Powell & Sons Construction

I have used Powell & Sons Construction on three separate occasions and will continue to use them in the future. Adrian has always done exactly what he said he was going to do and the job was always excellent. The first time I used Adrian was to fix and bury a water pipe on property I had purchased. The second time was the excavation and yard work for the house I had built. He put in the drainage pipes for my down spouts and excavated my yard so that the yard would drain properly without the water running into my house. The last time I used Adrian was to excavate a creed to get the water flowing properly. He has started this process and the last time it rained the creek flowed properly and did not overflow like it has in the past. Adrian's prices are very competitive, he has a strong work ethic and his work is always excellent. more

I hired Powell & Sons Construction in Red Boiling Spring Tn., in February of 2005, to put in a storm cellar, a large cement driveway and cement patio. I paid for a 14x14 ft. storm shelter, when the company was finished, I wound up with a 10x10. The cellar was not sealed from the outside. When it rained, we wound up with a flooded cellar. The first week the cellar was completed, the bottom steps crumbled. The door leading into the cellar is no longer attached, 6 months after the cellar was built, the wood frame holding the door rotted. Day's after the cement had been poured, we had large fractures everywhere and the end of the driveway broke right in two. I called Mr. Powell about the large fractures & the broken driveway he told me that it was normal, that all driveways fracture. I told him that the fractures & breakage was not normal and that I wanted it fixed. It took weeks of calls for them to come out, poured a different colored cement over the broken piece & said that would do the trick. (it is still broken today) He said he could do nothing for the rest of the fractures. I have begged & pleaded with this company for three years now, trusting that he would keep to his word and have the problem fixed. He bragged on his work ethic, I believed him. We have not been able to use the cellar since it's construction. I had called Mr. Powell dozens of times regarding the shoddy work on the cellar, the driveway & patio, always being told that he would take care of it. We had a tornado on Feb. 5th 2008. My family was unable to get into the cellar due to about 2 1/2 ft of standing water. I called Mr. Powell 5 days after the tornado and was told he would come out the following week. Mr. Powell did not show up as promised, I called him this morning and he hung up on me. Pros: close to home Cons: poor quality, poor workmanship, not true to word more