City:

Spring Lake, NJ
Project: Carpentry Framing - Install

Customer: Pete S.

BrickTown Ground Level Deck Customer Review

	"I am extremely pleased with the deck that Dave built for me. It's exactly what I wanted and the price was unbeatable. No one else even came close. Dave and his guys do excellent work, and if I need work done in the future, I'll be calling him. I highly recommend David J. Festa Carpentry LLC. "
	Customer: Bill S.   Customer Rating:   City: Barnegat, NJ Project: Carpentry Framing - Install   "I have really enjoyed having David Festa work on my project. He has been totally professional, reasonable and helpful. He has answered any questions that i may have had and has gone out of his way to be helpful, including above and beyond the origional project. From the time he did the estimate to completion I have know that the project has been done correctly and with no shortcuts. I will definately use David Festa for other projects, and will refer him to others as well."   Seaside Park Garage Addition Customer Review

We recently purchased a summer home with the intention of renovating and making this our permanent residence.  We were referred to David Festa who came to us as highly recommended by General Contractors at Lighton Industries. 

We met with Dave for the first time and were immediately impressed by his professional knowledge, experience, and expertise in framing contracting.  After comparing Dave’s proposal and professionalism with several other contractors he was awarded the job.  He has proven himself to be dependable, fair, honest, and a master at his chosen profession.  He and his crew are of the highest integrity and we have been delighted with the experience of working with them. 

Dave worked tirelessly to accomplish the renovation on our home in an astounding thirteen week period.  His efforts included demolition, framing, and finish of the renovation.  We could not be happier with the tremendous workmanship and detail that Dave and his crew put into our home.  Dave’s suggestions and improvements on our original design are greatly appreciated. 

It is without reservation that I would highly recommend David J. Festa Contracting to anyone interested in home improvement.  Dave is highly trained and skilled in the construction of new and remodeled homes and at all times a complete professional.

Sincerely,

Robert and Ann Marie Smith

 Belmar Garage Build

Would you recommend David J. Festa Carpentry, LLC to a friend or colleague? Yes

Describe Your Experience with David J. Festa Carpentry, LLC:
All of the work was reported to us periodically with pictures (jpg files) and email. David was wonderful to work with and very reliable work. Any issues were handled immediately and efficiently. I would highly recommend David Festa to anyone that needed work done in their home.

Project: Addition to Existing Structure

Point Pleasant Beach, NJ

"Great to work with and was very helpful with suggestions. Work quality and timeliness was top-notch. The project turned out better than we had hoped. Will absolutely consider using again for future renovations and additions."

Customer: Jerry W.

Job request: build a temporary wheel chair ramp in garage

I suggested to the home owner to rent a lift instead of applying a permanent fixture to the house

Home owner response:

David,

I wanted to thank you for your sincerity and honesty
and giving me information about temporary ramps and lifts
that might better suit my parents. I did find a temp ramp from
a vendor- thank you thank you thank you!
I mentioned you to my sister who lives in Marlboro, NJ about
40 min north of Brick. I told her that if she or her neighbors
needed any work done on a house, that they should call you.

Again- you were a HUGE help, and if my parents EVER need
any carpentry done, we will be calling you.

Cathlyn

Brick Town Deck Repair Customer Review

Hi David,

I spent some time going over your proposal and I am truly grateful for the time you spent in coming out and giving me the estimate and preparing this proposal.  But unfortunately, as I indicated to you on the phone, this is much more (by several thousand dollars actually) than I had anticipated it would cost to do this project.  Obviously, I'm not "in the business" so I had no idea how much these kinds of projects cost, and I'm aware that prices have gone up over the years for everything (I still remember a 5 cent Reeses Peanut Butter Cup and going to the movies for 50 cents!)

Anyway, again - thank you for your proposal and for your time, but I'm going to have to say no to your proposal.  I do wish you the best of luck with your work.  Viewing the work you performed on my neighbors' homes, you clearly do great work and I hope you take pride in the jobs well done.

CTO

I would like to add a special note to this posting

While I was in the building Dept submitting permits for another job, the township code enforcer was telling me about a home owner who hired an unlicensed/uninsured contractor.

It seems the homeowner chose a contractor with a lower price and made the ultimate sacrifice.

The contractor had no license no insurance and did not apply for the proper permits.

The homeowner now has to pay fines, as well as the contractor, and have another contractor come and pick up the pieces.

Unfortunately the homeowner did not call me for help.

If you the homeowner are having trouble with your current contractor, please don’t hesitate to call me.