I try to avoid writing very negative reviews but this one is deserved and I'm out $1500. In Summer of 2013 I purchased an Angie's List "Big Deal" from Green Castle for "four days of labor" for $1500 (35 hours). I intended to use it for sheetrock repair and patching throughout my house. Upon inspection of the job, they indicated it should not be a problem to complete the repairs in the alloted time. -The worker came on three different days for three to four hours at a time (according to my neighbors.) He arrived generally between 10 and 11 a.m. and left between 2 and 3 p.m. -After working for two partial days, he disappeared for 10 days. The next time he came back, he indicated his wife had been ill. I told him it was not a problem but to let me know if he wasn't coming on a particular day, which never happened. -After the second day he told me he didn't have a ladder or a way to transport one - even though he had been to the house and knew that the bulk of the repairs were around ceilings and door frames. I had to borrow one from my neighbor for him to use. If that fact had come up the first day, it would have been helpful. -One day upon leaving in the early afternoon, he texted and told me that his helper who used to work with him had gone into catering so it was taking longer for him to do the work alone. -On a day I expected him to arrive, he texted me and said that Home Depot was out of 2x2 sheetrock so he'd have to come back after he found some ... -The third time he came back was the week before Christmas. He indicated that he planned to return once his boss stopped putting him on other jobs. He never said anything about the 35 hours being used up. I called Henry the owner in the middle of last week and asked when they were going to finish the work. He acted surprised "He didn't finish???" Henry didn't say anything about the time being used up but that he would call the worker and find out what was up. I never heard back from him. My next two calls to Henry went to voice mail, and today I have received a text from the worker guy saying "Henry told me to text you and let you know that the 35 hours of work was done, anything else that needs to be done that's past the 35 hours cost extra" and "I was told once I hit 35 hours to stop what I am doing and leave" Apparently the fact that less than half of the project which was supposedly doable in 35 hours was completed was irrelevant. If, by some magical warp in time, he did spend 35 hours working at my house (he didn't) why did no one ever bring that fact up in response to my numerous calls, texts and e-mails between December and now? In fact, why did the worker guy indicate that he was planning to come back? Why won't the owner, Henry, return my phone calls or e-mails but instead has his employee text me that the work is done? It's clear that I am an unhappy customer and instead of finding out my side of the story, he's avoiding me. Is it acceptable that they did NOT do the top priority repairs (taping and floating the large areas of damage, and instead did the minor work (and that inconsistently)? I was very clear with Henry and the worker during the inspection that the big stuff was most important. In the end, NONE of those repairs were made. read more

I called Scott today to come out and take a look at a small job I need completed. He was very friendly and honest on the phone, saying he didn't think I needed a general contractor based on the job description (I have a small section of brick facade sliding off the outside of my home, which Scott said would be more appropriate for a mason), but he'd be happy to come by and take a look. He gave me a time estimate for when he thought he'd by, and then called to let me know he'd be over shortly -- so his communication and timeliness were very good at the outset. When he came to my home, he took a thorough look at the problem and gave me multiple suggestions for how to tackle it for the lowest cost -- none of which involved paying him to do it. It was definitely refreshing to have a contractor looking at a problem for a potential client with the best interest of the client in mind. While he was over, we also discussed some other projects my wife and I have been thinking about, and he gave us some very good advice there as well, and did not try to sell us on his services. The only selling he did was to leave us his card. Finally, about 10 minutes after he'd left, he called back from his car with a suggestion for how to talk about the sliding brick issue with the builder of our home and possible recourse we might have. The only reason I give Scott 4 stars instead of 5 is that we never had him do any actual work for us, though that will change, as we will definitely be calling him back if we are in need of a general contractor in the future. read more

Excellent Customer Service! Fast turn around, extremely punctual and great attitude! A pleasure to work with and they do a wonderful job! Great attention to detail! And very transparent in pricing. read more

When we recently bought our first house, it didn't come with a back yard -- and we'd just moved from a city where nobody had yards, so we were the perfect storm for a landscaping contractor's nightmare: Very interested in the details but completely ignorant ("what do you mean, there's more than one kind of grass?"). We have your typical suburban back lot: not especially big, but we didn't want a ton of grass to water, knew we wanted native plants/xeriscaping, but barely knew what that meant. We solicited bids from a handful of landscaping companies. At first, we weren't sure if it made sense to hire Scott from Green Castle, since we didn't know that we needed a general contractor to supervise the plan. Green Castle chiefly did counter tops, too, and we were skeptical at first about going with a landscaping contractor who didn't have a lot of landscaping contracts under his belt. So we were up front with him: get us a good price and stay on top of things and we'll stick with you. Boy are we glad we did. I was present during most of the work, and the landscaping company we ended up using was reputable -- but there were still small things that Scott made them do a little bit differently. When the irrigation company didn't coordinate with the landscaping company and threw a fit over the schedule not revolving around them, Scott handled it for us, going so far as to pull up 400 square feet of sod on his own to appease the irate irrigator. When that was done, he decided that the metal edging we'd been using elsewhere didn't look good around the section of grass in the plan, so he went out to Home Depot on his own time (and his own dime), picked up a truckload of edge stones, came out one Saturday morning at 6:00 AM, and spent six hours laying them down and pounding them in. He did this because he wanted to be proud of the job and show it off (as his company mostly does counter tops) and he was spot on about how much of a difference it made. Finally, we're not the easiest customers. I run a small business and try to make a dollar go as far as it can, and having no experience with remodeling or landscaping, it seemed like general contractors could be a gamble. As it turned out, not only did Scott get us better prices than we were able to find on our own, but he was honest and reliable (and patient with our many questions). For example, there were some questions that came up about particular types of plants or certain types of irrigation where Scott admitted he couldn't give us an expert answer -- but he came back the next day after learning everything he could about whatever the question was and gave us a recommendation he was willing to stand behind. We'll gladly go with Green Castle again down the road! read more

Superb! Green Castle Contracting exceeded all of our expectations. We are now the proud owners of a wonderfully remodeled kitchen that is the talk of all our friends and family. Scott Sheehan is extremely knowledgeable in all facets of granite counter tops and travertine tile back splash installation. All subcontractors that he used were the best craftsmen in their trade that created works of art with the granite kitchen and island counter tops as well as the travertine back splashes that they installed. They insisted on quality and perfection and our kitchen is now the centerpiece of the house. We interviewed and received bids from four different contractors and Scott Sheehan of Green Castle Contracting earned our confidence by his honesty, follow-through, and personal attention, a rare find in today's business environment. I would trust him and his team in any kitchen remodel or for any general contracting need. He is the type of person that is not afraid to say "I don't know," then do the research and promptly gets back to you. You can count on Scott for quality in all aspects of your remodel or general contracting needs. read more

Scott Sheehan is one of the most professional and meticulous contractors in which I have conducted business with. When first pricing out the projects with multiple contractors Scott came though as the most engaged at the best price. He does the utmost quality work where I have seen others cut corners. There was a slight bump in the road on the tile flooring, Scott handled the situation with the utmost professionalism and went above and beyond to solve the problem when others would have simply walked away. Scott's attention to detail, quality work, professionalism, and common courtesies are superb for a profession where many lack these qualities. I would highly recommend his work. read more

Our experience with Scott Sheehan and Green Castle Contracting was one of the BEST experiences we have ever had with a contractor. The customer service provided was outstanding. Our situation involved replacing a quartz counter top - exact match - for the buyers' of our home. Out of 27 other businesses we spoke with, Scott was the only one willing to help us remove the old top and install the new top. He is also the one who found the sink template for the fabricator. He personally came to our home, verified the measurements and assured us what we wanted and needed was possible. He performed above and beyond our expectations prior, during and after the job. This young man and his company will be a leader in the industry. Steve and Annette, Bastrop, TX read more