Donald, the Amazing Handyman

I called him and he came over within the hour to replace a bad flood light. Upon completion, he charged me $200 for about 15-20 min of work. He said it was his "daily minimum," which he made no mention of prior to completing the work or over the phone. If he had given me a heads up that he has a 4 HOUR daily minimum, I would have either hired someone else or at least had other work completed at the same time. Will not be calling back again. To add insult to injury, he didn't even adjust the light fixtures as they were previously. Even though I mentioned it while he was still working on it. He left them facing the ground so I had to grab a ladder after he left and do it myself. Not a big deal, but pretty annoying when you're being charged $200 for 20 min of work.

That was a fiasco. The budget was $800 and he charged $50 an hour just for labor. We didn’t get along because we didn’t want to pay that much. So he did $800 of work so he just skinned the color. I ended up hiring another handyman who had to come in and fix the mess Donald had done. He wasn’t very good. He told me that if I wanted a better job, I should have paid $1200 which he had initially quoted. He was prompt but his work was not good. I cannot pay $1200 for the labor of a small bathroom.

I saw him in the growing list from March. He came out and I told him what I wanted him to do and what my budget was. He was a little pricey, but that was okay because I found him on Angie's List so I thought he would be okay. He did a terrible job painting. He put in a pedestal sink but didn't put a cap where the pipes meet the wall. He did a poor job painting the ceiling. He wasn't very ethical. He didn't care and he didn't listen. We bought a door and he painted it, but you can see where he should have put on a second coat. If he had done a good job the price would have been worth what I paid.

We have used Donald's company. He is quickly available. He is able to do a variety of jobs. He doesn't make you wait a long while. He fixed a door that had been opened by the firemen. He offers repair of damages by movers, furniture assembly and repairs, fixing metal and plastics, and more. They are environmentally conscious. He seems to be very knowledgeable. I will use him in the future.