DIVERSIFIED REMODELING & REPAIR

The workers arrived on time with all the right tools and proceeded with the project which took about 20 minutes. They were dressed in clean clothes and their shoes were clean. I would not hesitate to recommend this company.

I would NOT in way recommend Diversified Remodeling & Repair based upon on communication, quality of work/attention to detail and professionalism. Mr. Irwin Dreyfus (Owner) is a man of few words and that is great, but he did not listen to what we wanted and never spoke to either my wife or I on the details of the job. We explained to him that we did and did NOT want him to do and he still drill into our foundation. He built a step out platform in our garage with a 6 inch step over, kind of like stepping into a shallow bathtub, but it's for storage. We initially told him that we knew there would be a step up to the platform and that was okay, but when I explained to Irwin Dreyfus his mistake he tried to tell me it wasn't a big deal and didn't see anything wrong with it. Then he corrected his mistake by building a raised floor on top of the other lower floor and if my wife had not told him not to cover the electrical outlet he would have, his solution to his mistake was not to fix it correctly but to do a half decent job. In respect to French doors installed, he didn't take the time to make sure he could match the casing around the door or handles with the rest of house. The finish work for both projects was sloppy to say the least. He was asking for payment before the job was completed and Mr. Dreyfus left before the job was completed and never looked it over the finished product. The texturing is nowhere near what is in the rest of the house and I would guess they painted over texturing that was not dry because it is smeared and paint blobs, door knob was not installed correctly. When I arrived home and looked at the finished work I was shocked, I called Mr. Irwin Dreyfus explaining what was wrong his attitude was dry and of indignation. I’m guessing that his attention to detail is not what I would call acceptable in the least. Timeliness, he kept his appointments, fortunately my wife was planning on being home, because he called us the night before and informed they would be there the next day to start their work. When I told him this was the first we heard of this he tried to tell me that he had spoken to me about this appointment previously. I should have cancelled the job right there and then, but that is my fault and I have learned an important lesson. Also is his quote for the job was vague, there was a total, but it wasn't the total for the jobs listed, even though the jobs were listed above the total. I would say he was on the brink of deceptive billing practices, again I have had several (7) people look at his original estimate and it never made sense to anyone why he did his billing the way he did. I did pay more than what was in the original TOTAL for the work and I look at this as a somewhat expensive lesson we have learned when dealing with contractors. Also, one of the reasons we hired him was the fact Diversified Remodeling & Repair advertises themselves on our local community news letter as "A+" in Angie's list and is in actuality rated "B" before my review.

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Irwin is sharp and has been in the construction industry for years. If he makes a suggestion, listen to him!

Irvin was punctual and attentive to my calls. Crew did a good and quick job.

Everything went as promised and was advised of all details of progress.

He never could get the drain in the tub. I later had to hire a plumber to fix the mess he made. The worse part, however, was the closet door he replaced on the outside of the house that houses the water heater. We asked for a prehung steel door and he put in a wooden one that was not prehung and just pieced the frame around the door in a very messy way. We were very upset and finally he sent us a refund of $135, I think. The whole experience was just horrible. He did nothing right and we were out the money which I can't remember how much now.

Called for estimate and had outlet installed. Was on time and did a good job. Left the area clean and finished in less time than projected.

Excellent

He was great! He did everything he said he was going to do. I was comfortable with him in my house. I can't say enough about Irwin.

The workmanship left a great deal to be desired. On the deck all of the boards start and end on the same floor joist, they are not staggered. The railing was not 90 degrees and was not sturdy. We added supports that straightened and strengthened the railing. We have had a leaking roof from the very beginning and the contractor has attempted to fix the problem three times. I asked him to meet me at the house to evaluate the problem but he always showed up and "fixed" the problem when no one was home. Standing on the street you can see the joint between the old roof and the new porch roof. I am now going to hire a professional to stop the leaks. He tried but just doesn?t meet the standard. Don't trust this contractor to design the project. Do the design yourself and be very specific. If you aren't familiar with construction principles you would be well served to hire a more expensive contractor. I have a job for inside the house but this contractor will not be called to provide a bid.

I would recommend him to anyone.