HomeView

We hired Ray Austin (Owner of Homeview) as a general contractor for the renovation of a home in Pine City. Unfortunately, he has completely ended communication with us. He left the property in a very disorderly state, costing us significant time and money just cleaning up, as can be seen from the photos. He seems to have gotten in over his head with our project, and instead of being honest with us or making things right, he has taken our $$, completed work with critical errors, and ran before completing the project. Much of the work was not done properly (eg, all insulation not overlaped and stapled), is incomplete (eg, window trim not installed, framing not finished, plumbing not finished, electric not finished, holes in floors, etc) or already failing (eg, roof on porch flew off and n

Please read the reviews and take it in consideration! Ray came to give me an estimate to build a deck on my backyard by my pool in the end of June. After weeks when he sent me the estimate and we discussed cost of materials and agreed on what material I wanted the deck I agreed to pay $6,750 for the deck. ( he wasn’t the only quote I got nor the cheapest!) He asked 50% deposit to buy the materials and get the permit. On July 11th I gave him a check for $3,375 which he check on that exact same day, and he never came to do the job. Today is September 10 and nothing! I asked Ray for my deposit back and he said he never had anyone cancel a job on him and that he would give my deposit back once either he resells the material he purchased for the job ( which nothing showed up at my property, no

I'm writing this review on behalf of a family member, because they've been through enough with Ray Austin and his poorly-run business "Homeview." Ray entered into a contract with this family member eight months ago, and since been completely unprofessional in managing his work on the project. The following behaviors have been observed: - Leaving the job site a mess. Staff often left soda bottles, cigarette butts, and clothing in plain sight at day's end - Unanswered phone calls and text messages - More often than not, my family member is dealing with an excuse from Ray as to why he can't work on the site. For instance, he could not work one day because one of his staff had legal trouble that he (for some reason) needed to deal with. - Unable to produce materials purchased with client mo

Ray Austin who is the owner of HomeView is one of the worst, most unprofessional contractor in the area. He was commissioned to renovate a house and after receiving his downpayment, decided he was too good to show up consistently for work. Eventually him and his team stopped showing up and left the project uncompleted. The little work they did were done incorrectly and we had to pay to redo what was incorrectly done by them. Even though he may say he has experience in interior work, he does not and his incompetence will cost you. Use him at your own risk.

Over 2 months to complete our roof. Many texts to back up our experience. Days without communication, weeks after getting payment for supplies before they were bought. Ray was never on the job until the last day. Roof torn off for weeks before roof was finally placed. Took over 3 weeks once the roof was started. Major damage in house due to roof being torn off (tear off tooks weeks) with no replacement through many rain storms. Ray did not keep his word on timeline. Damage to home caused Major stress and Ray seemed uncaring. Many excuses, no follow through. Dumpster left in driveway for weeks causing us to not have full use of our driveway for weeks. 3 weeks later roof has waves and needs repair. Last day, gave check and they took it directly to the bank. Bank told them they ne