Wingate Construction, LLC.

The project went very well. Communications from the owner were prompt and honest from the onset. Staff also communicated well. Work was done properly and promptly. All doors are now working. This company also does other renovation work and I would be happy to use them again.

The crew arrived on time and usually early. Minimal disruption to my schedule. I was kept informed on progress. The floor system was noticeably sturdier after the job was done. Wingate was recommended by a structural engineer who did a full inspection. This was a very good experience. Would use again.

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The jacks that Mr. Wingate used rusted within months after the installation. Additionally, they were not permanently attached. Subsequent to the installation both a home inspector and another structural engineer said that the job should have been done using piers rather than jacks. Since I am selling the house, I spoke to Mr. Wingate about this. All he offered to do was attach the jacks at top and bottom. He did not offer to replace them and do the job that should have been done in the first place. I will never use his company again.

First time using Wingate Construction. We needed structural repair to some joists as well as the subflooring area beneath a ground floor guest bathroom due to previous water damage. Work was completed at a very competitive cost. Vendor was on time and finished with excellent results. No problems at all. Would definitely consider using them again.

Second time using Wingate Construction. This time we needed small sections of hardware flooring replaced due to water damage in a dining room area as well as under and around a refrigerator in the kitchen. This was a very difficult job as it required removing damaged floorboards and replacing with new ones into an existing hardwood floor. The area in the dining room was handled exceptionally well. Could hardly tell at all where it was replaced. The repair in the kitchen area was not as good. The pieces were cut very short, and the lightest selections of floorboards were used instead of the darker ones which matched the existing floor much better. However, this portion of floor was especially difficult to patch and it was fit very tightly. Not too disappointed at the end of the day, but this did not end so well. The vendor moved the refrigerator back into place and scratched a significant area of both existing and new hardwood floor quite badly. Especially irritating since I had warned the vendor in advance to be prepared to provide some means of carefully moving the refrigerator, for this very reason. Instead, scrap pieces of cardboard were used to slide it across the floor which turned out to be quite insufficient. Despite this mishap, would still consider using this vendor again. Just not for flooring.

Third time using Wingate Construction - unfortunately, this was the single worst home repair experience in my life. After having to gut half of our master bathroom due to long term water leaks, we decided to replace it with a new, much higher-end master bathroom. Gone was the cheap white ceramic tile, vanilla garden tub, and metal & glass prefab shower enclosure. We bought over $2000 of nice travertine tile and accessories, along with a 60" whirlpool bath and a design for a frameless glass shower enclosure. This was a significant upgrade and we were looking forward to its completion. This turned into our worst nightmare. My first and most prevalent request was to point out the structural imperfections that were going to have to be addressed in order to put in a base for the tile and shower that would be nice and square and flush. I repeated how critical it was that the surfaces be flush especially with a new frameless glass shower going in. Instead, the construction was done recklessly and without craftsmanship of any kind. The red flags started going up when we began to see right angles that were 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch off square. Some of this was fixed, but we began to find others. Obviously, the structural imperfections were ignored, some not even brought to our attention. Upon completion, the tile vendor and I completed a thorough inspection with a level, carpenter's square, and right angle. We were appalled. There wasn't a right angle or flat, level surface in the entire room. Some of the construction was so bad it could easily be seen from a distance. I've seen better structures in a Doctor Seuss book. This was craftsmanship not fit for a picnic table. We were told there was no way tiling could proceed. We were forced to hunt for another construction vendor and pay a significant amount of money for much of this to be torn out and redone, along with the original structural concerns that still needed to be addressed. It was finally repaired by another vendor and with much better results, but the delays in construction and additional costs were very upsetting. I would not, under any circumstances, ever use Wingate Construction again.