Swanson Construction Inc

Swanson Construction was excellent in every phase of the project. Communication was key to getting our kitchen completed due to tight time frames, and it was excellent from kickoff to close out. What’s even better is the quality was first class. Will definitely use Swanson in the future.

Awesome! They are fast and easy to work with, and make the projects fun! My floors look amazing! Highly recommend!!!

Justin & crew were a blessing to the work he did for us. His kindness, dedication, & skill. I wish we had found him sooner!

In May, 2015 I sought out General Contractors on Angie's List for the building of an ADU (Addendum Dwelling Unit) on the back of my mother's property so I could live with her full time, as she has fragile health and needs someone w/her at all times. I contacted several from Angie's List and Justin from Swanson Construction had the best idea & bid for our needs. We gave him $5850 to get started and during the next two months talked back & forth about the things we needed on the ADU. We asked how long the process would take & he indicated our project would be completed by October, 2015 at the latest. Over the next few months, while we were waiting to start construction on the ADU, we asked Justin to complete some smaller projects on the original house (replace flooring in one bedroom, finish hardwood flooring in another bedroom, reinforce the post & beam and add vents in the crawlspace and install a garbage disposal. On these small jobs, he never showed up when he said he would, rarely called back in a timely manner the half dozen times we called to ask questions the ADU or one of the smaller jobs, rarely showed up when he promised he would to the point where we either were very late or missed altogether a few unrelated appointments set in advance, yet he always wanted to be paid, even when a job wasn't completed. In August when we asked about the status of the ADU he said his engineer had the plans and he (the engineer) was extremely busy and then a month & half later, he said the engineer was finished but that the city planning offices was now taking a long time to approve and move plans through. Since we were on a timeline (needed to be out of town for two weeks in October and also needed to rent the house I was living in, which is 100 miles away, so I was driving into town to get my mother to her appointments every week) I contacted the city planning offices myself to see if there was anything I could to help the process along. Imagine my surprise when I was informed that our contractor, Justin Swanson, hadn't submitted ANY of our plans yet. I confronted him with information and he admitted he had lied to us about having submitted the plans and when asked 'why' he said he 'taken on more than he could handle' and put our project on the back burner. He promised he would get the plans the following week. It was two weeks later before he did this. We decided to continue with him, give the benefit of the doubt and try to move forward. We also asked him to complete some smaller jobs, for which he was very unprofessional and clearly did not make us a priority. By late November, after waiting weeks for him to return a call, I realized we needed to find another contractor, so I interviewed three (all of which indicated to us the the plans Justin Swanson had created for us were not possible within our budget of $75,000 - $80,000. We settled on another contractor who had to create a new plan for the site and this contractor went above and beyond in trying to utilize the fees already paid to the city to move the new plans along. At this point I realized I needed to file a formal complaint against Justin Swanson of Swanson Construction and started that process in December. We are in the middle of that process now and I've just learned from the Contractors Board that Justin Swanson has gone out of business in the last 60 days due to 'Insurance Slaps? and formal complaints by other parties. I did my due diligence before hiring this contractor by seeking out a well-rated, licensed, bonded and insured company using Angie's List and confirming his credentials through state & local licensing avenues BEFORE hiring him. We were very understanding, compliant and forgiving with him when he as he said due to family circumstances & taking on too much work, he wouldn't call back, or show up on time and even when he wouldn't give a true accounting the almost $6,000 we'd given him in good faith for the project. I don't know what else we could have done to make this a mutually beneficial relationship. He took advantage of our good nature, took our money without providing a good or service and we are dismayed. As it is, we are at least 4 months behind our original planned completion date, have had to start over with a new contractor and are missing out on $600/month in rent for the house I am currently living in because the ADU is not built for me to move into. Additionally I must drive 200 miles a week to take care of my mother and we are missing the $6,000 that should be

If you are lucky enough to get Patrick, tell him we said hello. <br /> Patrick gave us smart advice, a good price, prompt start, cleaned up after finishing, came back when we had an issue because a plumber had messed up a vent to the roof but wouldn't go and fix what he caused. <br /> Working with Patrick was drama-less.  I feel so good about the roof and it looks like a million bucks. <br /> <ul> <li>A friend of ours told us we needed to make sure the roof was HAND hammered.  Other roofing companies said no.  Patrick was all about hand hammering. Something about better fro your under-roof wood part -- i don't know -- as Patrick. </li> <li></li> </ul> <p>I so highly recommend Patrick.  And he is a nice guy,too. </p> <br />

Very well.  Would hire them again!  I think he was honest, polite and cleaned-up after himself.  Quality work. <br />

I hired Justin to build a large fully-finished workshop on my property, and he did an exceptional job. The project lasted several months, and he displayed a professionalism and courtesy throughout the process. What impressed me most, however, was Justin's integrity. There were occasions during the project where unforeseen changes in work scope occurred, and Justin had to adapt. Many contractors in this same situation would have nickled and dimed me to death, but Justin stayed committed to what him and I agreed on. He did a great job, and I would definitely hire him again. <br />

He is very honest and reliable except the project took longer than we thought. Part of that was just things that came up and not all was on him, although he did take a vacation. He is very meticulous and does a good job. All in all, I would recommend him. He is also very nice.

<strong>Pros:</strong> He did a very nice tile job in the shower and my new dryer vent works great. Pleasant personality. Did not mind my dogs or kids. He answered me right away when I had questions by text or phone. <br /> <strong><br /> Cons</strong>:  I expected him to show up for more than 2 hours or at least most of the business day. Came and went at odd times, only working <strong>2 hours</strong> during days in the week at the most and coming when my family was home in the evenings. Then wouldn't show up for several days at a time. Took almost 1 month to complete this job.  Only partially covered my furniture, left wet towels on my wood laminate floors, left white over-spray everywhere, including on my front door (not part of the job). Used a lot of cheap materials (vent for fan) of what he purchased. My heavy new mirror is hanging by a wire and moves. My vent on the roof for my exhaust fan is nailed on top of the shingles. The door in the bathroom was left with paint and spackle all over it and ugly white caulking in the corners and some unfinished areas around the door jam. The sink is leaking water in the the new vanity, asked me if I knew a plumber to fix it- not fixed- asked me to text him if it continues? Part of the agreement was for him to haul away all debris, he left backer board, boxes, dirty plastic sheeting, bags of debris and left over tiles all over my garage. Also he left white residue all over my cement driveway/walkway to my gate and in my rocks. He changed out my pipes for my shower in the master, he left a gaping hole in my shower stall above the faucet and promised to fix it and did not fix it, after reminding him several times. <br /> <br />

Justin did a fabulous job - very neat, professional work.  He built us a sharp looking shed, outfitted exactly as we wanted.  He did the clearing of the jobsite using a backhoe, poured cement, did all the carpentry work, laid water lines for automatic watering, installed light fixtures and outlets in the barn, and did a very professional job finishing inside and painting outside.  Really sharp barn. <br /> Justin also installed a three rail fence for us and lined it with wire mesh.  When he noticed things that were needing repair he voluntarily repaired and replaced things for us.  He had a great attitude and really takes pride in doing a great job. <br /> Would definitely hire again.

they were prompt nice, efficient, and careful, explained all they did, inspection together at the end

Completed promptly and coordinated well with Concrete subcontractor and <br /> Garage door installation. I am well satisfied with the completed job.

He showed up first thing in the morning, and was very professional. He checked in about times and got right to work when he did arrive. He was very fast and efficient. He gave us a great price as well. We are very happy with the work!

Justin was very knowledgeable and accommodating. we started the planning on a friday and my patio cover was nearly finished by the following sunday. Although it cost a little more than the original bid I was very happy with the finished product. I plan on hiring Swanson construction to do more work on my home in the future.

To start let me inform you of my remodel experience: None. This was the first time I have ever gotten a contractor for any help with a remodel. I have a rental property and another house which I live in. When I first decided to get a contractor I only wanted a bid for a french door and two small windows. So I did some homework and got 5 separate bids from different contractors. Swanson Construction (Justin Swanson) was the lowest bid by far. I was weary at first taking the lowest bid; however, I know for a fact I made the right decision. He is down to earth, easy to talk to, and very professional. He is nice and polite to my wife, our dogs love him, and I feel as though I have a true friend. This is the type of relationship, I feel, one should have to get the work you want done, and done right the first time. When I wanted changes done Justin Swanson did them better than I expected. He changed some things that really added what I wanted, and he did so at no extra cost to me. I will only use Swanson Construction from now on. If there was a rating higher than an A, Swanson Construction Inc deserves it. A++++++++++++ <br /> <br /> The windows and french door went very smooth and he did such a great job. The job went better than I expected. Justin pointed out that there was no insulation in the exterior walls and there had been some water damage to the exterior framing which needed to be fixed. After hearing this my wife and i decided to have Justin go ahead just complete remodel the master bedroom the windows and door were in. This job was tough for us due to what Justin found in the walls. The original framing was horrible, cheaply slapped together, and made me think I should have never purchased this house. The cost began to increase of no fault to Justin, due to the pour workmanship he found in the walls. It was as if whoever did some previous remodel work before I purchased this house had no clue what they were doing. Justin did try to keep the cost down as much as he possibly could. I know for a fact he did the extra work at cost making absolutely no profit. The master bedroom took longer due to the condition of the house prior to any of his GREAT work. Justin came up with great design ideas that were both economical and great looking. He raised the ceiling an additional foot and a half, came up with great ideas for the ceiling, in wall shelves, cutout in the ceiling for a ceiling fan, and all the angles and corners had a modern look that we wanted. The ideas he came up with were ones I had not thought of and they turned out PERFECT!!!! The master bedroom turned out so great we wanted Swanson Construction Inc. to do our kitchen remodel. <br /> <br /> The kitchen remodel is a feat in of itself. The kitchen was to be in a new location of the house and we thought we new exactly what we wanted. Justin again changed that in the design he came up with after talking to us. We got Justin involved early in the kitchen design. He blow our minds with great ideas that did not cost that much more, it just changed how he did a few things. Once work began he was quick and thorough. The only problem we ran into was the Multnomah County permit inspectors. They wanted crazy things done that I could not find in the NEC code book or in the state OAR's. However, Justin did work through the hang ups and got our project done. In my opinion he should open a design company as well. His ideas are superb and don't cost much more than the normal work. His work again made me fell confident. Justin Swanson is now the only contractor that will work for me on my house or my rental property.

Excellent job, very professional from the very start, estimate fair and good presentation, for a small company and LOCAL this is the company to use.  Nice young man, good mannered and hard hard worker, had good help as well, left area clean and ready to move in.  I will use this company again!

Excellent experience overall.

It went really well. They were in and out without making a huge mess and did the job in a timely manner.

It went well. A little slower than I anticipated but all in all, very pleased and was worth the wait.

Gave a bid, including for subcontracting plumbing, electic, sheetrock, painting. Chose him because he was the low bid - big mistake! Was good on the outer shell. But the plumber that he chose (family member) dug a trench and ruined landscaping because they didn't know about or didn't want to use trenchless technology. When it came to the inside: -didn't sub the finish plumbing, have had to have a licensed plumber come in X2 to fix things at my added expense, still have to have attic water heater overflow plumbed to outside. -sheetrock is cracking in multiple places with very uneven texturing, huge gaps by windows. -paint is incredibly poor coverage, admitted it but no offer to fix. Painted all trim and bathroom with flat paint when request was for semi-gloss. -all 3 doors of structure - front door, closet door, and bathroom door have had to be redone at my expense by someone else. Front door still doesn't hang right. has air leaks, was told by him to get more weatherstripping to fill obvious gaps; another contractor informed me that openings aren't square and that's why they CAN'T be fixed. Nice, huh?. -prefab stairs with railings are not installed safely - railings need work to be safe and bolt hole was cut off and left exposed. Metal paint and wood finish have many dings and scratches. Prefab stairs cost me 2,300 without installation. -deep dent in laminate flooring was acknowledged but no offer to fix. -two big scratches in tub surround acknowledged but no offer to fix. -bottom molding applied approx 1/8" above floor even though there is (per contract) to be no carpeting. -large saw mark in butcher block counter top filled in with wood filler, didn't tell me until I mentioned it. -window molding in upstairs installed with large saw mark in place. -windows are poor quality, have had 3 with parts fall out of while putting up and down. My fault, I guess, for not insisting on a specific brand (he got Ply-Gem from Parr Lumber in Portland). -cupboards from Ikea had to be lowered - too high to reach without a ladder. -asked for Cadet wall heaters and go some other cheaper brand. -outside work: had to call him several times to finish siding a shed (neighbor informed us that the back wasn't done up against the fence), only 1/2 of the roof was done, the windows on outside of main structure and west side of roof weren't caulked. He let the cement contractors clean their truck and dump a large amount of cement on city and neighbor's property. The gate that he installed already (less than 6 mos later) doesn't open and close, will need to be re-done. -wouldn't trust him to come in and fix anything. Nothing but poor quality and excuses. When presented with all complaints stated that he gave me "a good deal". When I mentioned that a friend's contractor was coming back to her house to fix some flaws he stated "I'm glad that he's perfect". -admitted that he "learned a lot on this job". Great. I'm glad that he learned a lot. I'm left with all of my money spent and a lot of correction to be done,would need to take out more loans to have it all done. Wouldn't recommend him to anyone. He's too inexperienced and not self-reflective enough to know that he cost a customer a lot of money that was hard to come by and can't be duplicated to fix his poor quality work. I learned a lot also. This guy is a loser.

Justin looked at the work and gave an estimate of $150 to $200 for the repairs. He scheduled the work within 2 business days. Justin arrived at the time promised and worked for several hours to repair the drywall. He returned the next day so the drywall could cure, and matched the existing texture in the bathroom ceiling and wall. This was a difficult corner that involved the ceiling and wall of a basement level bathroom. I was surprised how well he could match the heavy swirl texture on the wall. He also worked on two cracks near the fireplace that had continued to increase over a years time. Justin sanded, smoothed and filled the cracks and applied a new light texture. After paint was applied, no evidence of a repair remains. Justin told us he does other handyman work as well. I would definitely use his service in the future. We had a bid from another drywall company that estimated $400 for this job.