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August 2023 by sean bricker
I have done alot of hvac work for these folks and when they do a project, they are one of a small hand full of property developers and realtors i have worked for over 30 years that never hesitate to do things the right way the first time everytime. They do not cut corners and should be very proud of what they do!!!!!! Good people to work for and i highly recommend working with them!!!! Mike, Carolyn, Fritz and John have extraordinary eyes for detail second to none and i wish more contractors did work like they do!!!! Check them out if your on the hunt!!!!!
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September 2021 by TG
I have had many issues with the poor quality of work performed on the house I purchased from Mike McAvoy with McAvoy Realty. I am an architect and am floored by the conditions that surfaced as time has passed. A lot of hidden conditions to conceal major repair work. No permits pulled, an never would have passed city inspections. Largest concern is the electrical issue inside the wall that could have burned the house down if I didn't catch. Refer to the Better Business Bureau complaint for detail of issues.
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April 2021 by todd H
I have had many issues with the poor quality of work performed on the house I purchased from Mike McAvoy with McAvoy Realty. I am an architect and am floored by the conditions that surfaced as time has passed. A lot of hidden conditions to conceal major repair work. No permits pulled, an never would have passed city inspections. Largest concern is the electrical issue inside the wall that could have burned the house down if I didn't catch. Refer to the Better Business Bureau complaint for detail of issues.
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January 2021 by Lindsay F.
My husband and I purchased property on 7/17/2015 from Mike McAvoy, now McAvoy Realty. Prior to purchasing, the single family residence in Creve Coeur Missouri was a single owner home that was purchased by McAvoy Realty from the bank. McAvoy Realty renovated the home in preparation for sale. Over time, various quality issues and violations were realized which would have never passed a city inspection. Upon further research, calling the City of Creve Coeur I was advised the only permit pulled was for a deck. This is a practice where an inspection form is placed in the window and remained while also working on the interior without the city's knowledge. Here was our experience with this business: 1) FOUNDATION ISSUES: The foundation on the property McAvoy Realty flipped looked amazing at time of purchase. The walls were painted but there were no obvious signs of issues. Over time, horizontal cracks started opening up on all four walls of the foundation. I then realized that major issues were filled with concrete patch then filled with drywall mud and painted. All issues were knowingly concealed and never disclosed. Drywall mud is not to be used to fix horizontal cracking of the foundation, it is meant to hide. And painting over top adds to the concealment. My foundation contractor is Terry Leach with B.R.S Basement Repair Services. When grinding he stated that he was surprised to see the unethical work that was done. Proper repair is epoxy resin injection. The condition was there when the fill was applied by McAvoy. 2&3) STRUCTURAL ISSUE / ELECTRICAL ITEM: To center a can light in the newly installed shower they cut a chunk out of the structural roof joist in the attic as the joist ran directly above the ceiling. Cutting a section out of a structural roof truss is not something any legitimate contractor would do. If McAvoy pulled permits, the electrical portion would have failed. ALSO -Shortly after moving in the power in the wall in the kitchen went out. Inside the wall, the main wire coming up from the electrical panel was cut behind the stove. Three wires were exposed, twined and wrapped in electrical tape. The tape melted and the wires separated within the wall. My electrician stated that this condition could have burned the house down. There was another location where this occurred within another wall that I removed. I have this documented with photos of both locations. Again, if permits were pulled when McAvoy did the work this would have never passed. 4) ROOF ISSUES: When I closed on the property one of the counters was repairing the roof correctly. Building Inspection Addendum A1 to sales contract for 704 Country Manor Lane states "1-Seller to install new roof, replace flashing and any damaged wood at leaks." When I began having issues I referred to the paid invoice from McAvoy (Which took me weeks to obtain, finally stating without the paid invoice I don't have the shingle warranty and I will not close). Kurt from AJAN LLC is on the invoice document billed to McAvoy but when I called the number it was disconnected. If you google the address 10708 Lilac Ave 63137 as indicated on the repair invoice it is an empty lot. My roof has had to have $5,000 worth of repair work (All documented) after your "new roof" was installed prior to occupancy. I have had my roofer out five times after moving in. AJAN LLC appears to be a fake business who scraped the edges off, leaving the roof untouched in the middle and not properly fixing the conditions per the signed contract.I you are unaware, this roofing technique is a scam where the edges of the existing old shingles are removed about 3 feet off the fascia edge and the remaining old shingles and plywood remains un-touched and un-inspected in the middle. Then the new shingles are laid over and at the edge it appears as one layer of shingles and the middle is 2 layers. Legitimate contractors would not do this. It is fraudulent per the specific written instruction and signed Building Inspection Addendum A1 to Sales Contract on our counter. This was d
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July 2020 by Ray Prehm
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