Sean C Mindes

Site Work, Decks, $10,000. I work with Sean often. He has done multiple jobs for me. His communication is great, he always answers my calls, he is wonderful with my customers, and he explains everything so they clearly understand the project. Sean goes the extra mile on the work he does. His prices are fair and most important, his work is top-notch. I would (and do) highly recommend him.

Sean, I understand you are trying to repair your reputation. Please do not minimize all the unfinished work that you left here. Work that I PAID you to accomplish. Remember you stated all changes to the project were to be paid up front. We made a lot of changes that I most definitely paid upfront. Does $5,000 to enclose our back porch ring a bell? I ended up with a nice roof held up by temporary 2x4s on top of a cantilevered deck. What do you think the weight of the roof did to the deck that did not have the proper support underneath the posts? The next contractor had to demolish the roof and the deck because it was so warped that nothing would ever be square on it. There's $5,000 down the drain. I'm still waiting for the cast iron floor vents that we paid you for. How about the finish work? You know, things like moulding? Hardware for doors? So again, PLEASE do not minimize the work that I PAID you for that was not completed or was half completed in a manner that would have collapsed. I have electrical circuits that do not work because of the shoddy electricians you brought into my house. These are the exact same circuits in the addition that each of the three subcontractors installed. I have an electrical panel in the garage that has ZERO labels on it. I think the only qualified electrician you used was the first one that stopped working because he told me you weren't paying him. As far as taking you to court, I considered it but I was already tapped out from paying for this unfinished project you left me. Buyer beware. [Owner responded 2017-07-14 accepting the failing on the project, apologising, saying the subs did a poor job and that it was ultimately on him, attributing the collapse of the job to a severe illness, disputing the account of how the electricians were paid, and offering a $2,000 refund on top of a $3,000 final holdback.]

Addition, 96 days. Horrible contractor. I second the previous post. He came across as very professional but then used poorly skilled sub contractors. He went through 3 electricians doing our remodeling job. The first one, the most capable, called me because he wanted me to know Sean was not paying him even though I had paid Sean. The framers he used did a very poor job. The sheet rockers had to fix a lot of the framing mistakes. He claimed he had a painter that he used. They showed up once. The rest of the painting was done poorly by Sean and a laborer who told me he was a plumber's apprentice. He quit before the job was finished. The whole project was months behind schedule. He claimed health problems for the delays and weeks without anyone coming to work. I eventually got an email telling me that he can't go any deeper into our renovation even though I had paid for everything as contracted. My mistake for not withholding money until completion. I was left with partial railings on front porch, nothing but temporary 2x4s holding up the roof on the back porch. Cracks in the new garage concrete floor. Sloppy and unfinished painting. Mismatched electrical outlets. Zero finish work completed, even though he told me he prides himself on his finish work. AVOID this guy at all costs!! I did more research on his business practice after the fact. He was sued in MA for not completing a project. Almost identical health issue excuses he gave me. He was using the company name Functional Living Construction Services FLCS when I hired him.