KOZICZKOWSKI CONSTRUCTION

This project went well. It did take six months to get started which can be expected from any busy contractor. Once the project began, Kevin and his crew were on time and stayed with the projected fully until it's completion. The subs that used in this project were very good with only minor issues along the way which we felt can only be expected in a project such as this. The end result was a beautiful job done with professional staff and a great result. I would hire Kevin and his staff for other work that I might need done at our home.

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Initially, my husband handled the estimate and spoke with the owner and the men doing the work. The guys did the basement repairs just fine. The price was the agreed upon price. They lifted the whole house, but that caused cracking as we have plaster and lathe walls. They repaired all of the cracks but did not repaint, which is fine as we're considering repainting the whole downstairs anyway. The young men who came in to do the repairs were a bit messy and they smoked so they were in and out to smoke and left their cigarette butts all over our driveway, tracked in mud, etc. The remodel on the upstairs bedroom was a disaster in regards to the price and dealing with the owner. The work was done just fine, but I do NOT recommend using this provider if you expect to pay a certain amount or have any issues that need to be dealt with. The men doing the work were polite but messy, leaving soda cans everywhere during the work, they had plaster, putty and such in our tub where they rinsed items off instead of using the utility sink, etc. The owner himself, after I had finally met him ( I worked during the hours he was around) was very unprofessional and shady. He had originally told us this was a "cash job" to keep the costs down so there wouldn't be invoices etc. While that's not normally how I would do things, my husband convinced me that this is acceptable in Wisconsin (I'm from NV and we don't do anything without a contract there). I believe he did this so he could price gouge us when my husband trusted him. He gave me an estimate of $1500 to remove the old walls and put up drywall. We added on a new door and trim that had to be custom made due to our old house which would be additional $ (he told me somewhere around $300 more) but then we got a final bill for $2700!!! When I questioned him, as there was no break down of materials, no pricing for labor, etc. He said it was because he didn't take into consideration that we had "latting" behind the panelling in the bedroom and that new insulation was something like $500 extra so on and so forth. When I explained that he was NOT upfront with the costs he said that I don't know what I'm talking about and that I was wrong. He claims that he told me he was putting this special insulation in the room (which he did say he was putting a thicker insulation, but never said it would cost about $500 for it!!). He again was very vague and told me to figure it out and add up the numbers he was going to rattle off to me on the phone... I asked for a pricing list of supplies, time charged, etc and he said it was a cash job. I paid him the extra money as he wouldn't come put on our door that he had ordered until it was paid and because I am an honest person, but when he came to pick up his money he started telling my husband that I am clueless about how things work and going on about how long he's been doing this etc. so, all in all, if you're VERY experienced in what it takes to remodel a room (the work was done just fine and the guys were polite while in my house even if messy) and know the costs of things, feel free to use them. If you don't know how to remodel or know very little about the price of items such as drywall and dura-bond, I'd use someone else who will be less vague, sneaky and shady about the costs.

The work was done well, but the crew was VERY MESSY. They used our bathrooms and microwave, used our tools and brooms. Left a mess everyday--empty soda cans and cracker boxes. They smoked in the garage and left cigarette butts. It seemed unprofessional.

The provider's crew showed up on time each day and worked steadily. The quality of the work was excellent, and the cleanup afterward was particularly well done.

If you looking for a contractor to do any type of work whom will give you an honest bid and does all the work from start to finish. I would definitely consider him. Being new in town and not knowing that many contractors or reputations were was difficult with limited reviews around. Be up front what you expect from him. From my experience he will treat you professional and honest in return.

Cost and completion date were followed very closelyto the estimate . Unforseen complications were dealt with very efficiently and without undue complications.