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Find a Location

Cleary Building Corp. has 16 locations, listed below.

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    • Cleary Building Corp.

      190 Paoli St Verona, WI 53593-1809

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Cleary Building Corp.

      2478 Crest Dr Lake Geneva, WI 53147-3618

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Cleary Building Corp.

      4476 State Road 60 Slinger, WI 53086-9783

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Cleary Building Corp.

      W7740 520th Ave Ellsworth, WI 54011-4896

      BBB Accredited Business
    • Cleary Building Corp.

      900 E Glenbrook Dr Pulaski, WI 54162-9799

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforCleary Building Corp.

    Building and Construction
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Cleary Building Corp. also does business in the following states: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New Mexico, and Nevada.
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.42/5stars

    Average of 26 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    20 complaints closed in last 3 years

    8 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/27/2009

    Years in Business: 46

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Cleary Building Corp. offers pre-engineered post-frame buildings in the state of Wisconsin.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Cleary Building Corp. has 16 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Cleary Building Corp.

        190 Paoli St Verona, WI 53593-1809

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Cleary Building Corp.

        2478 Crest Dr Lake Geneva, WI 53147-3618

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Cleary Building Corp.

        4476 State Road 60 Slinger, WI 53086-9783

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Cleary Building Corp.

        W7740 520th Ave Ellsworth, WI 54011-4896

        BBB Accredited Business
      • Cleary Building Corp.

        900 E Glenbrook Dr Pulaski, WI 54162-9799

        BBB Accredited Business
      Headquarters
      190 Paoli St, Verona, WI 53593-1809
      BBB File Opened:
      2/16/1989
      Years in Business:
      46
      Business Started:
      2/1/1978
      Business Started Locally:
      2/1/1978
      Business Incorporated:
      2/10/1978
      Accredited Since:
      2/27/2009
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Business Management
      • Sean M. Cleary, President
      • Timothy L. Johnson, Executive Vice President
      • Brian Ransom, Senior General Manager - Eastern Division
      • Matt Schneider, Vice President of Operations
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Timothy L. Johnson, Executive Vice President

      Customer Contact

      • Sean M. Cleary, President
      • Timothy L. Johnson, Executive Vice President
      • Brian Ransom, Senior General Manager - Eastern Division
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (608) 845-7070
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      20 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      02/28/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I contracted with Cleary Builders to build a pole barn on 11/18/22. Start date was set for January 2023 at the earliest, February being most likely and March 2023 being the absolute latest. This job was to be a 4 day job - start to finish. On April 12, 2023, the materials for the barn were finally delivered. My materials sat on my property exposed to the elements until work began. After numerous delays, work on my pole barn finally started on May 22, 2023. I had workers show up for exactly 1 days. No one showed up again until 3 weeks later, on June 12, 2023.When asked for an update, I was told workers will be coming soon yet they never showed.The trusses were finally installed on June 26, 2023.My dream of having a pole barn had been turned into a nightmare. On July 10, 2023, the pole barn failed inspection. The barn looked as if the Three Stooges had built it while drinking whiskey. Cleary lower and middle management have been provided with numerous photos of the barn. Every attempt I made to get my barn up to code, I was met with resistance. Lower and middle management of Cleary pushed back and argued every step of the way. No one at Cleary Builders was interested in bringing my barn up to code. I had the sympathy of the Franklin County Building Department and I ended up having to hire an attorney at the cost of $450. From the time the barn failed inspection on July 10th, it wasnt completed until October 16,2023. The final insult was regarding the backfill. The subcontractor informed me that he was unavailable to correct the backfill/grading issue because Cleary Builders was sending him to other projects. Instead of righting one of many wrongs, the subcontractor was being sent elsewhere. So, when Cleary demanded the remaining balance of $6,913 on October 16th, I told him no. I am asking for Cleary Builders to waive the final 10% of the cost for the anguish of this entire process. I do not believe this request is unreasonable.
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      Customer Reviews

      26 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Jana H

      1 star

      04/17/2024

      We had Cleary Building out of ***** ***** ** build us a 66x80 pole barn in 2018 and the roof has leaked since it was built. Numerous phone calls & we can not get them to come back and fix it. Very poor customer service.

      Cleary Building Corp. Response

      04/18/2024

      We have now been made aware of this issue at our corporate office. We will schedule a service call with our client to resolve any open issues.

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