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Home Equity Contractors
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We are a class A General Contractor in Northern VA. We can take care of all of your contracting needs from kitchens, basements, bathrooms, flooring, painting, etc... We also offer a deferred payment option if you are listing your home for sale.
Overview
Hired 14 times
Serves Gainesville, VA
Background checked
15 employees
6 years in business
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2024
Services offered
Project scope
Property type
Residential
Projects and media
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Projects and media
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Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.
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Alexandra C.
Jul 10, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
We had a great experience working with Brett and his team. After looking into several other companies, it quickly became clear to me that Brett was the most knowledgeable, experienced, and the most responsive. We worked with Home Equity for four bathroom remodels, a kitchen remodel, interior and exterior painting, as well as some cosmetic stuff, like picture frame molding in the dining room and flower boxes on our windows. We are very happy with the work completed and felt that the price overall was quite reasonable. I have recommended Brett’s team to many friends and neighbors!
Details: Multiple room remodel • Kitchen • Bathroom • No existing plans - need design suggestions • No, the project is not covered by an insurance claim • Within the month
Home Remodeling
Allison S.
May 1, 2025
Easy to deal with and explains things so you can understand. When I had questions they were more than willing to answer them even if it had been asked before. Everyone was nice and the work was great.
Mark W.
Aug 23, 2023
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Hired on Thumbtack
I have had a great experience working with Home Equity Contractors. Brett and his crew were very professional and exceeded my expectations with quality and courtesy!
Details: I'm just starting • Bathroom • Complete renovation • No load-bearing structures involved • Less than 500 sq ft • Home • I am the owner
General Contracting
Kathleen R.
Mar 25, 2025
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Hired on Thumbtack
We contracted with HEC for demo of our existing half bathroom and creation of a new half bathroom in a different location on the same floor. Our contract explicitly said "Demo of existing bathroom" among the other agreed to items. After creating the new bathroom, the team on site insinuated they were done. We reminded them that the old bathroom still had to be demo'd. After talking to Brett they said ok, came back next and removed the sink and toilet. We asked about the walls, floor, etc. and were told Brett told them they didn't have to do that. Upon talking to Brett he offered to remove walls but said it would be substantially more money. This was not inline with our conversations or our contract which included demo of the existing bathroom. We had solicited other contractors ,but chose HEC because their price was slightly more competitive (few hundred dollars). Had we known they were not going to complete the entire scope of work as quoted, we would not have selected them.
It is also worth noting that HEC has a handful of reviews that state a similar story of them not completing the full scope of work and sighting additional work that they did instead. In our instance they discovered they could not run the plumbing through the ceiling and would have to go through concrete floor. This was day 1 of project. We asked how much additional it would cost and to our surprise Brett said "I won't charge you", but then at the end of the project when we expressed our frustration over the complete scope not being performed, he brought the cost associated with the additional work they chose to perform up as one of the reasons.
DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!! THEY ARE NOT ETHICAL. If you do, make sure your contract includes every detail and definition possible so they cant bait and switch.
Details: Sketches or a basic idea • Bathroom • Complete renovation • Yes, load-bearing structures are involved • Less than 500 sq ft • Home
General Contracting
James M.
Feb 14, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Excellent communication & professionalism.
Details: I'm just starting • Crawl space or attic • Replace parts of existing structure • Less than 500 sq ft • Home
General Contracting
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Brett Shankle