ODDJOB ROB

Great! Love Rob. Really helpful and trustworthy

The guy who came out is extremely honest, and did a great job. He makes you aware if the job you're looking to be done isn't within his skill set, he'll tell you. He's pretty good at managing his schedule, which is nice, as well as keep communication strong. I would recommend him!

He is wonderful. He is excellent.

Excellent. Would definitely use Odd Job Rob (Robert Kanter) again and would definitely recommend his services to others. Cost very reasonable.

Rob was punctual and professional. He quoted a price that was reasonable. Will keep his business card on record for any future odd jobs.

Rob arrived on time, had full knowledge of what needed to be done and did an amazing job. Really high quality workmanship.

Rob was great! Friendly and efficient

In the end, I needed to understand exactly what I needed from Rob.

Rob arrived promptly and fixed all problems in one visit. He cleaned left all the areas clean and charged a very reasonable price.

Robert Kanter, AKA OddjobRob, responded to a call for help over the holidays. The homeowner needed a new back door replaced along with a utility door that suffered dry rot. Rob responded to the call within 48 hours (despite my expected holiday backup delays.) Because of a rainy forecast, Rob agreed to do the work in a week, with the offer that if there was a break in the rain he would arrive sooner. True to his word, he called on an afternoon there was a break in the rain, and that's when the fun began. Rob evaluated both projects and in both cases determined new doors were not needed. Instead he installed weather stripping on a rear door and replaced and moved the damaged hinges to save the exterior utility door. In addition, I asked if he could look at a few interior doors that were no longer staying closed. With a carpenter's eye he corrected each problem we showed him. Rob is the kind of repairman we wish we could all have: prompt, efficient, caring and cost conscious. On top of that, he's genuine. A good neighbor. Thank you Rob for your service. See you next time!

A lighting fixture chain broke in my bedroom walk-in closet. Since it was on the ceiling wasn't sure if we should replace the whole system with a switch or replace the chain. I called Rob for advice on what to do. He recommended we replace the fixture chain if not the whole fixture itself, but he had to come by to take a look. We got along immediately over the phone and he said he didn't text so phone call would be best. We decided on a schedule and had someone meet him there. Payment he let me know would be done by check and that he could accept payment once job was completed. I confirmed him the time of the appointment once more the morning of. Even though he must have had other jobs that day he arrived on time at the correct address. After the work was completed which took an hour, he called me and left me a message report of the job completed. He replaced the lighting fixture and charged me appropriately. The whole experience was trouble free, professional and efficient. I would not hesitate to work with Oddjob Rob again on all my household fixes. Thank you Oddjob Rob! Christian

Rob showed up on time, very responsive to my questions and concerns, examined the door, and fixed it. I appreciated his comments, in answer to my questions, on alternative (and more elaborate, more expensive and, as he pointed out, unnecessary) solutions to this door and another one.

Oddjob Rob arrived reviewed the leak (hot) and quickly determined the fix. Oddjob Rob turned off the water, turned on all water faucets to drain any water in the line, unscrewed the faucet stem replaced the worn washer with a new washer, screwed the faucet stem in place, turned on the water. Tested the leaking faucet by turning it on and off. No leak!!

Rob arrived on time with the replacement door (wood). He was experiencing some difficulty removing one of the hinge pins on the old door. After applying a liquid remedy he was able to overcome the problem. Rob removed the key lock and door handles before taking the door off its hinges. Rob measured the door frame again, using them he cut and shaved the replacement door. After placing the door in the door frame twice and making two minor cuts adjustments to fit. Rob hung the replacement door with a little adjustment. Rob then inserted the existing key lock and added the door handles were I wanted them. I asked Rob to secure my rear screen door. Rob added a pen lock to secure my screen door.

Rob asks on the phone what you want to have done. He will tell you in advance if he does not want to do a particular job or is not capable of efficiently doing it. This is good. The things he agreed to do for us he did well.

Rob adjusted the strike plate of two locks on my metal security door as well as the two locks on my solid wood door. Rob also analyzed a serious closure problem with my solid wood door. Rob removed a short portion of the metal weather stripping and shaved a small amount from the wooden door's top.

We've used Rob for years as our go-to handyman. He's punctual, reliable, capable, and honest. His work is good. On the very few occasions over the years where a repair wasn't sufficient to solve a problem, he came back quickly to do whatever was necessary. He's also done light construction, plumbing and electrical repairs for us, but if he's not comfortable doing something, he's very honest about it.

Rob arrived about 20 mins late. We went through several projects (repairing a broken toilet; bracing porch stairs; painting a porch with weather protectant; replacing outside wood trim), each of which ended up being outside his scope of services. Pretty disappointing and didn't instill a great deal of confidence in his capabilities. One remaining project, hanging a sizeable wood sculpture on a wall, was something that Rob thought he MIGHT be able to do. However, after learning how most of the other projects were outside his scope of expertise, I'd lost confidence in his handyman abilities and we decided to use another service provider. Rob asked that I pay him $25 for his time to drive to our home in Alameda. I did so but was really quite disappointed in the whole experience. I would not use Rob again given the majority of handyman tasks we were looking to have done were outside his scope.

I went on to ask him a number of questions about other possible jobs and he was very forthcoming about the degree to which he was comfortable doing each job and what size jobs he was willing to take on. It turned out he wasn't a good fit for the work we need done, but in a short phone conversation we were able to quickly get to the point. I greatly appreciate someone who's straight forward about what they don't do! Thanks Rob.

Went well. I think Rob does a good job, he's easy to work with. He does only work from around 10am-4pm M-F but I would too if I could. He will usually need time to investigate the issue and then help you solve it. But it helps if you are there and can provide input. I always seem to have a list for him, but he get's to what he can. I would continue to hire Rob as he's very knowledgeable and always calls to double check before the appointment. I know Home Depot always says do it yourself...and some things you can but some things are better left to people with experience (that don't charge a arm and a leg).

He did a good job on the doors. My husband also asked for help with hanging some blinds - he agreed at first and then reneged on the agreement. Not sure what the issue was as we treated it as a separate job and agreed on a price. At the end of the day he just declined. I guess he was tired.

Rob was on time and performed the job like a profesional

Repaired the door frame to make it look new.

Reconfirmed the appointment the day before, arrived at the exact appointed time. Very concerned about the clean up after the job. Worked very hard for an aesthetically pleasing result but also a structurally solid support. EXCELLENT !

I called Rob on Sunday evening and he came tony home the next day calling in advance to insure that I still needed and wanted him to come. He was prepared to fix each item needing attention, understood the problem and was conscientious in protecting surfaces and not making a mess of any kind. He charged the price he had quoted and was pleasant to work with the entire time he was in my home.