Joseph W. Shively, Sr. GC

Joe was the general contractor for the house I’m living in now. I have been impressed with Joe’s professionalism every time I have needed his help. I was not present when the house was being built but I can say that in the 3 years since the house has been built I have had no problems. Joe has been the contractor of three other houses behind me so I’ve watched him build these houses and have been in each one. I have been struck by how timely the houses have been completed. I’ve noticed in each house the quality of the materials used and Joe’s knowledge of what is required in every part of the build. He is an easy person to like. He is helpful and patient when explaining what needs to be done to the layperson like me. I would not hesitate to have Joe either build a new house for me or renovate my house.

We purchased our home new in June 2018 after it had been built by Joe and his team. This home in Leicester, NC was the last house we saw on our very first day of house hunting and every house we saw after had to live up to it, but nothing did. Fortunately we were able to purchase it! We loved that it had hardwood floors throughout, and a nice bright kitchen, which was a must for us. They did a great job on the house, everything has worked great and we don’t have any complaints or issues 6 months later. Joe also built 2 other homes surrounding ours and is working on a big beautiful one just across from us right now. Our little neighborhood will have a nice identity and I think our eventual neighbors will love their homes as well! Because Joe is onsite all the time at the other house under construction, it’s always nice to chat with him and he is always keen to make sure everything’s ok with the house. Following a recent snow he was even kind enough to plow our little street! And of course he wanted to make sure we were doing ok with the snow and we were happy to report that we were all warm and cozy inside! We’re looking forward to making a lot of memories in our new home and couldn’t be happier.

I MET AND HIRED JOE SHIVELY IN 1999 TO BUILD OUR HOUSE THAT WE STILL LIVE IN TODAY. NOT ONLY WAS HE VERY EASY TO DEAL WITH AND VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON ALL ASPECTS OF BUILDING HOUSES HE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO NEXT AND THE BEST WAY WE SHOULD DO THINGS SO WE WOULD BE HAPPY FOR YEARS TO COME. AND HE WAS RIGHT WE HAVE BEEN IN OUR HOUSE FOR GOING ON 19 YEARS! I HAVE BEEN IN MANY HOUSES OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE I OWN MY OWN CLEANING BUSINESS AND I'VE SEEN BEAUTIFUL WELL BUILT HOMES AND MANY THAT WEREN'T BUILT VERY WELL. JOE BUILT US A WELL BUILT HOUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES OVER THE YEARS WITH ANY OF THE WORK HE DID OUR WITH ANY OF THE MEN HE HIRED TO DO WORK FOR US. JOE HAS BECOME LIKE A BROTHER TO ME OVER THESE PAST 19 YEARS AND HE IS CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF OUR FAMILY! IF WE DECIDE TO SIZE DOWN AND BUILD A SMALLER HOUSE IN THE FUTURE WE WILL DEFINITELY ASK JOE TO BUILD IT FOR US!! I RECOMMEND YOU TALK TO JOE SHIVELY BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON A BUILDER.. HE IS A GOOD HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY MAN AND HE BUILDS BEAUTIFUL WELL BUILT HOMES!!