Your Vision Enterprise

Jared Kowalski _{on ChamberofCommerce.com}

Jan 28th, 2024

Hello, I am taking the time to write this review as a service to the public surrounding and including Milwaukee County, in hopes that they do not suffer through the same improper construction work on their property.

We had a detached garage fire. After getting 6 quotes from contractors in the area, we went with Your Vision Enterprise. The general contractor and owner of this company is Robert Reyna. This job was fully covered by replacement cost insurance. No foundation work needed. Construction began early Sept!

Since hiring Robert, I have had to become a sort of construction inspector (unpaid). There have been so many problems, some of which, to Robert's credit, he has chosen to fix.

1.) (Not fixed) There is no seam tape (forcefield brand only, or warranty is void) installed on the joints of the GP plywood sheathing, therefore, there is no vapor barrier. (pictures 2, 3, 28, 29, 30) When I ask if there is forcefield seam tape installed, he says "Yes", despite the picture evidence given otherwise.

2.) (Not fixed) The pre-hung Jeld-Wen door was improperly framed, so it needed to be shimmed more than a quarter inch on each side, and then filled with a heavy amount of caulk. (picture 4) I will need to replace the caulk in a few years to avoid water damage in the building.

3.) (Not fixed, Fixed) The Andersen window is not centered on the back of the building (picture 31). The j-channel surrounding the window was incorrectly cut, so water did not flow properly away from window. (picture 5). This was later fixed upon request.

4.) (Not fixed) The Jeld-wen pre-hung door is not flashed properly, and the j-channel is not cut properly. You can already see brown/orange water damage. (picture 6)

5.) (Not fixed) Framer improperly framed in a corner (also called a cold corner). There is no way to install Fiberglass insulation in this corner. (picture 7)

6.) (Fixed by me) General cleanliness/finish. (picture 8) Spray foam surrounding window was not cut out, and heavy amounts of saw dust remained in between framing.

7.) (Not fixed) Fascia is nailed horizontally, instead of vertically from the bottom into the soffit, causing a wavy appearance. (picture 9, 10)

8.) (Fixed by me) The floor was pressure washed, but not well. You can see a heavy amount of spotting, and even a large chunk of debris caked onto the concrete. I had to use an acid etch, and putty knife to scrape off the debris prior to epoxy application. (picture 11, 12, 13)

9.) (Not fixed) Large scrape on brand new siding. (picture 14)

10.) (Fixed) 16x7 garage door did not have flap trim installed, causing water and bug intrusions into the building. After talking to Robert, he brought trim over and installed it. (picture 15, 16)

11.) (Fixed, partially) Gutter is chipped, and leaking water. Initially they did not have caulking, nor downspout elbows. (picture 17, 19, 21). This caused water to intrude into the building whenever it rained (picture 20). After talking to Robert about this issue, he had somebody come over and install elbows. Initially, he installed the elbows incorrectly (inside instead of outside), so water was flowing on the outsides of the elbow. (picture 22). This problem was addressed again and is now fixed. The leaking from the joints of the gutter was caulked, unfortunately, I will just need to keep fixing that problem later.

12.) (Not fixed) You can see the finish work on the peak of the building on both sides (picture 18). There are hammer marks in the aluminum and the lengths on each side are no where near the same.

13.) (Not fixed) Exposed nail heads on roofing vent. (picture 24)

14.) (Not fixed) Wall framing and truss joists are not perpendicular, but offset instead. (picture 25)

15.) (Fixed) 16x7 garage door had exposed ply. Eventually, the trim piece was added. (picture 26).

16.) (Fixed, partially) The electrician sub-contracted by Robert never showed back up after digging this trench. Filled and seeded after weeks (32, 33, 34).

17.) I have uncovered an extremely serious structural issue with my building. For ease of explaining, please go to 6:40-7:40 of this youtube video (How to install Roof Trusses). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaXBe1LkN7Q Here you can see the proper installation of an end gable truss. The flat, horizontal plate (2x6 in this case) being installed is an imperative structural link. This plate is missing from the construction, as can be shown in the photo below. You can see the tips of the horizontally driven nails (circled in blue) which were intended to be nailed to the missing plate. This means that the end gable truss is likely only held up by the lateral force of the 1/2 inch sheathing. This is life or death type of stuff depending on the load bearing calculations of the type of lumber, snowfall, etc.

Picture link - https://imgur.com/a/HKlTwJ0

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