Swett Construction

We used Jesse and his construction crew to replace the roof on our trailer after the last hail storm that went through. They did an AMAZING job and we had them also install a new gutter system. I have been telling everyone that I know that if they are in need of any construction needs to call on Jesse and his crew. Swett Construction will get the job done!

MY NEW ROOF IS BEAUTIFUL.
I CHOSE LIGHTER COLORED SHINGLES TO REFLECT HEAT FOR WORSENING CLIMATE CHANGE AND THEY ARE GORGEOUS.
PROFESSIONAL, POLITE SERVICE. JESSIE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO INCLUDE THE UTMOST VALUE FOR ME AND IT REALLY MADE ME FEEL RESPECTED.
FINALLY, AS A SENIOR, I REALLY WAS IMPRESSED BY THE NEATNESS OF THE ENTIRE CREW AND JUST THE OVERALL GREAT CARE THEY TOOK IN THEIR APPROACH TO THE JOB.
THEY WERE A JOY.
THANK YOU FOR REMOVING ALL STRESS FROM AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT.
I KNOW WHO TO CALL-!!

New construction home built on a slab. Jesse was our general contractor and took care of everything it was a true turn key purchase. We have a solid built home that will last a lifetime.

Very professional business. Worked with insurance company, and roof and gutters were completed quickly. Looks great. Using them for other construction work as well now.

Hail repair was on scheduled time! Mr. Swett supervised and helped the crew finish the job in one day. We put on impact resistant shingles that reduced my home insurance cost and Mr Swett promptly provided the necessary paperwork to my insurance co. I would highly recommend him for your needs!

Jesse put a concrete slab for my hot tub, he done everything from start to finish,cleaned up when done, only here once did not have to make 2 or more trips. I am a very happy and pleased with his work. I will be using him again for my roof. Very honest and true to his words...Thank you.

Couldn’t ask for a more professional individual. It was his timing for me was able to make it to the house quickly to give me a quote and that worked immediately. It took three days for “and work to be done and finished. Not many better contractors out there

Good company hard working, and friendly people, I would use them Everytime I need something done. Jessie is a awesome guy to hire/work for, he will get your job done right the first time.

Upgrading to metal roof. Jesse and his staff have answered all questions and have kept me informed and involved in the entire process.

I have been in business for 40+ years as a US GSA Federal building contractor in the business of providing maintenance and management for commercial real estate for Federal Law Enforcement and the Department of Interior. We hired Swett Construction to work in very sensitive and highly confidential areas in our office space. They did an outstanding job and their professional approach to the work was very satisfying. We currently are working on additional modifications on our building and are looking forward to using Jesse and Swett Construction as our general contractor.

We used Swett construction to roof our house and put new gutters up. The job was done quickly and professionally. We will be using them again to replace a bedroom window here real soon. Thanks Jesse

Contacted on three different occasions. “Jesse” (I believe was his name) was the last person I spoke to trying to arrange an estimate. I believe three requests over a period of 4 months was being patient. He never returned a single call. I would have even appreciated a “....hey, I’m so busy I don’t have time for your work”.

Dec 2020: Nice guy, but: (1) Framing was supposed to start 3 wks from verbal agreement and completed before Christmas, before he fell off his own roof, but framing was 3 months late. Framing was level and vertical, but did not follow framing plans for stairs & doors. Did not use screws for floor that developed some squeaks. Exterior door installation was poor & had to fix following year. Interior door openings were only 82 inches instead of 83, so later I had to get bottom of doors cut off to fit over carpet. (2) Insulation job was terrible. Attempted to use R30 in walls that was supposed to go back to Lowes, per email, verbal, & written instructions on top of bags. Didn’t put insulation around exterior doors nor behind downstairs tub, which I fixed later in unfinished areas. Put unfaced R19 somewhere which I bought for behind the fireplace. R19 insulation not stapled in place. (3) Redwood deck job was level and straight, except it took too long to finish resulting in weathered boards that I had to sand down; and I had to replace a bad board myself that he refused to replace. (4) Pre-finished siding was treated like framing, resulting in lots of nicks that were not completely fixed. (5) Drywall texture was the worst job I’ve paid for and very messy – tile contractor was paid an extra $300 to clean up their mess. (6) Messes not fully cleaned up – nails all over the place including on garage roof – when I discovered at least a dozen exposed nails going thru the middle of shingles. I’ve never seen a roofing job with exposed nails. Billed extra $2558.69 for manlift not in estimate. (7) Workers took a $50 bucket of my nails, screws, square, and 2x4s – did not try to return them. Most of these problems were discovered in July/August after he was nearly done, and he was not hired to do any further work. Move-in delayed to 2020.

With regard to the roofing nails, HomeAdvisor also has a complaint where over 30 nails were exposed on shingles.

As I started finishing some of the downstairs rooms in 2021, I cut off a lower board for a closet, so I don't have to saw the bottom off of closet doors. See framing pics. Although this is a non-loading bearing wall, it was held on with only "finish" nails. Then, to my surprise, the remaining 2x4 was only held on by a single toe-nailed nail thru each cripple stud (on one side only), instead of having two #16 nails going thru the board into the cripple studs. I fixed this myself, as it still needs to support a bifold closet door.
I also had to saw off boards for the other door openings downstairs, so I can put a temporary 1/2 or 3/4 inch shim under the jams of prehung interior doors, so again I won't have to cut the bottom off of finished doors like I had to do upstairs to clear carpet. Having a rough opening of only 82 inches is not the way to frame interior doors, and results in extra unnecessary work.

7/5/2022
To respond to Jesse Swett’s response – he was asked numerous times via email & verbal discussions to fix problems, and the liar did not do so. I have so many emails to him and from him saved that I could easily win a court case against him. Interior doors UPSTAIRS would not fit over the carpet, because he framed openings at 82 inches – I had to redo the openings downstairs so I don’t have to cut off the bottom of doors. I hired Builders First to cut 3/4" off the UPSTAIRS Bayer doors.

Zoom into drywall photos just added - bad knockdown texture - just splatters and streaks.

I exceeded the character limit with 3 more pgs of comments, so briefly: he had paper copies of engineering dwgs done on mylar that Black Hills Truss said were better than most. I never said I would put insulation in walls - that was his job. I used screws on floors/stairs in Colorado - nail jobs eventually squeak. Concrete had 1 inch ripple, not 4, and will cover up with baseboard - he got extra $3K due to concrete job. I used clear caulk to cover >dozen roofing nails - hire certified roof contractors next time. Siding was two-tone special coating on LP with 20 yr warranty packed in foam that his people abused.

Jesse was the lowest bid in town and his work was of great quality. He was timely in starting and finishing the project. His attention to detail was excellent. Jessie was also a very personable contractor and his hired man was awesome. They worked hard and finished my project on time.