SV Contractors

7÷29÷2015
BEWARE! SLOPPY WORK, CHEAP MATERIALS, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND VERY EXPENSIVE!
My 90-​year old mother contracted this firm, also known as «SV Contractors», to replace her slate walkways and build new front and side stairs. Stairs came out OK but the concrete work is horrendous.
After she paid the $ 11,000 in full, a huge dark stain and pit, which is today approximately 8″ in diameter and 2″ deep since it keeps spreading, started forming in the front walkway of the house, as did other smaller white stains and pits throughout the concrete work. The owner did show up to inspect and told her that the concrete and quick dry used were not adequately mixed. Additionally, spots of white wavy haze are evident throughout the concrete work, especially in the backyard. Add to that horrendous finishing work, with the temporary tape used for edging the cement still left in some areas of the backyard, and huge clumps of concrete filling the crooks of what should be clean corners.
Since April, my mother has phoned the owner seven times after his inspection visit in May — during which he promised her that he would come back to fix the problems when he had a job in the neighborhood. Evidently he has been in the neighborhood several times, since other local contractors who have done work for my mother recently told her they have seen him.
To date, she has only spoken with the office manager for SV Contractors with no response from the owner. As her daughter, I got involved as of yesterday, July 17 and left a very detailed list of complaints with the office manager. He has not responded to me either. Hence the posting as a forewarning of the shoddy work and horrible customer service that others considering hiring this company can expect, and his clear exploitation of elderly customers.
If the owner does correct his work, I will be more than happy to amend this review.
See photos of the work in Unilocal listing under «Salvatore Valenza Contractors Inc»

These jerks nailed a sign into a living tree!!! Read all about it here

I called Salvatore Valenza Contractors to redo my aunt’s sidewalk and driveway in Forest Hills, NY. I had seen them working around my home in Fresh Meadows. The plus is that they work really fast. A crew arrived in the AM and by lunch time they had removed the concrete from the sidewalk and driveway. 2 hours later the sidewalk and driveway was poured and leveled. The minuses were apparent right away. They ran short of concrete and so they floated it the best they could. They did not lay down any reinforcing wire mesh in the sidewalk so that it would resist cracking. I paid top dollar for the work and expected quality work which this job was not. After the concrete set and dried for a week I noticed a crack that ran the full width of one 4 foot section of the sidewalk. They also laid some brick pavers in the driveway that required more sand to to be swept into the joints. I called the office many times yet no one ever called me back or came to resolve the issues. To this day the crack is still there and is getting worse after this winter. I bought a bag of sand and filled the brick joints myself. Sal never came till the very end to collect payment. I think all Salvatore does is visit once to sign up the customer and then send a bunch of low skilled workers to do the actual work without supervision and then comes to collect payment. You will never hear or see him ever again if you have any issues. This is a terrible way to run a contracting business. I would recommend that you find a more reputable contractor because Salvatore Valenza Contractors are not reputable, reliable or capable of quality work. Look for another contractor.