Dave Moore Construction

I am going to be as honest as possible to help out the next person in their decision to hire him. First and foremost he is a great guy and friendly, he knows what he is doing and his workmanship is top notch. I initially hired him for a patio / porch and then a 3car garage. When he started it was going well and after I paid him a little more so he could get ahead, he would run out of material and would just leave without saying anything. His work was impressive but I felt he became complacent and started cutting corners because he ran out of money to buy materials. As an example: Not planning ahead, he left a portion of my roof exposed and the rain went into my home causing considerable sheet rock and insulation damage. He could have covered it to prevent some of the damage but his response was â I canâ t control the weatherâ . That was disappointing as I had to cover that bill myself. On the 3 car garage, I ran into the same problem. He started slowing down I was a little disappointed with the timelines. He would show up and work a few hours then leave. Despite me asking for a blueprint or plan. He failed to provide one. On several occasions he ran out of material and the work was delayed. The workers he had would come to me and say they would have to leave because there was no more material. I did notice that when you asked him questions he would get a little defensive. Unfortunately some of his hard work was tarnished by his lack of planning despite being paid in advance. Half of my structure remained exposed due to lack of planning on his part. Towards the end of the project he was piecing boards together and using left over scraps as patch up work. I did question him on a few things like hauling of the leftover material but he referred to the contract and said it was not in the contract. However, he was willing to charge me more money to get it removed. In order to end in good terms, I just wanted him to finish what he started and paid him to avoid further disappointment. I still have left over material to haul away, a few areas to patch, tape and seal. I would recommend him because of the skill he has however, I may or may not hire him again. I would let the next person know to MAKE SURE you read the contract very carefully, ask questions and request plans with a timeline or you will have to hire other people to finish his work. I have plenty of pictures to share if interested.

Dave heard my requirement for an elevated patio deck to replace my 10Ã 16 deck and stairs. He was able to draw out his idea, made a blueprint and built the new deck, and roof, well beyond our exoectation. He was on schedule (weather permitting last winter), and on budget!! He built my 20Ã 24ft deck singlehandedly.... Truely a professional!

3,120 square foot house completed in May. Completed the job quickly and at a fair price. Very knowledgeable. I would hire him again because he did everything he said he would do and kept the job clean and organized.

My experience has not been so great. Unfortunately the house we were building fell down. The contractors initial response was did you guys have insurance?. When hiring this contractor we went with him for a multitude of reasons. One reason being their about description stating With 45 years of industry experience, we uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility I felt safe working with this contractor feeling that they had my best interest in mind. When asked if we had insurance our response was that is what we hired an insured and licensed contractor for. He said that he knew we were trying to save money and did not include that in the contract. We had no reason to assume he would not have insurance or the project. As first time home builders we knew nothing about how to add insurance to the project. Which really leads me to question what we uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty, and personal responsibility means. Why would not I have been informed that something as critical as insurance would not be included? Why would a contractor build on an uninsured project? Why was not my best interest kept in mind? Why would the contractor assume I would want to save a small amount of money instead of protecting my entire investment? We gave this contracting company $112k and the house fell down during high winds and we are left with only a foundation and debris. I don not understand how a house a contractor is working on can fall down and the contractor not be responsible in any way. The contractor said they would draft up how much it would be to get back to where we were at before it fell. I did not feel safe anymore. Something as important as insurance was cut out without my knowledge what else could potentially been cut out for the sake of saving money? This house could have fallen with people on my property and someone could have been hurt. I am still so lost at how something like this happens.

His work is very impressive. He is timely, conscientious, and never leaves a mess. I have no complaints on any projects he has done for me.