James P Hood Construction Company

Do not hire JPH for any management (GC) related projects! A few reasons: A) JPH didn't tighten any of the nuts for the bolts connecting the sole plates to the concrete foundation (which I, the homeowner, found before the drywall went up - they were literally loose enough to spin by hand). B) JPH spliced boards along one side of a structural ridge beam rather than using full length boards, which, had the inspector not caught this mistake, could have resulted in the roof sagging or even collapsing. JPH’s sub, Ty Cook, misappropriated $5K of our funds, which James initially said he would rectify. 2 months later, he changed his mind. JPH no longer agrees that he owes us money for allowances he listed in the contract that he would purchase which, in order to get better pricing for higher quality items, my wife and I paid for with separate funds. Example, JPH allowed $1,000 for stock kitchen cabinets and a Formica countertop. Way low. We bought better cabinets and a stone countertop with separate funds, having been told by James that he would reimburse us $1,000 for that allowance. Now, nearing the end of the project? Different story. Same for a long list of other allowances. All told, on an initial contracted amount just over $100K, JPH has been paid $83K and owes us over $30K in reimbursements. I met with James and a mediator from SCORE recently, during which, James used this line of reasoning (paraphrased): "There are thousands of contractors in Colorado Springs and you chose me, someone who had only built one house before..." In other words, I should have realized that he wasn't experienced/competent to manage our projects before hiring him! Let that reasoning sink in. Yet his website says that JPH has been building semi-custom homes and remodeling existing homes since 2003. Finally, James effectively admitted that the initial $103K number was not thought through; that he simply wanted the work and hadn't put pencil to paper sufficiently. Mis.Manage.Ment.

Mr. Hood and his crew remodeled my Kitchen and a Bathroom and I am very satisfied with the work they performed. I found Mr. Hood to be polite, professional and punctual. They showed up on time, performed their work in a professional manner and completed the projects on schedule. I would highly recommend James P Hood Construction Company to anyone requiring remodeling work of their home.

A grumpy old man, who never finishes a job