We contracted with Steve Shaw of Springer Construction, in February, 2016, for a 577 sq ft ADU (app 1 BR apartment) for $80,000 in my mother's existing backyard area as a livable space for me so I can be with her full time to care for her. Payment of $25K, $20K, $20K & a final $15K upon completion. We signed his contract un-amended. I do not recommend signing his contracts un-amended. And DEFINITELY acquire an escrow acct by which to pay sub-contractors... DO NOT TRUST that he is paying your sub-contractors. We found out the hard way when they all started coming to the door or sending certified letters that they were about to lien the property for non-payment. Not only does he NOT follow his OWN contract, but once paid, rarely answers his phone (which always has a full voicemail box, so it's nearly impossible to leave messages) or text or email messages & provides no other form of contact (the address on his contract is a personal mail box & therefore not a valid form of contact.) He has misused the monies we paid in good faith by not paying the sub-contractors. A 90 day project which began in earnest on 4/4/2015, when permits were released, has, to date, turned into a 8+ mos, still-unfinished FIASCO for which my mother has endured a serious heart attack, several thousands of $$ add'l to the agreed-upon amount, 3 demand letters &, now, a formal lawsuit. He knew very well the fragile state of health that my mother was in & why we were building this in the first place. Steve Shaw RARELY returned our calls, has never provided documentation re: the job & bc of this, we had no idea WHO the subs were until they came to the door threatening to lien the property for non-payment for work done on the project, even though HE had been paid according to HIS contracts' payment schedule. The electrician, lumber provider, plumber, drywaller/insulator & gutter company have all come asking for payment. Because we have never received a timeline or list of sub-contractors, & he will not tell us who else he's hired, we have no idea who will come out of the woodwork in the future for payment for services or supplies rendered. Steve Shaw has bragged to us about his 9 acre property, his brand new home, his brand new vehicles, his new & expensive landscaping, all the while leaving us in a filthy, dusty, rubble mess throughout the summer, only showing up occasionally for a few hours at a time. We learned his constant delays were bc he owed some of his subs money & they're unwilling to work for him until paid, so he had to find others to work on our job. All sub-contractors in this project have stated they will never do business with Steve Shaw again & a call to the CCB & Sec of State will confirm he has done business under 3 different names in the state of OR in the past several years, been disciplined several times, left jobs unfinished. He ALWAYS had an excuse for not showing up, not communicating, or not paying a sub and tried to place blame elsewhere, even on US, the client, for the problems HE'D created on the job. To date, he has left the job unfinished, unable to pass inspection & not released as habitable, keeping us from fully utilizing it until we have monies to finish it. We have spent thousands and almost two years on a lawsuit and finally after all his stalling tactics & changing attorney's, arbitration fell in our favor, though we were not compensated completely for the hours & months we spent getting the project completed on our own, the extra monies spent paying sub-contractors to finish their jobs, the damage that he caused to existing property. BEWARE signing ANY contract with ANYONE before having an attorney review it first. You might not think it's not a big deal, even for a small project, but when something goes wrong, you'll be very sorry for not getting that extra bit of reassurance. Again, he received payment every time he asked, has had unfettered access to the property since Day 1, & simply walked away months ago. We are well over our $80,000 contracted amount with lost income & an inordinate amount of unnecessary & very damaging emotional, mental & physical stress on my already fragile & ill mother, who's well-being he knew we were building the ADU for to accommodate . There is so much more about the behavior we have had the misfortune to endure that can be stated about this contractor and if you are interested in those details, or our attorney's name, for additional assistance if you have had similar issues, please feel free to contact me at klouri@yahoo.com. read more

Looking at other reviews I had much better experience with Steve and his team. I need a pathway in between mine and my neighbor's (like a side yard thing) plus a replacement of a street sidewalk panel. Springer delivered the job with decent price and timely manner. My only suggestion is to have more heads-up on scheduling instead of notifying and showing up on the same day read more

Where do I start. Toni M. said pretty much what I would say, except his arrogance, negligence, and shadiness has far exceeded Toni's. We contracted(?) with him for several hundred thousand dollars and wound up having a 4 month project turn into going on 2 1/2 years and still not completed. He abandoned our job owing at least 2 subs over $50,000, not to mention the subs he would contract with for one price, then pay less citing poor workmanship. Smarmy isn't the half of it. Not to belabor the point, but anyone who even has Steve Shaw bid for a job, heaven forbid, hire him him to do a job should beware that there is a high probability the job will take much longer than contracted for, and subs used for the project will probably not be paid. Please do your due diligence and steer far clear of this person or Springer Construction LLC. I know this is his fourth different contractor's license he has gotten, under 4 different names. If lies were music he would be the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Please, please be wary. Is there a review less than 0 stars? The review says Albany, OR, but my nightmare was in Portland, OR. read more

Maybe not even one star. After work was complete, at first rain, large puddle in driveway showed up.

DO NOT HIRE SPRINGER CONSTRUCTION. Steve Shaw is a horrible contractor. The project will take much longer than planned because he does not coordinate with his sub contractors. He calls them with no warning or pre-planning, expecting them to show up on the job site the same day or next day. When the subs can't drop another project that they're in the middle of, he blames the delays on the subs, rather than his poor planning. He also does not pay his sub contractors which becomes a major problem when liens are suddenly put against your property even though you paid your bill to Springer. He is a liar and a scam artist. Do not trust this man. read more

Driver of this company's vehicle is incredibly rude. He refused to wait his turn and almost hit me trying to turn into traffic on Cedar Hills. Very aggressive. read more

We hired Steve to redo our driveway in the Spring of 2018. During the bid process and the initial planning stages Steve was great, easy to get a hold of and very responsive. Once we signed the contract all of that changed. It would routinely take 3-4 calls, an email and eventaully tracing him down in person to get a response from him and there was always an excuse as to why he was too busy. Three of our neighbors all hired him at the same time. He quoted us that he would complete all 4 houses in one month and he did not complete the last one until 5 months later. Once they started demolition we had an unusable driveway for 5 weeks where the weather was mild and dry. During the pour there were several people who had not done concrete work before working on the driveway, which was apparent in the final result. As soon as the concrete was on the ground, Steve started contacting us again asking for the remainder of the bill. The forms had not been removed and there was a high spot in the concrete that was an obvious tripping hazard. Eventually our concerns were addressed, but by the way Steve made it sound, we were terribly inconveniencing him by 1) making him correct the work and 2) not paying him when he prematurely demanded payment. I would not recommend this company. read more

I hired Springer Construction to remove and replace an aging sidewalk and driveway apron. The bid was satisfactory, and in the end the work was OK, but I would never hire the company again. It was a simple job that ended up taking a very long time. It was not started when it was supposed to,and then he claimed he couldn't get an inspection for days, I never knew when he was coming, his voice mail was usually full, and when I could leave a message he rarely called back. He was very difficult to deal with, kept us from using our driveway and garage for way too long! Find someone else. read more