Advantage Home Repair is a local professional service business serving Androscoggin, Cumberland and Oxford Counties. We pride ourselves on fast responses to our customers and to always satisfy! Often times home owners are frustrated because something needs to be fixed. Relax! We have it covered. John Smolinski, the company owner, performs all of the work himself. John has been in the carpentry, construction, home remodel and home repair business for over 25 years. We are very fair and honest with our work and prices. We look forward to serving you.
Very prompt and professional service. Gave me a accurate estimate and came by a few times before the installation to make sure everything was going to work correctly. Very impressive work and customer service. Would highly recommend this business if you need any home repair or installation
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quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Peter W.
08/2023
5.0
John did a great job on a variety of projects, including installing a rail on a staircase, painting, power washing a deck and other small projects.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
Peter W.
08/2023
5.0
John did an outstanding job on about 9 projects for us. His estimate was fairly priced, he showed up when he said he was going to and did high quality work. It was a bonus that John is such a friendly and engaging guy.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,300
Jud K.
05/2023
5.0
Great communication and responsiveness!
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quality
5.0
value
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Gabe J.
03/2023
5.0
Great work and even better guy. John was very helpful in explaining what needed to be done and was able to get the work done how it fit my schedule best. Will definitely be going back for future projects.
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Rating out of 5
quality
4.5
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
Sean S.
10/2022
5.0
Very impressed with Advantage and will certainly call John again for future carpentry work. Highest recommendation.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
sheila a.
11/2021
5.0
Communication was always prompt. Easy to communicate with. Contractor was knowledgeable, courteous and friendly. A great experience. I will definitely call them again and recommend their services
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
Steve D.
09/2019
5.0
John was a pleasure to hire. Very detailed and very dedicated to the work that needed to be done. A professional that I would hire again without any hesitation. My wife are very pleased in how our new exterior front door with sidelights looks and works!!
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Mark J.
08/2019
5.0
John installed crown moulding, wainscot wall panels and chair rails in our kitchen and dining room. The finished product was phenomenal. John is truly the best contractor we have ever hired. He is a true professional! He had excellent ideas and guided us throughout the project. John has an excellent work ethic. He was always on schedule and very neat. John is incredibly nice and a joy to work with. Our only regret is that we didn t find him sooner!!!! John will always be our go to contractor! He is simply the best!
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Alice C.
07/2019
5.0
We were very pleased with the job he did on our deck. He was a skilled and careful painter. John was also an excellent communicator, started the job when he promised, and finished it on time. We would definitely use him again!
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
yolanda c.
06/2019
0.5
Very very rude and disrespectful I m very disappointed I feel not only was he rude but over changing me because he kept saying I live in a half a million dollar home well so what I am disabled and on a fixed income and a single mom of five children I am totally disgusted
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Andy P.
12/2018
5.0
Very professional, job well done. Rates were very reasonable. No mess left behind. Would recommend to others.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Roland C.
12/2018
2.0
He did a small area of painting all he had to do was to put primer on then paint. Went down looked like someone had dropped a smoke boom. Tomorrow we have a cleaning grew coming in to clean the area sanding dust all over.
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Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
Gale P.
06/2018
5.0
Mike did a wonderful job replacing my stairs, his prices were fair, and his work looks great. He was prompt and professional. I would definitley hire him again and would confidently reccomend him to friends and family.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Donald T.
10/2017
5.0
John replaced a badly made wooden ramp at my mobile home. The shoddy ramp was built with no expansion space between the boards resulting over a few years with warping, bent and bowed boards. Another factor was assembly with non-rustproof screws. About 1/2 of those screws had rusted and broken all of which made an extremely dangerous walkway. You ask why did I hire th em? I didn't. The state paid for it through our local Community Action agency who hired the lowest bidder, of course. John's ramp started with a visit to my home to discuss what had been dome and what he planned to do -complete opposites! Emailed an estimate next day that was reasonable and specific. I agreed and we set a date, convenient to me. One afternoon to get the good looking wood and stainless steel screws. The next day, he built the ramp including total cleanup and disposal of the old materials. We could not be happier with what he did for us. His wife, Pam, was very pleasant on her paperwork side of the repair. If I could give him 10 stars I would, so here are the other 5: *****. Thank you John. BTW: John called 5 days later to ask if everything was satisfactory. A proud craftsman.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$663
Becky L.
09/2017
5.0
John and Scott were great, he said 1 day and it happened, the french door looks great and the vinyl siding looks great. Will have them back for other projects. Thank you Dick and Becky
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
Michelle J.
09/2017
5.0
John was fantastic, he was very prompt with a call and came out and gave us an estimate. He was very helpful with ideas for the porch and roof. He was there when he said and had it completed in no time. It looks fantastic. I would highly recommend him to anyone.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,300
Bill G.
07/2017
5.0
I hired Advantage to screen-in an existing farmers porch. John and Adam did an excellent job in designing the project which required some creative solutions to difficult challenges. They were closely with me to procure the needed materials and scheduled the job in a timely manner. On the first day of work, they showed up on time and worked long hours; they were able to complete the project in two days as a result. I had recently had the house painted, and John was able to stain the screen porch to match the color although this wasn't in my original specs. Both John and Adam are perfectionists and this showed in the quality of the final product. My wife and I were very pleased with the work and would recommend Advantage to anyone. We certainly plan to contact John if we have other projects down the road.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Lee F.
05/2017
5.0
This is our second project (snow roof extension) with Advantage Handyman and like the first it was first rate. John was a pleasure to work with. He listened to our needs, worked with us on our design and delivered quality workmanship. We would highly recommend!
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Debby T.
05/2017
5.0
John arrived on time, was professional, and did quality work. He replaced an exterior door along with the screen door, and it looks fabulous, is secure and fits 'like a glove'! Loved his work, and plan on hiring him again.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
Tom S.
04/2017
4.0
I am going to hire John again!
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Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
Lee F.
11/2016
5.0
The job was to install two wooden hand railings on our two entrances. John did the work in a very timely fashion. The work itself was of the highest quality and showed wonderful workmanship. I would recommend him to anyone in the area.
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Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$400
lynda t.
09/2016
5.0
Very pleasant person did good work and cleaned up site which was appreciated.