Little Rock Construction

When Little Rock Construction was in the process of doing the work, I would question things that were not done, thinking he completed the task. He would tell me he wasn't done yet. During the process, he canceled on me about 5 times due to sickness with himself or kids. He scheduled what he said was his last day to complete the work. I paid him in full on the premise that I would do a walk through later since I was in the midst of working and could not stop. He said not to call him in a panic with things that I was not happy about. Upon my walk through, I discovered a full sheet of items that were done incorrectly, incompletely, were sloppy and never addressed. I called him the next day, a Friday and left a message that I was very disappointed in the work and to let me know his schedule the following week. I then left for a weekend away. He returned my call and then I called him on Sunday night. He couldn't come back until that Tuesday. When he showed up, he was extremely defensive. He started yelling at me and swearing at me, never letting me get a word in edgewise. I told him not to talk to me that way and to leave. This was what unfinished, sloppy work he still hadn't done. Colored wall paint was splattered on the ceiling and door frames in both bathrooms. This was more than a touch up. In the master bath, there were 4 areas of the walls that were never repaired or patched. Door frames were never primed where he damaged the paint. He just painted over the areas and the dark wood can still be seen through the thin film of paint. The towel racks were installed at the wrong height and were almost one inch off, very crooked. He misplaced baseboard tile and had to get more that then didn't match what was currently installed. The door stops were installed in the doors where there was foot traffic, could easily trip over it. The grout by the shower was very thin and cracking. Water could easily get in there. All in all, this was such a rush job. He received his payment and he was not going to complete the work or fix the sloppiness. His screaming at me and swearing at me was so unprofessional. He did not let me complete my list from the walk through. He stormed out and slammed my door. I will never recommend him to anyone.

They were on time, very professional, paid close attention to detail, they were great and took care all of my questions and concerns, they were reliable, responsive and reasonably priced for the quality of work.

Joe was very cordial. Initially I contacted Little Rock construction after reading his other reports in Angie's List while researching basement remodeling. Joe came out within a couple days of contacting him and gave me an estimate. The estimate was a little more than I was willing to spend at the time for the overall basement project, so he came back out and broke the process down and gave me three different estimates in order to complete the work in phases. He is very easy to work with and seems to bend over backward to assist you in your projects. The office was my priority, so that is what we agreed to get completed first. Joe started the project when I was ready and completed it within a week. The only mark-down I have for Joe, and it is minor, is his punctuality. He would say he would arrive between 8-830 am and show between 9 and 930 am. This is minor considering all the other areas Joe was prompt in. Overall, the project went very well. The price was a touch higher than I wanted to pay, but it was just as good as other estimates and Joe's overall willingness to work with me and my schedule made the choice easy.

Needless to say, we did not hire him for the job. He was completely unreliable and inconsiderate of other people's time. ZERO accountability.

We first got an estimate, then started work while we were gone. He warned us when our changes were increasing the budget and warned if things were worse than originally estimated, like the electrical work. We felt very comfortable and liked his work.

The owner responded promptly for our request for an estimate. Subsequent to his assessing our home, I did have to call him to get the estimate for the work. However, he was responsive to my calls, answered all my questions and scheduled a date for installation. The installation date was delayed a week because the window company did not receive the orders in a timely fashion, but the owner offered to work on a Saturday & Sunday to get the job done as promised. He and his crew arrived on time, completed the job in a professional manner and cleaned up the areas inside and outside the windows well. They were all polite and a professional. The contractor also did some work replacing a few kitchen floor tiles without charging me for his time.

We found Joe on Angie's List - and after reading some of the reviews, I wondered if such a great contractor really existed. Well he's close! Joe is the most responsive contractor we've ever dealt with. He'll answer his phone or call back within minutes most of the time - even at odd hours and on weekends. He clearly cares about customer service and about getting work done in a quality way. He did major work in our home over a period of three months: a complete demolition of our kitchen - even replacing the floor joists under the kitchen due to unsafe and uneven joists discovered when the tile floor was removed; finished walls - both plaster and sheet rock; added a full bath to our 3rd floor; brought utilities - water, electric, and gas to a 2nd floor closet to convert it to a laundry room; replaced many windows; added crown and base moldings throughout the house; Joe even hand cut some moldings so that they would curve up the staircase wall to match the old style moldings we were matching throughout the first and second floors; Joe corrected a major structural problem with our staircase by jacking up and securing a floor joist on the second floor that had fallen a number of inches over time. Joe is a great general contractor. He's easy to work with and usually brings along crew people that are equally respectful and competent. There were only two things that were minor annoyances during our project. One was that the plumber Joe used as a sub-contractor - or at least the plumbing crew that did our work - was not great. They made some errors that had to be corrected and at one point the plumbers stopped showing up at all. Joe ended up doing much of the finish plumbing himself - luckily he's capable in that area - but it caused some delays and headaches. The second is that if Joe gets busy with other jobs or loses crew members for any reason, things can get delayed. The end product is worth the wait, and these were the only two things that caused any problems for us. Overall, Joe does excellent work and we've recommended him to a number of friends. Everyone who visits our home comments on the beautiful work that was done.

Went very well. Nice to work with and persistent in getting the job done. Even picked up a plunger for me (I didn't ask) which I didn't have.

I contacted Joe Rota of Little Rock Construction to ask if he'd be interested in a job as small as hanging a storm door. Once he answered yes, I also asked if he'd be able to come by to measure the door jamb so I would be sure to order the appropriate sized door. He came by that afternoon, measured the door and gave me the price of hanging a new door. I ordered the door and called him. He let me know that I should call him when it arrives. I did; we made an appointment for a week later and he showed up on that day on time. He did a great job hanging the door, cleaning up after himself. He was very professional and very nice.

I would not use them in the future.

Very smooth, even when unexpected discoveries arose in our older home, Joe had the resources to repair the historic damage and get the new work done right!

Using Joe was the best decision we made during the renovation process. As he put it, I was "home improvement-ized" during the design (incorrect measurements of my kitchen, sending a sink base for a single-bowl sink instead of a double-bowl sink, etc.), but his professionalism and expertise allowed us to have the kitchen we ultimately wanted instead of the slop that the home improvement store tried to push on us. If I had to do it again, I would have used Joe from the start and skipped the home improvement store altogether.

The very positive rating on Angie's List must be making him a popular choice for work, to the point where he will miss appointments (twice) and not bother to call to let us know he's not coming. We may be a unique case, and I'm sure he does great work as others have reported. It is unfortunate we will not get to experience it.

He said he was going to call back with estimate, but he never called and never returned any messages.

The price was fair. He's very professional, on time, very nice and does good work.

I called prior to Thanksgiving and he said he would call me back. When he didn't, I called him. We set up a meeting for a Sunday morning. He didn't show. I called him to ask if he was running late and it was obvious he had forgotten or had no intention of making it as he was an hour away and already an hour late. We set up something for later that week. That was today. No call, no show. I will be going with someone else.

Joe Rota is great. He's done several small jobs for us; this plumbing problem was just the most recent. He's easy to get in touch with, usually available that day or the next, friendly, and affordable. He spent three hours locating the clog in the pipe, removing it and repairing the pipe and charged just $50 per hour -- on a Sunday.

The job took a little longer than expected but the men were timely and were hard workers. Our walls were extremely uneven and every inch needed some type of repair. Joe's drywall person is truly a master craftsman. He worked on the walls until they were smooth.

Joe made me feel confident and secure working with him. He seemed extremely knowledgeable about the work that needed to be done. The other contractors I called for estimates were unable to do both the wood work that was needed AND the electrical work. One contractor was much cheaper and said he'd try to just run the wires under the joist, but he wasn't that experienced working with electrical wires to I was concerned that he'd to a good, safe job. When Joe came for the estimate he was able to tell at a glance what each wire was for and how he'd deal with them. He came across as extremely professional and experienced. I suppose I could have paid less, but when it comes to potentially risky work involving the building's structure and electricity I was willing to pay more for peace of mind and for the best work. That's what I got from Joe. Additionally, Joe was leaving for vacation the next day and we really appreciated that he was able to fit us into his schedule.

I spoke with Joe about giving me an estimate to have work done. He did not show up for the appointed time. He did call six hours later and rescheduled for a different day. He had forgotten about our appointment. Because mistakes can happen, I set up another appointment with him. Unfortunately, he failed to show up a second time. He again called about six hours later and said he was on his way and that his day had just gotten busy. At that time, I told him that we didn't want him to do work for us. Please note that while he was unreliable, he was very courteous. It just sounds like he has too much going on and maybe needs someone to manage his schedule.

Joe, is easily the best contractor we've ever had. After a string of less than happy experiences with other contractors, he's renewed our faith in the home remodeling business. Joe was punctual, flexible in response to our changing scope and schedule, friendly and delivered what he said, he would. He does top quality work. He easily solved issues that came up. The workplace was left immaculately clean every day and at the end of the job. I waited until the job was done, to enter this review thinking "this can't be real, something will go wrong or be left undone", but that was not the case. Joe is the consummate professional and a decent person to do business with. I would look to Joe first, for any future work.

He showed up right when he said he would, and stayed until he was done. Nice guy, very professional.

Joe was great! We intend to hire him again for a larger job ($6000-$7000) remodeling our bathroom. He came over gave us a free estimate for our hot water heater and D/W installation. As soon as we purchased the appliances, he came over with an electrician. The work was completed efficiently and professionally. Joe is very personable, easy to work with, and I would recommend him to anyone. I like the fact the Joe is willing to take on small and large jobs. We had a problem with our dishwasher's motor about a week after the work was completed (nothing to do with the installation), and Joe even came over on a moment's notice to see if there was anything he could do. He even called the Maytag repair people for us. Turned out one of our cats had dropped a toy mouse in the dishwasher's bottom, which was eventually ground up, and the D/W works fine now. Next time I'm going to wash the cat in there.

Great. I wish the work had gone a little faster but the quality of the work was worth the 4-5 extra days. Everything is finished off beautifully and they did a great job keeping the house clean during and after the work.

Wonderful. Joe was on time when he said he would be there and if he was going to be late he kept me informed as to when he would get there. He was very polite, professional, and I would recommend him to any one.