Semenas Excavating & Trucking Inc

May 2013, we hired Semenas Excavating and Contracting for the construction of our new home. Ron said our contract was on the high end and it wouldn't be more than that. The Semenas company did not abide by the contract. The stoop was to be filled with stone as the contract stated. When Ron was questioned, he replied "the stoop was filled with clay and chunks of cement. Most people don't notice. I was trying to save you some money." No where did we get any savings from them putting clay and chunks of cement in there. Ron ripped up drain tile in the basement with a Bobcat. Ron stated he would be back to fix the drain tile which we ended up having to fix on our own. He hit the basement wall with the Bobcat and left a crack and a big chip. July 2013 Ron Semenas was notified to put the septic system in. Ron showed up with a bill for $2,100 for pulling cement trucks which was not stated in the contract. The contractor notified him several times to get the driveway in so that it would be easier for everyone working. Ron pretty much refused to put our driveway in before the cement trucks came in and it was basically clay. He was buddies with the guy who was pouring the cement and was doing the cement guy a favor. He was trying to get extra money for somebody which was not us. Before you hire anyone, you should check public records. He refused to finish our excavating contract. Our excavating contract was for $18000 and he tried to bill us $4500 more. The positive experience we got out of this is that the new plumber and excavator gave us a much better design. The new plumber also noted concerns and/or possible issues with the orignal design plan that had been submitted by Semenas. Ron Semenas refused to put or septic mound system in until the extra $4500.00 bills were paid for. He refused to give us our septic permits that we paid $1400.00. Ron Semenas refused to finish the excavating contract and the septic system mound contract. Semenas did damage to a brand NEW house. Did not use materials specified in contract between us and semenas trucking. Billed us in excess of $4500.00 over the contract of $18,882.00. Semenas kept our $1400.00 permits. Due to it being late in the season this increased our cost considerably. CONSUMER BEWARE.