J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT

He was very punctual and professional. he was able to install a portble dishwasher and do other plumbing very well. He was able to find the roof leak quickly, and determine what needed to be done to fix it. He gave me a very reasonable estimate, and he did not charge more than the estimate.

His prices are always good, he takes the time to do the job right. He brought another person with him just to get the work done more quickly and they stayed after their time just to get everything done. They were professional and cleaned up after themselves.

He was responsive and did a great job.

He was really prompt, really polite and a great guy. I will use them again in the future. He was fantastic.

Professional, thorough, took the time to explain all options. Appears to take pride in and stand behind his work. Needs occasional reminders for invoices/contracts/details, but well worth it.

Did not complete all the tasks we set out to do. But, we completed most of the small items.

He worked very hard and did a great job. He was nice enough to come back on a Saturday to complete the job. His pricing was very fair.

We needed a few handyman jobs done around the house some dry walling and minor repairs. We organized a weekend estimate (Sat) and when Mark could not meet the time he kept us informed. We were very grateful as we have very busy week-ends. He came on Sunday and took notes for the estimate. He explained that he was expanding the business to do all sorts of big jobs like full remodels etc. He told us he would get back to us by Tuesday (2 days) after the visit. When the quote did not come in on Tuesday we called and he responded that he had fallen behind and that he would be it to us by Wednesday this happened a few more times. Long story short we still have not seen a quote. I guess these jobs were just not big enough, that being the case perhaps you should remove yourself from under the handyman tag. We are VERY disappointed as some of the work was for our nursery and we are left to look for other alternatives. I caution if the quote is this hard to get I would not trust the time line on the work.

The expereince was positive and although Mark was unable to fix the doorbell, I appreciated his honesty in recommending that I find an electrician. He picked up the new lock for my front door and installed it without any problems. Good service, I would use him again!

A piece of facia board blew off of our roof in a wind storm. I obtained the company name from Angie's List and called them. Mr. Ruzick responded quickly and sent one of his employees to view the damage right away. The work was completed in a professional manner within a week. He not only replaced the missing board, but tightened the adjoining facia board as well. The work would have been done sooner, but we were still experiencing windy conditions. Although, Mr. Ruzick quoted me a price of $150 to do the job, he only charged me $135 due to a "new customer discount" he was offering at the time. The work was done in a timely, professional manner and at a reasonable price. Furthermore, he and his men were nice to the neighbor's dog. You can't ask for more than that.

They came a day later than stated but were responsive when I called. The siding looks great and they even added nails to some of the other loose pieces in the area.

He was wonderful. He was on time and the person he brought was wonderful. The work was excellent. It was a wonderful experience and he did the job within a week?s time. He cleaned up every day before he left. I would highly recommend him.

Mark was delayed a few minutes and called in advance to let me know. Service was professional, courteous and reasonably priced. This is my second experience using this company and I will certainly do so again.

Mark responded quickly to our request for a quote and once we accepted committed to working within a tight time frame before our party. He and his crew are very professional and thorough; always asking if we were happy with the job through each stage. Mark is a great communicator- routinely calling to let us know his arrival time and scheduling and responded quickly if we had questions or wanted to make changes. His team is polite, friendly, competent and always completely cleans the site. We were very happy with the first job he completed and had him quote on what we initially thought were minor repairs to our deck. We realized that the structure was unsound- the deck had to be rebuilt. Mark and his crew took on the job which grew to include pouring a concrete patio below the deck. While removing soil to pour the footers and the pad, his crew uncovered drainage problems, necessitating excavation of 4 ft. of saturated soil, replacing it with gravel and dry soil and installation of rain leaders. Mark pulled together a team of professionals to help with any aspect of the job that he felt he needed support for. He is honest about what skills and jobs he can and cannot do, which we greatly appreciated considering how huge our job and needed repairs turned out to be. Our deck has just been completed and looks terrific. The finish excavation and leveling of the soil and planting grass seed is next.

Because of how long the job took I will not contact these people again. In January I had asked for an additional estimate on house painting and was told they would contact me a few days later. When they finished the patio job that's when I received the estimate on painting my house. By then I had already decided not to use them.

They have come a few different times. It didn't go very well and that is why we've had them back to try to finish stuff. Their work is good when you can get them to finish, but getting them to finish is a chore. We had a problem because they would leave and be gone for a few hours. They would disappear before the work was done and then we would have a problem getting hold of them. We had to pester them for a month to come out to finish the work. They finally would but it was a big hassle.

The time frame was within the estimate. The dumpster did not arrive until the afternoon, but the workmen did not slow down. The dumpster was still there the following day, and Mark called and it was promptly picked up early the next morning. As a result of the excellent work, we are getting another estimate for additional electrical work.

Very well, Mark showed up as promised and set out to complete all 3 tasks in same day as requested. He and helper worked diligently all day and the 3 items were done very satisfactorily

We had a number of break-ins in our area where somebody came during the day and slammed front doors and he did a good job of installing side bolts on a number of our doors. He was prompt, his prices were reasonable and he did a good job.

For the most part, the job went fine. He did take longer than another handyman might, but he was careful and thorough about his work. He didn't arrive when he originally said he would, but he did call to let me know he was running late. Because I have a tight schedule, the lateness was a problem, but I was very glad he called.

They were fine and did a good job on the roof. They did some painting on the inside which tended to get a bit sloppy.

I was very happy with my experience working with Mark. This is my first home, and this was the first major repair I had to deal with, and it had been fairly frustrating. Mark got back to me quickly via e-mail after I had sent him an e-mail through Angie's List. We arranged for him to come by in the evening to give me an estimate, and I ended up having to reschedule twice. Mark was very flexible about working around my availability for the estimate. I ended up not being able to be home for the estimate, but my wife said she was very happy with the care with which Mark went over everything when describing how the work would go. He got me the estimate via e-mail very soon after stopping by. The original estimate for the work struck me as high, but I went ahead and scheduled a time for Mark to perform the work later in the week. Mark agreed to reduce the price somewhat, and ultimately lowered it a little more after completing the job, since he did not have to remove as much siding as he had anticipated. On the day of the job, Mark was originally scheduled to arrive in the morning around 8:30, but called around 8:45 to let me know he was running a bit behind. He arrived a little bit after 9:00. The plumbers were scheduled to arrive between 10 and 2, but Mark had no problem creating access to the pipe before the plumbers got to my home. He also took the time to show me how to remove the siding so that in the future I could do it myself if I needed to. Before starting work, we had signed a contract agreeing for me to pay roughly 1/3 of the cost upfront and the remainder upon completion of the work. When it was time to install the door and replace the siding, Mark had another person help him. When the work was finished, Mark offered to reduce his charge even further (without any prompting from me). Overall, I was extremely pleased with my experience working with Mark. He seemed dependable, honest, and trustworthy, and I anticipate working with him in the future to take care of some other jobs around my home.

A storm lifted off a strip of siding from the house. I recovered the strip and contacted JR for a quote. We set a time an he arrived promptly. I also asked for a quote to remount a sliding screen door that was difficult to re-install, due to some warping in its track. JR sent the quote by email. I answereed by email. We set up a day, by phone. I left the materials out. when I came home the work was completed, as agreed.

It was a lot of hard work. They seemed to have done a good job as it seems to be holding up so far. I found them through Angie's List. Sometimes it?s hard to get a follow up call from them. They knew what they were doing. When they had problems at work they worked through it pretty well. I did not get a follow up call from them for our next project.

Mark came out and spent 30-45 minutes going over a number of items that I wanted to have hung, fixed, etc. He was to get an estimate to me within 5 days, but I never heard from him again.