Hired them to do our basement floor. They came out as scheduled working perfectly cleaned up after…read morethem selves. It was impeccable job highly recommend

I strongly recommend avoiding this company…read more The tile installation in our kitchen and bathroom was unacceptable. Several tiles are visibly higher than the surrounding floor, leaving obvious unevenness in the finished product. This is not a minor cosmetic complaint--it is poor workmanship on the most fundamental part of the job. The problems went well beyond the tile: -Our bathroom sink no longer worked after their crew reinstalled it, forcing us to hire and pay a plumber. -Construction dust was spread throughout our home because proper containment was not used when demolition resumed. The new shoe molding was installed unpainted without this ever being disclosed to us. -A project represented as taking two days took four. -The job appeared understaffed, communication was extremely difficult, and the installer was dropped off without transportation and left waiting at our home until 6:45 p.m. for the crew lead to finish another job. The company delivered a substandard floor, caused an additional plumbing expense, left our home covered in dust, and significantly exceeded the promised schedule. I contacted the owner directly, documented the problems with photos, and offered to let him inspect the floor himself. I did not demand a full refund. I requested a reasonable partial refund toward having another contractor repair the defective work, plus reimbursement for the plumber their crew made necessary. More than a week later, the owner has not even acknowledged my message. Mistakes can happen. What matters is whether a company stands behind its work. This company apparently does not. Based on the poor installation, disorganized project management, added expenses, and complete lack of accountability afterward, I would not trust them with another project and would strongly advise others to look elsewhere.

Update 2026 (5 years later)…read more Deck still looks great! Bob Jaacks came out to tighten a few screws and they also helped me get some boards warrantied and installed, no cost to me. Both were very minor and given the service received by these guys I am still very happy with my decision to go with them. Updated pic included.

Jaacks installed our wood fence 10 years ago. This winter during a storm part of the fence came…read moredown and I called them to fix it. They came out pretty quickly but about a week later I noticed that one of the posts they installed had a huge crack in it. That was at the end of February. I have called them periodically since that time and they keep promising to send someone out, but they never do. I would not recommend using them.

St. Claire flooring did an amazing job bringing our original 1941 hardwoods back to life! They were…read morecovered with carpet and some needed some additional work. One room had no hardwoods and they put new flooring down. The transition from the originals to the new wood was perfect. Scheduling was easy and they kept me informed throughout the project. They put some stain samples down so we could pick our color. When the final stain and seal went down it was smooth and seamless throughout the house. All the floors looked brand new when they finished, it was exciting to watch the transformation. They made it look like a new house!

Being a local business, I wish I could recommend this company but I expected more given the reviews…read moreand price we paid. I had the floors replaced, sanded and stained in two bedrooms, a hallway and kitchen, with the remaining wood floors in the house just sanded and stained. The crew was extremely sloppy while staining - we ended up having a painter spend 2 days repainting our trip, spindles in the stairs, and baseboards. Many of our baseboards were completely cracked and while I read that some breakage is inevitable, the high percentage that had to be replaced or fixed tells me that they weren't careful. There was even stain on the side of my fridge, which I am unable to remove. I went with a darker stain for my home. While darker stains do show edging marks more than lighter stains, the marks shown in the images are unacceptable based on feedback I've received from other flooring professionals. These makes aren't all over the house but frequent enough where mistakes were clearly made while sanding. There are areas that I'm satisfied with and understand that wood floors aren't perfect but for spending over 20K total, I expected more and feel like my home was not cared for during the process.

Please STOP and READ this before you decide to contract with this company!…read more We decided to have Xclusive remove and replace our 20 year old driveway in the summer of 2023. Six months later our driveway, sidewalk, apron, and walkway are completely falling apart. Xclusive spent 67 days "investigating" the damage only to come back and tell us we did this to ourselves by parking a car in the driveway allowing salt to drip on the concrete. As ridiculous as that sounds, we don't even own a second car that would park outside of our garage. This was after threatening us with $2,000 fee to test the concrete which we refused to pay. They also threated us when we advised we were going to provide our truthful review on social media, which they should know is against the Consumer Review Fairness Act. Nearly our entire driveway is damaged and with the surface falling apart. Our 20 year old driveway looked better. Do yourself a favor and contract with another concrete company that will stand by their work. As it stands, we are now forced to take them to court to have them do the right thing.

This is based solely on getting an estimate and interactions with them. I haven't had work done…read morewith them so take that into consideration. Score might go up or down depending on the work. With that said, I do have some information I believe is of value to tell you. I requested a quote to repair or replacement of one square section of my sidewalk. It's about 31 inches by 40 inches and I fully expected it needs replacement. So they got back to me quickly and have been very responsive. That's the reason for the positive 4 stars that was given. So you are wondering what's the valuable info? It's that there is apparently a minimum charge. While this may not be a surprise to you, the minimum charge itself may be. They said it would cost me $2500 to replace that one section of sidewalk. That's $2500 not including permit fees, too much for me.... but maybe not for you. In any case, I wouldn't hesitate to reach out to them for an estimate in future. Just not for small jobs, as I'm sure I can find someone to replace one square section of sidewalk for less than $2500 +.

Great people, just an aweful ending, to a decent install. Sadly, we noticed water coming between…read morethe gutter and siding, coincidentally after we had the siding and gutters replaced. The water leaked sporadically, and since it leaked between gutters and siding, we called the siding and gutter installer, to have them fix the leak. They looked and looked, and found it coming from the toilet wax ring, installed years earlier, by Kautz. I called years later, and Mike acted like I was out of my mind, given the time lapse. Sadly we did not know what was the cause. I decided on Kautz instead of Home Depot, giving small business on this job. My $1,200. mistake. Home Depot has insurance to cover these events. Lesson learned !

They never got back with an estimate. I was going to do several rooms. A gentleman came to…read moremeasure then...nothing

We employed Mike and his crew to restore/redo our front porch in Jeff Park neighborhood in May…read more2025. Negotiated a very fair and affordable price, considering the volume of work which was required to complete the job! The very ample crew arrived right on time, worked together like well a oiled machine and were respectful of my flower garden and all plants which were well on the way, since it was mid spring. This was a Big Job and to our surprise, Mike and his crew were able to complete the large porch and re-position an extremely heavy and hand crafted wrought iron railing, which required every single man to set in place! It was a tough and fragile exercise, but they got it just right! The cleanup was spectacular and we were very pleased with the work and how beautiful it accents our front yard and the garden! Would Highly Recommend Mike and his crew to perform any and all of your concrete needs and designs!

I am delighted with the work that Mike and his hard working team provided. They completely removed…read morethe concrete siding from my house and in addition to replacing all of this, rebuilt the stairs to my basement, and put in a beautiful patio (see photos of semicircular patio). I got a quote the same day I called Mike, and the job began the next day. In two days they had removed all the debri, and laid out the foundation. And within the week the cement was poured. I am extremely impressed with the quality of the work and the professionalism of the entire crew. Very nice people to work with, and Mike is a great communicator. Price wise, I think for this amount of work, it was also very reasonable, I highly recommend them.

Jeff did an excellent job performing our annual fireplace service. He was on time, neat and…read moreanswered a few questions we had on our unit. We always request him for this service.

Great job in servicing my gas fireplace. I would recommend them. The fireplace I bought from them…read moreis going strong after 20 years. Jeff did a good job with the tune-up.

We were in need of brick paver repair and restoration. After speaking with several companies who…read moreclaimed to do this type of work, we contacted A-1 Contractors, Inc. We feel fortunate to have found them. An appointment was scheduled and Kyle arrived at our home, as promised, to see what we needed to have done. His suggestions were excellent, and it was our pleasure to meet with him. Kyle was knowledgeable, professional and customer-oriented. Soon thereafter, we received a detailed estimate. We chose A-1 Contractors and are very happy with our decision to do business with them. The cost was reasonable and a reflection of the professional work that we received. A-1 Contractors provided a team of workers who are reliable, skilled and are exceptionally hardworking. We are very pleased with A-1 Contractors and would not hesitate to highly recommend them to everyone interested in any paver-related work. A-1 Contractors truly fulfilled our expectations, and we look forward to calling them again for further paver work at our home!

They tore up sidewalk and left hazardous conditions for a week (and over holiday weekend) b4…read morefinally filling in huge dangerous hole by entrance to our building. Then when they finally filled in concrete, they added a plastic cover that they anchored down by nailing 2 x 4's to the driveway, that protruded into my driveway so that I was unable to pull my car out of the driveway. My neighbor had to saw off a huge piece right in front of my garage in order for me to be able to pull my car out of garage. My neighbor even said it had to be done purposely because no one could possibly have done it by accident. They were doing work for the WORST homeowners association--McGill Management. So not too surprised about such poor quality! I called Village of Schaumburg so they know the problems caused here.