MB Construction

Working with MB Construction was a nightmare. As the other reviewers noted, the initial contact was professional and the estimate was fair. However, things all went downhill from there. We finally accepted a refund to get them out of our house after spending 9 months on what was to have been a 3 month project. We are now trying to get them to honor their one year warrantly on a heating/​air conditioning unit. Guess what? They won’t return our calls, and no one in the service community has ever worked on this unit.
Do not work with this company! They don’t return phone calls; their work is substandard; their project manager had no control of the subs they sent to do the work; they left our house dirty every day; and they don’t honor their warranty.

I wish there was an option for NO stars.
I wish we were as smart as the first reviewer. We didn’t suspect anything because they seemed courteous and trustworthy.
I sincerely wish that we never hired them.
We used MB Construction and now we’re spending a lot of money to fix all of their mistakes.
After they built a P.O.S. home addition for us, we are still dealing with their mess. One of my neighbors hired them and was also dissatisfied with their service.
After getting screwed over (my butt still hurts to this day) I googled MB Construction and was surprised to find good reviews about THEM on Angie’s list. Are you seriously kidding me??? I ended up canceling my membership.

Something I am quickly learning is that high quality and trustworthy DC area contractors are difficult to find. We’ve dealt with several inept companies. MB Construction, your time has come.
On August 12^th, we had a woman from MB come out for a free estimate, courtesy of finding them on Angie’s list, for some minor things we needed to tweak to our basement rental. The woman, Rose, was amiable and took pictures and measurements along with her notes. By the end of the 20 minute meeting, she assured me that by the close of THE NEXT DAY she would have an estimate emailed to both myself and my husband, and she would CALL US that weekend to talk it over.
Friday passed. The weekend passed. Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday passed. Finally, on Thursday, a week later, I called to see what the deal was. The receptionist at MB said that she would leave a note for Rose and she’d have it to us immediately. It was not until 10 days LATER that we got an email. Long story short, it was, ironically, the same excuse we got from another flaky contractor about the same project.
«Emergency came up… have been out of the office… I already mailed the estimate to you but I am re-​sending here…»
As my husband says, a professional will let a client know (or potential client, to whom something is promised) if something «comes up» and there is a delay. Additionally, there was no-​way-​no-​how any communication attempted on her end — she obviously had both of our email addresses correct when she finally sent the estimate out several weeks later.
In addition, MB Construction’s estimate was MULTIPLE TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE than any other estimate we received from other highly rated contractors. (Ie., we were quoted nearly $ 8,000 for something that no other company quoted more than $ 2,500 for — what!!!)
Steer clear. Flaky and full of excuses is not the way to run a business.