Nola Construction & Handymen LLC

He was very careful when taking the bed apart as well as when it came time to re-install. The company was quick to call me back during my initial contact with them and once scheduled, the handyman arrived on time.

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It was so nice to have a handyman that could do whatever I asked. Alan was very professional, nice and had all the right tools to do the job. I called the company and they sent him out within 2 hours. He made sure to measure for evened corners and used a level to verify. If you want things done correct, this is the company to call. Thanks NOLA construction and handyman service.

Alan did a great job! He showed up on time and was very knowledgable. All my issues were resolved quickly. I'll definitely use this provider again!

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BUYER BEWARE Do the math: 8 man hours + materials = $749.00 Since this included a two-hour "deal" from Angie's List (supposedly valued at $95), the actual price would have been $775. Pretty high hourly rate for a "handyman," but Mr. Desobry is, of course, really acting as a contractor and, even as such, his prices are way high. (A retired contractor I know told me what I got was worth about $500. Stupid me: I should have called him first.) Yes, this is my fault. I had no idea how long this job would take and when we met Mr. Desobry, he seemed to know what he was doing and inspired confidence. I assumed this was at least a 2-day job and accepted his estimate, which I thought was based on a $45-50 hourly rate (based on the deceptive "Bid Deal"pricing). Desobry had good reviews (though, in retrospect, they had very little detail), and I foolishly thought he would be involved in the work. And I didn't get another estimate. Angie's List "Big Deal": to this, I say, very sarcastically--"big deal." I initially wanted to apply the "deal" to the porch job, but when Desobry came by, I showed him a couple of loose bricks in my steps and he said they could fix those and he'd include that in the job. It turns out that what I got for my $69 "deal" (supposedly two hours of work valued at $95) was some mortar shoved under the bricks on top of the old so the bricks stick up and out (wish I could include a picture), a job that took 15-20 minutes tops. The other thing that really galled me: when Desobry showed up to look at my porch, I told him I thought some rotten boards needed replacing. He assured me that they weren't rotten, they just needed to be "nailed down." Initially I thought the porch looked pretty good, but soon after the porch was painted, the boards I thought were rotten are still soft and cracks have appeared in most of the freshly painted boards, so I sent Desobry more photos. His exact response: "The porch boards because have been left up painted for a while have started to dry rot leaving the wood as you see it. I think you painted it in time but I would keep and eye on it. Not much we can do at this point. Perhaps a third coat may help. If we have the paint left over I would only charge you $50." So now, after the job was completed as prescribed by Desobry, it turns out the boards ARE rotted, he say, and "not much we can do." And, no thanks, Mr. Desobry, but since I can apply a third coat myself in less than a half hour, I think I'll keep my $50. (Unbelievable that he thinks I would pay him even more!) On responsiveness: Initial response was slow, but he apologized when we met, citing all the AL deals. I said I was OK with that. While he has replied to my e-mails, he's not really responsive: To my complaints about how much per hour he charged me, all he said was "I try and be fair with the pricing." He won't address the ludicrous "big deal" or explain how pushing mortar around two bricks was the equivalent of a two-hour job. And now he blames the rotted boards that HE told me were NOT rotted for the problems with the newly painted porch, which he warns me to "keep an eye on." When I pointed out in my last e-mail that HE told me those boards weren't rotted and didn't need to be replaced, he ignored that, replying only that he'd have one of his people contact me for payment. I'm disgusted.

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Allen was wonderful and obviously really knows what he is doing. I thought my garbage disposal needed to be replaced but he found out it was only a faulty switch and easily replaced it. He also hung a heavy mirror on a plaster wall with no cracking or chipping. And he fixed a deadlock that was coming loose and lubricated the lock so it wouldn't stick. It's hard to find someone to do small household project work but I just did! I will definitely be calling on him again.

I called this provider for an urgent job. he called back promptly and send a workman (Alan) who arrived on time. The job was done professionally, and the price was very reasonable

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His guys were very professional, and eager to help and answer all my questions. Did an outstanding job and cleaned up after himself. Took his time and did an amazing job. I will definitely use him again and refer others. Thanks for a job well done.

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The crew arrived as scheduled and delivered quality work at a fair price.

He answers his calls. He came and did the work promptly. He arrived on time and finished when he said he would finish.

He came on time, and did everything he was supposed to do. We would use him again.