John Milner

John took a real long time to make our guest cottage presentable and I would have thought nothing of that if the quality had been good. He kept putting me off and promising me that he would show up and perform and would not perform time and time again. He continually asked for money upfront and then would break most every promise to perform. The quality was continually rushed with little to no care for the quality but just to get it done. Much of the work he did will have to be redone. He continually talked about himself and all the wonderful things he was doing for others in the community. Next time, I just want someone who doesn't spend the time talking about what they have done and what they will do and just do the job at the level of quality that they would want some other handyman working on their home. If he is honest, he would admit that he would not be happy with the quality of work done on our guest cottage and would be aware of the many, many times he made promises that were broken. He would also provide a copy of all parts purchased on my credit card. I would not recommend him to anyone who is in a position where they have to trust a handyman because they lack the skill set to evaluate the job being done. If you know construction, and have the time to sit on the site and watch his work and how he spends your money at the parts store, then I would say, you are in much better shape to get what is right and just. Oh, and what ever you do, do not pay him upfront! Update as of June 2012, I have water leaks in the kitchen and in the bathroom and had to pay to have a plumber redo John's plumbing. The leaks were discovered by my first house guest to use the cottage since John's remodel job. One of the windows John installed also had to be redone last week. The window had to be taken out by a licensed construction company and that was when they discovered there was no supporting material for the window and an existing pipe was cut to make room for the window. This window John installed was done recklessly and without a conscious to doing the right thing from a handyman standpoint for a customer. The cost keeps racking up to correct the work John rushed through to do. The licensed contractor who reinstalled the window told me if he had installed a new window the way John did, he would have his license taken away . Would John have wanted this lack of quality of work done to him at his home? Stop talking the talk and walk the talk. He really should not be working on anyone's home.