Specialist Construction

"I would not recommend this contractor to do anything for anyone. Like the last review said, this guy will tell you what you want to hear and promise you the world. He was asked to complete the installation of a sliding glass door that was already temporarily in position. The old one did not need to be removed or hauled away. The new one just needed to be secured and closed out so that it was air-tight and leak free. After only 2 hours of work (that he charged $500 for) he claimed it was done and rushed off. It was later discovered that a massive gap was left under the entire thing and allowing cold air to come right in. This was just plain sloppy. It lacked thoroughness and quality workmanship. When called out on this he made excuses and suggested it was the floor’s fault and that this level of service was not included in his already high price. He did nothing to make it right or correct it and as a result we felt ripped off. We spent extra money and hours of our time to fix it. It took forever to even get him out there to do this job. He had endless excuses to repeatedly not show up when he was supposed to. He doesn’t like to respond to messages. He is chronically unreliable and flakey. In addition to excuses (a stomach ache, a dead phone etc.), he will attempt to gaslight you, blaming everything, including you rather than take accountability. He did admit though that he deliberately dragged his feet because he didn’t like me very much. He seems to think he is the only person whose time is valuable. Personality grievances aside, this should never have any bearing on a person’s ability to do their job and provide quality service. This is not only completely unprofessional it is irresponsible and petty. After all this, he tried to assert to us that he has integrity, however anyone who actually has to say that, likely does not. Actions speak louder than words. If you don’t want your project held hostage and then followed with lame excuses and gaslighting, I would steer clear."

"Do not use this company. Paul tells you what you want to hear and thats about it. Nothing was done right. Never pulled permit, he claimed he would take care of that. Half the house did not get a starter row of shingles. No drip edge at eaves. When i questioned him on that there was no more contact. He will not call or return text. Ck His guys finished but very poorly. Left about 12 foot with no ridgevent or caps. There are Exposed nails , i can go on and on. Very disappointed !!!!"

"I accidentally forgot to turn off my signal light but I was in a straight Lane going north on Elyria Avenue in Lorain. There is no left turn lane and he was in the right lane which only turns right and can't turn or go straight any other way so he goes straight it cuts me off. Watch cuz he can't drive."

"Substandard workmanship inside and out. Had them put a new roof on a home Inspection own in lagrange. Failed to replace all the rotted sheathing. Called them out on it, they sent a "foreman" out to fix it, and now I have ugly mismatched shingles and a crappy repair on a brand new roof. You can actually see daylight through the roof vent they were to repair also. The interior is another story. They were to drywall the interior, tape and finish, but I had to stop them from going any further as they have no business hanging drywall, let alone finishing it. I have pictures to show all that I am talking about. There is more, but I think you get the picture."

"First rate experience with honest and helpful professionals. From estimate to completion of project, dealing with Specialist Construction was a real pleasure. Quality products and workmanship, fair pricing, and hard working, conscientious work crew, especially Matt."