Lasky Homesmith Services

This is the second time we've had Jeff out to do work for us. He and his assistant Alex installed beautiful custom woodwork in our hallway. There were many technical challenges because we have an older house, but their deep commitment to quality work and fine attention to detail are plainly evident in their excellent job. They also took care to work very neatly, locating all of the sawing and finishing outside the house or offsite. We had an unusual project for them, and Jeff's expertise was essential in bringing it off successfully. Throughout the project, from early discussions to the scheduling the final day, our communication with him was prompt and clear. We are already planning the next series of projects to do with his services. We can't recommend him highly enough.

Very nice man but did follow through with providing the quote which he said he would do even after he was reminded.

We had LHS in to hang a large heavy picture in our historic house. This required setting screws into a horsehair-plaster covered brick wall - an extremely delicate task. Jeff Lasky had great communication when we were discussing the project, showed up when expected both for the project walkthrough and with an assistant for the actual execution. They were highly professional, very detailed in their work, and did a high quality job. We plan to hire them again in the spring to install some picture rail molding as well as some other decorative molding around the house. He also reset our front door in its frame so that it closed squarely and completely. Highly recommend - price was fair and quality was excellent.

i've hired jeff many times and each time he seems to outperform himself. jeff, tom, and alex were always on time and professional. they also do the job without wasting time. i saw one person said they didn't clean up well. HUH. they do too!. a comment that was made was not one i would think of but as the person said 'they were quiet' yes they were! they replaced three windows with new harvey windows. when they were doing the last window, jeff saw that the sill was rotting and replaced it at no additional cost. jeff has eyes in the back of his head and he always spots what's off. i have one project coming up and he looked at it last week, oh yes jeff always looks first and tells you what you need to know, why such and such will work, etc. he might even see something unrelated and will talk to you about it. he's not trying up drum up work but he's just a professional who thinks you should know about something. great guy who i trust completely in all ways.

I didn't hire Mr. Lasky, but I would certainly do so if the occasion were to require him. I called Lasky Services because our front door wouldn't close, leaving a 2-inch gap between the door edge and the doorway frame---a conduit for the cold and an open invitation to potential home security risks. At the time I regarded this as an "emergency", and thought I'd be lucky to get repairmen mobilized in several days, if at all. Imagine my surprise when Mr. Lasky himself answered the phone, and seemed genuinely interested in my predicament! He understood that I wasn't available in the early afternoon of the day after my call, but said he would make himself available in the late afternoon of that day, in part to allay my concerns about security, in part to oblige me for an upcoming religious Holiday. I thought I'd be playing operator tag to convince anyone to come out in a few days. Instead I was routed immediately to the principal of the concern, who understood my dilemma and allayed my fears. As it turned out, I didn't hire Mr. Lasky, as my "usual and customary" handyman (also originally obtained through Angie's list) was immediately available and did the repair (new weatherstripping) within an hour of my call But the level of concern, and responsiveness demonstrated by Mr. Lasky, to someone who'd never been a customer and requested services right away, were truly extraordinary. i'm immensely grateful to him for his simple humanity. For responsiveness, concern, and promptness he gets an A+ from me!. If I had no already established relationship with an excellent handyman, I'd certainly turn to Mr. Lasky for my handyman needs.

Jeff and his son were punctual and explained everything as they did. The work was completed on time and in budget

It went Great! If you're like me, you're always trying to find workers that you can trust to get there on time, do a good job, and charge a reasonable price. Well this is the guy I will use from now on to take care of my 100 year old house. We're getting older, and I felt we needed another railing on the wall side of the stairs to help us go up and down without falling. It went up very nicely, fits in with a nice color, and I feel a lot safer now.

Excellent. It appears to be very high quality work. He was timely, efficient and reasonably priced. Excellent communicator.

Jeff, Alex, and Tom made sure everything on our long list was fixed. Some of the fixes required troubleshooting and creative thinking. Calls and emails were always answered quickly and professionally. I would definitely hire them again.

Alex came out to our house and was very pleasant. I showed him the jobs but for the majority he said either that he couldn’t do them or that I should do them myself. He said his dad would get back to me with a quote for some of the jobs. Never heard from them again.

Went well. Occasionally had a wait a few days for an email reply, but once they started the job it got done in a timely fashion. The doors hang/open/close perfectly!!

He was perfectly fine. I didn't have very much of an interaction with him. I needed someone to do the front window downstairs and he did it. He certainly didn't steal anything. He was very polite. He didn't take a long time to do it. He showed up when he was supposed to. He didn't make me jump up and down and go hooray, I'm going to use him 20,000 times, you know. He was OK. He wasn't OK enough that I would call him on a regular basis. There are some people I get that I'm like, I'm going to hold on to his card. The cost was fine, it was in the middle. I say it was fine. He responded right away, he did a very good job on that. He showed up and did what he was supposed to do. He was very professional.

Lasky sent his son, who did a fine job. He consulted with his father some during the work, but he got it done, and we're pleased.

my handyman had gone poof and i looked in angie's list for one when jeff's name came up. i had hired jeff a while ago and he was a fabulous craftsman so i couldn't believe he would be interested in my work. when i hired him before he built floor to ceiling bookcases and i remember him talking to me about proportions/perceptions because the spaces on either side of the fireplace where they were going were not equal. once the work was done the different wall sizes were not evident. and the work was spectacular. everyone who comes in marvels at them. jeff and i met and he was interested in this way below his capabilities work. we walked around the house and he spent a lot of time talking with me about what i wanted and he would let me know how he wanted to do it even in relation to 'handyman' items and less than major exterior repairs i could see that he was that craftsman i had hired before. jeff is knowledgeable, direct, a good worker and most of all honest. i highly recommend him.

It was great. They came when they were supposed to, and I needed them to complete it in a day and they did. They did a very clean job, they were quiet, and they did a very nice job.

It did not. He never submitted a bid.

Jeff performed prompt quality work and I'm satisfied in every respect; I am using him again and would recommend him to friends and family. Jeff was responsive and accessible via cell, email, and text which was essential for my project. Jeff was flexible in working with me in a unique circumstance. My project was actually at my 91 year old father's house in a town one hour away from me so the logistics of me specifying and arranging the work between Jeff and my father was unique. My father is also satisfied in every respect and that is a tall order which put pressure on me to be sure the project went well.

Jeff has helped us with our old house for the past 2 years. We started with window restoration and also storm windows where the work done was excellent. Then we did a large basement renovation and Jeff's attention to detail and his expertise in carpentry really came into play, working out awkward countertops and very tricky windows and making sure the finished product was first class. We continue to work with Jeff on our projects and would highly recommend his work.

Jeff was very skillful and knowledgeable about what he was doing. We felt like we were in good hands. He knows a lot about carpentry and made some great suggestions for how to shape our stair railing to match the existing one. I would agree with a previous comment that he did seem a bit disorganized, and it did take a while to schedule him to come out to do the work, but this is a logistics issue and not a quality issue. Would definitely recommend him.

Jeff explained the options, costs and executed the repairs and replacements meticulously. He replaced a stair and riser, rebuilt and replaced both handrails as well as the 2 bottom newel posts. Very happy with his work.

Really well. He is very professional and takes huge pride in his work. Always done to a very high standard and with attention to detail. I would highly recommend him.

Jeff and Tom were reliable and professional. My daughter and I were very happy with them.

The repaired windows are fantastic. You can lift these heavy sashes with one finger! The carpentry repairs are wonderful. Our back porch railing looks like new; the cellar doors were expertly repaired and/or replaced as needed. Jeff and his crew were easy to work with, efficient workers, and extremely easy to communicate with.

Responsive and detail oriented - high quality work; do not expect immediate availability

The price was great and Jeff is a pros pro. Nice, honest, takes the time to explain things. Only thing that could have been better is was his organization. Jeff admits this is an issue for him, he needs a secretary. He forgot to do a few things we asked for. But all in all the price was great and he did a good job