Barbera Homes was great to work with. They built a beautiful home for my clients in Kelly Farms…read more The listing agent, Cindi Cox, was a great communicator and easy to work with. I would highly recommend them again! Palma Pedrick Roohan Realty

I could not agree more with Nick's review. Even 3 years later, not one thing has changed and I was…read morein complete denial until I experienced everything he described. I went through it during the construction process first hand and I'm still dealing with them almost a year after signing my contract. I wish I had never done this. I was constantly stressed out and this was and is still a completely awful experience. Whoever gave this company 5 stars was clearly paid to, probably so they wouldn't have a 1 star rating. I honestly don't know how Frank can legitimately run a business like this. Not one person working for him will care about you, your family, or your situation. All they want is your money and they will say anything to get it. A perfect description, as Nick said, is over promised expectations and undelivered results. That should be their slogan. If you do choose to go with them, be prepared to: 1. Overpay for your house by thousands of dollars for pretty shitty work and low quality materials. It's what Frank calls "affordable". Do your research and the math on the outrageous upgrade costs. You will realize you're getting screwed. 2. Have zero communication between the site coordinator, operations manager, construction manager, and the construction team... you might as well kiss your blueprints goodbye because what you sign won't be followed and the things listed as standard features in your contract won't be included. I know this sounds crazy and you're saying to yourself, "how can that be?", but it really is true. 3. Have plenty of incompetent subcontractors working on your house. 75% of the guys are still learning how to do their jobs or are in training and the construction manager is never there to supervise anyone. This is because Frank is so cheap he's not willing to pay for people who actually know what they are doing. I am afraid for what is behind the walls, seriously. The day we closed on our house, we had no hot water and our dishwasher wouldn't turn on. How bad could it be, right? After being present for the necessary repairs, we found out that our hot and cold water lines were connected together and the water line to our refrigerator had never been done at all. The main electrical wiring to our dishwasher had been nearly cut in half and could have started a fire if the dishwasher was able to turn on. I thought you're supposed to have peace of mind building a new house... not so much. One more example, our neighbor's house was built 6 months before ours. Their sump pump failed a weekend when they were out of town. They came home to 2 feet of water in their basement, everything was ruined, including the furnace, and they did not have flood insurance. They had quite a battle getting that taken care of with BH. 4. Deal with their greedy real estate agent/site coordinator, Maryellen Blair. She is a complete bitch and has a serious conflict of interest with this type of home purchase. Unfortunately, she is the only tether you have to your house after you've signed the contract so get ready to deal with her for 4+ months. Be sure to have your own real estate agent with you for every single meeting. I would highly suggest one with new construction experience who will abdicate for you because Maryellen is a snake in this industry. I could not stand this woman, by the last walk through I wouldn't even speak to her, let alone shake her hand. 5. Be lied to...constantly. We were rushed into making decisions and signing off on things that were not correct. If we didn't, then we were told that we are holding up the building process. This is a complete lie because they already have their own agenda (and blueprints apparently) and the time frame in which you make your decisions has little effect on that when they are just starting to build the house. What they don't want you to know is they are rushing you so you don't look at the details. They are vague for a reason, which allows them to get away with shit behind your back and still make you pay for it at the end of the day. Clearly, I am very unhappy and I do not recommend BH to anyone. Everything I've had to go through has been a fight because nothing is ever done right the first time and no one cares about my house. I paid more than market value for it, so I've literally thrown my money out the window and I won't be going get it back anytime soon. No amount of remedies has made up for what this builder has and continues to put me through. I don't care about his reputation in the Capital Region because it is a bunch of bullshit. It is unfortunate that more people don't voice their experiences to warn others from going through this fate. He should not be allowed to lie to people and use and abuse them like they are garbage, it is absolutely disgraceful. Save yourself the aggravation and build with or buy from someone else...

This is in response to Russ's comment on my last review. I paid over 95% of a huge contract. You…read moreinstalled the wrong size window which you refused to fix and did a terrible tile job which you also refused to fix as well as incorrectly installed a kitchen floor. You put a wall in the wrong place even after I told you 3 times it was in the wrong spot and refused to move it unless I paid - which I did. I ask anyone to please message me and I will show you all of the money I pad this unethical contractor plus photos of the work. Even the building inspector told me it looked like I tried to tile myself. He also scrubs his google reviews. He said he would not even discuss fixing anything until I pad in advance for the rest of the work NOT completed which was less than 5% of the total contract value. I was not going to give him any more money until he agreed to fix things he had already done wrong. Its easy for him to state this with no backup and make it sound like he is innocent. What else is he going to say. His work slowed down so much he finally looked at his reviews. He did the same thing to the other reviewer on here who posted in 2021 and he is just now responded at the end of 2024, years later. Stay away, there are plenty of ethical contractors out there. And please message me if you are considering using him.

The owner is terrible, he did horrible work and he is very dishonest. I ended our contract becuase…read moreI have to get his tile work completely redone. I had 3 other contractors tell me it was so bad they couldn't fix it and it looked like an amateur did it. My entire kitchen floor has to be redone and he put in the wrong size window and wouldn't fix it. He also change orders for everything.

We booked this business to assemble furniture that we ordered. Carey arrived on-time and finished…read morethe work quickly. The service fee was beyond reasonable and of great value. Highly recommended!

Found through Angi's list to do lawn cleanup at my property a few hours from my primary location. I…read moremade a payment for the service through Angi's list but was also asked for a "deposit" through cash app. Over 3-4 weeks I've gotten nothing but excuses about why no one has done the job that was paid for. I was first told the job had been done (I assume they thought they could get away with pretending to do it since I live so far away but little did they know I'm friends with the neighbors) and then was told it was just a mix up. Since then nothing but excuse after excuse.

DQ Renovations provided great service at a fair price for my upstairs bathroom reno. I was…read moreconverting a tub to a tiled shower with soap niche, replacing the vanity, and replacing the floor tile. The work was done well. I appreciate the attention to detail, expert tile work, and the long hours. I appreciate the easy communication with the renovation team, and how they were respectful of my home. They were particularly kind to my momma, who was there during all of the work. The work did take longer than expected; but I was told I'd be happy with the finished project. I am!

David and his team are unbelievable. They are so professional and their level of work is such high…read morequality at an extremely reasonable price. We are going to work with them on many more projects and are very lucky to have found them!

Great job on our driveway which was in need of serious help. Big crew got the job done in an…read moreafternoon. Price was competitive. They also gave good advise which I always welcome.

Do not deal with Rob and the countryman team they were paid months in advance to start a project…read morefor me and delayed it well over a year. The skimmed on every material possible and pushed up charges with excuses along the way. Countryscam is a marketing company not a contractor all of their online reviews from the hideout lake ariel are fake. Check with local contractors do not trust their online reviews.

I was lucky enough to book my siding job before supplies ram short. The workers came and left every…read moreday at the same time. My siding job took 3 weeks. We had a few days that it rained or excess heat. I was pleased with the craftsmanship, reliability and cleanliness.

highly recommend. Had new doors installed. Love the workmanship and professional service.read more

We contracted sheer to help us with a chimney cap as we have been dealing with water leaks. In the…read morepast, handy men would screw us over and after costing us so much money and having issues come back we needed a reliable contractor to come and be honest. Shear came out for the estimate and s couple days later, 2 professionals came out and did the job. Kenny, the owner was wonderful to deal with. My husband Kevin talked so highly about him and we will not go anywhere else. They are conveniently located in Schenectady and they do lots of work we see around our area and upper union street. Thanks for a great experience Shear, we highly recommend you guys!

In June of 2024 i had my bathroom remodeled and my first time with Upstate Property Service first…read moreof all josh was very professional and his customer service was wonderful .josh always kept me informed and he was very fair when unexpected issues came up. And i was impressed by josh's commitment to go the extra mile and the product quality is outstanding exceeding my expectations everytime . And josh always made sure before he left for the day that he cleaned up his work area. I HIGHLY RECOMEND josh and his business he does amazing work and i can't wait to call him again when i need another job done on my home. Lisa Assmann

I have posted this same review on other sites after having Josh come do some work for us…read more My fiance and I just bought a home in Glenville in December and we had Josh come the week of June 8th to replace an old worn out wood fence and a chain link fence with a new wooden dog ear roughly 6ft fence. He was recommended to us by my fiances mother who had him do some work in her backyard, including her fence. He was very responsive over email, text, and phone calls and willing to work with us on timing. He quoted us just over half the price that Lowes did. He did great work, the fence looks solid, straight, and exactly as we wanted. What more can you ask for? I highly recommend him.