I called A2Z to perform a routine house clean-out and to deliver a donation to Goodwill. I was surprised to find out that this would be no problem. (I could have scheduled Goodwill to come out, but being able to handle it all in one stop made this arrangement convenient to me.) I informed them that we had between 3 and 5 cubic yards of trash to remove, but I was informed that they would quote the job when they arrived. That is where the positives end, and the negatives begin. They contacted my wife over the phone and asked about the job, she was originally quoted $750.00, but we settled on $500. (We were willing to pay $500 for a professional who had good references) A2Z arranged to be at the house between 11 and 11:30am, but we were contacted at 11:30am and were informed that they would be late. They arrived at 1:20PM, with a small trailer and a full pickup truck (from a job they decided to squeeze in). Because they were ill prepared, they were unable to complete the work as I had originally described, and had asked if they could leave the job incomplete. They were insulted by a partial payment based on their level of professionalism, and completeness. Their work was prioritized and we had to enlist additional help to complete the work. In addition we were promised we would receive a receipt on the day of the job, this was untrue. It has been a week since my last contact with A2Z (2 weeks since the job), where they once again said we would provide an emailed receipt. When asked why this had not been done, Keith said, "I've been busy." Keith took the time to tell me that he thought he did a great job and that he felt insulted when he was offered less than expected. After this experience I took the time to investigate A2Z Salvage and Junk Removal. The state of Michigan has no record of them being a business of any sort, LLC, LLP, corporation, partnership, or other business entity. The address listed on the website seems to be a personal residence. But don't take my word for it, search it yourself http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/sr_corp.asp If you need some junk removal completed and not just started, my advice is to contact a free service from craigslist. At least then when they decide to show up two hours late because they fit in another job, you won't feel that you are over paying them. read more

DO NOT HIRE! A2Z Salvage and Junk Removal took $750 in cash from me to buy and hang Christmas lights on our home and they did not deliver anything. My attempts to get our money back has been unsuccessful. Do not hire this contractor. Update: After taking the time-consuming steps of suing him in small claims court, we were finally repaid one year later. read more

I was in St. Joseph, MI for a few days to clean out my aunt's house. I was hoping to contact someone to do a job quickly and was able to get a hold of Keith very quickly. He responded to my calls promptly and arranged to come to the house during the brief period I and my brothers and sisters were in town. This was done with no prior phone calls before coming to the area. He and his associate were very prompt, kept me apprised of when they would be at the house, and removed the items for a very reasonable rate. They were very polite and likeable and helpful. I would recommend them highly. read more

I contacted A2Z Salvage about getting my garage cleaned out before I moved. I had forgotten all about getting the garbage taken care of and needed help quick. I called them this morning, told them my situation, and they said they'd be out to my house by noon. They showed up 20 minutes early and ready to work. They loaded up the entire garage within 30 minutes and had it tied down and ready to go. Whenever I tried to help carry anything they told me not to worry about it because that's what I was paying them for. I was quoted $200 for the job on the phone, and was only charged $180 because I even tried to help. Great service from a couple great, sociable workers. I'd recommend using this business to anyone. read more

I called A2Z asking if they could help me with the replacement of concrete stairs. After calling Keith at A2Z he returned my call and came out looked at my concrete pre-cast stairs. He measured them and told me he could haul away the concrete stairs and build wooden stairs in their place. The same size with treated wood and two guard rails for $475.00 we talked about the quality of wood and durability. He knows what a quality job should look like because he described what he should have done very well. This was a Friday and he said he could be out Sunday to do the Job. Sunday came, no show and no call, he would not answer the phone. My husband called from a different number and he answered and told my husband he told me Monday. Well he didn't show up or call on Monday either. Tuesday we left a message that he either contact us with a date he is willing to follow through with or return our deposit of $150.00. He sent a guy out with three pre-made steps and stringers on Wed. The carpenter could see that three would not work. The stairs would have to be nearly a foot high each. It was Keith trying to do the job as cheaply as possible. The carpenter had to wait for Keith to bring the extra step. The steps were barely three foot wide not the four foot wide steps promised. Only one guard rail was installed . He didn't put a foundation under the stairs so when the earth erodes they won't even be stable. This is certainly not the quality job he promised. When the carpenter was going to leave he tried to tell my husband they couldn't haul the demolished concrete steps away because of some issue with their vehicle. My husband refused to pay him until the debris was picked up. If I would have been home I would not have paid him $475.00 for a $200.00 job. I found A2Z to be unprofessional , unreliable and show a lack of integrity. I have found reviews on other sites that relate similar stories (yelp.com, businessfinder.mlive.com ) to name two read more