I have been on the lookout for an area contractor to build a small greenhouse and storage shed for my wife in our backyard here in Warrenton. Upon performing the usual due diligence, I discovered some unsettling facts about local Top-Notch Construction Services: (1) no professional web page for consumers; only a social media Facebook page, which can be readily deleted. (2) the one telephone number listed on the social media Facebook page is an answering machine. (3) the social media Facebook page fails to list a general contractor license -- if any. (4) the social media Facebook page fails to mention whether it is bonded and insured. (5) Top-Notch does not belong to the trade's own professional organization: The Associated General Contractors of America - Missouri Chapter (AGCMO). (6) Top-Notch has only been in business for just over two years; founded as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in 2016. (7) the social media Facebook page lists is business address as "2012 Villas Drive" in Warrenton, Missouri. Unfortunately, "2012 Villas Drive" in Warrenton, Missouri is a one-bedroom apartment within the Villas at Hawthorne, a community operated under Section 42 of the LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) program of the Internal Revenue Code. Low-income households are eligible for rental assistance in LIHTC communities. Households with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) are also eligible. In short, Top-Notch is operating a commercial enterprise out of a partially taxpayer-funded public housing project designated by Missouri for the poor. read more

You're right. Our residential construction business based across the river in Earth City has come across the same concern about Top-Notch Construction Services in Warrenton: Top-Notch lists its business address on its social media Facebook page as "2012 Villas Drive." Unfortunately, "2012 Villas Drive" in Warrenton is a one-bedroom apartment within the Villas at Hawthorne, a community operated under Section 42 of the LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) program of the Internal Revenue Code. Low-income households are eligible for rental assistance in LIHTC communities, Households with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) are also eligible. In short, Top-Notch is operating a commercial enterprise out of a partially taxpayer-funded public housing project designated by Missouri for the poor. We've also learned Wilhoite Properties in Springfield -- the site's property manager -- has recently apprised parent Gardner Capital (Mr. Connor Eisenbeis in the Clayton office) of the situation as well. read more

My husband and I were considering Top-Notch Construction Services, LLC here in Warrenton for a room addition for an in-law until we read your researched red flags: no professional web page; listed telephone is an answering machine; no general contractor license listed; no mention of being bonded and insured; no membership in its own trade organization; only been around for two years, and even then only as an LLC; running itself out of one of the state's few housing projects for the poor. Thanks for the heads up. Much appreciated. We also noticed on the Top-Notch Facebook page: 100% of the posted reviews "Like" Top-Notch. 100% of the posted reviews "Recommend" Top-Notch. Wow! Perfect scores! On the other hand, the wise person will always remember "If something sounds too good to be true. . . " read more

Exercise caution if considering hiring Top-Notch Construction Services, LLC in Warrenton. Warning flags include: (1) Top-Notch fails to offer a professional web page for consumers. Instead, Top-Notch uses a social media Facebook page, which can be easily and quickly deleted if needed. (2) The one telephone number Top-Notch lists on its social media Facebook page is an answering machine. (3) On the same social media Facebook page, Top-Notch fails to list a general contractor license, (if any). (4) On the same social media Facebook page, Top-Notch fails to mention whether it is bonded and insured. (5) Top-Notch does not belong to the trade's own professional organization, The Associated General Contractors of America - Missouri Chapter (AGCMO). (6) Top-Notch has been in business for only two years; founded as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in 2016. (7) Top-Notch lists its business address on its social media Facebook page as "2012 Villas Drive" in Warrenton, Missouri. Unfortunately, "2012 Villas Drive" in Warrenton, Missouri is a one-bedroom apartment within the Villas at Hawthorne, a community operated under Section 42 of the LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) program of the Internal Revenue Code. Low-income households are eligible for rental assistance in LIHTC communities. Households with Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) are also eligibile. In short, Top-Notch is operating a commercial enterprise out of a partially taxpayer-funded public housing project designated by Missouri for the poor. read more