OC Construction & Roofing

I hired OC Construction to replace part of my barn roof, which was leaking. Six days after they finished we had a storm with high winds. The fiberglass panels that they had removed and replaced above the roof rattled and buzzed against the barn frame and metal roof, the sound echoed inside the large barn and it sounded like a Harley motorcycle starting up inside the barn. This had never happened before. My horses were so terrified one threw a shoe, another one had to be kept outside in the storm to avoid having him injure himself. Next day the owner Omar said "I know why it's happening" and agreed to come out at 4 that day to fix the problem. 4 o'clock rolls around, he is no-call, no-show and never responded after that to numerous calls, texts, emails and even a certified letter. So now I have to hire another roofer to fix the problem he created. AVOID this company! They do not stand by their work.

I originally hired OC Construction & Roofing to build a 12’ x 14’ storage shed in my back yard. I liked the fact that he listened to my ideas and gave suggestions based on his experience. After talking and coming up with a plan he sent me an itemized invoice on the materials and labor. Not having a lot of construction experience you can imagine I had lots of questions and concerns. Omar was very patient with me and broke it down explaining what and why it was being done.

I can tell Omar takes pride in his work and pays attention to detail, because I am the same way. I am going to break down the stars to give an idea of his work.

The Bid 5 STARs – before hiring OC Construction I was going with a company that made prefabricated tough sheds. Kind of like the ones you can buy at Home Depot. OC Construction quote was a little more expensive but the shed was way HIGHER quality in material and design. My shed was literally built like my house just a mini version, paint, siding, garage door and roof. My shed didn’t have to match the house because it was just a shed on pier blocks.

Construction Time 3 STARs – originally the bid was to complete with in two weeks. I did take consideration of the rain that we have here in WA but there was a lot of delays. Issues with the truss order, truck break downs, material delays, etc... Build time ended up taking 3 months. Omar was very apologetic but I have to deduct the company on this. I will give Omar this credit, some days he came out and worked by himself to make up time. Honestly, I haven’t met a contractor that I have ever hired that has met project time, expect delays is my experience.

Communication 4 ½ stars – I communicated with Omar pretty much through text and phone calls. Omar would usually contact me and send me messages right away. Even with changes he was very flexible and was straight with me in saying he could do it or not. A few days he told me that he would be out but no one showed. Here is where I am hard on contractors, I believe communication is the key.

Work quality and material quality 5 STARs – here is where I think OC construction shined, although we had construction delays and some communication hiccups. The quality of the shed was top notched. Each day when I was home I would come out and inspect the work. Again, I am not a construction guy but I have friends that are. They would tell me that the design, the material and work was way better than they have seen when it comes to a shed.

The Final product 5 STARs – my wife and I are very happy with the final product. In fact, we were so happy with the final product that we hired Omar to paint our home. Again another 5 stars but this time he completed the painting within project time. He used high quality paint and if I saw any paint spray defects he fixed no questions ask. I compared his bid with other paint contractors and he pretty much beat them all.

To summarize, its hard finding good contractors who will do a good job. I have been burnt and nickeled and dimed to death by other contractors. Like everyone else, the word “I need to hire a contractor” just makes me shutter because it’s a frustrating process. I believe OC Construction did a really outstanding job on my shed and home.

Update: it's been over a year since Omar did work for me. This update is in regards to my house that I had him paint. After a year I noticed the caulk that he used on the house started separating on two sides. More and likely it could have been the shifting of the house but caulk should be flexible, so I was subrised to see it separate. Regardless, since it was just a year I should have been under warranty for minor touch up, right. I texted Omar and told him the situation, he agreed to come out and look. We made an appt, he was a no show. Days went by, texted him again 2 to 4 times, still nothing. Havent heard from him since. I ended up doing the repairs myself, good thing I had some spare touch up paint. Its sad having to write this, he just doesnt standby his warranty and just not dependable.