Bjorkmans Construction

BEWARE....Don't make the mistake I did and hire Steven....I wish I could wake up from the nightmare of working with this company. I purchased a home knowing that there was work to be done…..I contracted in April with Steven Bjorkman Construction LLC, the job was supposed to be completed in June of 2021 per the original agreement. It’s now November of 2021, I have paid him $12,565 none of the jobs have been completed. There is about $2200 owed for the final contract, but at least $6500 in work still to be done based on the estimates from multiple other reputable contractors . As a general contractor, he promised to help with internal kitchen cabinetry help in a 5 day timeline. Three weeks later, the sub he hired walked off the job, over charged, and threatened myself, my family, and tried to get me fired from my job. At the same time the interior was underway, he also started the exterior and landscaping job. The company was to move gravel, install sprinklers, and sod. When the company was unable to complete the job by June as promised, I deferred to the fall as there was a drought and watering restrictions, and I didn’t want my yard to die. He promised that the scope of work would be completed by Fall. As of November 19th, the work is still undone and he basically told me that he would give me a $500 refund not to deal with the "headache" of completing my job. Because I still don't have sod, my dog is tracking mud and destroying my furniture and home. I have an incomplete sprinkler system that was done in such a way that it cannot be winterized, no sod, and a inoperable fence. I had another landscaping come out to at least try to winterize the sprinklers and mitigate my damages. The system is so poorly constructed that it couldn’t be winterized. In our last phone conversation, he was yelling at me and had the audacity to tell me that "I needed to be patient and give him until March to complete the scope of work." I have been completely taken advantage of ….. He has no showed me more times than he showed up.

I had Steven bid a remodel for a flip I was working on in Clearfield. He 1st quoted me just over $24,000 to complete the work and guaranteed a completion in 8 weeks. He initially said he needed 4 equal payments but after agreeing to working with him he asked for $10,000 so he could sub much of the work out to stay on time with the job/bid. He slowly began having subs do work on the home. Within a week he asked for almost another $10,000 for materials and corrections to his initial bid. He said things needed to be done, that in fact did not. He said he needed funds to pay one of the tile subs (whom can confirm he was never paid a dime by Steven despite Steven collecting the full amount for this subs job.) He was very slow going and at times minor progress was made, but almost none by him. I found out that some of the subs he hired weren't properly licensed in the way he hired them to do work. That they said the bill was one thing but wouldn't do the scope that Steven billed me for. He hired a contractor to start my deck, to which they framed unsatisfactory for the City, which the city told him was the case, he also did the incorrect shape and size and was told this by an HVAC contractor I hired who was on site when he had this person do the deck. They placed the stairs on the completely wrong side and orientation and didn't lay the trex material to the design I requested, they also didn't use the proper materials to ensure my trex warranty would be in place. When confronted Steven said either the sub didn't listen to him or didn't care about what he was told to do. It became very clear that Steven was not properly over seeing the work and that he was misappropriating my funds. To date he has collected several thousand above what he initially bid, and he abandoned the job at about 15% further along than when I hired him. He stated that in his experience when a client is unhappy he should walk away- apparently this means with my funds. He also has a home depot gift card of mine which he refuses to return to me, approximately $1500 in value. He bought materials I didn't approve and wouldn't return them to me or the funds for them. The work he and his subs did was incredibly sub par. I have photos to provide as well. At this time he is being investigated by DOPL for his actions (lack there of), job abandonment and with the police department for grand larceny and theft. He to this date still hadn't provided me with an accounting of any sort, since his abandonment back in February on the 23rd. He said his accountant needed time, originally about 2 weeks, then days, then back to a longer period of time. Basically, Steven is a thief, who is very good at communicating and manipulating subs to do sub par work. He is scamming the community and he continues to attempt to daily. Stay away if you want quality work, that equals the sum you are quoted and doesn't leave you with very expensive remedies on your own.