XLT Construction

Leonel was easy to work with and made communication extremely simple. Manny and Enrique did an amazing job with our bathroom remodel  and we couldnt have been happier. The whole bathroom process took about 10 days from start to finish.

We had hired XLT (Leonel) for a kitchen remodel and were very dissatisfied with Leonel as we saw him to sign the contract and never saw him again until he wanted the rest of his money. He is the guy that gets the job and then subs the work out to other contractors. There was no oversight or coordination of work at all by XLT. When I needed his electrician to come back, I was told to call him directly, when we needed tile put in, I was told to contact the GC he subbed the job to. I thought I hired XLT to be the general contractor! When I expressed my concerns with this arrangement, he said he's too busy and couldn't possibly visit jobs and follow up on them. In his defense he will answer his phone.

Another disappointment is when the cabinet company failed to supply drawings on how the soffit above the refrigerator needed to be constructed, they wanted to hire XLT to rework the soffit at their expense but Leonel refused to do the work so they had to hire another company, again a lack of coordination of trades could have prevented this in my mind.

Good luck to all readers on your choice of contractors, hope this review helps save you from a lot of headaches.

I initially met with Leonel to explain the job (remodel a small full bathroom) and our vision. He made a great first impression and easy to talk to. He measured everything and sent me a nicely detailed estimate a few days later. The price was competitive and I hired him to perform the remodel. He maintained great contact up to the week prior to the job. I then received a call from a completely different general contractor saying he wanted to start the work (Leonel did not mention that he was going to completely sub the job to another GC). Needless to say, I didn't know who this other gentleman was and was taken back by his call.

So... George ended up doing all of the work with his team, was not a good communicator, did not manage my expectations. I never again saw Leonel. I called him when I wasn't able to contact George about fixing things as the tile moved along and he suggested I work it out with George. I told him that I hired him, not George, and asked that he take care of things. The job went a bit smoother once Leonel called George.

The work - overall, the bathroom looks fantastic. Fernando, the tile guy, was great and understanding when I asked him to fix anything. Time will tell on the quality. They were careful in covering everything on day one during demo - after that, not so much. I had to put drop cloths down myself so that the carpet in my Son's room wasn't damaged, but it was too late to cover the furniture again, so it covered in a layer of dust at the end.

Long story short, if you hire Leonel, you may inadvertently be hiring someone you never met. I've never once hired a GC that never showed up at the work site until now.

Worked with XLT Construction to have a job completed where the previous contractor bailed - these guys came in and completed the work in 3 days and did a terrific job!  Would highly recommend. They installed french doors for our den - a door on the master bath, added walls to a removed fireplace and removed a door opening.

Three bathroom countertops and a complete walk-in shower remodel.  The contractors were great.  The workers were very easy to work with-clean-and the finished product was exceptional.  Had bids of 6k over what I paid and I know there is no way it could have been any better.  Give Leonel a try and you won't regret it.  I found this company on this site and used him because of the reviews.  Passing it on!

We came across XLT Construction through the Home Advisor website. They have excellent reviews, other websites do, as well as the few on Yelp. Based on other reviews, we decided to go with them. While I'm certain they have hundreds of satisfied customers, unfortunately we are not one of them.

We hired XLT Construction Inc. to remodel our children's upstairs small bathroom and the initial estimate was competitive. Leonel was helpful in picking out plumbing parts (non-diverter tub spout, wall diverter, on/off valve & trim) needed two weeks in advance of the project. He stated that all the plumbing parts will be ordered and be ready prior to the start date. On the first day of the remodel, the workers did not have the parts with them, and we had to explain to them the three exact parts needed. Since Leonel didn't order the parts ahead of time, we couldn't get the designer tub spout we wanted in time.

They installed the decorative tile and grout the same day and ended up making the tiles uneven. We had to make them do it a second time. The second time, they did it right. See photos.

The workers' carelessness while working on plumbing caused smelly water to leak thru to kitchen ceiling downstairs and affected the base of new vanity wood panel that they just installed! The workers initially offered to paint over the ceiling, but I insisted they cut and replace the ceiling's dry wall as it left obvious stains. See photos.

Some welding had to be done outside the house and we now have permanent stains in the driveway. The worker asked for detergent and made an attempt to clean it, but the spots are still there. See photo.

After install of the new sink and cabinets, they did the plumbing. They tested them and said everything was fine. After they were gone, we did our own tests on both sinks, and both had leaks. At this point, we had enough of his workers and told Leonel we'll get someone else to fix the leaks. The workers contacted us and said they'd come back and work on it a second time. When they worked the right side sink, they changed one pipe part. Since they didn't have it in black, they installed a white component!? The left sink leak wasn't properly fixed the second time too, so in the end, the other guy decided to use pipe cement and made the pipe joints permanent?! Any adjustments to the pipes in the future requires cutting of pipe instead of simple removal, all done without informing me. I would have said NO to the pipe cement. We informed Leonel we'd get back to him after using the new bathroom for a couple of weeks. As of now, we still have a slow leak under the right sink. At this point, we are debating whether to let them come back and try again, or hire someone else since they already have tried twice to fix the right sink. See photos.

There were some discrepancies between the estimates and actual work needed; area needed to be tiled was more than stated in estimate; pricing of the decorative tiles would have been cheaper had I bought it myself. Before signing the contract Leonel said he would produce receipts at the end of the job. When I asked to see receipts, Leonel refused and told me there is no lowering of tile pricing. He stormed out of my house, slammed the door and drove away quickly; that was very unprofessional and rude in my opinion.

We then realized that when I had signed off on the first estimate on Leonel's iPad, the 2nd and 3rd adjusted estimate had my initial digital signature on all of them. Apparently, my digital signature was captured on Leonel's iPad and he was able to duplicate it on other paperwork that I didn't sign for.

On many websites its obvious XLT Construction has many positive reviews, however, our experience was a very frustrating and disappointing one.

Where do I start. Horrible Horrible work.  They were hired to do a complete gut in an older house.  This was a big job and the remodel was to many of the rooms.  I have some building experience so I checked their work as they went, and some of what I found was very scary.  First, the electrical work was not done to code.  A kitchen island was wired with 15 ga. wire to a 20A breaker. Other outlets were wired the cheapest way, but not as code required. The water faucets used were cheap faucets from China, and many started leaking soon after they finished.  The tile floor was not put in level in some places and the grout has cracked in many areas. The tile work in some areas is not straight, other title work is good, but it just depends on who did the work. Some of their workers dis a good job, while others did a horrible job.  

Few of the workers spoke English, and worse, they had very little respect for our front or back yards. Nightly we had to pick up all the trash they left, and their fast food wrappers from their lunch would often blow into the neighbor's yards. The granite had some problems, and the cabinets, while the installer did a good job, were cheap, and hinges and hardware broke months after.  

I guess I could go on and on, but if you are looking for consistently high quality work, you won't find it here. They use unlicensed tradespeople, who are often rushed to get the job completed as quickly as possible, and the final job shows it.

Today I will be replacing their junky faucets that last 6 months at best.  My advice is pay slightly more and get a quality job. Otherwise, you WILL be sorry.

We used XLT to do a full remodel on two bathrooms.  They were so easy to deal with, always showed up on time, kept things very neat as they worked, and finished in the amount of time they said they would.  Their prices are extremely reasonable - don't let the price fool you into thinking they do sub-par work.  We are thrilled with our bathrooms and can't wait to have them back to do our kitchen.

Leonel came out for an estimate yesterday to replace all the tile on my first floor, about 1100 SF.  He was fair, honest, thorough, friendly and professional.  He explained all aspects of the job and gave me a detailed estimate on the spot.  He may even have me talked into redoing my Master Bath!  Now off to the bank for the home improvement loan!

Redo of the master bath: Leonel, the owner, came and explained all the options clearly. His price was $4,000 less than any other so I was suspicious. I shouldn't have been.XLT gave me exactly what I wanted. He was always available for a call at anytime before and during the work.Everyhting he said would be done was done as promised. His crew was just super nice and listened to me when I wanted small changes. They also did a few extra things. They were very neat and fast! I would always use XLT for any inside work that I had!! I'm very happy that I used them.

Used them for our bathroom remodels. Very pleasant to work with. Always remained in communication with us and took time to answer our questions thoroughly.

I had used XLT to install tile a few years ago, living room and hall wood look tile and they installed with a 1/3 split to make it look like real wood. Leonel called every day making sure all was well. The workers showed up on time every day and did an excellent job. Finished project was perfect. Now I am re-tiling baths and though not a large job, still received excellent service and again bath #1 has been tiled work was again perfect. Leonel called after the job was complete to get feedback on the tile installer whom did an awesome job. So, it was worth my time to review this company I have not used for any other projects other than tile however I would not hesitate to contact Leonel for other projects. He is very involved even on a small bath tile job. Which shows me that he takes his reputation seriously, and always makes certain that you were satisfied with not only the finished project but also the worker who did the job. Keep up the good work Leonel.. More companies should do this.

XLT Construction totally renovated our 1950's half bath & they did a remarkably FABULOUS job, all in 16 days!  I highly recommend XLT Construction.  Their crew is trustworthy & dedicated, although I do suggest homeowners watch the crew's finish work because they are so quick that some things can be done with more quality if the crew would just slow down a bit when doing finish work.  When finish work quality was brought up to XLT's owner, Leonel LeBaron, the finish work was redone with much better quality.  Mr. LeBaron is an honorable, fair man, who was available to discuss the project throughout the entire process.  Again, I highly recommend XLT Construction.  (I only wish I could show you pictures - absolutely STUNNING finished project, complete with stone tile walls & ceiling in handicap shower & mosaic floor - with a cubby for shampoo & handicap personal shower fixture system!  So so satisfied with this company!)