Verde Handyman

I had hired Matthew for work in our bathrooms. My wife & I were very pleased with his work. Also, at that time, I was looking for a contractor to replace our 1000 sq ft rotting old deck. He & I got on that subject & I asked if he would be interested. He submitted a detailed proposal of what he'd do along with a timeline. It was very impressive. What was also a plus, he would take a credit card payment. I hired him. I told him I was in no big rush to complete the job as I knew it would take quite a bit of his time & I would be happy to work with his scheduling. The work was completed in reasonable time & the deck looks great. Everyone that has seen it has been impressed. Job well done. Matthew is in deed, a Very Good Handyman and I have in lined up for several jobs later this year. What is most important that I need to add: August/2017, I contacted Yavapai Contractors in Prescott asking for a list of contractors to do this deck job. I was provided with 1 name. I contacted him, he came to my home, took his measurements & I never heard from him. Secondly, several businesses from Flagstaff advertise in our local phone books that they do deck work but when I called them they all said they were either not doing deck work at this time or they didn't come to Sedona. I was also able to contact 2 local contractors. Each came to my home, took their measurements. One I never heard from again & the other (from what I learned from a close friend, sub-contracted his jobs with cheap labor & not good quality work). Personally I didn't get a good "read" when I met with this contactor especially when he told me his wife told him to "make lots of money" as he related to me.

"Verde Handyman advertises widely in our area. We contacted him regarding putting up two ceiling fans and replacing a closet light. The first time I spoke with him, he seemed nice enough. He then called back to talk to me about an appointment. My spouse answered and when Matthew (the Verde Handyman) asked for me without identifying himself, my spouse asked him politely ""May I ask whom is calling?"" He responded, ""you can ask"" Eventually, he said ""Matthew"" but still did not say who he was or why he was calling. I came on the phone and we sorted that one out. On the day of the appointment, Matthew called to say he was coming earlier. My spouse told him that this would not work as she was working in our office and I was not there to meet him. She then said ""Please come at the appointment time, 11:00. Precisely. We have built our day around that time."" Matthew then started into a schoolboy like rant such as ""What is I am early? What if I am late? One minute late? Five minutes late?"" When he arrived, I told Matthew that we did not have time nor inclination to play these games on the telephone. With offices in the home, we are busy during the day and ""do not need to waste time on word games or egos."" Matthew then began a rambling monologue about karma, energy and cats and dogs. We advised him that we would not be using his services. As this was electrical work and Matthew is not licensed, this was probably a good thing in the end. He wasted out time. We now have a very professional, polite and licensed contractor. "