Elder 1 Contracting

This contractor is no longer in business.
Aug 6th, 2019

Very good company very trustworthy try them out you won't be sorry I am very happy with their service
Jun 6th, 2017

I will never, ever refer anyone I know to Elder1! And anytime I hear their name I will be letting them know about the horrible experience I am having with them. I was told one thing by one of their workers about things getting done for one price. Than 2 weeks after the roof was complete I get a visit and was told there was an unforeseen problem and I now owe an extra $1100. They are extremely rude, they showed up at my house unannounced and uninvited. I got texts and phone call after wards with very rude comments. I feel like they are trying to cover up the mistake their contractor made and wanting me to pay more money than I should for just a roof being done.
Mar 14th, 2017

Work was completed within a few weeks of agreement, roof looks good, so far no leaks. Communication after the sale was terrible. Wasn't notified of day materials would be delivered like i asked. The individuals who showed up to install the roof were not who I was told would be there (was originally told Mr. Elder and his crew would be installing the roof). Instead an IL plated truck showed up, I didn't allow them to start until someone from Elder1 called me back to confirm they were with the company since the individuals who showed up told me they were sub contractors. Had some decking that needed to be replaced around the chimney, the roofers on site tried to use some cheap plywood that was not appropriate for roofing. I made them go to home depot and acquire the appropriate material. After the roof was installed the Warranty and Lean Waiver that were initially provided had the incorrect address. Additionally the bill receipts had the wrong address as well. Took about a week to get the updated paperwork, bill receipt was still incorrect but wasn't as concerned about that as I was the warranty and lean waiver. I called three times for them to come pick up the extra materials left behind, the materials are gone now but I doubt it was Elder1 that picked it up, it all sat out front of my house for over a month so I assume someone else took it.
Aug 5th, 2015

I would NOT RECOMMEND using this company. We did a 2 car garage and mudroom/laundry room addition. The owner is very unprofessional. He would not return our phone calls through out the entire project......which took almost 6 months. We were told it would only take about 30 days. It took longer than that for them to get the correct architectural drawing to get the permit. The first drawing they gave us was not done by a licensed architect and therefore did not have the architectural seal or even a signature. Once they were finally finished with the mudroom\laundry room they left it a complete dirty mess. The doors were covered in mud and dirt and the floors were still dirty. We had to go in and scrub the doors and the floors ourselves. After scrubbing the two doors in our mudroom we realize that there were many scratches in the doors.......which I can see why because the doors sat outside in the yard for many months uncovered in the snow and rain. This along with soda cans and cups that the workers just threw down in the yard. We had to go out a couple of times and pick up stuff because it looked so bad. Inside the garage where they put up the drywall, the mudding and taping looks like it was done by a 6 year old. The stuff they used to do the mudding and taping was dripped all over the floor in the garage, which of course we had to clean up and scrape off the floor ourselves. This was just a horrible experience all around and I just wanted to share our experience with this company with everyone so that they don't have to go through this.
Mar 11th, 2015