Berkey home builders, inc

This review is not to discourage anyone from using Berkey as their builder, but to make people aware of our experience with them, and to give awareness before picking them to build. I have all the emails and information to back up the below review. Back story: we owned an entire 3.1 Acre lot, split 1.1 acres off of that, sold the other two to some great friends, and contracted Berkey to build for us on the 1.1 remaining acres. At the beginning, last spring through July 2020, it was great working with Berkey. Even with COVIDBrit worked with us to get everything put together. By July we had our last meeting on fixtures, cabinets, and other minor stuff from the house, and we were trucking forward. We had a few hiccups that were at no fault of ours or theirs, but I feel like Brit and Eric worked well with us to keep moving. Once Brit left the company everything started going down hill. I had to work the water line to the new house, and we also worked the LP tank, because we wanted to keep thing moving. The communication from Berkey was horrible. They would not get with us on much of anything, and when we tried to talk to Lori or Kirby they would brush us off. One of the primary situations was: They needed to get a driveway put it for contractors, and we would try to get an answer from Berkey both by phone and through our realtor on when it would get constructed . They would not respond back, and would brush us off. Their contractors would regularly use our neighbors driveway to come in for work, and the neighbors would call Berkey to have contractors not do this. They would brush them off as well. After a month and a half of great weather last fall, no driveway was installed. Contractors would repetitively use the neighbors driveway, destroy their driveway and yard, and Berkey would do NOTHING!! What great professionalism. When we got to the drywall and finishing stages, the wife and I thought we were home free. We couldn’t have been more wrong. A General Contractor from my understanding is suppose to manage subcontractors tightly for resolve and progress, and this time Berkey showed they were not a strong General Contractor. After the drywall was finished, Berkey must have found out that the state electrical inspection had not taken place. With no communication to us, I found out from the dry wallers three weeks after they had found out, on a morning that I had stay at my neighbors. Instead of doing what the State inspector had told them, Berkey took only part of the drywall and insulation out, and the state inspection was pushed back farther! Although this is the electricians fault (from what Berkey has told us) I believe you trust but verify when it comes to business, and for a company that has built houses for some time, they should have know that. Finally we did the walk-through on 22 March 2021. The gentleman that Berkey sent out was GREAT! Best person to work with since Brit had been with the company. Be smart before choosing.

I have worked as a Realtor both on the listing side and seller side of Berkey Home Builders transactions and their process is easy and smooth. Berkey takes the time upfront with the homeowners to make their selections so they don't get themselves into a situation of upgrades tacked on at the end which makes the consumer uncomfortable. They know before building their final price. They offer an inhouse designer which allows the buyers to visualize their selections on a 3-D rendering. Their finished product is impressive and Eric makes sure the buyers understand they can make cosmetic things later but the nuts and bolts of the home and structure are whats built to last! 5 * all around!

Berkey did an excellent job building our home. They made the process easy and enjoyable. We had zero issues and we will definitely build with them again!

B e r k e y did an average or above average job building our home. Single family home built in 2017

Berkey Homebuilders provided excellent work, superior communication, and very professional employees. The work was finished on time and on budget with consistent communication and sensitivity to my desired outcome. Could not be happier