I want to say PLEASE DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY!!! I would hate for anyone to go through what our family has had to as a result of this company's unscrupulous behaviors. Midwest restoration charged us for work they obviously knew they did not do. After going through a fire and losing so much, to have a company like this take advantage and take monies that would go to rebuilding your life by outright lying is heartless. They claimed to have removed things from our home that never existed in our home and charged us for the removal. They claimed to have provided services that were never provided. The degree and amount of fraudulent charges is staggering. I would hate to see any unsuspecting person trust this company during such a devastating event in their life. Believe me the last thing you need when you lose everything is someone pretending to be something they are not. They took so much funds from the insurance money that they told us there was so little left they would not manage the rebuild as there would not be enough money in it for what they need to make. They manipulated personal property claims after the fire and brought in subcontracted services that also behaved as unprofessionally and inappropriately as them. I am not speculating about what was or wasn't done, these things are blatant. I am simply stating fact. The gross amount of greed ended up with them having received at least 50% more money then they have coming. The stress and added work was not worth anything they did. They came in claiming that they would take care of everything and that I would have my home back better than before. They talk a good game but their business practices lack truth or transperacy. Additionally the company also needs to tell their workers that discussing your customers personal lives and information that you are privy to only becaus of of being employed by the customer is very unprofessional and lacks respect. Talk about adding insult to injury. Please stay away from this company. I reached out trying to get my money back. I cannot elaborate more as this case is now going into legal situation to get justice. I could claim even more but at the very least this company owes my family $57 655.00.
The owner is an expert in self promotion. Please always investigate the awards and accolades they claim. Many of these are purchased or are awards based on a companies earnings which are gained through unscrupulous practices. Even your local chamber of commerce is a buy in. So do not be fooled.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. I don't know how anyone gives them any stars or recommendations. If you search the name Mark Schneidewind - the owner - you find all of the negative reviews and information as to how he is taking money and not completing work.
Working with the company has been a nightmare since we signed the contract. Siding work is horrible - things were not installed correctly or omitted all together. We've had to replace items ourselves. When going to have the house finished - we found that they did not put the flashing under the siding as needed for our stone to be installed. The only way to fix it is to pop the siding up - which has already been caulked - and hope that it doesn't crack the siding or the caulking.
The siding spacing is all off. It is not consistent at all!!!
We signed our contract and paid in full, but once we finally were sick of not getting a response to fix siding before they painted - we fired them. Of course we had services that we had already paid for - and Mark will not pay us back. Caulking is one of them.
ALSO - please not that he did pay us back a deposit - after SEVERAL attempts to get a response from him we finally just showed up at his office. HE WOULD NOT EVEN COME OUT OF HIS OFFICE TO TALK! MADE HIS SECRETARY CALL HIM AND BE THE MIDDLE MAN TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND. He wrote us a bad check. When we found out that it had bounced - of course our bank charged us for it - we got the original check back and the bank that he wrote the check from is NO WHERE AROUND HERE. So you cannot go to cash it. After talking to the secretary again - she assured us that the money was in the back - but guess what, IT BOUNCED AGAIN!!!
I just don't get how someone like this is still in business.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU READ FOR GOOD COMMENTS ABOVE I WOULD GO TO THE BBB WEBSITE AND LOOK MIDWEST RESTORATIONS. Don't be fooled - I am sure those 5 or 4 star comments above are comments he posts himself to make it look good.
Here are just a few of the articles I found when searching his name. You can also search for Mark Schneidewind. He has changed up the name of his company - also known as MWR and I believe his significant other had a company name Dollhouse. Which has also been banned. Her name is Susan Cuthill.
Midwest Restoration Reviews
I want to say PLEASE DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY!!! I would hate for anyone to go through what our family has had to as a result of this company's unscrupulous behaviors. Midwest restoration charged us for work they obviously knew they did not do. After going through a fire and losing so much, to have a company like this take advantage and take monies that would go to rebuilding your life by outright lying is heartless. They claimed to have removed things from our home that never existed in our home and charged us for the removal. They claimed to have provided services that were never provided. The degree and amount of fraudulent charges is staggering. I would hate to see any unsuspecting person trust this company during such a devastating event in their life. Believe me the last thing you need when you lose everything is someone pretending to be something they are not. They took so much funds from the insurance money that they told us there was so little left they would not manage the rebuild as there would not be enough money in it for what they need to make. They manipulated personal property claims after the fire and brought in subcontracted services that also behaved as unprofessionally and inappropriately as them. I am not speculating about what was or wasn't done, these things are blatant. I am simply stating fact. The gross amount of greed ended up with them having received at least 50% more money then they have coming. The stress and added work was not worth anything they did. They came in claiming that they would take care of everything and that I would have my home back better than before. They talk a good game but their business practices lack truth or transperacy. Additionally the company also needs to tell their workers that discussing your customers personal lives and information that you are privy to only becaus of of being employed by the customer is very unprofessional and lacks respect. Talk about adding insult to injury. Please stay away from this company. I reached out trying to get my money back. I cannot elaborate more as this case is now going into legal situation to get justice. I could claim even more but at the very least this company owes my family $57 655.00.
The owner is an expert in self promotion. Please always investigate the awards and accolades they claim. Many of these are purchased or are awards based on a companies earnings which are gained through unscrupulous practices. Even your local chamber of commerce is a buy in. So do not be fooled.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. I don't know how anyone gives them any stars or recommendations. If you search the name Mark Schneidewind - the owner - you find all of the negative reviews and information as to how he is taking money and not completing work.
Working with the company has been a nightmare since we signed the contract. Siding work is horrible - things were not installed correctly or omitted all together. We've had to replace items ourselves. When going to have the house finished - we found that they did not put the flashing under the siding as needed for our stone to be installed. The only way to fix it is to pop the siding up - which has already been caulked - and hope that it doesn't crack the siding or the caulking.
The siding spacing is all off. It is not consistent at all!!!
We signed our contract and paid in full, but once we finally were sick of not getting a response to fix siding before they painted - we fired them. Of course we had services that we had already paid for - and Mark will not pay us back. Caulking is one of them.
ALSO - please not that he did pay us back a deposit - after SEVERAL attempts to get a response from him we finally just showed up at his office. HE WOULD NOT EVEN COME OUT OF HIS OFFICE TO TALK! MADE HIS SECRETARY CALL HIM AND BE THE MIDDLE MAN TO TALK TO MY HUSBAND. He wrote us a bad check. When we found out that it had bounced - of course our bank charged us for it - we got the original check back and the bank that he wrote the check from is NO WHERE AROUND HERE. So you cannot go to cash it. After talking to the secretary again - she assured us that the money was in the back - but guess what, IT BOUNCED AGAIN!!!
I just don't get how someone like this is still in business.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU READ FOR GOOD COMMENTS ABOVE I WOULD GO TO THE BBB WEBSITE AND LOOK MIDWEST RESTORATIONS. Don't be fooled - I am sure those 5 or 4 star comments above are comments he posts himself to make it look good.
https://www.bbb.org/us/ne/elkhorn/profile/roofing-contractors/midwest-restorations-0714-300017562
Here are just a few of the articles I found when searching his name. You can also search for Mark Schneidewind. He has changed up the name of his company - also known as MWR and I believe his significant other had a company name Dollhouse. Which has also been banned. Her name is Susan Cuthill.
https://www.ketv.com/article/judge-orders-contractor-to-comply-with-law/7633437
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Nebraska-roofers-banned-from-doing-business-in-Kansas-ordered-to-repay-two-consumers-491292951.html
https://www.cjonline.com/news/20180820/roofing-contractors-banned-ordered-to-repay-shawnee-county-residents