Top Notch 1 Construction LLC

"I tried to find the issue of a leak i had on my chimney and solution to my problem from 4 different chimney repair companies. But none of them gave me a confident answer as to why this issue was happening and if they will be able to fix the problem. A friend that had previously done work on his chimney highly recommended Top Notch 1 . Mike was able to zero in on the issue and provide an immediate fix for the leak, and did great work on two chimneys (as the second one was also starting to wear down). They were able to promptly address whatever concerns we had and did it at a reasonable coast.We are grateful for the work Mike and his team has done to restore my chimneys."

"I had been looking for someone to reface our chimney which was falling apart so I contacted Top Notch. The representative came and took measurements, offered suggestions and showed pictures of their work. He was very professional, well spoken and exactly the type of person you want to manage the work you want done at your home. We decided to ask him his thoughts regarding our front porch and railings which were in need of help! He explained everything that needed to be done in detail. We decided to go with this company and this was the best choice ever. Our porch and railing are beautiful! The chimney looks outstanding and everyone who passes by comments on how great the house looks now! The workmanship is wonderful; the people doing the job were very nice and very professional! I would absolutely recommend them to anyone who wants a beautiful job. They came when expected; completed the job when they said they would and made our home look better than ever!! Thank you, Top Notch!! You are definitely worthy of your name!!"

"Working with Mike and crew was an excellent experience. New chimney cap/pointing/flashing/hearth modifications. Made multiple trips to ensure job scope was well thought out, took time to discuss details on each task. Crew was easy to talk to, site was left very clean after completion. Mike made multiple trips and ensured all parts of job were completed as discussed. No complaints and would highly recommend for any chimney work!!"

"AVOID AT ALL COSTS Claude will promise you the moon and back but once they start work it's downhill from there. They will not be clear about when they are coming, make you call the day of to know even what time of day (morning/afternoon) they are coming, and then come late and cancel on your REPEATEDLY. They will also frequently tell you they told you one day and not the day they actually told you. They also might show up unannounced on a day you said doesnt work for you. I had top notch tear down and rebuild my chimney and remove an old wood burning stove and install a new stove I bought. Claude said this stove installation would be no problem, but turns out the owner (Mike) told me they only do this 1-2 times a year so they have to special order the pipe. They were at my house like 5 times before they placed the order for the pipe even though the new stove was available for them to measure and look at at any point. Pipe took weeks to come in and then even more weeks to schedule as they kept canceling on me. Took 5 rescheduling's to finally get the pipe install finished. For the chimney the teardown and rebuild the guys are notably sloppy. Claude and the owner will put on a good show saying don't get paint on this or else but then the guys make a mess anyway. They broke our hose quick connected and then covered it up and tried to fix it with caulk and got caulk all over our hose. They didn't acknowledge any of this until I pointed it out (I watched them do it) and then promised a new quick connect and never followed up. I also had to keep pointing out little things like gaps in the soffit that they made from removing the old chimney and in the mortar of the lowest bricks for them to patch. I felt like I had to remind them a lot of pieces of the job (the workers kept trying to tell me they weren't installing the wood stove when it was in my contract). Not to mention I asked multiple times about them disposing of the old metal wood stove and was told originally they could take it for me but then later they said they couldn't or "had to check". I ended up having to get it removed myself since it was sitting in my backyard for WEEKS. I even had to call and remind them to submit the permit to the township since they hadn't done the application 2 months after the job was "completed". Overall what should've taken just a few days actually didn't get completed for almost 2 months. I had an open pipe in my basement leading to the outside for weeks until they finally came back to do the piping. The hassle of dealing with their scheduling and staff is not an experience I would ever want again, especially for the size of the job and amount I paid- I expected a much better experience. 5 months after the job started we finally got a building/fire inspection which failed epically. I was told we would've burned our house down if we had used the stove as installed. top notch took forever to come out and fix it but still never addressed the distance to combustibles in the basement. After them not showing up and then showing up unannounced they stopped trying to come fix the issue and almost a year later I still couldnt use my stove. They failed fire inspection a 2nd time and we had to threaten legal action and get inspections and estimates from other companies for over 7k in repairs to bring their work "up to code" before he refunded us the amount we needed to get it fixed. The owner yelled at us on the phone even though HIS TEAM failed inspection twice. He refused to believe his team messed up inspite of the failed inspections and the camera inspection from another company showing cracks and missing mortar in an installation that was barely a year old and never used. Absolutely awful experience..never again"

"Mike and his team did a beautiful job with my home. Our home needed a new roof and he made a few suggestions that would give our home a nicer face. We agreed to it and couldn't be happier with the work. The new steps, repairing of chimney, pathway, portico, repairing of siding and replacement of porch columns gave our home the uplift it needed and for a reasonable price. Would definitely recommend him and his team to anyone."