B C & Sons Construction

BLUF: DO NOT HIRE B.C. & SONS CONSTRUCTION or WILLIAM (BILL) CLIPP. He is dishonest, incompetent, and unreliable. He claims to have 8 full-time employees when he actually only has 2 employees, him and his son. He hires temporary day-laborers and incompetent sub-contractors. He assured me the projects (basement and bathroom) would be completed in 8 weeks. However, neither was completed in 12 weeks. He is extremely slow and worked no more than 6 hours per day M-F, and on many occasions only he or his son was present for work. He was paid a very substantial amount of money and fell woefully short of fulfilling his part of the contract. He treated the inside of my house like it was an outdoor construction site by leaving dirt, rocks, and debris strewn throughout the basement, bathroom, and adjoining rooms. He also damaged (cracked) 3 walls, stained hallway and bedroom carpets, and popped 30 nails in the dining room ceiling. He claimed the damage to the walls was done by me, even though they were freshly painted a week prior to his arrival. He also stated the dining room nail pops were from poor construction, and not the result of him using a 10-lb sledge hammer on the bathroom floor above. He was paid in full for the basement and failed to complete the project, and even sent me a bill for "extras" that he claimed were installed. The basement project was nothing more than finishing an unfinished cinder block room with 2 ceiling joists, installing a couple of doors and closets around the electricals, and install drop ceiling tiles. He only completed 90% of the work after 12 weeks; pitiful. He was paid half of the price for the bathroom remodel (upfront) and departed the project with the bathroom in total disarray (gutted). He constantly bragged about his experience with "high end" and "custom" remodels, but it became very clear that he didn't have a clue and it was complete hogwash. He claimed to know about Schluter shower systems and trim installation. Again, neither him nor the tile sub-contractor knew about proper installation of the Schluter trim. In addition, the shower tile was installed incorrectly, leaving a 3/8" gap between the wall and the back of the tile. Also, the tile sub-contractor installed a large broken tile into the center of a shower side wall, in the hope that it wouldn't be noticed. Overall, everything associated with B.C. & Sons Construction was complete incompetence. Bill is not a professional and extremely dishonest.