Read Construction

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3 Years In Business

Company Details

  • Veteran Owned

Contact

5520 Fleet Rd
Wilmington, NC 28409

Hours

  • Mon: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Tue: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Wed: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Thu: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Fri: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sat: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sun: Closed
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Achievements

Service Details

  • Residential Work
  • Small Jobs Welcome

Areas of Expertise

  • Bathroom Remodels
  • Custom Showers
  • Carpentry
  • Sheetrock
  • Schluter installation
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Cost Information

  • Free Estimates
  • Warranty Offered

Ratings

4.6
10 Verified Reviews
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    9
  • 4
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  • 3
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  • 2
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  • 1
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Highly rated for

  • Quality
  • Value
  • Customer Service
Showing 1-10 of 10 results
1.0 Philip B. Wilmington, NC
3/9/2025

Replaced shower and vanity in 1 bathroom, installed new cerimic tile in shower, bathroom floor. Vanity and tile covered over bathroom exesting vent. (wife takes cold shower when she ) . Shower doors had excessive spacing and had to be reinstalled, so as not to leak on floor. The existing commode when reinstalled now leaks. Lance Read was called to repair but never showed up. The existing bathroom door has scars from demon. Molding both shoe and base not installed correctl. Shower no. 2 was even worse. When they left not finishing, his worker stole items from house. I have pictures and can/will invite anyone to see. This was the worse experience I have ever had in my life.

Response from Company:

Philip Brown subjected my employee and me to watching him verbally abuse his wife daily. He tried to steal my nail gun. I had to call the police to escort me to his house to recover my tools. He lost his wallet and phone and accused me and my employee of stealing them both which he did eventually find. This is the only negative review I have ever received and the first customer in 30yrs that I had to call the police on due to safety concerns for me and my staff. Sincerely,Lance Read

5.0 Jennifer G. Wilmington, NC
6/2/2024

I would definitely recommend Read construction as he was very detail oriented and did a great job with our tile and was proficient in plumbing. It did take longer than expected but we got everything done just in time. Thanks for everything Lance!

5.0 Jim N. Leland, NC
3/13/2024

Very knowledgeable & Professional. Highest possible recommendation. Starting from the Demolition to install to Clean-up, Read Construction left no evidence of the work, other than the Improvements themselves which were top notch.

5.0 Matthew R. Charleston, SC
3/1/2024

Lance is a great guy and skilled carpenter and tike installer. He has an eye for detail and complete my project on time. 100% recommend

5.0 Sally T. Raleigh, NC
2/29/2024

Retiled kitchen floorKept on the job until finished. Used glass tile to make a table top.

5.0 Charles R. Wilmington, NC
2/29/2024

Does quality work and has attention to detail. Lance is easy to work with and gives good feedback on obstacles, difficulties etc for a job. Definitely would use him again and recommend to others.

5.0 Rosemary O. Wilmington, NC
2/29/2024

Always completes projects in s timely fashion and professionally.

5.0 Jennifer T. Raleigh, NC
2/29/2024

Lance is an amazing craftsman and does exceptional work. His prices are more than fair. His work will exceed your expectations.

5.0 Michrlle H. Wilmington, NC
2/28/2024

On time, very responsive , kept everything clean and tidy during project and did a beautiful job. I highly recommend Lance Reed.

5.0 David D. Wilmington, NC
2/28/2024

The attention to detail was amazing and they were extremely professional and completed the project in less time than we had expected. I would highly recommend them for any project that you have. I wish more contractors were like them!

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