Schmidt Construction

Description of Work: They didn't do anything and that is the problem. I called them and made an appointment to get an estimate from them on how much it might cost to finish off a partially finished bathroom in my daughter's house. The first time the guy didn't show up. I gave them a second try and they came an hour late. He called in a subcontractor to do part of the work. The subcontractor Omaha and CB plumbing came out to the house and took A look and some measurements but I never heard from either one of them again. I would highly recommend that you strike their name from your list of possible contractors. I would never deal with either of those two companies again.

Description of Work: Scheduled appointment for bath remodel,never showed up or called.

Description of Work: Might be a great company, not a good fit with us.

Description of Work: New driveway & sidewalk

Description of Work: Replaced driveway, steps and retaining walls and buried lines for roof run off.

Description of Work: I have an old garage built into the side of a hill that was deteriorating. The brick walls were beginning to bow in and were in danger of collapsing. There was also drainage issues that needed to be addressed. This is a rental property so I was on a tight budget. They completely tore down and replaced the North wall with block and shored up the West wall with a couple of I-beams. Also added dirt to fix the drainage problem and replaced the old stairs. They also did a significant amount of tuck point work on the brick.

Description of Work: Replaced a wood timber retaining wall 100 ft x 7 ft with concrete block. Modified wall shape as requested. Suggested and implemented alternatives that I liked. Installed concrete block steps and iron handrail. Installed wall caps. Landscaped across the end of the garage to eliminate a problem with water seeping into the garage during heavy rain and melting snow. Saved existing plants in pots I provided. Wall was adjacent to asphalt driveway. When the wall was torn out some of the driveway came up. These small areas were filled with concrete making a good-looking wall and driveway.

Description of Work: Replaced one L - shaped landscape timber retaining wall with a curved landscape block retaining wall. Also replaced a timber wall with another timber wall and repaired a third timber wall that supported the driveway.

Description of Work: concrete patio slab was extended by 4 inches to provide better water protection to brick facia on wall below patio. This 10 foot wall was getting water between the brick and the cinderblock and was causing damage to the brick. This wall has been repaired and tuck pointed a few times previously and I was looking for a way to get a permanent fix for the water problem. I felt that the solution that Mike proposed was the most likely way to solve this problem. Concrete slab was cleaned and sealed. Brick wall was repaired, some bricks were replace and the wall was tuck pointed. Also, chimney was tuck pointed.

Description of Work: Our bathroom was in pretty bad shape. We had leaks under the tub/shower and the toilet. The toilet leaks had been fixed several times with little or no permanent remedy. The electrical system was pathetic - only one plug-in and it was a strip (Mike and his foreman Joe wondered at the fact that no one had burned down the house.) In the winter, we had to use a small electrical heater in order to use the bathroom. (It turned out that there was no insulation in the ceiling at all and one wall - which used to be an exterior wall - had a combination of loose bricks and plaster lath.) We wanted the entire room stripped to the studs, new electricity outlets and wiring added, new shower instead of tub/shower, new toilet (high seat with dual flush), flooring, vanity (instead of just an attached sink) and mold resistant drywall. Mike showed up promptly and had lots of ideas to add - we were a little overwhelmed by all the choices we needed to make. Mike and his foreman Joe helped us tremendously by suggesting options or better solutions. Joe was there at our site everyday through the entire process. He also was present during the times when sub-contractors were present - giving us a very secure feeling. Mike helped us choose which stores might have the material we needed to buy, like the lights or the bathroom hardware. He also suggested tile stores, a local company who makes molded marble showers (much better - in my opinion - than what we could get at the big box stores). Mike's suggestion for the molded marble shower was the best solution offered by any of four contractors who offered bids. Mike and Joe took everything down to the studs, added new floor supports, then added nurock cement boards as a new sub-floor. We ended up putting Armstrong tiles instead of porcelain. We splurged a little (extra $250) for a $800 dollar hickory vanity. One new twist we added - we had Mike and Joe install a stacked washer and dryer into the corner of the bathroom. That installation required a couple of changes to the venting and electrical setup. Mike and Joe made it all work and to our satisfaction. When they started on the ceiling, they found no insulation at all in the roof area. That had to be corrected and added a couple of hundred to the original bid price. One final thing. We had only one toilet and one tub/shower in our house - so we were a bit concerned about not being able to use those facilities during the construction. The other contractors uniformly estimated at least two weeks without a bathroom, some said three. Mike said that he would be in and out in one week - we were a little bit dubious. Mike and Joe showed up August 2, 2012 and were cleaned up and out of our house (completely finished) August 13, 2012 - 9 working days total, and we were able to use the bathroom during the last two days - so Mike basically kept his promise. (I think he would have been even shorter on his time if the first two plumbers he tried to sub-contract with would have shown up - THEY didn't want to come all the way out of the city.)

Description of Work: I used Schmidt Construction. They put in a driveway.

Description of Work: Replaced a crumbling, leaning retaining wall with a modern well-built, engineered blocked retaining wall. Cut out and dug out faulty garage footings and sill plate, poured new footings to code, replaced sill plate, and tied existing wall studs to new sill plate. Filled cut areas with new concrete.

Description of Work: It's been almost a year since I had my retaining walls replaced. I am still very pleased and feel confident that I made the right decision in hiring Schmidt Construction. My story is kind of a long one--basically I was either going to sell my house or spend the money on replacing the retaining walls that line my single car driveway and support the stairs to my front door. I also was concerned with the big, weed-filled cracks throughout my driveway. If I was going to do this then I also wanted to expand one wall and add an additional parking area. Mike came to my house three times to talk to me since I had been indecisive and unsure of what I wanted to do. He took the time to listen to my ideas and concerns. Due to my conversations with him, I ultimately decided to stay and make the changes--a decision for which I have absolutely no regret! My existing walls were starting to crumble and one was sinking along with my long set of stairs. Mike recommended a mudjacker for my stairs (that I was very pleased with) and I felt very comfortable with Mike's direction on having the stairs mudjacked then proceed with the rest of the work. Mike also noted that there wasn't an expansion joint between the driveway and the garage floor, which had caused the well-concealed (from the previous owner) large cracks and hole in the cement block supporting the garage. It would be no problem to fix the damaged block and replace the concrete slab with an expansion joint. They would then cut the cracks in the rest of the driveway, re-caulk, and apply a sealant to the driveway. It turned out fabulous in my opinion--it was just such an improvement, I was just thrilled. Back to the retaining walls--Mike's crew was prompt and professional. Since I had taken that week off, I had the opportunity to work side by side with his crew and honestly, I thought they were great to work with. They were motivated and focused--they arrived at my house and got right to it. Before I knew it the old walls were out and they were putting in the new ones. This was in a heat wave at the beginning of August and those guys worked hard to get the job done. To say I was pleased would be an understatement. Mike also had suggestions for changing the width and the height of the walls from the previous ones, and near the end of building them, he had an idea to build the blocks around my tree in a ring on the second tier of the wall. The walls, driveway and additional parking area looks great and it really changed the look of my house. I have received many compliments on it!! A couple of other things...I had a spontaneous idea to bury the back gutter (something Mike had previously talked about) to go behind one of walls since I had a problem with erosion. Mike was very agreeable to my idea and it was no problem to add that into the ongoing job. Also, I had been working on a project in the backyard with a small 2 ft space between my backyard fence and wooden retaining wall (which by the way they added another timber and power washed the entire wall and made it look brand new). I wanted a concrete surface with flagstone instead of the abundant weeds and old sunken river rock. The day the concrete was poured for my new parking area, Mike had a couple of his guys wheelbarrow some concrete to the backyard at no cost and helped me complete the project I had been working on. This was an unexpected surprise and it really helped me out a lot.

Description of Work: Schmidt Construction replaced and old, wooden retaining wall that was failing on my front lawn with a cement block wall.

Description of Work: Mike replaced a large retaining wall that had rotted out along the back of our property.

Description of Work: This contractor put in a driveway, partial sidewalk and small retaining wall for me. I had no pre-existing driveway so the space needed to be dug out and the curb needed to be cut. My house is on a north facing hill so slope and drainage were important to me. In addition to the above referenced work, drain pipe was installed from the gutter ends to the yard so that water would stay away from the house. I had thought that the cure and seal was an extra charge but it was included as part of the service.

Description of Work: Mike and his team remodeled an 8ft by 5ft bathroom for us. Job included removing old bath/sink/toilet and taking floor/walls all the way down to the studs. New piping installed along with new tile, drywall, bath/sink/vanity, painting etc. Job also included replacement of sink/toilet in another area of house. We purchased the tile/bath/sink/toilet/fixtures ourselves (our choice) and Mike's team put it all together for us.

Description of Work: He replaced my retaining wall.

Description of Work: This project was to complete the removal of a dilapidated cement block retaining wall along the side of a driveway and to replace it with a timber retaining wall.

Description of Work: Schmidt installed a retaining wall. The job was professionally done and was accomplisted in a short period of time. I would use their services again.

Description of Work: Starting on Friday and finishing Sunday, they dug out a window well and replaced it with brick and also contoured my yard to stop an issue I had with water coming in the house.

Description of Work: New Ceramic floor, new toilet, new vanity, new tile in bathroom, new shower controls. Haul away all old used tile etc

Description of Work: Removed & hauled away old rock wall; installed new retaining wall; cleaned up area when finished.