In 2022 we hired Land Gate Custom Homes (the Goepels – father and daughter team) to complete a full house renovation and expansion on our Short Hills NJ home.
“HIRING LAND GATE WAS THE WORST DECISION OF MY LIFE”
These pages contain our story and visuals of the finished product the Goepels delivered.
- Our project was 50% OVER budget, 50% OVER calendar, 50% BELOW expected quality
- Steve and Ellie Goepel's finished product work is featured on this site.
- Landgate committed to refunding us $25,000 for damaged White Oak flooring installed 6 weeks before HVAC – to date no payment has been received.
- Landgate committed to replacing $8000 of Ipe lumber ruined by improper installation – to date no action has been taken
- What to expect if you hire Land Gate? Nine months after moving in we had 42 unaddressed punchlist items - lots of poor trim work, doors that didn't seal/fit, and things like 40 degree drafts coming in under our range. Ellie Goepel marked these punch list items as 'complete' - they were never touched and Ellie ghosted us going forward on any request for punch list completion.
- We offer this site as consumer protection for others after waiting over one year from occupancy for Landgate to resolve.