Sunergy

I found Ray (at Sunergy 210−365−1320) on a listing on nextdoor Tarrytown, but I want to also recommend him in a HUGE way! We had an urgent issue (an accidental electrical wire got cut in our attic). I called him on a Sunday afternoon and he showed up and hour and a half later. He was VERY knowledgable and efficient. Not only did he fix the electrical problem, he helped my husband figure out the rest of the original job my husband was trying to do. Wonderful guy, completely recommend him to anyone looking for an electrician, big or small job!

My relationship with Adam/​Sunergy started out okay, but within three weeks of engagement we were a week over schedule, only half way through the project, nothing had been done right, and I had to fire them from the job so I could start completely over and do the project myself with the help of a very good friend. I will say that our only fault was scope creep. Our original project was not much (replace toilets, pull carpet, put down VCT), but as we got into it, it was obvious our bath needed much more help from all the poor decisions made in it’s original/​last construction.
Adam was prompt to respond and deal with things at first, but he must have had too many irons in the fire because as the project dragged out, his response time and timeliness got significantly worse. He spent about ¹⁄₃^rd the time needed to make this project successful with the group of losers he hired to rob him of any profit he might have realized from this project.
The people executing the work must have never worked for him before because to call the craftsmanship shotty is being generous. Unacceptable is a better characterization.
I didn’t have a problem going to the store to get supplies, but I was never given a comprehensive list to purchase from. Top that off, I bought some inappropriate materials for setting the tile, and the tile guys still used them. The tiles were sliding off the wall. Adam thought it looked acceptable.
It was at this point when I couldn’t take any more. They had to go. I knew then that not only was every worker who had been to the house incapable of doing what they were supposed to, but I knew Adam was unreliable as a judge of quality work.
As we tore out what had been done, each layer showed how many mistakes had happened at each step.
— The tile came off like a dream, because it wasn’t really affixed to the wall. The tile guys used the adhesive which I had been advised to buy instead of thinset mortar — did they even care? Some tiles had been shaved thinner at points so the wall would look even. Some corner shelf tiles had been stabilized by blue painter’s tape which looked like a crack head was trying to do something. Once the tape was pulled, the shelves all fell off the wall.
— The hardy board wasn’t mudded appropriately, nor was it installed around the tub correctly. The 2 x 4s put in the wall to level out the wall were not level to anything as they were not plumb to each other, muchless the hardy board actually not touching them in places.
— We were going to put down VCT tile, but I don’t know what their plan was because the floor did not have the self leveling concrete poured before the tub was installed. I guess they were going to cement the tub in place?
— The toilet flange needed to be replaced because it was tweaked, but I guess they were going to overlook that.
— The drywall installed had a huge hole in it because they didn’t bother to remove a hose from the toilet water supply, and then they covered the hole with a massive glob of dry wall float.
— And it all started when the demo guy used his zawsaw to cut through every stud, every vent pipe, and every copper pipe in his way in the walls. The plumber spent most of his first day fixing all of that. Somehow that disabled a sink in our other bathroom, and they threw away all the plumbing that connected that sink to the wall. I still don’t understand that one. We have two large gashes in that bathroom where the saw made it all the way through the other wall, and one more gash in another room where he made it completely through the wall too.
These guys got a lot of good reviews on Angie’s List muchless the three here on Unilocal.How they got them, I have no clue. If you have to do business with them, you better know what they’re doing, watch them like a hawk, take a lot of pictures, and micromanage them every step of the way.
Or find someone competent.

I hired Sunergy for a full Electrical rewire on my 1920s house, but they also conveniently do everything else a home could need (HVAC, Plumbing, Construction, etc). That came in handy — as other little things popped up that I used them for — such as Foundation Stucco and replacement of a couple windows.
The electrical work was great. Joel was real nice and hard working and explained everything to me. The house got wired in an efficient and organized manner — with all the brakers labeled and linked, and a full walk through of how all was connected.

Sunergy helped me move into my house!
I needed foundation work done and I was having trouble getting reliable estimates or a clear idea of what damage might turn up once work begun. The transparency and attentiveness provided by Sunergy made me feel involved and in control of a very involved overhaul.
In addition to knocking out the whole project quickly and with great results, Sunergy kept me involved and made sure that issues from the old foundation that had spread to the house’s frame weren’t just covered up but addressed.
I also went to Sunergy this winter when my heater stopped working. They found the right HVAC system for me, got it installed, inspected and resealed all my ductwork, and made sure everything was updated. They also took care of getting me all available tax incentives.