unhappy camper
FALCON,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, March 26, 2014
!!!BUYER BEWARE!!!
These are quonset style buildings. Many counties across the U.S., and most home owner's associations will not allow you to erect this type of building on your property.
Be VERY certain that you will be allowed to erect one of these buildings BEFORE giving this company any money or signing their contract because they will not give you a dime of it back.
Since losing nearly $3,500 of my money this way, I've read other reviews online from others who have also lost money.
Yes. I signed a contract that said that the downpayment was not refundable. I am at fault for my own stupid decision.
Just don't let yourself be pressured into signing a contract to "lock in your price" before you have authorization in hand to erect the building, because this company will afford you no sympathy and will cut you no slack.
Marjorie
Pflugerville,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, January 22, 2009
As an ex-employee of SteelMaster Buildings I was shocked to find this letter from Andrew regarding both Mr. Pankiewicz and SteelMaster Buildings. I saw first hand that Mr. Pankiewicz is far from a loser and goes above and beyond to make sure SteelMaster's customers are satisfied. I would certainly disagree with the statements towards Mr. Pankiewicz and towards SteelMaster Buildings and highly recommend them to anyone who not only needs a good quality building but who wants the most superb customer service you will ever find. From what I witnessed, SteelMaster gives the customer support they want from others and their relationship with their customer's does not end the second you purchase a building it begins. SteelMaster will not do you wrong, so if you need a good quality building, great customer service or even a wonderful place to work then SteelMaster is the place for you!
Steelmaster Buildings
Virginia Beach,#4UPDATE Employee
Fri, July 11, 2008
Dear Andrew We understand your frustration that you were not able to permit your SteelMaster carport. As we do with each of our structures, we ensured that your building met the engineering standards for Los Angeles County. However, the soil condition of your building site is beyond our area of influence and is the responsibility of the customer per the contract you authorized upon purchase. Since it was the soil condition that caused your permit to be rejected and not the structure itself, SteelMaster is not at fault. Ultimately, we are disappointed that we were not able to provide you the product you sought after. We appreciate the return of the carport plans and wish you well with your building project. SteelMaster Buildings has over 40,000 satisfied customers across the globe. We strive for customer satisfaction and excellence with every building we sell and we are disappointed in the outcome of this situation. However, we believe that your comments are unwarranted and unfair toward our company and Mr. Pankiewicz in particular, as it was the condition of your building site that caused your permitting issues. In addition, you received 100% of your money back although SteelMaster incurred unrecoverable processing and engineering costs. It is unreasonable to think that we treat our customers in the manner in which you described. If we did, we would not have been in business for the past 26 years and have a lengthy list of satisfied customers. If you would like to learn more about our company, please read some of the comments that are posted on our website from our many satisfied customers: From the salesman, to the deliveryman, to any help I needed, it was simply a wonderful experience dealing with SteelMaster. Don't hesitate to call SteelMaster with any questions... they'll walk you through it. This is a fine building. Robert, New Braunfels, Texas What a great experience we have had since we purchased our SteelMaster Building! The ease of construction was exactly that, not problems what so ever. The quality of the building has surpassed any of our expectations. If is true that if is not a SteelMaster Building it is not going to be the same. We are please with the fact that you have a customer service department to help us after the delivery and during our erection process. I believe in promoting a good product and a good product is what SteelMaster Buildings has. Terry, Elberton, Georgia Please visit our website at www.SteelMasterUSA.com for additional customer testimonials about our company and our buildings.