Delay after delay, excuse after excuse, lie after lie. The building took more than 3 times as long as it was supposed to, communication was basically non-existent, ended up having to involve corporate to get the structure finished, but they still never did complete the final dirt work tasks promised by the project manager and now will not even answer or return calls. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS OUTFIT. read more

What ever you do DO NOT buy a barn from cleary! You will be super disappointed and spend more time and money than you plan. I have waited a 2 years for my repairs from the original build....still not done. Took 2 years to get the county to finally approve permit due. I paid an outside contractor to help. I have a 5 year warranty and they keep pushing me off and giving me excuses for why they can't come. I even said "I will pay someone else to come do repairs...give me materials or let me buy materials". Good luck getting those materials. I have a leak in roof and is covered under warranty but again no response. The barn doors don't close. They are big and heavy. Again can't get a repair replacement or a crew to help re align them. If you want to waste your hard earned money then cleary building corp will help you waste your money. read more

We chose Cleary because we wanted to support an established, reputable American company. The joke is on us. Our building site has been ready since July 3rd, 171 days ago. The building was supposed to be finished in August. Then we were told September. Then it was October. Then it was November. The timeline kept creeping back without explanation. They put our project "on hold" and put other people's timelines ahead of ours, but without telling us - the date in our contract would come and go and we would have to chase them down for answer. Our salesperson manipulated timelines and advanced projects ahead of ours and, of course, lied to us about it. He was ultimately terminated, but absolutely nothing was done to make things right with us or to compensate for several months of delay--despite assurances from our new salesperson, John, that the project would get back on track. We escalated our issue to Brian at corporate, who replied once referring us to Clint (the regional manager) and then stopped responding (see photos). Clint never responded at all. Now the half-finished building sits. We were really excited to be done by the fall so we could store all of our things and get situated before the cold. We were told it would take around 10 days to build. The materials were delivered right before Halloween. Now, it's almost Christmas. 52 days and counting since they dropped everything off, while we pay thousands extra in storage fees. Now it's too cold to pour concrete, meaning several more months of storage fees. They like to blame the weather. They leave for weeks at a time, and take their equipment with them, and tell us we're the only job they're working on. It's all lies. Plenty of dry, sunny days (and dry, cold days, like today) have come and gone with no crew in sight. They are working on other jobs because again, ours is not important enough to finish with any semblance of urgency. Surely a company like Cleary, which literally exists only to build steel buildings, could somehow find a way to build our steel building within fifty-two days. Do not use this company. They are dishonest. They don't communicate. They don't respond to phone calls or text messages. They don't honor meetings or commitments and have stood us up many times. Or they just show up, like they did with our material delivery one Monday morning as we were trying to get our kids to school. They have absolutely no regard or respect for people's time. Every aspect of our experience with this company has been negative. Choose Morton. Choose the Amish. Choose literally any other company but this one. They do not care about their customer. read more

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Great response from Nick every time we called with a question. Good communication and professional, couldn't ask for a better company and great products. read more

If you get the right sales person (Kurt) and the right build team (Emmanuel, Issac, Jairo) from Garden City - your're golden!!! We had a positive outcome with this combination!!! We had many weather and logistical issues we/they had to deal with, but Kurt/and the construction team worked through those to complete the build. Cleary could certainly improve on frontline team/homeowner communication regarding logistics like/delivery of on-site quipment i.e, the dumpster and equipment etc. They could also do a better job of promoting and allowing front line workers like Emmanuel, Issac, Jairo to make decisions on the job site vs waiting for corporate to make decisions!!! For instance, our roof insulation got wet during a storm and they were told by Cleary corporate to move forward with no concerns. Seriously, NOT one website from experts regarding wet insulation suggested moving forward!!!. Thankfully Cleary and the frontline builders made it right -- but the inefficiencies and delays were not welcomed -- and they made it harder and prevented the frontline team from doing best practice!!! Had we been able to work directly with the team and Kurt to get the job done it would have saved so much time, stress, and effort!!! read more

Firstly, at the very most, I can appreciate this experience on our relatively inexpensive project rather than waiting until we started our $200,000+ barndominium build in the not-to-distant future. Here is my CLEARY EXPERIENCE. Shoddy craftsmanship and lack of quality. ~7 months late and ruining many plans. The project estimate was the end of May and just finished in December. The delays could have been overlooked had it been the lone issue. Cleary rep has sent me an email every other day requesting the final payment - ONE week the project being complete - after we have experienced all this for 7 months. You can delay me for months, but I'm not allowed 2 weeks for a walkthrough? Come on. Instead, they sent a threat of lien if I don't pay by a certain date. That date is AFTER the weekend I planned. Could have been easier. They will say "Sir, we fixed the issues that we caused. Why are you so mad?" Most fixes were performed after the structure was too far along - bearing weight - and couldn't really fix them. Most are cover ups nailed over the originals. My recommendation to y'all - if you make the misguided decision of going with Cleary - is watch them like a hawk through each stage. So, you can get things fixed correctly before they move on to the next stage. TREAT THIS AS A WARNING FOR WHAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR! 1. They broke a truss when raising it up into place. That was NOT one of the many delays. They made sure to install it (BROKEN) and put a load (the roof) on it where we wouldn't be able to correct it in the future. They just nailed 2 more 2x4s on the side of it to hide the damage/issue. 2. Can see ~2" of light between the corner posts of the building and the siding. You're supposed close that gap in these corners before siding. Their fix? Some scraps in the waste wood pile (they left for me to clean) nailed into the gaps to cover it up. They used multiple scrap pieces rather than one properly cut 2x4. 3. They used warped 2x4s in the roofing and everywhere else. I understand they can't be perfectly straight all the time but, you'd think they'd try to hit the warped boards when nailing down the metal roofing. They missed entire boards with nails sticking through. Others are just left way off center. Not to forget the "6x6" beam that you can clearly see warped by about 2 inches. Many more. 4. Some of the worst cuts I've ever seen, in the metal siding, framing around the windows and doors, and throughout. Could embarrassingly see light through the cuts and terrible lines 5. Terrible door and window trim and measurements that leave almost an inch of clearing between the wood framing and door jams. 6. Shoddy nail jobs that split framing and many other cases of simply lazy craftmanship. 7. We paid extra for 6" of concrete poured around the perimeter of the building. They did a decent job on this, but for some reason decided to stop about ~3' short on one side. Stands out from the other side that was mysteriously done correctly initially. Did you run out of concrete and think we just wouldn't notice? As I noted before, a lot of these above mentioned were "fixed" during the 7 months of delays. I put fixed in air quotes because a large majority of it was simply covered up with more wood that was likely fished out of the scrap pile on our property. The ones that I assume they didn't take home for themselves. It was too late to replace the damaged sections without risking further structural damage by removing everything. Somewhere down the road I'm likely going to need to spend money to fix leaks or deal with other issues that result from poor initial construction and/or hidden mistakes. I will STRESS over this forever. All the delays could have been forgotten if we had received the expected product quality. Now just a part of a life-long disappointment. I won't be able to trust future projects. No matter the contractor. Thanks for that, too, Cleary. Find another option, please. Not worth the risk of a similar experience. read more

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Great to work with and great building crew . Time line they gave me for the build was pretty much on time

Several years ago I had Cleary build a shop for me and it went very well. They were responsive, quick, and did an excellent job. This company has changed. I have another contract with them for another project. They were supposed to be here a week and a half ago to check a couple measurements. They never came or contacted me at all. The rep has left the company, they told me whoever takes over the project would be in contact with me the following week. That was 2 weeks ago and nobody has contacted me. Whatever measurements they needed 2 weeks ago have not been made and nobody has contacted me. Cleary is definitely not the responsible and trustworthy company they used to be. Be smart and find a different company to build for you, I'm stuck in this mess and I hope you have better luck somewhere else. Update! It's now June 27th, our start date was 4 days ago and plans haven't even been submitted to the regional building department yet! The start date came and went without even a phone call from Cleary! This is not the same company they used to be. Once again I say "find a different company to build for you". They will give excuses and no information on when they will actually be starting the work. I've dealt with crooked contractors before and this company is just as bad. 2nd update! Its now August 21st, the build date was 2 months ago. They finally got plans finished and to me, I immediately submitted them to the regional building department. Their plans were rejected by the county and so far they have done nothing about it. This is a very simple add on to an existing Cleary building and they seem incapable of doing the job. We still have no new build date. Its time to contact the corporate office, the BBB, and social media. Once again I say "find a different company to build for you". This company does not have any idea what they are doing. read more

We were excited to use Cleary to build a shed on our property. As things got underway, the exact opposite came true with buyer's remorse. We were deceived in terms of what was presented to us as having been ordered, the timeline was months behind schedule, and they tried to railroad us into bandaid patches when they messed up. A specific example - the back wall foundation cracked 1-week after the building was erected due to poor backfilling work and too-heavy of machinery being used where it shouldn't have been. They told us this was "just cosmetic" "not a big deal" "foundations crack all the time and can be patched". After over a month of back/forth they finally repoured the wall. No integrity. The Shamrock Guarantee is not upheld. Would 100% NOT recommend Cleary and wish we had gone with Morton. read more

Should be a big fat ZERO star!!!! Have to be the most unprofessional company I have ever worked with. Signed paperwork and contract with a 25% down payment in March of 2022 so garage doors could be ordered so we wouldn't have any issues. Well long story short, no communication as to deliveries, schedules, construction, completion or anything (without us pressing the issue) so here we sit finally with the building up for two weeks now with no concrete and YES no freak'n garage doors which was the biggest concern. Can't move forward with our plans because we can't get a final C/O from the County without doors which I setup up the install date myself today for over two week out. Ridiculous!!! Tyler and Taylor SUCK read more

If I had to do it all over again, I would have hired a local carpenter to build our building. The reason we hired Cleary was to get the buiding put up in a reasonable amount of time. There were different issues, 1. Sub contractor ( House of Glass of Aberdeen SD) had the windows and doors. First crew was NOT qualified to hang doors!! After a lot of stress they finally got them to work. 2. Cleary but the windows in and instead of regular shutters, we got a wide trim all around window that was supposedly a better match of paint. Afterwards I found out this was the first time they have done this kind of trim and it leaked. Finally got them back to try and fix it, we will see how that goes!! So, a project that should have been a few months, turned into almost two years!! So in conclusion, House of Glass will never be on the place again and Cleary has given me a two year warranty on windows, to see if there is any more leaks! Hopefully I won't have to deal with it anymore, can't stand promises that aren't kept. Try to find a local carpenter that you can trust and go with him to build your buildings! read more

Let me start this off by saying that Herman, the new guy in the Alamosa, CO, field office, who had nothing much to do with this build or the crews, is a stand-up person who took responsibility for my property and build when I couldn't stay on-site any longer to wait for the construction to complete. Our pole barn took into four weeks to build. A build we were told would only take 3-5 days. We don't live on site (we live 200 miles away), so being available to keep the property open for contractors who don't show up half the time was a serious inconvenience. We sure don't feel we have received what was promised for the amount we paid! On top of not being done in a timely manner, we had to spend even more time cleaning up the site after the crews were finished. There were/are so many nails and screws strewn about on the ground, we don't dare try to drive our vehicles within 10 feet of the pole barn. We have also picked up trash that has blown around the property; soda cans, discarded gloves, styrofoam, boxes, wrapping paper, etc. Last, but not least, as we walked around the barn, we noticed a panel that had a dent in it, and when the garage doors were installed, we were informed that one of those, too, was blemished. The garage door subcontractors will be back out, SOMETIME, to fix the door, and Cleary has offered to fix the dented panel. We're not sure we want their careless crews back onsite to spread more nails, screws and trash around the building. When I contacted the home office in Wisconsin to discuss a discount to the price of their building and construction for our inconvenience, the area manager for Southern CO couldn't care less about customer satisfaction. Other than saying he would have a discussion with his "crews" so things won't happen again, he basically gave me the politically correct middle finger at the end of our discussion. HORRIBLE COMPANY!!! Like Share read more

Contacted Cleary Building Corp to have a simple 36 x 40 pole barn installed. Signed a contract with a sales rep in September of 2020, that promised to be in contact with me every week during the process. Saw him that one time, gave him deposit of over 8k. Never saw him again, no guidance or help during the permit process at all. Called him after more than a month of not hearing from him. He informed me that he no longer worked for the company and does not know who my new rep was.. After more time went by I met the "replacement" sales rep. He promised me the same weekly contact and updates. Another few weeks went by and I decided to call him to get an update. He informed me that HE no longer was with the company. I was never notified by Cleary about either "sales reps" departure. Finally after after 4 months of this terrible customer service, I notified Cleary Building Corporation's home office that I have had it with this fiasco and wanted my deposit back. I was then informed by their "Director of Marketing" that I would only get around 4k back for terminating the contract. He said that was for cost's that Cleary incurred during the process. They did nothing but produce a rendering of what the building looked like!!! I asked for a detailed invoice for the charges of over 4k that they were charging me for. The DIRECTOR OF MARKETING refused to produce the invoice!!!! I received my partial refund in late July of 2021, nearly 10 months of nothing being done that cost me over 4k.. My advice to anyone that is even thinking of using Cleary Building Corp is, Don't walk but RUN away from this company!!! read more

What a terrible experience. Zero stars should be an option on yelp. I can't speak for the rest of Cleary but the Franktown location is a complete joke. We signed a contract in December of 2020. Our project was finally started in August of 2021 but not without excuse after excuse. It's now December of 2021 and it's still not finished. It doesn't seem to matter to anybody at Cleary when it gets completed. They'll tell you they don't have the crews or manpower to get it started or come back, but when they want a check they'll always have someone available to swing by and pick one up. On top of how poorly managed this location is, when crews did show up, they'd spend countless hours hanging out in the work truck smoking cigarettes. The poor craftsmanship is on full display almost everywhere on this build. There's zero communication from them. If you want to know something like say when they'll be back, it'll be you who has to call. And don't count on them actually being back when they say they will. Countless times they gave dates/times and failed to show or even call. Do your homework and research them. Don't take my word for it. I wish we had used someone else. I'd absolutely not recommend using Cleary for anything. They suck. Don't say you weren't warned. read more

Cleary built my building in Elizabeth, CO on time, on budget, and to a high standard. Lynn helped me with the important decisions, put me in line on his schedule, used quality components, and when it was my turn, the building frame of my giant 42 X 70 was built in two days, finished in five after a weather time out. Couldn't be happier. read more

Cleary built our barn 12 years ago and we are very pleased with it. This year we had hail damage and they had to replace the roof and cupola. The crew did their usual stellar job. The only complaint I had was communication was poor on scheduling-they did not call us with advance notice as we requested and it ended up being several weeks later than they had originally told us. The product itself is great. read more