Hoffman Construction Co Inc

Extremely frustrated that a call to "cancel or reschedule" comes in at 10 minutes before the appointment. I understand things come up (as you noted in Friday) but you call 10 minutes before when clearly you weren't en route?!

We purchased a home built in 1910 in Tremont Ohio that needed major repairs in order to make it livable. We used a 203K loan to purchase the house, and the loan process was very complicated, but Barry was thoughtful and patient throughout the whole process. The work is excellent, and we love our home. Barry has even been attentive since the work has been completed, helping us fix some unforeseen but minor plumbing issues, and recommending a number of sub contractors for other jobs. Just like any job, there were bumps in the road, but we would certainly hire Barry again. Barry's expertise and the quality of his work make him a great pick.

Since this was actually the first remodeling job I?ve ever had done through a general contractor, I turned to Angie?s List for a description of what a contractor is responsible for in order to give a fair review. According to Angie, ?A general contractor will assess the project from the initial meeting with the homeowner and devise a plan to guide the job all the way to completion. Ultimately, the role of a general contractor is to oversee the day-to-day operations of a project while acting as the communication liaison for all parties involved.? When I called Barry, it was initially to find out if he did re-facing of cabinets. During that phone call, he asked some important questions to find out what my needs and concerns were. The reason I was hesitant about a complete cabinet remodel was because I did not want to have workers in my house for weeks on end. Once Barry understood that concern, and got information on the size of my kitchen (11? X 10.5?) and the aspects of what I wanted done (cabinets and counter only ? no new flooring or appliances) he assured me the project would not take more that 1 ? 1 ½ weeks. He made some suggestions to alter my initial plans to make the remodel both less expensive, and to make the layout attractive and efficient. He gave me a rough estimate of the costs, and once I had agreed that I would like to proceed, he had diagrams and 3D drawings drawn up so I could get a visual of what would be done. A contractor is also responsible for providing a detailed contract. According to Angie, a good contract should have a job description, start and completion dates, payment terms, procedure for work order changes, and a detailed outline of costs, labor and materials. My contract had all but the details of the labor costs. This did make it difficult for me to reference how much I should be saving if/when I requested changes to the plan, so this would be a recommendation that I would suggest other homeowners should request as part of their contract. To give you a general idea of material costs, the Waypoint 600 series cabinets cost $3,500 and the granite was $1,680. I also had a new sink, faucet, and microwave installed (another $680). Finally, I came to realize that a contractor can only provide great service if he has a great crew (and that is only going to happen if someone has been in business for awhile and has learned who is skilled and reliable). Fortunately for me, all of the subcontractors were wonderful! The carpenters were skilled, and were able to coordinate their work with the electrician and plumber so that it all went smoothly. All the subcontractors were also extremely polite and professional. There were a few extra ?corrections? that needed to be made (extra circuits, moving some water pipes), and they answered all my questions and addressed all my concerns with a phrase I came to love, ?That won?t be a problem.? The last few days of ?touch-up? did get stretched out a bit, but if we don?t count that small glitch, the entire cabinet and countertop replacement took 7 working days. Barry came through within his time estimate and I love the finished product.

I'm very pleased with the quality of the work especially the woodworking. Another crew painted a waterproofing coating on part of my basement walls and all when well with that project. The worker cleaned the areas after themselves and did a good job.

Very well. Barry is a professional and knows his trade well.

Hoffman construction does quality, thorough work at a very competitive price. We were pleased with the end result of our remodel, and would hire them again if we were looking to get more work done. The only complaint I have is the time it took to get things done. We did run into some issues with material delays due to a port workers strike in CA, preventing items manufactured in Asia from coming in on time. However we still had to wait, sometimes weeks, to get certain contractors in to complete our job. Regardless, for the work we were able to complete for the price, it was still worth dealing with these delays.

Basement remodel started well and on time, initial design, complete framing and dry-walling of new space, including closets, painting, electrical installation, 6 closet doors, 4 new glass block windows, minor plumbing (reworking of existing plumbing in space). Installed Miracle Stone flooring throughout which looks fabulous and was reasonably priced compared to similar products. After initial inspection and framing went up, we found that we needed to have exterior waterproofing done. This resulted in an additional cost, but the subcontractor Mr. Hoffman recommended did good quality work within the budget we set forth. Mr. Hoffman and his lead carpenter Mr. Newton were very accommodating as minor changes needed to be made from initial design-even after some of the framing went up - to allow us to have more functional storage areas and function of the design. We did have some communication issues between the 3 of us (owners, carpenter, contractor), but these were all resolved to our satisfaction. We provided light fixtures which were installed. They were able to re-install some existing shelving in the new space, and purchased some new as well. Although there was an additional charge for this, it provides much needed functionality. They re-installed office shelving and cabinetry in the new basement office which were original to the home from the previous office. All work was done to code and we have had no issues with function of anything since completion. Overall the new basement adds functional living, office, and storage space to our home and we are very pleased with the end result! We also had cosmetic refinishes in an upstairs bedroom (new carpet, wallpaper removal, painting) and a new window installed. The window installation was challenging and delayed the timeline a bit, but from the outside you would never know it was different than the other windows on the house. We needed to have some cosmetic changes to the interior due to the installation process but these were covered well and the end result looks good. My son really likes having his own room, he especially likes the carpet choice. Mr. Hoffman made little adjustments on the final walk through to ensure that we were completely satisfied with the result. The project started on time, but was significantly delayed in final completion (planned completion was end of August, was finally finished mid November). The additional waterproofing led to a 3 week delay from the original timeline, but the remaining time delay was mostly due to conflicting contractor and subcontractor projects. Once early September came, the project moved very slowly and we felt we frequently needed to remind people of tasks that still to happen. However, the painters in particular came in on weekends to finish in an effort to make up extra time. In addition, when we set hard deadlines (moving all furniture back into basement) they were able to meet these. Overall the project turned out very nicely and we are pleased with our new basement!

Very courteous and responsive.

Mr. Hoffman was the first of three consults I will obtain. I want ideas from professionals before I commit to this project.

Waste of time, the owner shows up and complains of hunger. Has to leave in the middle of the meeting to go eat and couldn't finish measuring. Trampled through the house and made a mess.

It went wonderfully. If I have future projects, I will definitely use Hoffman again. Mr. Hoffman is very professional and easy to work with--as were all of his employees and subcontractors.

Barry was a very nice man with a great amount of knowledge in the carpentry trade! He was able to sit with us and visualize our kitchen remodel to make a 3D drawing of it, which turned out perfect! Exactly what we were looking for.

Once he was able to line up the subcontractors, things went very smoothly.

In an nutshell bad, kept asking for my key to my house when i kept saying no. It took forever to finish the project almost 6 months. Charged a clean up fee of $300 dollars American when work was deemed satisfactory, which it never was. Also whenever his workers would make a mistake, he would try and charge me for it, so as not to burden himself with their errors.

Says that the deal will cost more than the purchase of the deal. I just wanted a railing put up. I would have purchased whatever materials that he would have told me to get. However, we just needed labor hours.

Good. I bought the wrong replacement handle. He showed me the problem and put back the original.

The man was very helpful and made suggestions that saved time and money. Very professional.

the carpenter looked at the front wood door determined that it was slightly off kilter printing easy closing of the door. He removed hingers on toe portal removed the hinges shaved down the door and reattached the hinges and the door did this three times until it was perfect. iw ill definitely call them back for any carpentry work or minor or major hoe repairs

We hired them a long time ago through one of the deals, they're very responsive, and call back promptly. There was a disagreement about how the deck was to be fixed, and he resolved it. Even though it took forever to get it done because of the weather, we're pleased with his work.

It went well. They did what we thought we needed in terms of securing the boards on the porch. They did not replace any boards. I was hoping for at least 1 or 2 new boards, but at least they are now secure.

Barry quickly returned my initial phone call and set up an appointment. He came by, assessed our situation, made recommendations, and gave me a quote. After speaking with my wife (and seeing the great ratings on Angie's List), we were happy to have Hoffman Construction fix our broken pantry. Not only did they do a great job, they actually ended up charging us less than they quoted us, due to the fact that they finished the project earlier than expected. Truly a company with integrity!

Old man winter got in the way, it being too cold to work on an outside door. But Barry was very good about keeping communication lines open. It turned out to be a challenging job, but the door works great!

Mr Hoffman was very polite and understood what was needed. He has a carpenter that is part oif his team that is amazing, talk about old world craftsmanship, he has it. All my work was done with care. The backdoor had to be shortened and a weather tight jam installed. Although there was some difficulty at first, Mr Hoffman came back with his carpenter to adjust the work and I finally have a door and jam that actually work and keep the cold air out.

Barry (the owner) is a very professional and pleasant person to work with. From the beginning he described all the elements that would be involved so there were no surprises during the course of the job. Barry Hoffman and crew were courteous and responsible, and skillful. I was completely satisfied with the finished job which looks wonderful.

The job went great and met all of my expectations. Barry (the owner) used extra care in ensuring my floors were protected from traffic to and from my attic by placing cardboard on the floors and plastic on the steps. His team (carpenter, electrician and carpet layer) were all polite and professional. I was comfortable with leaving them in the house alone while they completed the job. My expectation for this job was for the quality and craftsmanship of the new closet mirror the existing closet in my attic. This was accomplished. I will definitely use Hoffman Construction in the future.