NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE! They left our plumbing lines disconnected, and LEFT OVER 100 GALLONS OF RAW…read moreSEWAGE UNDER OUR HOME!! That's right, 100+ gallons of feces (not even our own!) & debris dumped under our dream home. Apropos of the overall experience, but that's not even the start. (All caps for the TLDR crowd)
If you're searching for a contractor, RUN AWAY from these clowns. If you've had recent work completed by NL Remodeling I am begging you to hire an independent inspection for your safety. They hire unlicensed workers to work on major systems, including plumbing & electrical, and are also unlicensed to do this work.
They will not acknowledge the use of unlicensed workers because THEY STILL EMPLOY THESE GUYS! They are not victims, and this wasn't a one-off mistake. They know exactly what they're doing.
We signed a contract with NL Development & Remodeling, Inc, LICENSE # 1109527, for whole-home remodeling services on 02/16/2025. We signed with OSHER ELUL, AKA MIKE, who is CEO / President of NL Development & Remodeling, Inc. His brother, GOVANNI ELUL, AKA BEN, acted as our project manager for the entirety of the job. They both presented themselves as licensed contractors. In fact, they are not.
We've since learned the license holders associated with this company are ROMEO P LACUESTA - B (General Building), and PROSPER A KDOSHIM - C39 (Roofing). We never spoke with or saw either of them on our job at any time. We believe they're nothing more than an ostensible partnership.
Our job site was never kept clean. There was never a dumpster, just a mountain of construction trash in our back yard blowing onto our neighbor's property. Communication was horrible, and we were constantly stood up for meetings. Their subcontractors never seemed to know what was going on or have clear direction. Mike and Ben were provided a set of detailed plans. After multiple small errors occurred that needed correction, Mike and Ben both separately admitted THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO READ CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS! There was a total lack of oversight on our job.
The UNLICENSED PLUMBER, VICTOR, that NL employed caused extensive damage we only discovered at the end of the project. He never completed the plumbing lines run under the house. Both showers, one sink, and the tub all drained straight to the ground below. One toilet and one sink were connected to the main line, but it terminated short also dumping to the ground under the house. This toilet was being used by the entire crew for 4 months, and all of that waste just piled under the house until it started to back up and compact into the pipe. The back up spilled out of the primary bathroom damaging our newly refinished hardwood floors.
P-traps buried in the dirt, tub and washing machine drain lines were too small / not to code. We had to open the wall behind the washer to replace the drain line. We had unstrapped gas lines, and DOCUMENTED GAS LEAKS at appliance connections. Mike called us liars, refusing to even acknowledge these problems.
We had to hire professional plumbers to repair and remediate. Check the pic of all the bags of feces & debris before they were hauled away! THE PLUMBERS WE HIRED SAID IN THEIR 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THEY'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING AS NEGLIGENT AS WHAT NL & VICTOR HAD DONE.
The UNLICENSED ELECTRICIAN NL employed, MARCOS FELICE of GODFATHER ELECTRIC (check my other reviews), left wire and cable feeds laying directly on our roof causing a FIRE HAZARD, wires in attic missing junction covers, and left all wiring under the house loose and laying on the ground. We're missing GFCI outlets near sinks, we have loose and non-functioning outlets and overall shoddy workmanship.
They DO NOT PAY THEIR SUBS & VENDORS even though NL was paid in full for the goods/services. I have multiple texts from various subcontractors stating they weren't paid. When confronted Mike would threaten to leave the job, call us liars, demand more money, promise to pay his subs, write checks to those subs then immediately withdraw funds so the checks would bounce (I have his admission in a text), and then tell the subcontractors to put liens on our property to collect. Hilariously, Marcos was one of those subs. Apparently, he's now been paid in full. Likely because Mike wants to use him on your job next!
They LEFT OPEN HOLES IN OUR NEW ROOF. Our new gutters are angled improperly so they don't drain. Just great with the recent rains!
Save yourselves the financial devastation and emotional stress. As of the date of this review, we are still remediating and repairing Mike & Ben's work.