something else happened. [member name removed] was not there so i left a message to have her call me when she got a chance. About an hour later i received a phone call from a police officer, asking what was going on. [member name removed] had told the police officer that i went over to her mothers house and was pushing her around demanding being paid. This is not the first time i guess she has called the police and stated something that was not true to them, so he kindly told me that my best bet on my end would be just to take it to court. So after a month of not being paid for a job that was done, and very professionally, we went to court. We do alot of work in mason county, and sometimes there are people you just can not please. I feel terrible it had to go that far, and it just makes me feel hurt that she would say i am bad to elderly people because i am not in anyway like that.
Ellen O.
12/2012
5.0
roofing, siding
 + 0 more
Greg Frey provided us with a free estimate on re-roofing and re-siding our house. He arrived at the time specified and was friendly and cooperative. His estimate was half of what another contractor provided us with. He incorporated changes into our initial estimate and work order quickly via email. He worked to our required completion date in spite of bad weather. The site was cleaned up very nicely (we did a unscheduled check.) He did make a suggestion about the color of the roof which we found to be very helpful and which we took. He used the materials specified by us on the siding and roofing. We have a process in place to see how the roof weathers but can't comment on that at this time. He made some minor changes after we looked at the project when we came to inspect it and completed those within a few hours. In addition to the roofing and siding, he changed the skirting around the bottom of the house to cement board and painted that and some areas that did not get sided but which needed new paint. He also spotted some weak places in the roof and added support where needed as well as removing and replacing some rotten wood on the sides of the house and the porch. He covered exposed wood with siding which should increase the life of the wood. Greg and his crew were on hand when we inspected the house. He didn't know we had been out there a couple of times before the official inspection and that we had a couple of neighbors report back to us with pictures of his progress. He also sent us pictures which was very helpful. He was always ready to respond to our questions and concerns - very important! Only two negatives: some windows on the upper story were unlocked and a photo fell off the wall in the tv room due to the amount of pounding on the outside wall. We locked the windows (could have been left unlocked by the cleaning lady) and got new glass for the photo. No big deal. On the whole, a very good experience but won't know about the quality of the roofing until we see signs of leaks as the winter progresses.
Description of Work: Greg Frey provided us with a free estimate on re-roofing and re-siding our house. He arrived at the time specified and was friendly and cooperative. His estimate was half of what another contractor provided us with. He incorporated changes into our initial estimate and work order quickly via email. He worked to our required completion date in spite of bad weather. The site was cleaned up very nicely (we did a unscheduled check.) He did make a suggestion about the color of the roof which we found to be very helpful and which we took. He used the materials specified by us on the siding and roofing. We have a process in place to see how the roof weathers but can't comment on that at this time. He made some minor changes after we looked at the project when we came to inspect it and completed those within a few hours. In addition to the roofing and siding, he changed the skirting around the bottom of the house to cement board and painted that and some areas that did not get sided but which needed new paint. He also spotted some weak places in the roof and added support where needed as well as removing and replacing some rotten wood on the sides of the house and the porch. He covered exposed wood with siding which should increase the life of the wood.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$30,000
Kathleen A.
12/2012
5.0
roofing
 + -1 more
We received three estimates and decided to go with the company we felt was the best. That was Greg Frey and he was the middle estimate. Roofing was started and completed within two days. After seeing the job done on the roof we decided to replace the old gutters with seamless gutters. That work was completed in one day. He also did some repair work to the chimney.
Description of Work: Old shingles were removed and replaced and seamless gutters were installed. Excellent job and clean up was exceptional.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000
cindy M.
03/2012
5.0
roofing
 + -1 more
The workers were awesome. His estimate was very reasonable. They did not need a lot of supervision, we had one minor issue, brought that to Greg's attention, he took care of immediately, and we never had any more. There were two other workers here, they knew what they were doing, Greg wasn't here, and the job went rather well. I give them high ratings and would use them again in the future.
Description of Work: He did roofing for me in December.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,000
mark M.
01/2012
1.0
remodeling
 + -1 more
Contacted Frey Construction to do an estimate of a remodel completion on my property. After the construction company forgot to add a major expense in the contract and what I thought were exorbitant quotes for add ons, I canceled. We did this within the 10 days, which was noted on the contract. (Note: this proposal may be withdrawn by us if not accepted within 10 days). Also, had given a $1000.00 check to start the project and for the use of a trailer. The construction company delivered the trailer. I had filled the trailer with garbage and materials I was disposing of. After canceling, I told Frey construction they could keep the $1000.00 check for their trouble and to pick up the trailer. They came and got the trailer, BUT emptied the garbage and materials out in the yard before leaving. A phone call was made to say they were going to the police with the contract. I have not heard from them since. Beware before signing with this company.
Description of Work: A qoute from Greg Frey Construction Company was requested. He came out , took measurements and notes to what was to be done on the completion remodel. He sent the estimate by email. We met again and went over some additons we had sent him by email. We gave him a $1000.00 check to start the project and to deliver a trailer for garbage and materials we were throwing out. We signed the a contract with a 10 daywithdrawl clause.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0
$1,000
Response from Greg Frey Construction
Our company and myself spent days with this customer on his addition he wanted added to his trailer. Greg met with his sister the first couple of times, she was the middle person, and then he met with the customer the third time, and every time we had to change the estimate completely. The addition was a huge expense for the location and being a vacation home, we thought something was fishy to begin with. Well he had a previous local contractor out there before we came in and when this contractor caught wind we were there working on this, he contacted us and told us that he also spent tons of time with him and did a lot of work (about $5,000.00 worth) and the customer simply fired him and didn't pay him for the work he put in to the addition. Now with this said we were still willing to work for him and do whatever he wanted. Until about 3 weeks into this he emailed me and said he was not going to do anymore work the money just wasn't there. We tried to contact him several times by phone and he would not call back. Now did we do anything wrong here, no we catered to his every needs for 3-4 weeks only for him to back out on a legal contract he signed right in the beginning. So hopefully to other contractors in the area they don't get burned like us and the other contractor that was helping mark.
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Service Categories
Roofing,
Siding,
General Remodeling,
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling,
Garage and Shed Building,
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Framing,
Snow Removal,
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Gutters,
Garage Doors
FAQ
Greg Frey Construction is currently rated 4 overall out of 5.
Greg Frey Construction accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Financing Available,PayPal
Yes, Greg Frey Construction offers free project estimates.
Yes, Greg Frey Construction offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Greg Frey Construction does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Greg Frey Construction offers emergency services.
Yes, Greg Frey Construction offers warranties.
Greg Frey Construction offers the following services: New Construction, Remodeling