Calvin's Maintenance Inc

great. we are very pleased with the serviceman and with the outcome of the repair

The technician found that the drain for the automatic defrost was backed up and fixed it in no time.

Awful 1600.00 to tell us flooded,shame on me for allowing them to do what they did.We live on SSI,and they ripped us off.

Refrigerator is repaired and working fine.

My ac was not blowing air. I called one service company and they could not make it to my house in my desired time frame. I then called Calvin's Maintenance. I explained my problem and the receptionist was extremely friendly and helpful. The service technician showed up quickly and was even nicer. He was extremely professional and courteous. He diagnosed the problem in less than 4 minutes and called his office to find replacement part (blower motor). He quoted me a price of $575 (for labor and materials) and I asked why so much. He explained that his office told him the motor was old and special and replacement motors just cost this much. I accepted his answer and quote. He left to go pick up the motor. About 30 minutes later he returned with the motor. While he installing the new motor into the old scroll cage, I noticed the model number on the box. I then went on the internet to search for that exact motor. I found the price for a brand new motor to range from $90 to $120 on several websites. I even called the local dealer who the service technician said they get their motors from and they quoted me around $125. I then became disappointed at the overall price to replace this motor. I then called a friend who does AC work in another city and asked how much he would charge to do the same job. He said he would normally charge about $200-300. I then called the home office of Calvin's and explained that I know I agreed to the quote but am not happy about the high price they were charging me. I explained that I know a company needs to make money, but this was ridiculous, and asked if he could revise his price to something a little more reasonable. He said no and was unwilling to negotiate. I then advised him I would never do business with his company again. Once again, I totally understand a company has to make money, but for a $100 part and no more than 1 hour of labor, I was totally willing to pay a fair price. But basically charging $400 for 1 hour labor and profit is, in my opinion, very unfair. I would like to finish by saying the work was done professionally, and the receptionist and service technician were extremely professional and courteous. Also, they were very prompt. The only thing I am complaining about is the high charge and unwillingness of the owner to work with me on the price, once I found out how much a part cost.

Extremely pleased with Calvin's. My freezer went out on a Friday. I contacted several other providers and could not get anyone to come out on a Friday afternoon. Thankfully I called Calvin's and they came out promptly. The scheduler was pleasant and called me promptly to tell me repairman was on the way. The repairman was punctual. He was very friendly and personable. He quickly diagnosed the problem and repaired my refrigerator freezer quite quickly. I am so happy to know what a great job Calvin's Maintenance does so now I will know who to call with all my repairs.

Excellent...had to go get special parts because it being an older home and charged for parts only. Very quick and professional.6

I received a call within minutes and, after an informative conversation about the likely cost on this model, we decided to purchase a new one instead of initiating a repair assessment. The technician was most helpful and professional, probably saving us an expensive assessment that would have had the same result- a new dishwasher. I greatly appreciate this assistance and will call Calvin's first in the event of needing major appliance repairs.

I had already bought one line and he put inserts in. A little expensive but he did a good job so I would refer him to neighbors still.

Performed checklist items, as well as placing chlorine in the outtake tubing as I requested.

Very friendly and professional. Work was completed fast.

The plumber arrived promptly. He immediately diagnosed the problem. He did not have the part in his truck, but he immediately went to the hardware store down the road. He returned with the part and fixed the toilet in time for me to make an appointment. As with my previous experiences with this company, I was very satisfied. The service people are always very cordial and professional.

The work was started on Thurs, 4/10. It took 3 different visits with 3 different workers to finally remove the old caulk. I had to resort to placing tape on areas of caulk that they missed. And after the 3rd visit, rather than call them back a 4th time, I removed some caulk that they?d missed on the 3rd try. Each time they came back to remove some more caulk, there was moisture trapped behind the caulk resulting in more delays while I placed a space heater in the shower to dry it out over night. They didn?t have the proper tools so I had to loan them the tools I?ve used. Instead of vacuuming up all the removed caulk remnants, they used a paint brush to sweep it up but not until they had finished. Hence, their traffic to/from their truck left a trail of caulk remnants through the house. They didn?t have a shop vac. Finally, after a week of not being able to use the shower, they finished the new caulk application on 4/18 in about 1 hour. Because I wanted to use the best caulk, they mistakenly bought a Dap 3.0 caulk that they had no experience with. I would?ve used silicon. Unfortunately, this caulk is extremely difficult to apply and can only be smoothed and/or removed with mineral spirits. Apparently, they hadn't read the manufacturer's instructions and tried to smooth it with water and their finger. That made a mess of all the joints because the caulk behaved like glue. The caulk was all over the shower surround, floor, glass enclosure and threshold carpet. They had to leave to buy some mineral spirits and spent the next 2 -3 hours removing the overage and mess. After they left, we discovered that they must?ve tried to wash the caulk off of their hands in both of our bathroom lavatories because there were small spots of adhered caulk all over the inside of our lavatories and on the faucet handles. We also found caulk on our bedroom door handle. The following is an update based on further communications with Calvins. I sent the original report to Calvins resulting in an inspection by their General Manager. He decided to redo the work, removing most of the first applied caulk and recaulking. They also cleaned off excess caulk from various surfaces. That work was completed 5/2 to my satisfaction. I?ve updated their scores to reflect this follow-up work & corrected the Use Again from NO to YES.

Calvin promised to be there in the morning, 8-12 and showed at 8:15AM. Diagnosed the problem and stopped the leak that morning. Part of the drywall needed to be cut out and the area dried, I like Calvin's because they do sheetrock replacement, floating and painting too. So I got the emergency taken care of and a quote for the finished wall repair that I thought was fair and reasonable. I will use Calvin's Maintenance again.

Very well I must say, the Tech called, then came out to access the situation, a reasonable price was quoted with estimated time frame of completion. Mr. John and his crew gathered needed equipment and the work begun. I was never inconvenienced. I would be happy to recommend Calvin's to family/friends.

He was very professional and punctual and performed his duties within an hour! We were highly impressed. In fact, my husband was working on a recliner, and the technician asked to look at it, and repaired it too at no cost.

Calvin's is the best for all small jobs. We use them for carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and other jobs. They have never disappointed us!

It has always gone very well, no problems at all.

The technician had some problems that he could not fix but the company itself was willing to come back out to finish the job that the original technician could not do. I had already met the technician about 4 times previously but I could not meet the other person from the company that came out to try to fix it. The original technician was not as competent as we expected. We had a variety of problems that he could not fix and had to repeatedly keep coming back out but never did fix things right. They were kind of late coming out.

The problem was fixed. Calvins probablly does good work but needs to emphasize courtesousy and professionalism do's and don'ts to their technicians.

I have used them over a number of years and they have always been good. I used to call them quite frequently a couple of years ago. Nothing with them has caused me to not call them, I just have not needed them lately. They were always prompt and came when they said they would. They seemed to know what they were doing. The guy that installed the oven for me did a beautiful job in building the surrounding structure. They were competitive in their price.

It went fine. The electrician was very courteous and friendly and arrived within 20 minutes of the phone call from the main office alerting me that he was on his way. I can only comment on the actual work performed, which admittedly wasn't much. That's not a knock against Calvin's or the electrician, it just so happened to be a light switch that we didn't know about (see above). I can't comment on any major work since mine was so minor. My only gripe is the amount. The company charges a $65 travel fee and I assume a one hour labor minimum, which all came out to $95. That was a bit much just for discovering the purpose of a mystery light switch. However, that wasn't their fault, and having been a contract worker myself in the past, I used to bill the same way. I will definitely use them again for bigger jobs.

They were nearby and located close to my home. I just heard from the word of mouth that they are good. The guy who came out was very nice. They are very professional and are dependable too. I thought that their price was a little high.

They did a great job. They have a great reputation.

Calvin's Maintenance provided the professional and courteous service I have come to expect. They responded literally at the last minute. It was my 10th wedding anniversary and my wife and I planned an evening out. If I can remember correctly, it was about 10 minutes to four when I called them. They sent someone right out. The service man repaired my air conditioner and saved my evening anniversary plans. This was August 18, 2011. You have to imagine how HOT! it gets in Louisiana in August. They were and always are excellent. They are the only maintenance company we use.