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Parkside Restoration
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What this listing says
Bolingbrook and southwest suburban Chicago homeowners dealing with water damage, sewage backups, or mold discovered after a leak who want a single company to handle mitigation through rebuild.
Best for
- Homeowners in Bolingbrook, Tinley Park, or the southwest Chicago suburbs who need water damage dried and rebuilt under one contract.
- Insurance-claim situations where you want a company that already has relationships with your carrier and can handle adjuster communication.
- Sewage backups or biohazard situations that need same-day emergency response with a crew trained in bio-recovery.
- Commercial property managers dealing with large-loss events who need a single point of contact from mitigation through reconstruction.
About this company
Parkside Restoration operates out of Bolingbrook, Illinois, as a family-owned restoration company that handles the full sequence from emergency water extraction through mold remediation and rebuild. They run both a corporate headquarters and a separate operations division out of the same Crossroads Parkway address. Joe Ruzevich leads operations as managing partner, and the company employs a large sales team of seven reps covering the Chicagoland area.
The company holds IICRC firm certification (#215682) and American Bio Recovery Association certification (#10110), which means their technicians carry individual IICRC credentials too. They claim a 15-minute response time to inquiries and use infrared cameras and moisture meters during water damage assessments. Their mold page describes a seven-step process from inspection through containment, air filtration, material removal, and restoration. They also mention working with independent mold hygienists.
Their website alternates between claiming "100+ years of combined experience" and "50 years of combined experience" on different pages, so the actual tenure is unclear. They list a preferred vendor relationship with over 25 insurance carriers including State Farm, Allstate, USAA, and Country Financial. The company holds Illinois license #0675606-9.
A 4.9-star rating across 232 Google reviews is unusually strong. The volume and consistency of praise, particularly around named field crew members, suggests a company where the crews deliver reliably even as the office side occasionally stumbles on billing and follow-up.
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Service area
Headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, with a single operations location at 175 E. Crossroads Parkway. The company lists over 130 cities across the Chicagoland area as its service territory, spanning from Waukegan and Gurnee in northern Cook and Lake counties down through Joliet and Frankfort in Will County, and west to Wheaton and Naperville in DuPage County. That is a wide footprint for one office, so confirm response times for locations far from Bolingbrook.
Review consensus
Juan Vega is the most frequently named employee across the reviews, appearing in roughly 25 or more positive write-ups. Reviewers consistently describe him and his rotating crew members (Pedro, Martin, Eric, Xavier, George, Osbaldo, Francisco) as punctual, efficient, and respectful of the home. Simon Marshall appears in about 10 positive reviews as an estimator and inspector; reviewers praise his willingness to crawl into tight spaces, explain findings clearly, and walk homeowners through the insurance filing process. Max and Salvatore draw praise for specific projects. Katie and her team earned a mention for careful pack-out work. Chris in the sales office was singled out for consistent follow-up communication. Several reviewers note that crews cleaned up thoroughly before leaving.
2 found across 232 total reviews at 4.9★. Jamaine Velus (May 2026) describes calling Parkside for a ceiling leak investigation. Technicians removed a 12x24 section of drywall, looked briefly, said they did not see the issue, and charged $895 for roughly 10 minutes of work. Velus says the company leadership has not responded to follow-up concerns. No owner response was posted. Jennifer Cushman (June 2025) says the estimate listed 9 hours of labor but the work took only 1.5 hours, creating an approximately $1,000 overcharge. When she paid only for the work performed, the company filed a mechanic's lien on her home and she hired a lawyer to fight it. The owner responded saying they could not find her name in their records, which either indicates a data issue or raises questions about the complaint's specifics.
The billing complaints share a structure: the estimate or charge reflects significantly more work than the customer observed being performed. This suggests the estimating process may rely on standardized scoping templates rather than actual time-and-materials tracking, which can create sticker shock when a job finishes faster than projected. The owner response rate on recent negatives is low at 25%, and the one response posted does not engage with the billing specifics but instead questions whether the reviewer was actually a customer.
Juan Vega (field crew lead — consistently positive across 25+ reviews). Simon Marshall (estimator/inspector — positive across 10+ reviews). Max (field tech — positive). Eric/Erik (field tech — positive). Pedro (field tech — positive). Martin (field tech — positive). Victor (field tech — positive). Javier/Xavier (field tech — positive). Salvatore (on-site project lead — positive). Chris (sales office — positive for communication). Katie (pack-out team lead — positive). Julia (sales — positive). Devan (scope/insurance — positive). Alec (estimator — positive). Ricardo (field tech — positive). Ivan (field tech — positive). Jim (punchlist work — positive). Darrell (positive). George (field tech — positive). Osbaldo (field tech — positive). Francisco (field tech — positive). Maria (office — negative, mentioned in unreturned-call complaint).
The field crews, especially Juan Vega's team and Simon Marshall, deliver consistently strong work based on the review volume and specificity. The risk sits in the billing and office communication layer. Get a detailed written estimate with per-task line items before authorizing work, and confirm whether pricing is fixed-bid or time-and-materials. If the estimate seems high relative to the scope, ask for clarification before signing.
Keep in mind
- Parkside handles both mold testing and mold remediation. A company that finds the mold and then bills to remove it has a financial incentive to find more. Ask whether they will accept a third-party mold assessment or work with an independent hygienist.
- Three of the four recent complaints involve billing disputes: one reviewer was charged $895 for about 10 minutes of exploratory ceiling work, another described charges for 9 hours of labor on a job that took 90 minutes, and a third flagged double-charging for labor under different line items. Get a written scope with clear per-task pricing before work begins.
- The company lists 130+ cities across Chicagoland as its service area, stretching from Gurnee and Waukegan in the north to Joliet and Frankfort in the south. Confirm actual response times to your location before assuming the 15-minute claim applies.
- One reviewer reported that Parkside disassembled furniture during the job but did not reassemble it afterward, and calls to the office went unreturned. Clarify in writing what the crew will and will not restore to original condition.