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    Irish Construction

    3.7 (73 reviews)
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    Services - Irish Construction

    Building additions

    Drywall repair

    Driveway construction or installation

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    Exterior wall construction

    Interior wall construction

    Retaining walls

    Patio, porch, or terrace construction or installation

    Walkway construction or installation

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    Exterior wall repair

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    Retaining wall repair

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    Retaining wall sealing or resealing

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    Walkway sealing or resealing

    Siding installation

    Siding repair

    Siding replacement

    Structural repair

    Stucco installation

    Stucco repair

    Wall finish repair

    Wall finish installation or replacement

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    Update: The retaining wall now has 12+ large cracks and both sets of steps are peeling badly. Everything is quite literally falling apart and Tony refuses to do anything. I have had 3 contractors tell me that all of the work needs to be torn down and started over which will cost over $12,000 Irish Construction gave me one of the worst experiences of my entire life. I paid $8,000 for porch, stair, and misc exterior work. Since day one the work has been visibly falling apart. Every day, new cracks appear, materials continue to degrade, and now the old concrete underneath is showing through. The back stairs are peeling, revealing the old steps and paint beneath them, because they never removed the old surface before layering new material on top. They had four separate chances to fix them and instead kept layering more concrete over a failing surface. The retaining walls already have multiple large cracks, and they were built without proper drainage, which every contractor I've spoken to says is an issue. The front porch is deteriorating so quickly that the original old concrete is now visible. This is the case for pretty much everything they have done. The quality of work is terrible. The materials and colors are mismatched, and applied sloppily and unevenly. Everything is asymmetrical, crooked, and or bulging. The number of issues is too great for this review. I had to hire another contractor to fix some of the issues. Unfortunately I am out so much money that I can't afford to fix more than a few things and I'm stuck with this mess. Tony and his crew also covered up parts of my home with random slop that I never asked for. I didn't realize how bad everything was until it was too late. I just thought I didn't know better and it would look better the next day. Against my better judgement I paid them in full. My feelings about the work have been validated by hundreds of people. I regret not trusting my gut. When I initially brought up concerns, Anthony, the owner, dismissed them immediately. His response to the visible, undeniable flaws in the work was to call the job "perfect" and insist I was being ridiculous. His only response to criticism has been to blame me and insist that I owe him more money, despite being paid in full--$1,500 more than the original quote. Tony does not take criticism well, at all, and will get aggressive if you express a concern. I sought out multiple professional opinions and it was unanimous that the work was poor and overpriced. He dismissed other opinions as "bs." The owners texts, voicemails, and in person interactions are rude, combative, and unnerving. At an in person meeting to discuss my grievances his unprofessionalism reached new heights. Every time I try to describe what happened during this meeting, my review gets hidden, therefore I will not, unfortunately. The owner is unprofessional, rude, and completely unwilling to take responsibility for his work and actions. He continuously deflects and plays every trick under the sun to take advantage of people. There are so many stories out there on social media. Don't just take my word for it. A google search with their name and reviews will bring up other spaces with many stories. I regret hiring this company and spending so much money for work that started breaking immediately. If a project like this is done right, it should last decades, not start crumbling in weeks. If all I got was a retaining wall that is the same as before but covered in slop, stairs that are peeling, cracking, and showing the old surface, and a porch that looks unfinished, what exactly did I pay for? The only thing they deserve money for is bush removal. I have photos from before, the day of the work, every repair attempt, and what it looks like now. The work speaks for itself. If I could post more than one review, I would, because every week there are new visible failures. I regret not standing up for myself before it was too late. I regret ignoring the red flags. I regret not withholding payment. I regret not knowing better. I regret hiring them. I don't know how they are still in business with so many complaints like mine for over a decade.

    Foundation work

    Tony responded promptly to our request for an estimate and had us walk around the house with him as he did his evaluation to ensure we understood what he identified as being needed to get the home in good shape. The house needed substantial foundation work as well as quite a bit of tuckpointing, The crew was able to start work the day after we agreed on the project and they were courteous and efficient! When the work was completed, Tony made sure we accompanied him in the post-completion inspection before the crew left. The foundation ended up needing more work than originally identified and they did a good job taking the extra steps to great shape and they left the property clean from their work. We are 100% satisfied with the quality of the work and pleased that they were so efficient.

    J O.

    A good review is photos of the completed job. Tony came out to bid one day, showed up next day to do job. Great. You make up your own mind on the job from the pics. 3-Stars given to stay neutral

    This is the repair to pic #7 still cracked.

    BUYER BEWARE!! I can't express enough that you should not use this company but I want to let customers know my experience and you can decide for yourself. This is actually a repost of my review because of the Yelp Algorithms. This was initially posted on 6/28. I reached out to Irish construction and Tony was out within a couple of hours to do a walk around and provide an estimate which I thought was great. As an fyi, nothing is in writing including a receipt upon completion of the work but that's probably a topic for some local/state/federal agency to look into. I decided to go with Tony because I thought the quote was good, upon initial inspection Irish Construction seemed to have good reviews and he seemed competent. I couldn't be more wrong on all accounts. I hired the company to do some concrete repair around my home and the work was completed on May 15. Unfortunately, I've had nothing but problems with the work since. There was small area of spalling on my front porch, some concrete joints that I wanted filled around my home and other cracks around my home that i wanted patched up. They also repaired some stairs leading to the alley. The work to the front porch immediately cracked and I could see other issues with the work completed. I reached out to Tony on the 5/16 and he responded that he would be in touch to fix. He and his crew showed up on June 1, without so much as a call or text and redid the porch while I was out of town, without consideration that the remainder of the work they completed needed fixing. I followed up with Tony on 6/28 to advise him of the issues with the work and that one of the cracks had actually gotten larger after his crew completed the work. I'm realizing that the company didn't prep the concrete at all to ensure a successful result, they basically just mixed up concrete mix and spread it in the cracks and joints. After some research I'm finding out that's not how its supposed to be done and they are options such as crack sealants that can be used to to match concrete texture and color and provide a more finished look. Tony and his crew showed up today and he attempted to put his crew to work without so much as listening to my issues or what specifically needed to be fixed. I had questions about why the crew didn't prep the cracks and joints and why they didn't use concrete repair and sealant caulk options instead choosing to use concrete mix, which if you don't know is extremely unsightly. Tony tells me that crack sealant, caulk options don't exist for cracks and joints and would leave a stain. If you do some research, this is untrue. I advised Tony that I preferred that he didn't do any work and that I would like some of my money refunded. At this point he became irate, attempted to gaslight me by yelling at me that I was a racist, that I was angry person & discriminating against him b/c he's white (I'm black). He was saying much that I can't even detail it all but let's just say he wouldn't let me get a word in because he was yelling and over talking me. I would like to point out that we're in front of my home, on my extremely quiet, well maintained Tower Grove South street and he's acting erratic. I then asked him to leave because I knew then, Tony had no intention of resolving this amicably. Now if you look at some of the bad reviews its evident that when a customer has a problem with the work that he resorts to insults, yelling, and becoming disagreeable. Take a look, they are there. But what about all the good reviews?!? Well it's no wonder he has a ton of great reviews, he asks customers to submit 4 good reviews for a better deal on the job. However, please look at the bad reviews, and the BBB and then make the choice for yourself. I only hope that I'm able to upload pics and then you make the call but I hope that I can prevent one person from being taken by shoddy work, an unprofessional contractor, and having your hard earned money for all intents and purposes, "stolen". It's unfortunate that I may have to resort to legal action. Update from 7/28/22 Update on my Irish Construction review. I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and it seems that Mr. Monaghan has an aversion to the truth. His reply to the BBB is that I yelled racial insults at him and his crew - a total of 3 white men. It's laughable to think that 3 men, let alone 3 white men stood around and allowed one black person to racially assault them. He also characterized me as "enraged, frothing at the mouth and potentially dangerous", I can only assume in an attempt to push the narrative of an "angry black man." This is now his version of the events, which if had actually happened he would have posted in his initial responses on both Yelp and Angi's however he didn't because they aren't true. This was a review about the quality of work but instead of owning up to his mistakes and making things right he has doubled down and resorted to out right lies and defamation.

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    Super friendly, EXCELLENT craftsmanship, and very responsive. Highly recommend Irish Construction

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    Great quality work. Left house cleaner than when they started. Tuckpointing and plastering.

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    Ask the Community - Irish Construction

    We live in Soulard and are seeking a company that specializes in historic brick restoration/ bracing. Do you do Star Bolts, Helifax, and Helibar? The engineer who inspected our home recommends 3 - 5 star bolts needing installation. Thank you!

    Yes, please feel free to schedule your free estimate with Irish Construction LLC.

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    Tony and his team did a fantastic job with our stucco repair (not many people around with this skill anymore...).

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