Splash Carpentry

Splash carpentry did a great job at my house, they tear off the old stairs and rebuild a new one with nice wood work, great quality, done in short period of time. The guys were very professionals know exactly what are doing overall a great experience, thank you.

We contacted Splash Carpentry to redo our stairs based on past reviews. We initially met with John who was knowledgeable, timely and courteous. Next step we met with John and Adrian where samples were brought to the home to give us a clear idea of materials being used in the project. After assessing all bids received we decided to go with Splash Carpentry. The job begin and ended in the time frame given. John arrived on time every morning and cleaned up before leaving evening. The job exceeded our expectations...Post, Balusters, Railing, Newel, and knee wall. Job very well done. We cannot get over how much it has changed the look of our home. We are so pleased we have decided to use Splash Carpentry for an additional project in our home.

I was very pleased with the experience. Adrian came out to my house fairly soon after we first made contact and he assessed my project. I ended up purchasing the posts he manufactured and they were sent to me directly to my home. The material used in the posts were sapele which Adrian advised he had used in other exterior projects and he showed me examples of the material and its ability to withstand the weather. The items were packaged very thoroughly and they arrived approximately when he said they would be ready. Adrian advised me to finish the posts with general finishes 450, and I could not be happier. The finish he recommended really brought the wood to life. I fell in love with his product and the sapele material that I had matching steps and hand rails made from sapele. I was very pleased with the newel post product.

I cannot say enough about how great it was working with these guys. We weren't quite sure what to expect, but they were truly expert consultants. We gave them a pretty tough task - figure out how to replace two huge built-ins so it looks like they belong in the house even though they're brand new. They listened to what we wanted and came up with some great creative touches to really incorporate elements throughout our house into the finished project. Not only that, but they custom made a closet door to match our other doors on a reduced scale. I am just absolutely blown away by how perfect everything turned out. They worked with us on every aspect of the project together, communication was excellent, and honestly I don't want to do another project like this in my house without involving Victor and John - those guys are the BEST. Another great plus - these guys are super responsive and tech savvy. Emails are answered quickly and thoroughly, and it really helped put our minds at ease when we had questions, which is great. The only negative I can think of was we had to wait a while to get on their schedule, but after seeing what they did in four days I can say without reservation that it was 100% worth the wait. I'm not sure what to say about the negative reviews. Those are not indicative of my experience with these guys at all. A+ I would use them again in a heartbeat.

Without a doubt, Adrian demonstrates the four things you want in a finish carpenter - skill, creativity, attention to detail and pride. Finish carpentry is one of the most critical elements of any renovation project. He not only had to put the finishing touch on the work of so many others but in some cases he even had to compensate for their mistakes to make the end result look flawless. That?s the magic that the finish carpenter needs to bring to the project and Adrian came through for us. Of course, with a project of this magnitude, errors and miscommunication on both sides are inevitable. The important thing for me is how they get resolved. Adrian took responsibility for his work and his team. He admitted when mistakes were made and worked diligently to resolve in a timely fashion to get the project back on track. His pricing was competitive but more important he never took advantage of change orders and add-ons. I would highly recommend Adrian for your project. In fact, he will be returning to my house for phase 2 in a few months.

Adrian and team did picture framing in our dining room. They were on time, did the work in about a half a day and did a great job! Was exactly what I wanted!

I Adrian and Matthew were easily contacted at their listed phone number. Adrian had done work for us 2 years ago replacing the spindles and handrail on our stairs. I contacted them to refinish my entire first floor as well as the front and back stair treads. They submitted a timely proposal thoroughly detailing the work to be performed and the cost. I found their pricing to be extremely fair. They started the work when they said they would and finished on time. They did an outstanding job on our 95 year old floors and stairs. They custom crafted the cove moulding under the stair treads to perfection. Every step of the process was professional and timely. I would highly recommend them for floor refinishing. A+++++

I considered several bids from carpenters before ultimately deciding on Splash carpentry. Simply put, Adrian is a master carpenter. Besides his exceptional skill, the best thing about Adrian is his communication skills. He provided me with daily updates via e-mail about his progress and plan for the upcoming days. He took down a 75 year old fireplace and replaced with one he built custom on site. He replaced aging trim with beautiful 7" inch baseboards, 5 1/4" door trim with an additional 3 1/2" header, and new 7" crown molding. The difference in the look of the house is unbelievable. I had such a great experience working with Adrian. He made sure I understood all the details of the work he would perform before the work started and the entire transaction was very pleasant. Because of the fantastic job he did along with the overall experience I selected Adrian as my contractor for a large whole home renovation I am undertaking as an investor. We have already started discussing a major addition to my home as well.

Varsi and Andrew are great. They are professional and hardworking. If there is anything unsatisfied, they will try their best to fix it. Really appreciate all their help. Would highly recommend them.

Very professional - He did an excellent job - the wainscoating looks beautiful. Prepped the area well so no dust or mess and cleaned up after the project. Am using again on another project and would highly recommend to anyone else.

This is the 4th project I have used Adrian and his crew on and I must say that he is one of the best trades I have and is second to none in building stair cases. His attention to detail is amazing and he always finds a way to make a staircase look like it was original to the house. I redo old high end houses and am always impressed that he is able to fit a brand new staircase into an existing structure and make it look original to the house. The other reviews say it all. Adrian does great work, is very fairly priced, and is a pleasure to work with. He understands hard work and goes the extra mile to get the job done correctly. I certainly will use him again!

The problem began after he completed his stair work. After he completed the stairs and the floors were to be completed and sanded, he asked us for more money. He stated he needed money to pay for things because he has expenses. He first asked my wife for $3000, but said if you couldn't pay him that day, we could pay him tomorrow. it seemed odd that he was asking for more money up front, then the following day he asked for $6000, prior to completing the work (which would leave about $900 left for the entire project.). That raised a red flag with me. At that time, the outstanding work included: - the stairs needed to be stained and finished. - the banister was destroyed by him and he left shards of wood on the handrails. this needed to be rebuilt (see pictures) - he removed all of our handrails in the house (3 flights of stairs) leaving no handrails - coves needed to be stained varnished and installed. - he removed all the base shoes in the house. - stringers and plinths were left incomplete, uninstalled and not secured. i told him that this is not per our agreement which was 50% down and 50% on completion. He seemed honest and did do some additional work that he included in our original price, which we were appreciative of. So, as a token of our appreciation, we did advance him $3000 additional in good faith, which he asked to be written out specifically in his name (on top of 50% down already). After the staining of the floors and applying the finish, there were some serious concerns and issues. - deep large sanding scuff marks in the sanding process of the stairs and oak top boards. splintering on the stairs noses of 1st floor steps from scraping/sanding (see pictures) - poorly applied stain to several spots on the floor. - sanding process cut grooves in every riser and stringer on the 1st floor stairs, we asked to make sure they would take care not to do this but it still happened, but then we were told after it happened that the painter needs to patch and fix that. - incomplete trim, replacement of removed baseboards - bumps and debris/inclusions in the flooring. the floor was rough and not smooth (see pictures) When we brought this to his attention he became annoyed. He stated that the sanding job is normal and this is how it should appear and that we cant judge it 2 or 3 steps before its done. He stated that the sander cutting into the risers were normal and that the painters had to fix that because "that's what painters do". His workers were sloppy and got stain on every riser and even on newly spray painted cabinetry that was just installed the week before. Then he decided to stop work, and change the terms of our agreement he tried to extort us for the rest of the money by holding his remaining work hostage until we paid Matthew his "partner'/subcontractor (who HE didn't pay). When we told him that we would not pay him any more money and that he should pay his subcontractor out of the money we already paid him (which was almost 70% of the entire project!), he abandoned the job refusing to complete his project, leaving the work undone. He never ever gave us a reason why he abandoned the project. we sent him emails giving him the choice to complete the project as agreed and we would pay him the remaining money, or he could not complete and choose to breech our contract and we would take what action we need to. He chose not to reply or complete the project.This was the letter that was sent to him to which he never replied: Adrian, i am not sure why you are telling us that you are not comfortable investing any more time in this project? You have not given us any reasons for not completing this job. Asking for additional money before you complete this project is not in accordance to our agreement. Our agreement states that we pay you half down initially and the remaining half upon completion of the project. This job is not complete. We also have additionally paid you $3000 more than we need to, because you said you needed it for expenses. We have paid you almost 70% of the entire project costs. There are numerous outstanding issues that still need to be done: - installation of the coves on all the stairs - installation of the post, rail, and spindles on the first floor stairs - repair of the stringers/plinths/trim - repair of the trim on the 1st floor room - replacement of all the handrails your removed - replacement of all the shoe bases that you removed. - installation of baseboards in 4th floor closet. - rebuffing and finishing the final coat of varnish (to fix the marred finish). You have left us with an incomplete floor, no handrails on any of the stairs, and an unsafe 1st floor banister rail with broken spindle shards. This is not safe and represents a danger to my family and my young children. We have paid you additional money beyond our agreement (in good faith). To us, it appears that you are taking advantage of that and are running with our money, without completing the job. We absolutely will not agree to your modified terms. We will not pay you any more additional money until this project is completed. At this point i see 2 options: 1) You can complete the project, as agreed to, and we can pay you the remaining money that we owe you. (This seems like the best situation for everyone involved. We get the completed job as you agreed to, everyone gets paid, we don't have to get someone else to finish the uncompleted work, we avoid any further action) 2) You can choose to not complete this work, and this will essentially constitute a "breach" of our agreement. We will then have to hire another contractor to finish/fix your work that you left incomplete/unsatisfactory/unsafe. Understand that if we have to do this, we may decide to go after you legally to recoup our damages (the cost of completing this job properly) from your breach of contract as well as additional $3000 that you have taken from us Please understand that this is something that we would really like to avoid if possible. i truly hope it does not come down to this. Please tell us how you would like to proceed. You have until Friday (June 5th) to let us know your decision. If we do not hear back from you by then we will assume you are abandoning this project and we will proceed accordingly. To address the other issues he claims: i have never texted him after midnight. (i have my text history to prove it). i have sent him emails after midnight, specifically the day before the painters were supposed to come (because i do shift work) and only in conjunction of trying to ask him what to do with his unfinished work, since he would not come to see, or complete the work in person. We originally requested Bona traffic HD (BEFORE we started the project) as our finishing product and he was well aware that this was what we wanted from the beginning. (we received 3 other flooring quotes that used this product and we reviewed the product seemed like a good product. His reply was: "Bona is a good product, we will use that". when i checked to make sure that this was the product they were using, they were using Bona traffic and said they didn't know there was a Bona traffic HD product out there. They were aware of this at 10:00 AM when the came to varnish the floors on Thursday 5/28/15 (which was supposed to be our day of completion). They had to go look for it and lost an entire day of work because they didnt have the right product. At 3 pm he calls me to tell me that they will have to put 2 coats on Friday. i asked to see if they could get the product and put 1 coat on that evening because they didn't do any work that day, no one was staying in the house, and it would give more time between coats, (something that he said was important because in his experience the final coat needed to be put on a whole day after the 2nd coat otherwise the finish doesn't come out right). Also this would allow us to move back in earlier on Friday. Because of this, they then rushed the completion the final day (when it was pouring rain and 100% humidity) to apply 2 coats and buff in between. When the finish came out rough and bumpy he tried to blame the results on us for choosing that product. As a professional, changing the terms of the agreement in the middle of a project (as he admits in his letter) is not ethical and definitely not someone who should be an A rated contractor in Angie's list. His behavior regarding payments is shady, unprofessional and very unethical. His terms would leave the consumer unprotected and without any recourse. Leaving my house unsafe with a broken banister and no handrails when he knows i have 3 young children is despicable. He is extremely defensive, cannot take any criticism of his work and has conflict resolution issues and poor communication. He never once came back to look at any of the concerns that were brought up to him. He never once told us he was upset or brought to us any concerns, nor did he EVER give us a reason for why he abandoned this project. A professional would work with us to complete the project or try to resolve any issues that came up, or even get someone else to complete the work, not walk off the job. He just took our additional money and walked away leaving our project unfinished and incomplete. Even his other partners were upset at the way he treated us. He is one of the most unprofessional contractors we have ever worked with.

Bottom line . . . Adrian is a consummate professional, upbeat (not a fan of sour contractors), highly ethical, (and what counts most) a superior carpenter. Recommend him at the highest level.

Splash was outstanding. They arrived on time to measure door opening, sat with me to order hardware online necessary for the job, built a custom door, and installed the door as scheduled on a second date. The price was reasonable, and the door looks wonderful!

This was one of the best experiences I've ever had with a service provider. The met and exceed my expectations at every turn. I never felt like they were trying to gouge or upsell me. In fact, they were cost conscious the whole time. Adrian was very good with communication and very respectful of the fact that we were living in the house while they worked. Adrian and his crew were always punctual. When he said they'd be there by 7, it was within 5 minutes of that time. They were generally very efficient and also left no mess behind. Best of all, the resulting staircase is absolutely gorgeous. The custom quarter-sawn oak parts are stunning.

Thrilled with the final product. white shelving & cabinet installed into the wall. He did a great job matching the framing to our old home, looks like it was always part of the house. on time & quick during consultation, proposal & installation. We are hiring them to refinish our kitchen cabinets.

I needed to install crown molding in our family room and used the SnapFix option. I was immediately paired with Splash Carpentry and was contacted by them right away. They quoted me a price and scheduled a day to come out and do the job. Roman and his co-worker showed up a few minutes earlier than scheduled and got to work right away. They were able to cut the angles and corners of the sloped ceiling just right and finished faster than anticipated. While they were there I asked if they could install a window sill and Roman was more than happy to oblige. It cost me just a little more to have that done and they quickly got it installed. Their attitude and willingness to do a good job was impressive, I will definitely use them again.

John --- arrived on time and was very professional in scoping the job and in performing the required work. All work was done in about 6 hours. The replacement matches the others on my home and looks great. Looking forward to using Splash carpentry in the future . I would recommend them to any one.

We got a price from my current contractor that we thought was quite high. We then contact Adrian from Splash Carpentry through Angies List and told him the truth, that I was looking for a fair price and not trying to get prices so I can price match amongst the different contractors. Adrian responded very quickly and was very courteous and we felt the sincerity in his response. He gave us a very reasonable price and we decided to give him the work. They showed up on time and took care of the work as agreed. He even put on trims at small areas that wasn't originally quoted but felt that it would be better with it. The house is almost done and everything looks great. Through out the project Adrian was very responsive to all contacts through email and honestly, there's nothing we could really say other than we would recommend them to anyone and would definitely use again and will be the first we contact should we need to get additional work done in the future.

I needed about 35 feet of baseboard installed in my condo. Everything went smoothly, from initial contact to installation. John worked quickly, did a great job, and cleaned up afterwards, even putting furniture back in place. Highly recommended!

Our staircase was 120 years old and a disaster, It squeaked, treads had been sanded so much that the spindles didn't even reach the tread. The posts, rail, and spindles had been painted a ton and just looked worn. I thought the whole thing would have to be tore down and rebuilt; however, Andrew and team worked for several days to clad the existing treads and risers then they installed new rails, posts (they managed to save 2 original posts), and spindles. We also had them Wainscot the entire run of the staircase (this in not the Wainscoting panels you buy from Home Depot). All in all, we are very satisfied. I am not going to lie, the price gave us pause at first, but after seeing how much time, skill, and attention to detail went into making these stairs look the way they do I can't imagine it can get done for much less. The staircase is the first thing you notice when walking in the front door. Now, we can't help but smile when we see that bad a** stair case. Seriously, it is bad a**.

Adrian and his crew did excellent work on a job that a couple of other carpenters were not interested in doing -- perhaps because it was an odd job, and not as complex as custom cabinetry. We were primarily concerned with preserving the integrity of our beautiful old house and Adrian assured us that the wood additions at the bottom of the doors would blend right in, and that's what he delivered. The extensions are seamless. One set of French doors could not be extended because the floor itself sloped severely on either end, so Adrian gave us a discount, then created a custom trash hold for the floor to help fill the gap. They accommodated our schedules, taking the doors away right before the holiday and returning them soon after so we weren't without doors for too long. The work was completed on schedule. The crew that took out and reinstalled the doors were very conscientious, showed up on time, and worked diligently to make final adjustments, planing, etc, to ensure a good fit to the door frames, and did final paint touchups. The also promised to come back and make further adjustments should the doors swell in the summer. Very pleased.

From start to finish we had constant updates on progress and timing of next steps. His team provided quality workmanship, great design ideas and competitive pricing. Through it all- they kept the area clean and worked well with all the other trades that were on sight. We are thrilled that we selected Splash carpentry to manage so much of our renovation project.

Adrian's team did an excellent job for us. We had hired another contractor who destroyed our house and left us with a giant mess. Adrian started on Jan. 2 and worked straight through for 10 days including Saturdays to get it done for us (it was a real danger in our home to have no railings!). The work looks fantastic, very high end, very professionally done. We highly recommend Adrian's team. I will add two caveats as fyi. Adrian does not do a lot of the work himself, he sends a team. At the end of the project, we really pushed them the finish on time and I think the end of the job was rushed (the details in the painting etc.) However, a week later Adrian sent Andrew who worked for an entire day fixing the small details in the paint, stain etc. to make the stairs look perfect. We are very happy with the stairs. Please see therefore and after pictures, I think the quality of the work is evident. Highly recommend. In Adrian's response he focused on the few caveats I pointed out - Adrian - I want to reiterate that we think the job is A+ and are very happy with the look and quality of the work. We highly recommend the team. Look at the pictures, they speak for themselves!

I was very impressed with Adrian and his crew. They were very professional from the estimate all the way through till the end of the project. The work they did was incredible and far surpassed my expectations. The crew worked very hard everyday, cleaned up before they left. They were also so incredibly nice and pleasant to have around. We went out of town for a bit and they were letting my dog outside! I will definitely use them again for future projects.