MGMenard Wood Finishing L.L.C

He came on time to pick up 6 dining room chairs with wobbly or broken legs. He fixed them all by the date promised and delivered them back to me when promised. He then arrived on time at our home to fix a large antique desk which was too large to move. He fixed broken doors and drawers. In all, he workmanship was excellent.

Overall, the furniture looks wonderful. The pieces lacked luster due to the accumulation of s*** over time, but Dave cleaned them very carefully and painstakingly. The furniture is now displayed prominently throughout our home.

Dave called the same day I called him and left a message. He set an appointment within two days and called before arriving on the set date. He was right on time. His inspection and estimate took less than 30 minutes. He did not give an estimated time for return of my items but he called the next day to set a time for delivery of the repaired items. Within two days my bedroom set was repaired and back together. It was awesome!!

I called David up and we spoke briefly about the articles that I want refinished. Next we set up an appointment so as he could estimate the cost of the repairs and I left the furniture with him for refurbishing.

David did a fantastic job repairing the chair. He responded quickly to my request and was extremely easy to work with. He was friendly, professional, and I have no reservations returning to him in the future for any repairs.

He does meticulous work, a skilled old world craftsman, and I would not hesitate to go back to him again!!

Absolutely perfect from start to finish.

First off, this is a really nice guy. He tried is best to repair and mask various problems with our furniture. Cat scratch on top of desk w/leather top... his repair was to spray something on it and wipe it with a rag. Said nothing else could be done. It looks the same as it did prior to spraying. Then there was the table, which had been dropped, cracked, and a piece was missing on the edge of the table. It needed to be glued back together, fill in some spots with wood putty, sanded, and painted. Before my wife came in and talked to him about doing these things, he said there was nothing he could do to help the table. After she told him what could be done, he said he could do that. So he sanded the old glue off two parts of the table very well and glued them back together perfectly. However, when it came to filling in the cracks with the artificial stuff, he missed some spots and after he thought he was done, I showed him where there were still some spaces that needed more putty. He agreed he missed some spots and would fill them. He filled some of them in, but still did not fill in the all the cracks. We told him we'd go ahead and sand down the rest of it and paint it ourselves. Then there was our heirloom dresser that we needed re-finished. He did a good job masking the scratches on the front/side and hiding the water marks on the top of the dresser/drawers. When he said he was done, I showed him various spots that needed more care/color, etc... I was expecting to get someone who would repair and re-finish the furniture, sort of like the guy on "American Restoration" on the History Channel, but that's not what we got. Instead we got a really nice guy who did his best to use the products at his disposal to mask aesthetic blemishes on your furniture. If you want to take care of things on the cheap and do what you can to mask and hide, this might be your guy.

The estimate for repair was much less than I expected it to be. I was very happy with the speedy service. The clock case is like new and once again functional.

Excellent! Took his time, and a perfectionist. Would recommend him to everyone!

All-Maple Computer Desk ($$$) was poorly designed with a top that was too heavy for legs support. Legs were never properly anchored to top - they would constantly bow out & the whole desk was going to topple. Gave up fighting with furniture store & this was my last ditch effort to save the desk. Support holes were filled in & then re-drilled properly. Desk legs are now 100% secure & desk is usable.

I called to get an estimate. We talked about the condition of the chair and he gave me a guess but would have to see the rocker for a good quote. I delivered the chair to him. He came out and helped us get the chair out of our little toyota. We got the chair in the back seat but could not get it out. lol He explained what he would do and how long it would take. He showed us a few things he was already working on. It took less time than he had quoted. The chair looks great. I am amazed how nice it looks. I would not have spent the money because I really did not think it would come out this nice. It is the chair I rocked my babies in and now my daughter has asked for the rocking chair. I am so glad we spent the money. He is professional and a really nice guy!

Excellent. He is very nice and knowledgeable. I can't even see the mark any more.

The general work was very nicely done. Some of the details were not quite covered, but I’m a fussbudget so I'm probably not the average consumer. I wouldn't use them again for an heirloom, but if it were a run of the mill piece of furniture, then I would use them.

His work is excellent...fast and within dollar reasonability. If you want to save your furniture from the dumpster, go to him...

Workmanship was excellent and prompt. Mr. Matherlee was a very nice man.

It went very well. Mike Menard had left a business card on my door which prompted me to check them out as my front doors were in terrible shape. Between a careless power washer who used too much bleach which sprayed on my doors when he was cleaning my sidewalks - and the western sun beating on the doors, they were really faded and looking terrible. I had sealed them once with Thompsons Water Seal and stain, but that did little good. Until I received the card I had not even thought of refinishing the doors - I thought my only option would be to replace them. After reviewing pictures of their work and reading the good reviews on Angie's List, I decided to hire them. I paid 50% down on a credit card and we set up the date, contingent on it being a nice day. The refinishing gave me new doors and they also removed and polished the hardware, which was dull and pitted. About a week after the job was completed I noticed a few spots on the doors that had not taken the stain as well as it might and they did return at a later date to touch up. It looks like I have brand new doors and they are beautiful! I give a "C" for punctuality because both times they were due out they were late and I had to call to be sure they were coming. In each instance they had been "delayed." I would have been fine with this information if they had simply called me first, but to have to wait and wonder is annoying, especially since I had three dogs I had to "corral" in the back while they were here. I couldn't be in back with the dogs and watching for them at the same time so it was a bit of a problem they could have avoided just by calling me.

Very well. They are both very fair and really know their antiques. I would not hesitate to recommend them for any furniture repair, large or small. please see addition added a few years later.

Great. Professional from start to finish. Top notch

Dave came out to our home and assessed the situation. He told us that we had a real antique, a Duncan Phyfe. He made recommendations on the types of repairs needed and the costs. We decided to have the pedestal repaired now and wait on the table top. He did an excellent job. He stained all of the pieces and repaired the pedestal in less than one week. When he brought the pieces back, he installed them and made some spot improvements to the top and to our chairs. It looked really nice when he was finished! We are proud to have it on display now.

They called me back right away and set up an appointment to look at the work. They arrived promptly and gave me an estimate. I agreed and they returned to do the work about a week later. It was fairly quick and I was very happy with the results. I would reccommend them to anyone who needs furniture repair.

I called on l/18/11 to inquire if David would be able to accomplish such a job. He stopped at my condo that afternoon and was willing to do the job for the above price. He gave me an estimate of 3 to 4 days, I agreed on timeline and price, he took the lamp and I was extremely pleased when he called only 2 days later to say it was finished and he could drop it off that afternoon. The lamp looks exactly the same as it did when purchased about 40 years ago. I am not in the habit of hiring furniture refinishers so I do not know if my price was the best I could have gotten. I do know that I am very pleased with the work and would pay the same price again for that result.

They did a good job and they touched up the places I wasn?t happy with. He could have been a little more thorough looking for issues; I checked things after he finished and I found more problems that he hadn?t seen. He did a great job and I?m happy with how everything turned out.

I called this company to do surface repairs to high end wood furniture. David was prompt, courteous, professional, and honest. In fact, he was so honest, he told me he was uncomfortable doing one of the pieces for fear it would not meet my standards (the damage was a little more extensive on this piece). I was MOST appreciative of his honesty and not ruining one piece of a set just to line his pockets. Integrity goes a long way. Although I did not hire him, I would absolutely call him again with another job.

Great communication...ask them the questions you have, they will answer.