EL Construction LLC

It went very well. They even started earlier than promised on the demolition of the old shop, hauled all the old material away and build my new shop in record time. The crew was amazing, very friendly, answered any questions I had, they even helped build a temporary fence to keep the animals from getting out of the pasture! I've giving out the information to several neighbors who stopped by to take a look at the new shop. They added one very happy customer.

We were in the process of selling a home, and we needed to reroof a house. EL Construction made did a fantastic job in a very timely manner. Due to recent storms in the area, roofers we had contacted were for a month or more. We needed to have the house reroofed because we received a excellent offer on the home but it was contingent on the reroofing. I had heard many good things about EL Construction. I contacted the owner Eddie Layba and he had a very competitive estimate, but more importantly he would start that day or the next. I was glad to know that EL Construction was a licensed roofing contractor, bonded, and insured. I discovered that they contract on very large projects, but also handle smaller projects like mine. The company is very efficient and take pride in they're work and customer service. They used the best material, cleaned up the yard after removing the multiple layers of old roof, put down a high quality underlayment, reroofed the house, with new drip mental, added two greatly needed wind turbine wind vents, and I noticed they also repainted all the stand pipes coming out of the roof to match the new roof. I also appreciated that the work crew had a great attitude, very upbeat, civil, and diligent. Wow! I was and continue to be pleased....plus the roof is finished and everything is looking good for selling the house and closing.

I searched for roofing contractors in Atoka, Oklahoma, who had a current and valid license. I found EL Construction. I contacted them to see where my roof was leaking and for an estimate of how much it would cost me to get it repaired. A representative showed up soon after my call to their company. He checked all areas of my roof. He caulk education a suspicious area that could be leaking but found no other problems other than a rain cap is needed on the vent pipe. EL Construction did not charge me at all for their services. They were courteous and professional. I will use this company in the future and have already shared their info with my family. As a side note, a company out of Ada would have charged me a ridiculous $250 just to drive to my house to look at my roof.

Everything was above board. They even cleaned up after themselves.

I had been looking for someone to do some repairs on my mother's home. And I saw some construction guys on Main Street in Durant, at a house. I pulled over and inquired about their services. They were with EL Construction, the owner Eddie Leyba, introduced himself, and his partner Jerry. Eddie said his company could do the work I needed. I gave him my number and my mother's address. Eddie Leyba bragged to me that they "were rated number one on Angie's List". I accepted this, and waited for his call. He called and asked to come by. He and 2 of his helpers met me at my mom's house. One of the helpers was Jerry. Eddie told me that he would not do the repairs to the inside of my mother's home, unless I also hired/paid him to replace my mother's roof, and level her house. He told me the extra work needed to be done, and he would not feel comfortable doing the inside unless it was all done, because it was needed. I told him that I already had some people in mind for the roof and the house leveling (which was not very necessary). Eddie insisted that they were the best, and insisted I use his company since it needed done anyway. I told him I would consider it. He left his 2 helpers with me to look at what needed to be done, and write me an estimate. Jerry went beside my mom's house and tore a piece of her siding off to look under the house! I asked why he had to rip it beyond repair, and he told me it would be replaced anyway. But I had not asked them to do siding work! Jerry told me that they would give me an estimate within 2 days. After 4 days, I heard nothing. I called Eddie Leyba's cellphone, he didn't answer so I left him a message and told him I needed something added the estimate. He didn't call back. Over the next week I called 2 more times. Speaking to his "secretary" at his business office. I asked her to have him call me. A few days later Eddie called me while I was sick in the hospital. I asked if he had an estimate for me. He told me no. He told me the work was going to be very expensive, and then he said something that I didn't thing I could believe my own ears. He said, "I frankly don't think you can afford the work, and I am not going to invest my time giving you an estimate, if you can't afford the work".. And then he actually asked me how much money I have! I told him that he had a lot of nerve asking how much money I had in savings. Then he hung up on me. That evening I left him a message demanding that he at least replace the piece of siding that his employee tore off. A few minutes later, Jerry called me acting like he didn't know what I was talking about. After I reminded Jerry that I had witnesses that saw him do it, he promised that he would fix it. And told me that he would call me the next day. Then a few minutes later Eddie Leyba called me and told me "no dice". He told me that he would repair nothing for me, basically undoing Jerry's offer that was just made. I told Mr. Leyba that I was disgusted that he would lie to me, treat me badly, and even damage my mother's property and leave it! I told him that his much bragged about Angie's List rating was about to change. THEN HE MADE A THREAT TO ME. Eddie Leyba told me that he is good friends with all of the city inspectors, and if I wrote on Angie's List about my experience, he would call the inspectors and have my mother's house condemned! I could not believe what I was hearing. I called the head of community development in the city of Durant, Darla Smith. She told me that she, nor any of her inspectors had ever heard of him! And while we were talking, she got online to Angie's List and informed me that Eddie Leyba of EL Construction, had only one review. And she read it to me. And then she read the one review said he "did some electrical work" for his one reviewer. Darla told me that after checking, Mr. Leyba's company IS NOT LICENSED TO DO ELECTRICAL WORK. And told me that he should be reported! PLEASE BEWARE OF EL CONSTRUCTION. THEY ARE LIARS AND FRAUDS, WHO WILL WALK AFTER CAUSING DAMAGE TO YOUR PROPERTY!

Called him, he came down the same, gave me a very good price.... In a couple days he had the material here with two very friendly guys that were awesome welders......... They done a super job.....Best welding I have ever seen. It was straight and level, everywhere.... Yes I would hire him again and plan on it....The whole bunch were very polite.....

We signed a Labor + materials contract with EL-Construction after a lengthy bid process. The work has taken longer than we wanted due to unexpected termite and dry rot problems causing almost a re-build on one of the houses. We also had some very unusual personnel problems. The person in charge of the work disappeared. Left one day and did not return. Eddie (Owner) was taken completely by surprise and had to scramble to find replacement professionals to continue the job. An assessment of what was left to do was performed and new tradesmen were assigned. We lost some time in trying to get things going again. Eddie is a man of his word and got the project back on track. The weather began to play an unwanted part in the project and further slowed progress. We are still trying to get the work completed but with pro's like Eddie and his office manager Scarlet, we will get it finished by mid-march. The property is in an out of the way part of SE Oklahoma and is remote for most usual services. With the best of circumstances, construction there would have been difficult and when "Murphy's Law" kicks in, things slow down. The billing for the work has been timely and totally itemized, above reproach. These guy care about doing the right thing and have performed beyond my expectations under some impossible conditions. I would recommend EL-Construction. They do what they say they will do, always.