All Universal Construction

Hired Mike to remodel two bathrooms for us, man what a great experience. I truly was overwhelmed attempting this myself. From start to finish, and correcting my mistakes Mike was professional, on-time, and so very fair priced. He completely finished our projects before our family arrived, and under budget. We will use all universal for our basement next!!

All Universal converted my unfinished garage space into a bedroom & bathroom. The job involved framing, underground plumbing, electrical, drywall, and finish. They did get the job done with decent quality and a solid budget. But communication, professionalism, and timeline were extremely poor, and ultimately this was a big headache that I wouldn't do again. What should have been at most a 2-3 month job took over 8 months, and I had to constantly bug Mike just to get them to work here for one day each week, and often not even that. Because my townhome is attached, we had to pull a commercial permit, and I worked with an independent company to get that done. The permit was pulled on 12/13/21 and work was finished on 8/18/22, with city inspections finished on 11/4/22. There were many overpromises and lapses in communication from Mike, who I saw here 2-3 times only to pick up a check. Attention to detail was poor, and I had to keep an eye on progress and workers myself to make sure everyone was on the same page. There were further issues with inspections being called on quick permits instead of the commercial permits. Mike suggested that my involvement had something to do with the delays, but all I did was make sure the electrical inspection was called on the right permit, at which point I noticed that mechanical and plumbing had been called on the wrong permits. A week later, Mike called and swore at me for bugging them to get the correct inspections done, which is a poor way to treat a customer who was patient through much more frustrating circumstances. I can be generous and blame some inspection issues on the city, but nevertheless, progress and communication when we were not waiting on the city was unacceptable. On final inspection, an issue was detected and it was within the inspectors right to make us tear down the shower tile and redo the drywall underneath, but once he understood how much of a pain it would be to get All Universal to come and fix things, he let it pass. Exhausted from working with them, I asked Mike to return a deposit on a separate AC install we had planned to do, but he refused, even though that job hadn't yet started. Once the AC unit was delivered, I decided to cut my losses there and have another company do the AC job. Looking back, I should have accepted a bid for 15-20% more from a GC with the capacity to finish this simple job in a much more timely and professional manner. This is my experience as a patient and promptly paying customer who didn't have any special requests. Paying 75% up front should have been a red flag. Ultimately I got what I paid for. I advise steering far clear.

Don’t waste your money. Awful company. I have never dealt with anyone more unprofessional than Mike. Consider yourself warned.

Do not hire UAC. Mike talks a big talk and fails to execute every time. He is an awful communicator who has no awareness of the project and what needs to get done. He will not send subs until homeowner outreaches numerous times. A simple bathroom project took 4 months and is still not technically completed. Mike went MIA before completion and did not visit once after first consult. Now refusing to respond or set up a walk through. His subs are good guys who ought to take their talents elsewhere. I repeat, do not hire UAC.

I hired mike to build 2 story backyard deck in the neighborhood of CHINAGO. 30 day project completed in 3 weeks and under budget. His painter stained the deck beautifully. I highly recommend AUC for outdoor decking and patio.

You will pay a GC rate, but he will send subs. The subs will have to do the work over a couple of times. You might as well find one of the subs that doesn’t make multiple mistakes and contract with them. There is no reason to work with them if they never show up.

The job was competitively priced, and everything was done far above industry standards. I recommend using mike and his guys for all home improvement renovations.

Had my basement redone with a bar in it. I'm so happy my Christmas party is going to be so fun this year thank you Mike and crew!!

I hired AUC to remodel my kitchen. One of the things that impressed me the most was Mike’s ability to understand my budget and find creative ways to stay within it. As each time we met, he find tuned the design and stripped out elements that the kitchen didn’t need. I was amazed by his construction knowledge and professionalism. I was blown away by the quality of service AUC provided and whole heartily recommend them. Don’t consider anyone else, pick up the phone and call Mike today!

We had our basement completely renovated by All Universal Construction. Not only were we satisfied with their estimate but by the quality of their work too. Other than a few change orders they were right on target with the estimate. The area was cleaned up after every day of work which my wife really appreciated. I’d hire them for my next project.

Mike and his guys have always been courteous, prompt, and do a great job. I highly recommend using them, they're versatile in just about any project that comes up.

I do Hvac work for Mike at All Universal Construction and I have nothing but good things to say about him. He's respectful, consistent, and passionate about his trade. Whenever I finish a job for him I get a check within 2 to 3 days. Thank you Mike for the work!