Basic Needs Construction & Painting Co LLC

Contractor was very busy and it was difficult to schedule the work, but it was completed expertly in accordance with specs. Will hire this contractor again. Slightly expensive, but worth it.

The end result was just as I wanted. Ed used some creativity to do this job and I was pleased. He's a great "jack of all trades"!

He did a great job. Easy to talk with and is very conscientious

He was great. Very timely and pleasant to work with. He was wonderful and reasonably price.

Ed made the job easy because he's trustworthy, skilled, and dedicated to meeting the customer's requests. I live in California and used Angie's List to find a painter for my mom's house in Maine. Ed had super reviews so I gave him a call. I had confidence in him from the start. He's an excellent communicator and listener. He understood what was involved and followed through on everything promised. And...he was easy to get hold of. His painting estimate was more than fair (lots more scraping and caulking than anticipated) as were the costs for the other items. Before Ed could begin I found out the house had water problems: the roof, fascia, and gutters had to be replaced (by another company). Meanwhile, Ed went beyond the beyond by giving me his observations about the water outside and in the basement. In part, because of his input, the water situation was solved, as well. After watching mom exit the front door one day, he asked about adding a handrail for her. He did and she was grateful for his concern. The painting was completed a bit before schedule.

Ed was so meticulous and conscientious and came through with flying colors with all that I needed, and more. I hired him to caulk all my windows, paint the trim on my multi-dormered house, and paint/save my porches. I had wondered if my porches needed replacement instead of just paint. They were so hurt by last winter's frost heaves. He figured out a way to save their integrity and bolstered their footprints so that they are beautiful! The trim job is wonderful. The house was new-construction when I bought it in 2010 and it now looks better than new! Ed also did some major work building footings for a side porch that was so important to me. Ed also pointed out potential problems, as he discovered them, so that I would be aware of things to look for with respect to any infrastructural issues. I was so thankful for his input! One of the best experiences I have had since settling in Maine. Thank you, Ed Goodfriend.

Ed does a quality job. He's careful, neat, punctual. Also fairly thrifty with our $.

Ed performed a variety of services to help us completely re-do a master bedroom, plus paint several other rooms. In particular he re-wired and relocated wall light fixtures, repaired and patched crown molding, filled in a missing portion of the wood floors, patched and prepped walls and ceilings, and painted large areas. Ed is methodical, meticulous, and precise in all his work. Not only is he very punctual, but he always calls ahead to confirm his ETA - a nice extra service touch.

ED GOODFRIEND OF BASIC NEEDS IS A MASTER...PAINTER, CONSTRUCTIONIST, CRAFTSMAN, FINISH CARPENTER AND GENERAL CONTRACTOR. ED IS KNOWLEDGEABLE, PROFESSIONAL, PUNCTUAL, RELIABLE AND HONEST. HE ALWAYS GOES BEYOND AVERAGE AND THE OBVIOUS. HE ALWAYS SEEKS PERFECTION . I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM.

Spoke with one the phone. Was told he was booked until spring and was not sure that he would be able to refinish a fiberglass door. Stated everyone he knew was backlogged with work.

Ed was very profession from start to finish. He responded quickly to emails and phone calls both for the estimate and during the work. He arrived when he said he would each time. The work was all high quality and he checked in with us after each small project to make sure it was completed to our satisfaction. This was the first time a home project was a wonderful stress free experience. We are completely satisfied and would hire him again without hesitation for any interior/exterior home project!

Our tenant said Ed was professional, prompt, and did a very good job with her door. She said he even adjusted the main door to the building, as it also did not shut properly.

see above. Ed's great and we hope to work with him again.

Ed is a very efficient carpenter and none of my projects were beyond his expertise. He displayed so much ingenuity in repairing my cabinetry and it really impressed me. He also found out that all the hinges that I needed to replace had a lifetime warranty to the original homeowner - I only had to call the manufacturer and they sent them to me free of charge! I will absolutely have him back to do some interior painting this winter, some pressure washing in the spring and just helping me prepare my house for sale next year. The work he did for me wasn't just to maintain my home, but it also served to erase those nagging daily stressors that people put up with when we're too busy dealing with other things. Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but little things really do mean a lot! Ed can help make life easier for a very reasonable price. One other thing to mention that I'm sure is meaningful to subscribers is that communication with this contractor was great. He knows how to manage his time and calls you back consistently. I had waited four months for another gentleman that had stopped by to estimate the work, but he could never get here to perform it. In fact, that experience was the impetus for finally getting on Angie's List.

I could not be more pleased with our newly painted kitchen cabinets. We would highly recommend Ed's work for the following reasons. First, the finished product is amazing. It looks like we have a brand new kitchen with high-end dark wood cabinets. Ed took our standard oak cabinets and made them something special. He painted a brown-black color over our existing oak cabinets (we picked the color, with input from Ed, from a batch of different black colors). He took the cabinet doors back to his shop and painted the cabinet frames in our house. We've had the kitchen a few months now and the paint is holding up great, even in places where I've accidentally dinged the cabinet by pulling something out too fast. Everyone who has seen the cabinets compliments us, and one person thought we had bought new cabinets and didn't realize that it was paint over the old ones. Second, Ed was great to work with. He promptly returned calls, showed up on time, and let us know when he had to reschedule work on one day. He and his assistant were friendly and pleasant. They left their work area clean and gave us clear instructions on when the paint would be dry, etc. I felt comfortable having him in my home. I know he doesn't often work in Scarborough, so I'm glad he was willing to come down to help us out with our kitchen. Third, Ed's price was reasonable. I did not get competing quotes because the price seemed like a good value for what we were getting and we wanted to work with Ed after seeing pictures of his previous work and meeting him in person. After seeing the finished work product I can definitely say that we got a good value considering the quality of the finished work and the easy process of working with Ed. As I mentioned above, the painted cabinets had a dramatic impact and made the kitchen feel brand new.

He is good. He is really quick and very detail oriented. He does a great job. He is decently priced.

We communicated mostly by email. He always replied in a timely manner. He showed up when he said he would both for the initial estimating visit and for the work. He gave a written estimate for the labor and; we agreed that materials would be at cost after we picked them out. The work was well done, on budget, and slightly ahead of schedule. He worked neatly, was no problem to have in the house, and cleaned up after himself. All in all a professional job that we are satisfied with. We would not hesitate to use him again. I gave an N/A on the price only because I did not get any competing bids, thus I do not have any other prices to compare Ed's with. It seemed fair to me or I would not have accepted it.

He was prompt, and very personable. He worked by himself unless he needed an extra helper. He was not expensive. He came in and did his job, and was very interested that we liked what he did.

In late spring, Ed Goodfriend called me with a couple leads on jobs that he would not be able to do based on his spring/summer workload. From receiving the initial phone call, corresponding with the potential customers, doing the work and following up with me at the end of the jobs, Ed had great communication and interest in the leads he had given. He made several calls to the customers he was referring to me both at the introduction phase and during the projects to see how things were going. I really appreciated the effort he put in to follow up with the customers to be able to help them with their painting needs. Returning phone calls, frequent follow up and a legitimate concern for all involved and the quality of the work in the end are all qualitied I really appreciate as a contractor. I would highly recommend both working with and hiring Ed Goodfriend of Basic Needs Construction. He really made working with him very easy and I know the customers appreciated his efforts even though it was my team that did all of the painting. I'm glad I made the connection and look forward to working with him in the future.

I received an email from him asking for my address. The next contact I had with him was a voice message on my phone, saying he did not want to do the job. Then he gave me the name of someone he "knew" and that maybe should call him. I never called.

Actually, he is one of my neighbors. He is very conscientious. I've found that he does detailed work.

Ed's terrific. Called in response to my inquiry to set an appointment. Patiently described the work he'd do. We decided to work with him even though he was a little higer than someone else since we liked his process. When he came to work, he was quiet, let us know what he was doing and finished when he said he would. Final bill was a bit less than estimate. We plan to call him again for some interior work when we have some more money.

Better than expected. Ed was prompt and did a great job of protecting all our furniture etc. Came several times to reapply and paint. Could not believe the result--you could not tell where the damage was, paint matched perfectly. Really thought we would have to pull all the sheet rock down and replace in the entire room. Meticulous work. Thanks Ed.

Ed's reputation as a honest, pleasant and trustworthy remodeling professional has been passed all around our child's school community. Many of these families choose Ed because he has experience choosing and using ecologically friendly materials (paints, wall boards, insulation), and because he works hard to find creative and innovative ways to do each job efficiently and save his clients some money. We have called Ed for all of our painting jobs at this house. Previously he has done our bedroom, our den, a small bathroom, and a second bedroom. We have been very happy with his work each time. He is friendly and very pleasant to have in our home.

Ed was friendly, courteous and professional from the beginning to the end. He arrived with dog biscuits and charmed my dogs. He did beautiful work at a fair price while we were away.