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From Trevor's review
Oct 8, 2016
I discovered A M Green Construction via an invoice that was part of disclosure documentation for the house that was purchased in June 2016. After reviewing the invoice and the work that was done as part of that project, which included the total removal of a 2nd floor balcony (and outdoor stairs that went from the 2nd floor to ground level) and converting a door to a window, I felt confident that my project could be easily accomplished by him and his team. The project, in this case, was the conversion of a bedroom into a media room, complete with running several cables within the walls to opposite sides of the room and the mounting of a projector and speakers. I also had some minor work requested, which included the removal of various coaxial cable ports from parts of the house and the mounting of a work of art on the ceiling in the living room. Alfredo came to my house to walk through the space and further understand what I was asking, which was great, particularly since he provided recommendations that I hadn't considered regarding just how many cables I could stuff inside the walls and where they would come out, and whether or not it would make sense for certain batches of cables to share the same exit port. I found it fun discussing the possibilities, and he was straightforward with me regarding what was possible and what didn't entirely make sense. A few days after the walkthrough, Alfredo provided a quote via email, which was adjusted once to account for an HDMI cable run that was mistakenly omitted. About a week after accepting the quote, Alfredo and his crew of two additional men arrived to begin the work. Before getting into the details of the work itself, I must note that they started working on this project on a Sunday - this was a big deal to me since I've found many construction companies rarely start projects on Sundays, or even work on Sunday's at all; big kudos to Alfredo on this front! So throughout Sunday, this crew worked almost nonstop for 8 hours - with a single 30 minute break for lunch that I ordered for them - coordinating between the attic space and the media room to cut holes in the wall and ceiling while running the cable batches to where they needed. Additionally, they added new electrical sockets for the projector and receiver, thus eliminating any need for running power cables to the pre-existing sockets. They even successfully rerouted an old coaxial cable that was originally running along the floor across the room, moving it to inside the wall - another great convenience. Throughout Sunday, I felt comfortable communicating with the crew, answering clarification questions when needed, and they were willing to answer my questions regarding the work they were doing. By the end of the day, all the major work was completed, which I found incredible - that is, all the cables were successfully placed inside the walls and ceiling; all speakers were mounted and connected; and the projector mount was secured to the ceiling (a DIY mount that I created years ago). All that was left by the end of Sunday was to repaint the walls and ceiling. The next day, only one person showed up to complete the remaining work, all of which was completed in about 3 hours. Now, there was one hiccup, though it wasn't Alfredo's fault: one of the HDMI cables that I purchased to run across the room from the receiver to the source computer was faulty, which I hadn't known until after his crew left and it was tested for the first time. I emailed Alfredo with the bad news, along with a request to have him come back to remove the bad cable and install a new cable that I ordered from Amazon (by the way, only buy Mediabridge for HDMI cables longer than 40' - infinitely more reliable than the Ce-Tech brand one can quickly purchase from Home Depot). I wasn't sure what to expect here: Would he come back to complete the job at little to no charge (it was literally completed a day before the cable was tested), or would he quote the work as if it was a new project altogether? I was kind of not expecting the former, but a day after my email went out to him, he sent me a text message asking if he could send someone over that Thursday to complete my request. In addition, he only had charged me for the number of hours worked for the individual that was sent out, instead of a more formal (and larger) project estimate, which was great. In summary, I definitely plan on bringing A M Green Construction back for any future housing projects that come by way in the future. Pricing was fair, Alfredo was communicative and upfront with his answers to questions, and the team that he's organized were professional and efficient at their jobs. read more

