Hourihane Carpentry

Great, would call him again for carpentry work.

We played phone tag, but never actually met or talked to one another. After setting up an appointment, they canceled a few hours before they were due to come over and left a message to reschedule. They never returned our phone call to reschedule.

Lenny and his group did a great job in putting up the sunroom. It's now our favorite room in the house. Lenny first came over to our house, looked at the porch and asked us several questions about what we wanted and didn't want. He was very good because he gave us things to think about that we hadn't even considered. After an hour or so, he gave us a time and dollar estimate on what he thought it would take to get the job done. When we gave him the go-ahead, his team tore down the old porch and started building. They did a great job. All along the way, Lenny regularly asked us if we were OK with the way things were going. Any questions or concerns we had (and there weren't many) were dealt with right away. It worked out so well that we asked him to build cabinets and a deck too. In the end, everything looked great. He cleaned up after himself and the final cost was just under what he had originally estimated.

HE WAS VERY DETAILED IN HIS WORK, AND HE TAKES PRIDE IN WHAT HE DOES. HE ALSO MAKES SURE THE JOB IS DONE RIGHT.

Lennie was very fast and skilled at building our new deck. The deck is very attractive and we have been enjoying it every day. We also felt that the deck was very reasonably priced. The men were very polite and cleaned up everything completely at the end of the job. We are planning to hire Hourihane carpentry for future work.

I received five quotes on this work, Lenny offered the best price, highest quality materials and was able start/finish the job long before anyone else. Lenny performed all work w/permits, disposed of everything properly and was a consummate professional. I was worried that this work wouldn't be completed until the end of the summer w/initial contractor's quotes, but Lenny was able to start within 2-3 weeks of quoting the job and completed it in two weeks (even during all of the rain we had post Mother's Day 2006!). I fully intend to go w/Lenny in the future without any hesitation whatsoever.

The two carpenters performed professional work. The price was very reasonable, though they asked for a small increase to remedy a problem caused by weather conditions. The quality of work was generally very good, and the work was performed promptly.

After a week of phone tag (in November), I reached Lenny regarding making a large corner-cabinet lazy susan for us. He said he's too busy to do that job right now. I appreciated his honesty & asked for a referral for someone who could. He didn't give me one. So back to the List!

It is my hope that everyone who has need of construction &/or carpentry work and who decides to engage Lenny Hourihane's services will encounter a fabulous and fun filled experience as I did. Each day, you will be apprised of what is hoped to be accomplished. In addition, you will be informed when your cooperation will be needed. Just follow the do's and don'ts and "voila" before you know it, you have a beautiful porch and fence, that is the "talk of the neighborhood! A+! Finally,I don't ever have to paint the porch and fence. The best compliment is that neighbors and friends have a plan to engage Lenny's services!

This was a big and complex job and our house is old and full of surprises and limitations. Lenny did a great job dealing with whatever arose, stayed within his estimate and finished on time. Lenny is great to work with, totally honest, and dedicated to doing a good job and satisfying his client. He was always easy to reach and responsive to my concerns. Lenny also made several suggestions which improved our plans. He is a stickler for time and is very punctual. I plan to hire him again this summer.

I called him to set up an appointment to get an estimate. He didn't show so I called him and he told me a story about losing his planner and as a result he didn't know when his appointments were. He said he'd be there later that afternoon and he again didn't show and didn't call. I called him back and he merely said he got busy. I made another appointment for the following weekend because he was being apologetic. He again didn't show and didn't call and he said that the appointment "slipped my mind".

This was a terrific experience. Lenny was responsive and polite, and more importantly he knew what he was doing. I had been searching for months for someone to repair the pillar on my front porch. I had a good idea of what needed to happen because one of my best friends and my brother are both builders. I had spoken to at least four other people about this project and got every response from the whole porch needed to be rebuilt to nothing nothing needed to be done at all. Lenny was the only one I talked to who really knew what needed to happen. He was terrific. I can't say enough good things about him and the work that he did.

Did not return my phone call. They got great reviews & I wanted to hire them. I would try them again for another project. (The day my previous report was published, Lenny called me to explain that he had been very busy and that was why he didn't call me back. He was upset with the report and wanted to make things right. He said that he was still very busy but that he would refer his brother to me. Over the next couple of weeks, I got an estimate but decided to hold off on the project because I had fixed the door myself in the meantime. Estimate was $550 for labor.)

I noticed after I paid for the estimate that it was free estimates. He said he would not give me the estimate unless I paid $400. There was no senior discount offered.

Summary: We hired this company for a small project but will hire him for our next big one. He always returns calls, meets deadlines, gives honest fair prices, provides good finished carpentry even in a less than square older New England house AND you get the Irish brogue and sense of humor for free. The details: In November 2005, we hired Lenny Hourihane and his carpenters to ''open up'' our living space by installing a french door between the kitchen and living room. We did this despite his warning that there was a risk that we'd hit pipes or electrical work. Of course we hit both and our french door project turned into a kitchen redo (kitchen floor had to be torn up to reroute pipes etc). Instead of walking away from this relatively small job, Lenny stayed involved. Contributing his time and advice over 4 months even though I chose to get IKEA cabinets and pull together the electricians, plumbers, floor guys, countertop installers myself. Happy w/french doors - and new kitchen :)

GET THE WORD OUT. LENNY & BILLY ARE PROBABLY BEST IN AREA. RESERVE YOUR JOB NOW! PEOPLE CAN E-MAIL ME FOR ASSURANCES.

LENNY AND HIS CREW WERE ALWAYS FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL. IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I DID NOT UNDERSTAND HE, WOULD ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME. THEY WERE TIDY WORKERS, THE WORK DEBRIS NEVER LEFT THE WORK SITE. WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, LENNY MADE SURE DANGEROUS TOOLS AND OBJECTS WERE SUPERVISED OR UNPLUGGED WHILE CHILDREN WOULD INVESTIGATE. WE WILL BE LOOKING HIM UP NEXT YEAR WHEN WE DO THE BASEMENT OVER.

LENNY DID A GREAT JOB FOR US AND I AM QUITE CERTAIN OUR DECK IS NOW SEALED AND WILL NOT LEAK AGAIN. HE IS EASY TO WORK WITH AND ABLE TO COME UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO SITUATIONS THAT MAY ARISE. AFTER HE FINISHED THE JOB, WE REALIZED THE DECK FLOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND LENNY CAME BACK AND SECURED IT FOR US, WANTING TO BE QUITE SURE THAT WE WERE SATISFIED. LENNY DOES SOLID WORK FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE.

JOB WAS DONE IN FITS AND SPURTS, BUT THAT WAS FINE - IT WAS COMPLETED BY THE DEADLINE WE SET, AND HE ALWAYS KEPT US INFORMED AS TO WHEN HE WOULD BE BACK. ESTIMATE INCLUDED DISPOSAL OF WASTE - ON ARRIVAL HE TOLD US HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS, THEN REDUCED PRICE ACCORDINGLY.

FINNIAN PERFORMED THE WORK IN A PROFESSIONAL AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER. HIS SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM PROVIDED THE PERMANENT FIX THE DOOR REQUIRED. I BELIEVE THE PRICE WAS A BIT HIGHER THAN MARKET VALUE FOR THE WORK PERFORMED, BUT THE WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY (THIS WAS A SATURDAY MORNING) BECAUSE OF SECURITY ISSUES AND A PREMIUM WAS AGREED UPON.

I WAS VERY CAREFUL TO SELECT A CONTRACTOR FOR THIS WORK, SINCE I HAD SOME REAL BAD EXPERIENCE WITH MY LAST CONTRACTOR - A ROOFER. BUT LENNY AND ANGIE'S LIST HELPED ME TO RESTORE MY CONFIDENCE IN THIS PROFESSION. I INTERVIEWED A FEW CONTRACTORS FROM ANGIE'S LIST. ALTHOUGH ALL WERE QUITE GOOD, I CHOSE LENNY SINCE HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT LOOKED BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM. HE POINTED OUT THAT WATER DAMAGED MY FRONT DOOR PORCH AND COLUMNS, AND WE MUST FIX THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM - THE GUTTER THAT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED BY THE ROOFER. WHEN HE STARTED TO WORK, I WAS IMPRESSED BY HIS QUICKNESS, PUNCTUALITY, COURTESY, AND PROFESSIONALISM, NOT TO MENTION GOOD QUALITY. HE ALSO ARRIVES ON TIME. ANY TIME HE EXPECTS TO BE LATE, HE WOULD CALL ME TO LET ME KNOW (ALTHOUGH I DO NOT REALLY CARE WHEN HE STARTS TO WORK ANYWAY). I AM PRETTY SURE WHOM I SHOULD CONTACT WHEN MY NEXT PROJECT IS UP. DID I MENTION HIS PRICE IS VERY REASONABLE? KEEP UP WITH THE GOOD WORK, LENNY.

LENNY IS AN EASY PERSON TO WORK WITH, WHO HAS AN APPRECIATION FOR 100 YEAR OLD HOUSES. I FELT COMFORTABLE ASKING HIM QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK. ALTHOUGH LENNY ORIGINALLY BOOKED HIS SCHEDULE TOO TIGHTLY, HE GAVE ME ENOUGH LEAD TIME TO ADJUST MY SCHEDULE. THE DAYS HE ACTUALLY WORKED AT MY HOUSE, HE WAS PUNCTUAL. HE AND HIS CREW WORKED METHODICALLY AND LEFT EACH AREA THEY WORKED IN CLEAN. IT WAS APPARENT AS LENNY AND HIS CREW WORKED THAT HIS PRIORITY IS THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED TO HIS SATISFACTION AND MINE.

WORK WAS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY DONE. SUPPORT WAS ADDED FOR ALL 3 DECKS AND RAILING RE-ANCHORED. ALSO APPRECIATE THE GREAT CLEAN-UP JOB!

LENNY SET THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT. LENNY DID NOT SHOW UP FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM LENNY AT ALL.

GOOD CRAFTMANSHIP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS. EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION. DID THE WORK WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE. HONEST, STRAIGHTFORWARD BUSINESSMAN.