Positive Bearing Construction Inc.

Positive Bearing replaced a sliding glass door on my back porch. The first install wasn’t quite what was expected, but instead of making an ordeal out of the situation the owner Jay personally came out and agreed to redo the install. After all was said and done the door was installed correctly and at an extremely fair price. Jay also provided extensive information and guidance on how to fix other issues associated with the door and how to prevent further damage. I will definitely be using Positive Bearings for all future projects and highly recommended them!
Dec 1st, 2021

We hired Positive Bearing Construction to remodel and repair the outside of our home and couldn’t be happier with the results! Impeccable work, meticulous detail, and honesty are foundational to this company. Positive Bearing Construction also transformed our beach house from fixer upper to spectacular!
Nov 25th, 2021

Generally I do not post reviews of my experiences unless they are so good or bad that that I feel compelled to do so. This is one of those occasions and unfortunately it was an extremely bad experience.We hired Positive Bearing Construction in the beginning of February 2022 to complete a re-surfacing of our existing deck and add a small expansion. We choose them after interviewing several contractors and we based our decision on previous customer reviews as well as the assurances from Jay ,the owner of Positive Bearing Construction, that they would deliver a truly outstanding product.They began the demolition on February 12th and at this point Jay said it would take them no more than 2-3 weeks to complete the job, which was important as we had an outdoor birthday party planned for our daughter in mid-March. Jay constantly assured us that the time frame was not an issue and our new “beautiful” deck would be complete well before then. This is where things started to go South. There was no progress on the deck until February 24th at which point the deck framing started to be replaced. There were multiple delays and excuses from Jay as to the delay including COVID exposure, an engine fire in his truck, the job trailer breaking down, a possible heart attack and a constant stream of employee attrition.Suffice to say, we were relived that the new decking (which we had purchased directly at Jay’s direction) started to be installed on February 25th. This excitement was short lived as we soon discovered that the crew Jay had hired to install the deck boards did not know what they were doing which resulted in the screws holes being installed incorrectly and not even in straight lines or equal spacing. In the end, none of the boards that were installed could be used and had to be replaced to the tune of $2,500 (AZEK Composite Deck Boards). Jay stated that he would take care of the replacement of the boards and we should not be concerned about it.After this point, there was another two week period where no work was completed. This entire time the deck was being temporarily supported with 2x6 lumber, as Jay did not want to install the post and footers first. When we reached out to Jay for updates, there was even more excuses why they could not continue work. Finally on March 4th, Jay and his crew came out to continue working on the project. They did not keep laying deck boards, as all of them had been destroyed and they had yet to order new boards. They did however dig the footer holes for the new post. After having an engineer come out to inspect the footer holes on Monday, March 7th, we received the all clear to pour the footers. Jay kept finding excuses not to pour the concrete, until they finally decided to pour on Thursday March 10th. They arrived, with more new employees, and started moving material around the yard. Jay must not have discussed the job site with these new employees, as they proceeded to throw ladders on top of landscaping that had been protected for the last several weeks, crushing the plants. When the employees were made aware of this, they got extremely aggravated and rude. After this interaction, Jay and his crew started packing up their tools and loading them in their trailer. When asked what was happening, he told us that they were walking off of the job.We were never given a reason for their leaving, but we can only assume that they did not want to pay to replace the decking material that their deck crew destroyed. We were left with a less than half-way constructed deck, which was still only temporarily supported. This was a bad position to be in with three young children needing to be kept away from a now abandoned construction site.In the end, we lost 6 weeks worth of waiting, a backyard construction site during our daughter’s birthday party and a few thousand dollars of destroyed deck boards. I would recommend that everyone avoid using Positive Bearing Construction.
Mar 25th, 2022

Our south-facing backyard needed shade and a better sitting area. We hired Positive Bearing Construction to double the size of our concrete patio with a wood deck with a shed roof covering for some summer shade. The process was long due to dealing with City of Raleigh regulations and HOA covenants, but all workers were friendly and communicated well. They took the time to get everything correct. Even the lumber ink stamps that couldn't be sanded out were noticed and corrected. Also, I needed to replace the shingles on the house roof. Positive Bearing Construction handled coordination with the roofing contractor so the shingles were the same on both the house and shed roof and met HOA covenants. They even found vinyl siding that matched the house to meet HOA. The deck looks like it was planned when the house was built. My family is extremely happy with the results and would recommend Positive Bearing Construction for your deck plans. Service: Remodelling
Dec 17th, 2021