Walsh Construction

"As a result of the verbal attacks and physical threats to the crew members and sub contractors involved with the project it was very difficult to keep people on the job site. To my knowledge there was only one dog ever on the site, a service dog belonging to Shane's 80 year old mother who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. No one was ever notified of a roof leak and when the roofing company returned to pick up the scrap material and excess nails that unfortunately are a result of any shingle removal project, they were told by the property owner it was already taken care of and Walsh construction deducted the amount from the project total. A total that includes numerous changes and additional items that were never paid for. We support and at times must make the decision to keep our valued employees from working in harsh conditions as a result of any client. The verbal attacks were not only directed at construction workers but neighbors as well."

"Walsh construction has over 30 years in the building industry and has been working in the harsh elements of South Dakota winters since then. In all of those years we have never ran across a single client who would bundle up in warm clothes to simply stand over the top of our crew and berate them for hours on end. The concrete for this customer was done as a favor due to the fact he had a disagreement with the previous contractor and in weather conditions that most would have not attempted. Due to the cold temperatures the concrete finishers stayed until 2am using flashlights and head lamps to see after this man shut off the lighting to the project to ensure a quality finished product. This was done before the ground froze and would have made the addition impossible to be built until the spring thaw. The actual building project was scheduled for after the first of the year. By the middle of December we started getting phone calls from the customer demanding that we start immediately and when provided with a recording of the initial conversation threw what could be only described as a tantrum filled with foul language. We were more than happy to give him the opportunity to hire someone else. Which he clearly was not able to do, as of the middle of April. Mr Steerman has a disregard for others expertise as well as unrealistic expectations from anyone born and raised in Western South Dakota. Not many are going to take name calling and verbally offensive comments as well as the Walsh Construction did by simply walking away."