Elias is an excellent carpenter and I would highly recommend him.? They are excellent. I use them every time for any kind of carpentry work. My paint doesn't last too long. When the paint starts to crack he comes every so often to on my wood. He replaces whatever wood needs to be replaced.?Every 2-3 years I paint the house and I have to call him.? He checks all of my woodwork to see if there is anything in the wood. He checks to make sure if any window sills needs to be replaced.? He just checks it and charges me for what needs to be replaced. He never charges me for the inspection. He is very old fashioned. He comes from Norway. He comes on the property and no matter how big or small the job is, if you?re his customer, he respects whatever minor thing you need done. They are a big contractor. Whatever I need done, he will do it. He will come with a couple of guys. Everybody is expensive these days, so he is no more expensive than the rest. I am willing to pay a little more because he is thorough, good, and punctual. He answers my calls right away. I call him, and within a day he calls me back. That is very good because people sometimes take weeks to call you back.? I have had them for years since I moved here in the 80?s. I had a painter who was painting the wood frame of a window, and I was suspect about this frame. I couldn?t touch it because it was high up. I asked Elias to check it out. He took the tip of his pencil and just tapped the wood and the whole pencil went right through the wood. The whole frame needed to be replaced.?
Description of Work: Elias does carpentry work for us. He replaces wood and window sills that have rotted.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Gloria M.
08/2012
5.0
handyman service, woodworking
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I?d feel the floor vibrate every time I?d used the machine. Now I don?t feel or hear a thing! The doors are great as well. I think he?s wonderful as are the guys that work under him. He?s licensed. He can be a little hard to understand sometimes but is well worth the effort. Anything he does is done well, neat & clean. I trust him & only him for any job. He?s so punctual ? When he says he?ll call, he calls. I?ve come to rely on him & only him. I?ve had other people come in & I just haven?t been nearly as happy. He?s really a master carpenter from a family of carpenters & is really good with his craft. He doesn?t skimp on quality but gives you options depending on your budget. He?s always very honest. He's always very courteous & respectful - He's an old-fashioned man. His prices are also very reasonable for the excellent work he does.
Description of Work: I always call Elias Latvakoski! I had two doors that needed to be replaced – One was wood & I wanted it to be metal; the other was a worn metal door that needed to be entirely replaced. I also purchased a front load washing machine that shook so much that the floors were shaking! I called him to take care of the doors & to further reinforce the flooring from the basement to accommodate the spinning of the machine located on the first floor. He’s also done some carpentry work including adding some wall units & crown molding to my home. He's also replaced the spindles & some of the wood slats on my pine deck with different types of wood to see what would work best & last longest.
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Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
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Sharp Contractors is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
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