A warning to those looking to hire Finn Christensen & Son out of Racine…read more I recently needed some minor drainage work done. Raising on a french drain, and installation/repair of a downspout and french drain. The owner, Kevin, came to my house, and reviewed the project. He was very polite and professional. Verbally estimated the job at $1500 and close to a full day of work. A few weeks later - two guys came and did the work, left without customer approval or notice. The invoice comes a few days later to the tune of $1750. 12 hours of labor and approx $430 in parts. Parts included ~20' of pvc pipe, 3 90* fittings, 1 y adapter and some misc fittings. Seemed high, but, everyone is on the 'covid excuse' for inflating everything. I call to inquire on the discrepancy in labor. They claim he told me $2000 for a full day (he didn't). So I asked about the 12 hours on the invoice. Two guys came at 8a, and were gone at 11:50a (camera footage validates). That's 8. So an extra 4 hours? She said the owner stopped over (he was here 11 minutes, again - per camera footage). I generally do not write reviews, but this was one of the most unethical expeciences I've had. A company inflating labor hours and presumably parts. Charging multiple customers a day allegdly to 'load the truck'... The worst part, an owner who didn't have the professionalism to contact an upset customer about a billing concerns. In the end, the work done was mostly what was expected, but the entire experience was not optimal. I should have gotten the quote in writing, that was a failure on my side for sure. Seek your help elsewhere.

From the owner: Specializing in: - Waterproofing Contractors…read more- Drainage Contractors - Foundation Contractors - Building Contractors

Great service. Knowledgeable in his business. Very friendly and responsive…read more I would definitely recommend using this company. Happy with the results.

I had American Made Concrete Raising & Repair mudjack my cement patio and sealed the seams last…read moreyear. They did an excellent job so I called them back to raise my front sidewalk. There was an 8" drop to the front stoop. They raised it 4' with no problem! Sealed the seam in front to prevent future water damage and sinking too. I was amazed at their expertise and the cost was very reasonable! They know what they are doing, they care about what they do, and did an excellent job. I highly recommend!

Very messy and unprofessional been a month still waiting on my warranty paperwork. Doesn't return…read morephone calls or emails.

From the owner: The best Foundation repair contractor.read more

We needed work done on our basement, drain tiles and new grading around the house. Bayer & Bayer…read morewere able to come out right away to give us a quote and had the work on their schedule a few weeks later. They were courteous, professional and did great work. They were even very sweet to our dogs who always wanted to be in the middle of their business and kept checking up on them. I can't recommend them highly enough.

My wife and I were in the process of purchasing a 130 year old house as a starter house for our…read moreson. We knew the stone basement needed some work and Bayer & Bayer was recommended to us. Jim came out and looked at the basement. He was friendly, knowledgeable and pointed out issues that we had not even considered. He spent time going over different options and did not come across as someone who was pushing to make a sale. That was something we appreciated. If this house sale goes through, we'll definitely be calling Jim back to make the basement right.

We had heard positive things about Accurate, so we called them for a quote when we had some…read moreflooding in our basement and some other signs of potential water seepage. Well, turns out they were recently bought out by a private equity firm. Their salesman came out, took a look around the basement, and wrote up a quote for a $16,000 drain tile repair. He was very professional and took time to explain the quote to me. The only problem was that I then had an independent drain tile inspector come out a few days later and tell me there was no sign whatsoever that I had a drain tile issue. He told me it was clear the water came in through the windows, and that I should repair the drainage in the window well and replace the windows for a fraction of the price. It's a good thing I knew better than to drop the $2000 down payment Accurate's salesman requested at the end of his visit, but it is too bad to think other's may fall for their sales pitch. We had previously heard that Accurate was upfront and honest in their dealings with customers, but since they have been bought out, it seems that making the sale has become priority #1.

Mid last year, purchased a house where the prior homeowner (who wasn't living in it at the time)…read morewas required to get the foundation fixed and remediation for moisture. Accurate Basement Repair is who they chose - lower five figures cost (it was in fairly bad shape before the work, it's obvious). Can't say it was the prior homeowner, because technically I paid it (since I bought the house and they billed it through closing). I wasn't there either before or during the repair; everything had already been done by the time of closing. That's fine - I understood. Nothing was a red flag in inspection. But here's what I observed, having done nothing but take possession of the home. - The drain tiles seem to be fine. They (ABR) didn't do anything cosmetic to make it look presentable afterwards; just concrete (which is porous). - As another reviewer mentioned, they left the old nonfunctional sump pump laying right next to the new one. Like they just didn't bother to clean up despite charging so much money. - They cheaped out on the sump pump controller; didn't bother to give them the battery backup-equipped unit (yes, we know..."we offered, customer said no to the extra charge, doot doot doot!"...again, for so much money, throw it in. You're talking a few hundred bucks at best). The power tends to go out frequently here, so this was a huge issue when the rains hit. - Sump outlet used to go to the back yard, they redirected it to the front and just laid it out on the front grass. Now it's noisy thoughout the house as well as curb-unappealing. - Part of basement repair should also be sealing. They concrete sealed most of the well opening tops but blatantly missed two of them - when I say "blatant", I'm talking, you can literally put your hand out from the basement to the outside. Which meant that humidity was out of control. Which led to... - An excessive number of dead bugs found, which was odd given there was recent basement repair; since sealing should be part of it. Turns out they were attracted by the excessive moisture from... - The dehumidifier, when we did the initial walkthrough before agreement, was an older unit that was running nonstop. Thought it odd but figured it was related to the recent work. During the final walkthrough, the older dehumidifier had been replaced with a slightly newer - but same model - unit. It wasn't running. Turns out the tank was full; and who knows how long it was sitting there full. After closing, I noticed that tank would just keep filling because the humidity was out of control. Replaced it with a Govee and tapped out a hose to the drain (not sure why ABR couldn't/wouldn't do that); that mitigated it, but it still ran nonstop. That's when I discovered the two openings they clearly missed; after adding some insulation, problem was much more under control. Still gets a bit moist but nowhere near what it was doing (over 80 RH which can lead to mold and wood damage). So what was done well? The steel I-beams bracing the cracked wall seem to be doing their job.

Work was completed in June of 2017. Tuckpointing and bracing on basement walls. I had a few…read moreestimates before Al came out. He looked at the issues explained what was needed and why. His quote that was $1,000's less than the other company that quoted the same work. Had 2 other quotes that wanted to do all sorts of things that weren't required, these ripoff artists were $10,000+ higher than Adonnis. The basement walls look like the day Adonnis finished the work, no cracks. The crew was respectful of our home cleaned up everything daily and did just a great job.

Used Adonnis for our basement. Love the work they did. The owner works along with his crew, and…read moredoesn't pay some fancy salesman to come in and sell you on crap you don't need. I refer them to everyone that has basement issues. I got at least a dozen quotes and his cane in the most reasonable. Three of the other basement waterproofing companies started bickering over each other's quotes and were completely unprofessional they had even tried getting us involved in their bickering, very sad. Al and his team showed up on time everyday. Their basement work has a warranty that is transferable to the new owners of we sold the house. After the work was done, we put up drywall and have yet to have a problem. It's been several years, still bone dry. We are very glad we chose Adonnis waterproofing.

Tony came to my house to check the cause of my snow melt in my basement. Before entering my house…read morehe noticed my yard sloped downward towards my foundation. He said that is the cause of the snow melt getting into the basement and recommended landscaping vice foundation work. This would be a huge saving for me as the foundation work would be tens of thousands of dollars. I greatly appreciate Tony's professionalism and honesty and highly recommend him and his company T K Mason for similar stoneworks at your residence.

There is nothing worse than looking at your chimney and seeing pieces of brick falling out. This…read morewas happening with our chimney and each year, the problem got worse. It was only a matter of time before it would crumble completely. Time to get it repaired. Unfortunately it was too far gone for a repair so a complete tear-down and rebuild was necessary. I received a few bids but I leaned towards Tony because of his positive reviews on several review sites. That and the fact that his bid was very competitive. Also, TK Mason did not ask for a percentage of the payment to accompany the signed contract. Some companies require a payment up front before the work begins and the remainder of the payment due at the end of the job. This was the deciding factor for me. There were a few delays, thanks to our rainy Spring weather but once a clear day was forecast, Tony's guys showed up and started work. They worked on my chimney all day, ripping out the old one and building a complete new structure. Their attention to detail was impressive and their brickwork expertise definitely showed on the finished product. They cleaned up nicely and left me with a chimney that will most likely outlast the rest of the house. I've posted a photo of the chimney taken while our roof was being replaced.