Manus Contracting, Inc

Description of Work: After one phone conversation and several emails no one even came to give an estimate. I would not recommend them to anyone.

Description of Work: I called to set up an appointment which was scheduled for 2/24/14. Contractor was quick to respond to initial call to set the appointment. However, once it wan set , the contractor never showed up. I called and left a message to contact me. I have not received a call back.

Description of Work: Messaged Chris through Angies List about a bathroom remodel. He returned the message within an hour, and after listening to my situation suggested it would be more cost effective and in my best interest to use his tile reference. I appreciated his honesty and reference. Wild definitely call him again with other remodeling needs.

Description of Work: Gary and his team were very prompt in giving me a reasonable estimate when we wanted to renovate our rec room. Gary helped me pick up the flooring and worked with my schedule. We were very impressed with the workmanship and professionalism. Most of all the rec room looks great! I would hire Manus construction for all my major Reno work in future. A++ highly recommended.

Description of Work: I received an e-mail from Chris Manus and he asked me to up-date my rating review comments. I want to be fair on my appraisal of Chris Manus and Manus Contracting. As I stated before, Chris is a very personable young man and I have absolutely nothing against him as a person. He appears to be honest. My reason for these negative comments on his company were because of my experience. The reason for Angie's List is to state your experience with a particular company. When I first scheduled an appointment with Chris he did not show up. I had to call him back to schedule another appointment. This I can not change. This is what actually happened. Chris did finally give me a written quote several days after he came to my house for an appraisal of my problems. Coincidentally, the written quote, for what he would repair my deck and other things we discussed, came to my e-mail box after I had written the first review rating on Chris and his company. His quote came in the same day after I wrote the first rating review. So, there is nothing I can do to change this. Chris did give me a quote in writing as I requested, even though, it was a little late. The main reason I am not going to do business with Manus Contracting is because he was more expensive than my other quotes on this project. I decided to use someone else who is less expensive and someone I think will do the job correctly and on time without delay. I hope this help clear up any misconception about Chris Manus and his company. I would suggest everyone make their own appraisal of Chris and hopefully they will have a better experience than I did.

Description of Work: FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, WE HAD NOTICED THAT, AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER, WE WERE EXPERIENCING A LARGE INFESTATION OF A SMALL FLY WHOSE ORIGIN OF ENTRY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ALSO, THE MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSEHOLD WERE SUFFERING FROM AN USUAL NUMBER OF HEADACHES AND ALLERGY-RELATED ILLNESSES. OUR DOCTOR SUGGESTED THAT A MOLD OR FUNGUS WAS THE CAUSE OF OUR MEDICAL ISSUES AND REGRADING THIS SMALL FLY THAT WAS BEGINNING TO INFEST OUR HOME, WE SENT A SAMPLE OF THIS SMALL FLY TO AN EXTERMINATOR. HE SAID THIS FLY THRIVES ON A VERY WET, DARK ENVIRONMENT. IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "SEWER FLY.." SINCE WE KEEP OUR HOUSE EXTREMELY CLEAN, THIS WAS A TOTAL MYSTERY TO US. WE KNEW WE HAD TO GET SOMEONE INTO THE HOUSE TO BOTH DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE MOLD/FUNGUS AS WELL AS THIS INSECT WHICH ONLY IS FOUND IN WET ENVIRONMENTS. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS & QUOTES FROM VARIOUS CONTRACTORS, CHRIS MANUS OF MANUS CONTRACTING, INC, WAS RECOMMENDED TO US. HE WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WITH A REPUTATION FOR HONESTY, FAIR-DEALING, AND PROFESSIONAL-GRADE WORK. IN REGARD TO THE OTHER CONTRACTORS WHO HAD COME IN BEFORE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND MR. MANUS, THE ESTIMATES RANGED OVER $40,000 DOWN TO A DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS GOING TO COST US ABOUT $500.00!! TO ADD TO THAT, THE INITIAL OPINIONS OF THESE OTHER CONTRACTORS TURNED OUT TO BE COMPLETELY WRONG!! MY MOTHER MADE THE CALL TO MR. MANUS & TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN OUR HOME. HE AGREED IMMEDIATELY TO COME OUT & TAKE A LOOK, BUT BEFORE HE EVEN ARRIVED, HE TOLD MY MOTHER THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE WATER LEAKING FROM A DAMAGED PIPE, MOST LIKELY IN THE KITCHEN, BUT SAID HE WOULD COME OUT AND DO A COMPLETE EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT OF OUR HUGE PROBLEM BEFORE GIVING HIS OFFICIAL OPINION OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. DURING HIS PROFESSIONAL AND THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF OUR HOME, MR. MANUS NOTICED WATER DAMAGE TO A SECTION OF THE LOWER-LEVEL CABINETS IN OUR KITCHEN AND ALSO DAMAGE TO THE VINYL FLOORING IN THE KITCHEN. AT THIS POINT, WE AGREED TO HIRE HIS SERVICES. HIS FIRST ACTION WAS TO SAW THROUGH THE BOTTOM SHELF OF CABINETWORK DIRECTLY BENEATH THE KITCHEN SINK & IMMEDIATELY, THE DAMAGE WAS NOTICED! THE MAIN DRAINPIPE FOR THE KITCHEN SINK WAS LEAKING WATER. AT THIS POINT, MR. MANUS DETERMINED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO REMOVE THE LOWER SECTION OF CABINETS & APPLIANCES AND FIND THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE LEAK. OUR KITCHEN IS IN A "U-SHAPE" FORM, WHICH MAKES REMOVAL OF ANYTHING DIFFICULT. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF SIMPLY RIPPING OUT THE CABINETS ENTIRELY, HE AND HIS CREW TOOK THE TIME TO CAREFULLY REMOVE THE OAK CABINETS, AND THEN CAREFULLY TAKE OUT THE APPLIANCES AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HE DID SO WITHOUT A SCRATCH OR DENT TO ANYTHING!! BY REMOVING THE CUSTOM OAK CABINETS VERSUS. RIPPING THEM OUT, HE SAVED US TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT WE'D HAD TO HAVE SPENT ON NEW CUSTOM OAK CABINETS!! ONCE EVERYTHING WAS REMOVED, THE LEAK WAS EASILY FOUND. IT WAS A HOLE, ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL, THAT WAS IN ONE OF THE HOUSES ORIGINAL DRAIN PIPES. THE HOLE WAS ON THE TOP OF THE PIPE, BUT EACH TIME THE SINK WAS USED, A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER WAS LEAKING INTO A SPACE UNDERNEATH THE CABINETS THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN WITHOUT THE TYPE OF INVESTIGATION MR. MANUS HAD DONE. ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE CABINETS, WAS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DANGEROUS BLACK MOLD THAT HAD FORMED DUE TO THE WATER LEAKAGE AND DARK ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS A PAINSTAKING AMOUNT OF LABOR THAT MR. MANUS DID TO SAFELY REMOVE ALL OF THIS MOLD. ONCE A PLUMBER HAD REPAIRED THE PIPE, MR. MANUS AND HIS CREW TOOK THE TIME TO CAREFULLY RE-INSULATE THE AREA, SPRAY BOTH AN EXPANDING FOAM AND AN ANTI-MOLD COMPOUND, AND DO WHATEVER ELSE WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE MOLD FROM COMING BACK, EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR. THIS WAS A VERY PAINSTAKING PHASE OF THE JOB FOR HIM. HOWEVER, WHEN FINISHED, THE MOLD DID NOT COME BACK! ONCE HE WAS ASSURED OF THIS, IT CAME TIME TO BEGIN THE REPAIR OF THE CABINETS. HE DID THIS REPAIR IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE CABINETS WERE VIRTUALLY BRAND-NEW AGAIN AND ABSOLUTELY NO DAMAGE COULD BE SEEN...EVEN PRIOR TO THE RE-INSTALLATION!! THE CABINETS WERE RE-INSTALLED WITH A LEVEL OF PRECISION THAT EVERY ANGLE WAS LEVEL, LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE NEW AGAIN, AND EVEN MY MOTHER WHO SPENDS A GREAT DEAL OF TIME IN THE KITCHEN COULD NOT TELL THE CABINETS HAD BEEN REMOVED, REBUILT, AND REINSTALLED!! THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH TO THE OAK CABINETS, NOR WAS THERE ANY DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE APPLIANCES THAT WERE REMOVED AND THEN REINSTALLED!! AMAZING!!

Description of Work: Complete remodeling of both bathrooms. Removal of wall to wall carpet, shower inserts, vanities, toilets, and wall/ceiling above existing showers. Tiling of both bathrooms including master closets. Tiling of showers. Installation of new toilets and vanities. Adding lights to the new showers. Installation of new hot water heater.

Description of Work: Screened in existing deck

Description of Work: Remodeling a barn into a garage and room with heated space. We replaced masonite siding with vinyl. Added windows, and re-arranged doorways. He created a workshop and double garage with a separate room that can be heated and air-conditioned. It is paneled and has a floating floor. Perfect for our boys! He suggested we change the roof pitch for better rain run-off and for the structure to be more like our house with an A-frame. We also replaced the tin roof with shingles. Concrete was poured to the inside rooms and a pad outside. It was an amazing transformation!

Description of Work: He gutted the entire house.

Description of Work: Build a small hay barn.

Description of Work: Manus Contracting Inc. came out about 1.5 weeks ago and gave us an estimate for a deck and a fence.

Description of Work: Install approx 300 feet of post and 3 rail fencing and screen. Included was digging of holes and cementing of posts. Clear approx 3 feet of overgrowth on outer side of fence. Cleared approx 20 feet in back of fence and provided a run off for water. Everything was done on time, on schedule and at the cost quoted.

Description of Work: Removed attic Fan and built attic access and repaired the ceiling and molding in the hall.

Description of Work: Barn built, shed enclosed and other misc home repairs

Description of Work: We had a piece of rotten wood at our entry door.

Description of Work: Chris opened 8 feet of a supporting wall and installed a header (beam) above the opening and within the existing wall to support the upper floor. He then installed sliding French doors between my living room and den that I had previously purchased. He engaged an electrician to move wires and outlets that were in the area being removed and to install an additional electrical outlet elsewhere in the house.

Description of Work: Built a new screen porch, added on to an existing deck, built pergola & swing, installed hot tub, built privacy screen

Description of Work: I discovered Manus working on another home in the subdivision. He walked my property/project, helped develop a list of work to be done, we agreed on rates, and we set a start date. The work was to include interior painting, installation of plumbing and electrical fixtures, a deck repair, an outside building siding repair, pressure washing, an exterior stair fix, and other miscellaneous interior remodeling/repair type work. Estimated value $1000-$1500. Potential schedule impact - high.

Description of Work: Installed 2 windows in barn.

Description of Work: Construction of 6 stall Horse Barn.

Description of Work: They are currently remodeling my whole upstairs which includes the kitchen, bedroom and a bathroom. They are also adding a walk-in closet and a walk-in pantry for me.

Description of Work: I hired this company to do cosmetic repairs on my home. The work lasted 2 months.

Description of Work: Repaired our custom front door that had warped due to sun exposure.

Description of Work: Full kitchen remodel, front porch, wall creation.