This review is long overdue for work we had done in October. We needed a contractor to turn a large…read morebedroom into 2 smaller bedrooms for our kids. We needed framing, sheetrock, electrical, trim and closets built. Joe was way more responsive than all other contractors and was very reasonable with costs. The price was exactly what he quoted us. (Another contractor was supposed to start before we found Joe and completely ghosted us around the start date.) Lou was the main guy who was here several days and he was great. We felt totally comfortable with him in our home. Our 4 year old son kept asking where Lou was after the project was completed. Lou worked around us when it came to hours that worked best for our family. Our kids love their bedrooms. And our 4 year old son finally sleeps in his own bed. We will be calling Joe when we are ready to remodel our kitchen and bathrooms.

DISASTER. Turn and run. We hired Joe for a large 203K project. We had problems from the very…read morebeginning: he was slow to start, kept changing his mind about the game plan, complained about the fact that he could get no money up front--terms of the 203K that he had of course agreed to--and pressured us to give him significant up-front money to "help him start". He instructed me in June of 2024 to rush to buy materials for a small bathroom that was still mostly unfinished in April of 2025; that kind of thing happened multiple times. His workers were inadequately supervised, and he was difficult to reach, often saying things like I'm at a kid's soccer game, out to dinner with my daughter, etc. The way that 203K's work is that HUD inspectors come out at regular intervals to make sure that adequate work has been done to make a draw from the total budget. Joe did a bunch of stuff merely to look busy to justify the first draw, in August: a slap-dash exterior paint job over crumbling paint that made a mess and did not hold, for instance. Between the first and the second draw, there was slow but meaningful progress--but by then we were 5 months into a job that we were told would take 4-6 months, and nowhere near done. During much of that 3-month interval he had just one guy working on our huge project, an electrician. After the second draw, in late November, he basically just stopped working on the house. We were making double housing payments the whole time, of course, so we panicked. We were almost out of money. After numerous calls and messages failed to get him to pick up the pace, at the urging of our lender, we scheduled a third draw, 3 months after the second one. At that draw, the HUD inspector certified that no work had been done, so no funds would be paid out. That's when we finally worked up the nerve to fire him. It was terrifying, because our lender told us that we would have trouble getting anyone to take on such a large project with only what was left in the budget after Joe depleted it. By the grace of God, we did find one. He swept in and got the job done in about 4 months. We finally moved in almost exactly one year after closing. Of course we had two mortgage payments the whole time. The work could have been finished within 6 months, or close to it, if we had found a great contractor like the one we found after we fired Mr. Depiano. Working with Mr. Depiano was harrowing. We were newbs at this, and therefore easy to fool. DON'T MAKE OUR MISTAKE.

We had Carlos and his helpers (Enrique & Estalia) fix the slow leak around our front big window,…read moresince Carlos did a fabulous job with the other leaking window. I think that Carlos is very educated with construction and/ or a genius about fixing things. Carlos explained why we had a leak in great detail thoroughly before he fixed the problem. We will hire Carlos in the future when we have another problem. He provided us with a written estimate before starting, and he is very thorough with his communication.

Location: Aston, PA I have used Carlos on couple of…read moreinstances. Once to fix a window leak, that was caused by a bad deck contractor. He was very responsive, did such a clean work, he is now my go to contractor for many jobs around my house. Thank you Carlos and crew for fixing the water leak.

I've been using the Rabena brothers for four years now. They remodeled two bathrooms, upgraded my…read morekitchen which required knocking out walls and they have completed multiple projects on the exterior of our house. Their work is excellent. They are honest and communicate with you every step of the way. The lead manager showed up on the job everyday to check on the workers. I highly recommend them. They do first rate work.

From the owner: Rabena Brothers Inc. is a General Contractor that specializes in Customer Service, and is capable…read moreof handling any type of job, no matter how big or small!

Plowman Kitchen and Bath did an amazing job on our kitchen renovation. They took our dated kitchen…read moreand completely modernized it -- handling everything from design to demo to construction. The whole process was smooth, the team was great to work with, and the results speak for themselves (see before & after photos!). Highly recommend.

Buyer beware. As of last week owner was still taking deposits despite filing for bankruptcy and…read moreleaving 15 homeowners in the middle of their kitchen and bath projects. Plowman started our kitchen refacing project months late, then stopped showing up, answering messages. Found out 3rd party company went under. Quality of the cabinetry we received was bad - staining not done well, holes for hinges drilled wrong, not enough material ordered. Zero communication from owner or "project manager". Should they re- appear as a business someday, RUN!!

If I could give them less than one star I would. We've used them for some small outside work in the…read morepast and so when it came time for a simple cabinet replacement, we decided to use them again. I should mention that my husband is a builder and felt comfortable enough with their relationship to believe they could handle a small job. The owner, Mike, came in and assessed the work. Again, this was to be a simple replacement of exactly the design and basic cabinetry we already had. The first thing that was disappointing was that we couldn't get a cabinet front or color we really wanted, so we compromised and chose one of the two cabinet styles he carried. Then the poo hit the fan. EVERY step after that, they made mistake after mistake. I was clear time and time again about exactly what I wanted. They screwed up orders, placement, reorders. There basically wasn't anything they didn't mess up. And the owner lied through his teeth about making good on his mistakes. His project manager, Chris, actually confided in me that he wasn't even supposed to be on this job and knew nothing about it until Mike told him, well after there was trouble, to go in and try and oversee the job. He complained that there were no drawings, no records and that he came in blind and had to try to do the best he could, which wasn't even close enough. I ended up with cabinets that I'm so unhappy with that I'm actually considering hiring another company to come in and redo their work. That's how bad they are. The only positive I can say is that we were about to hire them for a huge kitchen renovation that would have cost an arm and a leg. Lesson learned. We'll be using someone else.

They did my master bathroom and master bedroom renovations. I was verbally promised the job to be…read morea certain number of weeks, and the job went significantly over by 4 weeks. M&K simply subbed out the entire job and provided none of their own labor. The other sub was fine but had a very "interesting" crew. They installed the wrong size window, did an awful job on the closet space, and finally on my selections they would not provide invoices for the amounts over the allowances in the contract. Therefore, I did not pay the entire amount and ended up in civil court with them, where the settled before going in. I was not happy to cut any check, but they did come down on actual amount owed. I have worked with other contractors on my house and have never had a problem. I only used them b/c they had the availability in their schedule, I should have known better!!!

Keith was amazing to work with from start to finish. Very good at communication and respectful. He…read morewas super efficient too! We had our deck replaced and love what his team did with it. Highly recommend Wagner to anyone needing a new deck!

This is one amazing group of humans! They do first rate work and they're a delight. I wouldn't…read morehesitate to recommend them for any job - large or small.

Based on the reviews of John and his company across platforms, I expected to have a very positive…read moreexperience. I used Red Hammer Contracting over the summer after purchasing my first home. After a nightmare contractor experience to begin, I was confident when I then hired Red Hammer I would be in good hands. While things started off well, they quickly declined and I was left with half finished projects yet I was out the full amount as if everything was fully completed and correct. Towards the end everything was rushed, so things weren't completed to the quality you'd expect for the price and some other items were simply not completed. I was told I would be reached out to when there was additional time to finish items, but never was. This left me having to find someone else to redo and/or complete some of the work which is extremely disappointing and a significant financial strain for a first time home buyer.

We lucked up and found one of the BEST contractors on thumbs up! John is very professional,…read moreknowledgeable, detail oriented and courteous. We hired his company to install Pergo flooring and they knocked it out the box ! From here on, John is my go to contractor when my husband is getting overwhelmed. Also I'm hiring him to paint our kitchen! John is an honest hard working man who is worth every cent! Thank you John and your crew who were also very professional and polite.