Jeff Stewart assessed our basement water issue in minutes. His direct and honest assessment was to…read moretry extending our gutter downspouts before doing an entire basement drainage system which would cost exponentially more. Thank you Jeff for your friendly and honest expert advice!

We had a fantastic experience working with Kerry Williams from Adirondack Basement! From the very…read morebeginning, Kerry was professional, knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely cared about making sure everything was done right. Kerry took the time to explain everything clearly, answered all of our questions, and made what could have been a stressful project feel so much easier. He was honest, dependable, and went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the work. It's not often you come across someone who takes such pride in what they do and truly stands behind their work. We would absolutely recommend Kerry and Adirondack Basement to anyone looking for quality work and excellent customer service. Thank you, Kerry, for making this such a positive experience!

BUYER BEWARE: This company paved my driveway in May 2023, and the asphalt failed during the first…read morewinter--less than nine months later. Since spring 2024, I've repeatedly contacted the company by phone and email, hoping they would stand behind their workmanship. Instead, I've experienced more than two years of unanswered calls, broken promises, and repeated inspections with no resolution. In 2025, salesman Joe Reehl inspected the damaged driveway and said he would discuss repairs with the owner once L. Browe was working in the area. I never heard back. I continued calling and emailing. In May 2026, another employee, Joey, met with me, assessed the damage, and said someone would contact me within two weeks regarding repairs. No one did. After another call, I scheduled a second inspection with Joe Reehl on June 20, 2026. After looking at the driveway again, he told me, "I'll speak with the owner. It's his decision." Once again, I never received a response. In July 2026, after yet another call to L. Browe, employee Gabrielle Boomhower told me she had heard they could "patch the damage" but understood that I didn't want a patched driveway. I replied, "That's correct. Patching a driveway that failed because the base wasn't done properly doesn't seem fair to me." (See the second video.) A driveway that costs tens of thousands of dollars should last around 20 years--not less than nine months. Gabrielle then gave me owner Lorne Browe's cell phone number and suggested I call him directly. I did, but he never returned my call. I want to be fair: the paving crew's work ethic was excellent. My complaint is not about the crew--it's about the company's refusal to stand behind its work after the driveway failed. Mistakes can happen on any job. What matters is how a company responds. After years of phone calls, emails, inspections, and lack of follow-up, I am warning people so they don't end up in my position. Note: I have 3 videos that document the condition of the driveway and the issues I've described.

Although there were some issues with the the paving job, L. Browe has been working with me to…read moresatisfactorily address them.

We had a great experience with American when we hired them to do some demolition and then install…read morenew front steps, a walkway, and retaining walls/ planters. They stuck by their quote, even though the demo portion of the job became more complicated and timely than anticipated. They communicated well, sought feedback throughout the project, and were very adaptable. The stamping and staining of the concrete was beautifully done and all of their work has held up perfectly. Go and visit their outdoor showroom to see samples of their work, and check out their Facebook page for a million photos. Love.

Took the recommendation of my pool company in having American Design come out to do a new pool…read moreapron and patio. Read their reviews and please with everything at that point. WELL NOT IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT! I should have known something was not right when the foreman on the job asked me if I wanted it to be stamped. I said no as we wanted it to match a concrete sidewalk that was already there and were ok with the brushed finish. Well there may have been a reason he asked because the final product does not show well at all. Marc came out to look at the job and said that sometimes the concrete comes out to be 75% and other jobs 110% so it is hard we never know what we get. Well I guess I got the 75% or less quality work done. POSITIVE THAT THE OWNER WOULD NOT WANT THIS AT HIS HOUSE. The final piece to the renovation project and it looks like garbage, is rough on your bare feet around the pool and I truly believe it is not going to hold up at all. Negative reviews either from friends that have seen the work done. Considering work done by American Design? Wish you could see my job first.

I am so grateful to have called Davco to work on our house. We had the best experience right from…read morethe start. They were responsive, quoted us fairly, on time, professional and lead with integrity. Last fall when we received the quote, we had some other repairs on the house that needed to be completed first. Davco told us what we could do in the meantime to tide us over, which they were under no obligation to do. Their suggestions worked AND when we reached out to them last month to say we were ready to start our chimney and foundation work, not only did they honor the quote, they had us booked on the calendar within a week. The masonry work they did on our house looks beautiful and they're even coming back to complete the last couple of spots after National Grid wraps our power lines. I can't say enough about this company. We will always use and recommend them.

On 4/24/25 I contracted with Davco to have a cement sidewalk connecting the existing east side…read moresidewalk around the back of the home to a existing patio then from the patio up the west side of the home connecting to the existing front sidewalk. The contract stated 98LF,5"wide, and 6" deep as discussed.the price of the job was 8,400.00 which was paid in cash 50% to start, 25% after removal of forms and 25% upon completion. The job was started approximately June 10th, by mid August the cement was pitting, a crack formed where the sidewalk meets the patio, no backfill was placed and cement on the garage and house.Dave was contacted and did send a worker to clean but nothing else was addressed. Two other workers stopped by and stated the job was not done correctly there is a heaved, and the crack was a combination of no rebar and excavation was not done properly. Fast forward to April 2026,after the winter there is a second crack on the east side connecting to the existing front sidewalk. My husband contacted Dave via email stated the job is not complete no backfill still and two cracks now. Dave set a worker to backfill and stopped himself where he had a conversation with my husband about the cracks and in his mind the job was completed and offered no reason for the cracks. I have left 2 voice messages May/June No response! The ironic piece of this story the supervisor of this job stopped by August 2025 on his own to make the necessary corrections to the job. Unbeknown to us he had been fired from Davco 2025 based on two botched jobs one being a garage as told to us by an employee. All I want is what I paid for and a little customer service goes a long way. The owner could care less if a customer is pleased. He tries to bully people by his attitude and belligerent manners. Made a complaint to the BBB which he has not responded to. I would not recommend him or his company to a dead man!

I was recommended to use Hunziger for replacing my old driveway…read more I submitted for a free estimate in August with no reply. After many phone messages, finally they told me everyone was on vacation! What a dumb thing to do for a paving team on vacation in the busiest time. I took time to go to their address of 25 Corellies Ave. They were not there. The other businesses told me to go to the office on Columbia Tpk. I went there. For God's sake, why don't they change their address? Their address is still 25 Corellies Ave. I sent detailed texts to the owner, Jason Hanziger, with photos of my driveway for a free estimate. He completely ignored me. Don't use those highly advertised contractors.

Started construction at 6:30AM, a loud set up started even before that. Noise ordinance says that…read morekind of noise isn't allowed until 7. Illegal, and a huge disruption.

Beautiful, thorough and clean work! They arrived early morning and finished by late afternoon. When…read moreit was discovered that some of the wood under the roof itself needed replacement, they immediately took care of it. They're also family owned and provided excellent customer service. Their price was the best, too. Our roof looks gorgeous and I'd give them my business again in a heartbeat. I highly recommend them to anyone in need of a new roof!

Before we bought our house in Albany, we had it inspected. That's just what you do. And a good…read moreinspector is tough. They've seen it all. The good. The bad. The ugly. One thing our inspector called out was the quality of the roof. It was excellent. Not only that, but he commended the roofers on the quality of its construction. I tucked this memory away for about twelve years, until the day a tree fell on our house and tore a hole through our perfectly good roof. Thankfully, we were insured. In all the chaos of trying to repair the damage to the car, remove the tree, shore up the hole, and replace the garage door, there was on thing that I was sure about: We would hire Z. Ipek & Sons to replace the roof. After all, they were the contractors who wowed our inspector over a decade ago. When Omer came over to give me the estimate, he remembered putting the roof on our house. Except for the fallen tree, it was holding up very well. He was able to swing by before the insurance adjuster visited, which helped to provide me with some critical information for the adjuster. The only hard part was that we were in a race against time. Z. Ipek had a full work load, and Omer would soon be leaving for a long deserved vacation to attend a family wedding. And to make matters more complicated, our house was on the market at the time, plus we were actively in the process of moving out, with movers, a truck, and everything. Amazingly, Omer and his crew made it happen! I may have panicked a little bit when I saw the crew on the roof earlier than expected on moving day. But they had planned for the window when the moving truck needed to be in the driveway. I cannot say how Z. Ipek compares to other roofers on quality or cost. But the actual cost wasn't a penny higher than the original estimate. And they were able to execute all the work within the budget of the insurance claim. If that's not a five star roofer, I don't know what is.

Updating my very positive review now that I have the project completed. I very much appreciated…read moreTop Tile's willingness to help me by phone to check if they had an unusual tile size. They even used a personal cell to send me a few pics. The ordering was a breeze and we love the product.

Not impressed. My…read morehusband and I visited their show room a few years back and received ZERO acknowledge the entire time we were there. Several weeks ago, I messaged them through their website to get some additional information and pricing before setting up a (required) appointment; I NEVER heard anything back. I will not make future attempts to do business with a company that treats customers this way.