Jim Gardner Construction Inc.

John Sundberg _{on Google}

Nov 25th, 2023

Honest advice & estimate, fast turn around, high build quality.
Jim and his crew replaced the drain in front of my garage and added 50ft of new drain pipe into cement around the house, catching all the downspouts along the way.
The crew showed up with eight guys and knocked out most the job in one day. The speed was quite impressive.

Chuck Squatriglia _{on Google}

Nov 8th, 2023

Jim and his crew - particularly Luis, the foreman on my job - were absolutely fantastic throughout the seven weeks of my foundation project. They were never anything less than prompt, professional, punctual, and responsive.
Replacing a foundation is a *huge* task but Jim's crew made it as smooth as possible even as I continued working from home. Jim and his crew handled everything, from the engineering drawings and permitting to dealing with a very persnickety city inspector to get the city to sign off on everything at the end. That was one reason we went with Jim Gardiner Construction - his bid included *everything*, including removing and reinstalling driveway pavers, repainting the bottom 20 percent of the house, and even repairing a damaged washing machine drain line that they discovered. Other contractors were going to leave the permits to us, and make us hire another contractor to handle the pavers. Jim's crew made it all a breeze.
I recommend Jim Gardiner construction without reservation for any drainage, foundation, or general construction job you may be considering. He'll be my first call next time I need a general contractor.

Robin Lipetzky _{on Google}

Oct 31st, 2023

I contacted Jim about building a concrete retaining wall. Not only did he respond promptly, he spent a lot of time answering my questions and helping me figure out what I needed for this project. He was kind, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful.

Caitlin Woods _{on Google}

Oct 22nd, 2023

We did not end up hiring Jim for a large project because he was honest about the fact that we could afford not to do it. He did not even try to come up with something small we "needed" to do. He instead spent a good ~30 minutes with me, looking at things in close detail (including things I hadn't asked about!) and explaining his assessment in detail to make sure I understood. I'll absolutely be saving his info for whatever project comes up next.
P.S. The reason we reached out is because he did gorgeous work at our neighbor's house--an entire front yard/front porch overhaul that looked awesome. She highly recommended the whole team.

scott harrington _{on Google}

Oct 18th, 2023

At the time of service I would have given Jim 5 stars. However, his work has given us a few issues many years later. 1) He left in some of the foundation form wood in one spot and we had termite damage in that location later. It was a tough spot to remove the form wood, but he could have used treated wood or another material that wouldn't attract termites if he had to leave it in place. 2) A section of stucco on a rebuilt porch has degraded. Sky facing stucco is tough to make last, but the 100 year old stucco right next to the section he did has held up. He used non galvanized nails that corroded once water infiltrated the area. 3) He stepped down the foundation to below grade at the back of the property. That created problems for drainage.
When I tried to contact him about these issues, be said not my problem or was unresponsive. I get that it is annoying to be contacted by a customer from years back, but I expected the foundation work to last for more than 9 years problem free.