American Pride Construction, LLC

American Pride was the GC for our home build. This was no small project and it resulted in a beautiful home my family loves!

We got a hail storm in May of 2022. I found American Pride Construction via a Google search after getting quotes from other contractors. When I called Joe up, he was at my house the next day to assess the damage and look at my insurance paperwork. From there, he challenged the insurance company, on my behalf, as they missed covering certain damage that was done. Throughout the process, I felt I was in constant communication during the install of my roof, siding, and gutters. Joe was able to walk me through the insurance payouts and help me understand what I needed to do. Also, his crews that he used for the different installs were efficient, respectful and hard working. In summary, I would recommend Joe and American Pride Construction and if I ever have a need for his services, he will be the first call I make.

The following is a summary of events that we believe in our opinion to be true and factual. In September of 2021 our home’s siding, roof, gutters, and window screens sustained damage from a thunderstorm and subsequent high winds. On 10/26/21 we entered a contract with Joseph Harrington and American Pride Construction to have the repairs completed. On 10/29/21 an initial insurance payout was signed over to Mr. Harrington in the amount of $11,242.58. Mr. Harrington continued to negotiate with the insurance company for seven additional months, claiming the amount for repairs (new siding for the house and garage, window wraps, repair of a patch of roof on the entryway, one gutter, and three window screens) in total to be in the amount of $70,243.70. American Pride was unable to reach an agreement with the insurance company as the insurance was ultimately willing to pay out a total of $44,540.38. After seven months of failed negotiations between the insurance company and Mr. Harrington, we the clients, elected to terminate the contract. American Pride’s contract states that, “This agreement does not obligate the customer or contractor in any way unless contractor accepts the scope and price offered by the insurer.” Mr. Harrington does have a clause in the contract that states “If this agreement is cancelled by Customer without legal right to do so prior to the start of Work, Contractor shall be entitled to, as liquidated damages and as not penalty, its actual cost incurred, including restocking charges, plus 25% of the Agreement price. After work has begun, Customer is responsible for the entire Agreement price.” After receiving the notice of cancellation, Mr. Harrington claims that, we the customer are now required to pay an additional $4,517.46 which together with the previous payment of $11,242.58. would equal 25% of the total project cost of $70,243.70. This amount is just to terminate the contract. At no time was an agreement ever accepted between American Pride and the insurance company. At no time were materials purchased to complete the project. The project cost of $70,243.70 never existed other than in Mr. Harrington’s imagination and would never have been agreed upon by Mr. Harrington and the insurance company. We as the clients were within our legal rights (explicitly according to Mr. Harrington’s own contract) to terminate. According to Mr. Harrington the cost he put in for the project in total at that point in time was $800.00. At the time of cancellation, an offer was made to Mr. Harrington that we the clients would pay the total cost of the project thus far, plus additional cost for the failed efforts in negotiating with the insurance company. What Mr. Harrington has done is an egregious theft and because of the way the system works, there is nothing we can do other than choosing to spend thousands of more dollars to sue Mr. Harrington and his company American Pride. Here we are, a year from the time of entering into the contract and Mr. Harrington has yet to return any of the stolen $11,242.58. We write this to warn others of the deceptive tactics of Mr. Harrington and his company. It is our opinion that what he has done is unconscionable. Since terminating the contract, the repairs have been completed by another company at the agreed-upon price of the insurance company as previously stated. We, the customers, are of the opinion that Mr. Harrington is avaricious and was ultimately only looking to max out his personal bottom line other than reaching a fair and timely agreement with the insurance company. Attempting business with Mr. Harrington and American Pride was the biggest mistake we’ve ever made. I hope he can sleep at night knowing he’s lined his pockets with the money of two hardworking individuals with young children.