In March, Adam's Disaster and Restoration was called in by a plumber after a leak caused water damage under my kitchen floor. From the beginning, their conduct was unprofessional, disorganized, and ultimately, exploitative. I feel compelled to share this experience after multiple failed attempts to resolve the situation with them directly.
Here's a breakdown:
On March 23rd, I discovered a water leak in my kitchen foundation after finding water seeping out from the tile. I removed a 4 by 4 portion of the floor to see where it was coming from. Adam's Disaster and Restoration was called in by my plumber to dry out the walls. I personally would not have called them. The plumber then failed to return my calls, so I contacted another plumber who resolved the leak in two days.
Adam's Disaster and Restoration ran drying equipment for nearly two weeks, despite my insurance company confirming that such equipment should never be needed for that long. I promptly paid all the invoices the day of or the day after they were sent.
The day they started the tear out, they covered all of my AC registers and cold air returns but didn't turn off my AC beforehand, causing the AC condenser motor to burn up. I had to later call a repairman for repairs 3 different times.
They also blew out the GFI outlet outside of my front door from running too much equipment. They said they would repair it, yet it remains unfixed.
For over a month, they procrastinated providing the proper documentation--such as the asbestos test results and the information on the water mitigation--that my insurance company repeatedly requested. After finally receiving the documents, my insurance found they billed for two tests when they only did one, among a multitude of other things they billed for yet never did.
Despite the lack of communication and documentation, they issued a bill for $39,031.02, claiming charges for drying, packing, tear-out, and full repair services. I paid $14,166.65 across multiple invoices, each paid promptly.
Their representative frequently called, aggressively demanding payments--even when I hadn't been sent an invoice.
On May 5th, while I was out of state attending my granddaughter's graduation and only able to pay a portion electronically, we arranged to send someone to my sister's house to collect a check I had arranged that covered another $4,000 payment.
On May 8th, they demanded an additional $9,000 to begin repairs. I paid this, and yet by May 28th, no work had started. Fed up and still out of my house, I terminated the contract, hired a new company, and had the sheetrock and tile fully replaced within two weeks.
Their breach of contract is clear. They tore out all the tile without proper insurance authorization, removed sections of sheetrock, and left my house unlivable--while failing to begin the agreed-upon rebuild even after being paid.
Upon overpaying for work that was never done, I am now owed $2,732.56, and they have gone completely silent. No returned emails. No further texts. Calls ignored. This is the same company that would call daily demanding immediate payments.
To be clear: they took thousands, performed only partial demolition, failed to rebuild, delayed my ability to live in my home by 3 months, and now refuse to reimburse me.
I have documentation of every invoice and every attempt to resolve this. Leaving this review is my last resort before pursuing legal action. I will reach out one more time before I contact an attorney. If that comes to be the case, I will take the broken down itemized invoice highlighting every additional thing they billed me for yet did not do, including certain things worth hundreds that are not even in or done to my home. If needed, I will get back all of the money I am owed instead of the meer $2,732.56 I overpaid and am requesting to be returned.
If you are considering this company, I strongly urge you to look elsewhere. read more