I have zero experience with this company. I left them a crappy review initially, mistaking them for…read moreUS Home Restorations Inc. out of Glendale Heights those guys suck! My bad. U.S. Home restoration was contracted to do some work on our home. The work at the time was subcontracted from them, to some guys who seemed really unprepared and unprofessional. They took weeks between tearing the siding off our house and putting the new sidding back on. They left nails and siding all over the yard which I had to clean up myself. They were also supposed to replace two skylights. Instead of replacing them, they took advantage of me being out of town, and my mother law being alone at the house to do half the job. Saying they don't do skylights, and replacing only the flashing and the dome over the skylight. Even though had accepted the job and the check. Since the work has been done I found nails everywhere including places I am not even sure how they got to, three different pieces of siding have just come off. Which never happened in the 20years the old siding was on. Worst of all the skylight that had a slight leak before has now apparently been leaking into the wall to the point that a small flood of water came pouring out a lower area and there is mold in the wall. When my wife called the company to try and rectify the situation, they told her that the sales guy we dealt with didn't work for them anymore, and hadn't handled the warrantee paperwork properly in the first place. There was nothing they would be willing to do for us. I tried to call back and reason with the representative I was speaking to. He was rude and would not even discuss the possibility of helping us rectify the mistakes made. It rather quickly devolved into an argument which ended with him hanging up on me. Nobody from this company ever did there job properly or fealt the need to make any apology for doing a crappy job. Then as thing have gone wrong with the crappy work they have basically told us it is not there problem. Stay as far away from these people as possible. You will regret it otherwise.

This is a top notch crew. From Kevin, who has been on top of the project since we first met, to…read morethe crew that did the roof, to the crew that did the siding and the crew, who today are doing the gutters and downspouts-- professional from the time they pull up, to the time they clean up and pull out each evening... I couldn't ask for better service. They understand the stress levels the homeowners are under in dealing with the Insurance company adjusters and work with us to make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed. I rejected 15 other companies for a variety of reasons, before finding the best fit for our situation.

Despite the project being a disaster, I had always wanted to leave Tony a good review (or just…read moreremain silent about all the damage) because he's very likable and he's a small business owner. I didn't want this project to damage his ability to make money going forward. However, now that we've experienced about six months of him lying to our face about coming to finish the last punch item, I've finally had it and will leave the brutally honest review. Don't mistake Tony's charisma for good character. WATER DAMAGE Tony's crew did about $1100 worth of water damage to our house. This was because they installed new plumbing for a steam shower and then closed the wall up prior to testing the plumbing and valve system out. If that sounds like an insane thing to do--to close up the wall before you know if the plumbing leaks--that's because it IS an insane thing to do. As it turned out, when they turned the water on in the new shower, there was a signifiant leak in the shower valve, which caused water to stream into the wall behind it and onto the ceiling of the living room. They tried to downplay it, but then water came through the walls and ceiling. There was no denying it at that point. We hired Service Master for $1100. They tore out huge portions of the ceiling and walls, as well as some of the upstairs carpet. We were subjected to the drying fans for about 4 days and were unable to use the living room. I've included photos of the damage done by all of this. To Tony's credit, he took full responsibility and canceled the final installment payment for the steam shower, which was worth slightly more that the $1100 we spent tearing out the drywall and drying out the house. That was bad. However, the next chapter with Tony involved lies and ignoring us, and that's where my opinion of Tony quickly changed. PUNCH LIST ITEM AND LIES The shower was and is great, despite all we had to go through to get it. The only thing left was to correct an aesthetic mistake they made. They installed a chrome trim around the stone tiles of the shower shelf, which is just plain ugly. This is a very elegant shower, but the chrome trim really takes away from that look. Tony agreed and said it was an easy fix. That was in late January 2021. We just needed to find a date. Here is the timeline of trying to get Tony scheduled for this very minor last punch list item: Feb 8, 2021: email [no response] Feb 12, 2021: second email [no response] March 8, 2021: text [Tony's response: "I'll give you a date later this week"] [no response] March 18, 2021: Text: "Any updates?" [no response] March 19, 2021: Text to Tony [Tony's response: How about the week of the 29th." My response: "can't do the 29th, can you do the week of the 5th?] [no response] J une 4, 2021: Text [Tony's response: I will give you a date on Monday] [Monday comes, no response] June 10, 2021: Text [no response] June 14, 2021: Text to Tony [Tony calls my wife--he will come the following Tuesday. But then he needed to move to Thursday. Thursday comes, Tony says he has a fever.] Tony has no intention of coming. So I will hire different person to pull out chrome and finish the project. Then I will send the bill to Tony. I have also been advised to hire an inspector to check out all the work, both plumbing and electrical, to make sure everything is up to code and safe. If it's not, I will hire additional people to remedy the problem and add that to the bill Tony gets. If he doesn't pay (he won't), I'll file a small claims action and have the Sheriff serve Tony. If Tony thinks that by eliminating our final installment payment, he absolved himself from having to pay for any of this, he is sorely mistaken. The elimination of the final installment was compensation for the hard costs of the water damage and of the stress he caused, and nothing more. No judge will see it otherwise, and Tony will have to pay for the damages as well as the court fees. It's a stupid lawsuit to have to file, but the courthouse is only about a mile from where I live.

We recently used GT Renovations to remodel out entire upstairs. The project started with a focus…read moreon our two bathrooms but quickly expanded to replacing all of the doors on that level while also updating out electric box and installing ceiling fans in our rooms. Not only was the work done in a timely way, but the quality of work was nothing short of outstanding. We would HIGHLY recommend GT to anyone looking to update their home.

had an excellent experience with Cruz Construction Company! They arrived on time, were extremely…read morecourteous, and handled the repairs to my basement pipes efficiently and professionally. Their attention to detail and commitment to quality work truly stood out. Their team worked diligently to get the job done in a timely manner without compromising quality. If you're looking for reliable, skilled professionals who get the job done right the first time, look no further--Cruz Construction is the best! I highly recommend them for any construction or repair needs. Outstanding service from start to finish!

Amazing service ! Friendly and respectful crew. Very happy with the results. The final cost was…read morevery close to the original quote.

We had Exteriors-R-Us paint a bedroom and bathroom last year and they just wrapped up painting our…read morefull cedar house and deck, along with replacing some rotted boards, and adding outdoor electric. Cannot day enough good things about this company. They transformed our haunted "Munster" house into a Fixer Upper dream! My husband is super picky and they made sure every detail was spot on for him. Their price was also very reasonable compared to the other places we shopped, and if they can't do the job themselves, they'll help you find a great subcontractor. I look forward to chipping away at our laundry list of projects with them!

Excellent quality work. Very professional and attentive to detail! Also the best quote we received…read morefor the work we had done. Thank you!

***Never consider Times Construction Company and owner for home improving and developing…read moreprojects**** In August 2024, my spouse made an agreement with the owner of this company, Haroon Mohammad, to carry out two renovation and construction projects at our home simultaneously. These projects were supposed to be completed within a maximum of one month. My spouse repeatedly asked the owner of this company to provide the final version of the contract for signature, but Mohammad kept delaying and avoiding this request with various excuses. According to the agreement, we were supposed to pay 30% of the contract amount at the start of the projects, and the remaining amount upon their completion. Unfortunately, due to an unfounded and mistaken trust in Mohammad, my spouse ended up paying him the full amount within a month -- even though, after seven months, the projects are still not finished and Mohammad is no longer answering our calls. He even failed to pay his workers, and we had to provide fruit, sweets, food, and lunch daily to Mohammad's workers for two months. Although my spouse has hired a skilled legal attorney and this matter is being pursued through the legal system, the stress and mental toll he has endured during this time is irreparable. Therefore, if you are considering a renovation or construction project in your home (painting, roofing, remodeling, finishing basement, retaining wall, etc.) , I strongly advise you not to consider this company or its owner. The most dishonest, incompetent, and disgraceful qualities a person can have are embodied in the character of this company's owner.

I would give this company a zero rating. We hired Haroon to paint our basement on 8/16/2024. As of…read moretoday 9/5/2024 the job is not finished. They were very sloppy got paint speckle's on my entire new floor and baseboards. Paint on my stairs leading to the outside and even on my driveway. Left the room with dust everywhere and did not move my furniture back as he said they do. Did not clean or prime the walls before painting them. I had a dust web on one wall corner and it was still there when they said they were finished painting. You can see roller marks on my ceiling and missed panting marks. Every appointment we had with him he either was hours late or did not show up. No phone calls and no shows. We have cameras in our house and they were standing on my $10,000 pool table and my speakers to paint. When I confronted both Haroon and the supervisor Gino all they said was "well was there any damage". After several attempts and missed appointments Haroon agreed to come back. Of course he was 8 hours late and all he said after I pointed out the horrible painting job is that he want to get past all of this and would repaint. 2 more appointments set up with him and no show and no calls. After 2 phones calls of calling the company Times Construction I left a message that I will be going to small claims court about this the supervisor Gino called and assured me that he will get this corrected or refund my money. Same scenario no show for appointments although he did call one time and said that the person that was to come got kick out of the place that she/he lived in and they could not make it. Wanted to set up another appointment on a day that my husband was having surgery. I explained I would need to call back to give them the time. Well I called gave the Ok to come and again no show no call. On top of all of this we have a TV on the wall and Haroon said that they are painting around it because no one can see behind the TV. What a joke. My husband took the TV off of the wall and told them to be careful as it was leaning against our couch. Haroon knocks the TV over and tells my sister " oh well they need a new TV anyways". They also only painted half of the room because they said that paneling cannot be painted. When we researched this and confronted him about it he said too much work. Our contract was for him to paint the paneling. I am now going to take them to small claims court. Beware!

Do NOT hire this company. They are dishonest and will cheat you out of your money. They do not…read morekeep their promises, and lie to your face. Terrible experience.

Excellent work, quality work, friendly, genuine all the way. Need anything done, they are the one's…read moreto ask. I know, I have called upon M & Sons, and they delivered. Thank you

I do NOT recommend Ron and his company R-Deco…read more OVERPRICED Ron provides quotes that are extremely overpriced, at about 2x the price of any other company. A recent example was for a siding replacement project where he quoted almost 2x the nearest 3 companies who were all licensed, insured, and bonded (more on that later) and over 2x the lowest priced company who was not. And this was on a project in an HOA that he'd been working on for over a decade, so his bid should have come in the lowest of all because he'd already done the work for numerous other homes/units. UNCOMMUNICATED SCOPE CHANGES For the two projects I received a quote from Ron, both had their scope so drastically modified from what was requested by me that the projects and their prices were incomparable to what was actually needed. On the first project I asked for one door and 1/4 of a window to be recaulked, and he came back with an extremely expensive quote that was actually for caulking basically the entire exterior of my home/unit. On the second project I asked for all the siding to my rooftop penthouse to be replaced and he came back with a quote for just 4 of 12 panels to be replaced, without ever mentioning the scope change, perhaps so he could have me blindly sign the contract thinking I was getting what I wanted at a reasonable price when I would really only get 1/3 of what I asked for. EXCESSIVE DEPOSIT Ron charges a 60% deposit at contract signing and 50% of the remainder a week before the project begins, essentially requiring he is paid 80% of the already 2x overpriced job 1 week before any work even begins. This leaves absolutely no negotiating power to the buyer as Ron has already made all his profit and can just walk away or do a terrible job as he pleases. This kind of deposit is also completely out of line with industry standard, where companies require deposits of 50% or less, not 80%. RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE CREDENTIALS Ron won't provide you with either his license (which he doesn't seem to actually have, later on that), his insurance, or his bond information upfront like any other legitimate contractor. He requires that you sign his contract before he will provide you any of this. That's like someone claiming they're an airplane pilot but requiring you to commit to flying with them and only offering to show you their "credentials" when you're already on the plane and the doors are locked. This is unacceptable and unprofessional. LICENSING NOT FOUND Perhaps the reason Ron doesn't provide his credentials like licensing is that he in fact is NOT licensed, at least certainly not as a roofing contractor per the IDFPR website, though he advertises these services. He also cannot be found in the Chicago contractor database, even though he wanted to perform such General Contractor and/or Electrical license requiring tasks like swapping out an electrical exterior GFCI outlet during my siding project. Apparently he has been working in my HOA for over a decade, with the only reason that I've found so far being that he's the only one that's offered as an option for work by the HOA and Owner's just go with him to avoid the hassle of finding someone else. Of the 5 Owners that I've talked to though, all have negative experiences with him, including for overpricing and bad/not complete work. I will be recommending my HOA never work with Ron and his company R-Deco again and I would recommend you avoid him and his company as well.

I can't say enough great things about Ron and his team at R-Deco Painting & Home Improvements. I…read morehave now worked with Ron and his team on remodeling 2 houses. They continue to deliver great results in unprecedented timing. I was on an incredibly tight schedule and Ron made all adjustments needed to make sure we hit the timeline and didn't sacrifice quality of work. I couldn't be happier with the result. They took down a wall and opened up my kitchen, installed all new cabinets and lighting, installed new flooring, put in a new staircase, re-did my laundry room, updated a bathroom, and many other smaller items throughout the house including putting in new toilets, re-staining hardwood floors, putting on new closet doors, etc. I would absolutely use R-Deco Painting & Home Improvements again!

If you're looking for a builder who takes planning seriously and delivers a smooth, well-managed…read moreproject, I'd recommend them without hesitation. We hired George and his team for a full renovation, and the experience was completely different from any contractor we've worked with before. From the start, he approached the project with a clear plan, realistic budgeting, and a structured preconstruction phase that helped us understand exactly what we were getting into before any work began. What stood out most was the level of organization and communication. Every decision was explained, timelines were clear, and we always knew what the next step was. There were no surprises, no guesswork, and no disappearing acts--just steady, professional progress. The craftsmanship was excellent, but more importantly, the process felt controlled and thoughtful from beginning to end. George was on site, involved, and detail-oriented. He treated our home with respect and made sure everything was done the right way, not just the fast way.

GZ Developments is unlike any other contractor my lady and I have ever work with. They took their…read moretime to understand our lifestyle and our priorities. Guided us to help make the best decisions for ourselves throughout the renovation of our home in Lakeview. Never once did I feel as if my project and my needs were not prioritized. When I called, George always answered. No matter how many questions I had for him he never allowed us to feel as if we were out of line. His approach on site began with direct oversight which lasted consecutively until the completion of the our renovation. He managed the material/equipment logistics within our building, cooperating with building management, and inspected his team's work daily. He ensured that the overall environment was always clean and organized. They came up with a plan and worked their plan to a successful finish. I came home one day to a completely transformed space of new paint colors, kitchen, bathrooms, ceilings, and flooring. Lastly, I have to mention that George was driven by the vision we all came up with and executed it with our own personalized intentions- top of mind. Thank you George and team! You guys rock!