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Folino, based on Oakmont, has big contracts in the City of Pittsburgh through PWSA. They did line replacement work on my street in the Northside a while back. The crew used the front bucket of their loader to break out the existing sidewalks on our street and did this repeatedly for days. This caused an earthquake-like effect. I witnessed (and videoed) my chandeliers swaying and my doors banging. I was in the room when my plaster breached from the wall. I addressed with the crew manager and showed him the damage. He stated that I lived in an old house and expectedly the plaster would be compromised....Though there was no sign of this prior to the banging. My neighbors experienced plaster breaches in their homes as well. Folino also tore out my next door neighbor's step-curb around her landscaping and made no effort to put it back. They also paved my sidewalk to the curb, when clearly there an existing patch of grass between my existing walk and the curb. This was after I requested the crew maintain the patch and after I cleared and bordered the patch off with wood framing, prior to them pouring the cement. The framing was discarded when the work was done. (Unfortunately, I wasn't home when they poured the replacement walk). I spent hours on the phone with PWSA who deferred to Folino as the contractor completing the work. Folino, initially, deferred to PWSA. I (an neighbors) did eventually obtain forms from Folino that we could submit for a claim's review. However, they required bids from contractors....During Covid. I made several calls, particularly, to get bids for the plaster to no avail. I consulted with an attorney, who said, essentially, with the time and cost I would incur to take legal action, I would be better off to pay for repairs myself. I guess this is why contractors get away with shotty work with little recourse. I overheard one of their crew members say one day, "It's not my neighborhood. I don't care." Clearly, that sums up the experience with this company. They're based in Oakmont, and I think it's fair to say they have certain perceptions of city neighborhoods...Where I live... And care greatly about my historic home. Less than two years out, the sidewalks are cracking. My advise to Folino...Do this work in Oakmont. Let's see how far your "not caring" gets there! Since I'm left to pay for all this damage myself, the least I can do is share a review....Maybe it can serve as a record for some recourse for someone else in the future or inform PWSA when making their contract reviews. I see a lot of very poor ratings already.
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