Husband For A Day Inc

Don arrived on time,gave me an estimate,went to purchase parts and then got right to the problem. I had a set amount in the bank to cover the repair I was terrified they were going to exceed the amount I had budgeted. times being as they are i couldnt afford to be gouged by some greedy company.Don finished the job then started to make out my bill. he was way off on the estimate,,,,,I had set aside 300.00 to pay for it he had estimated it could run as high as that yet he only charged me 187.00.,,,they charged me less! I guessed they would take me for every penny of the 300.00 I had available.im going to use them for all my future projects,,,fast ,dependable,reasonably priced and honest,,,i give them AAAAAA's,,,,also got my ANGIE DISCOUNT

It went well and everything has work since.

Never received a call back or acknowledgement that message was received.

This company is GREAT !! I originally called them to inquire if they could remove our cook top that had been glued down by our Builder...who does that ??!!...anyway..we wanted to know if this could be done without damaging the counter. Dale came out that same day and stated it could be done and wanted to know if we had any other items for repair. He looked at two other repairs and arrangements were made for the work to be completed before the new cook top was delivered. Don, the repairman came to our house 12/11/12 and was wonderful!!! He exceeded my expectations!!! Don also listened to my plans for a kitchen makeover in 2013 and stated that their company could handle the job, no problem and when we were ready to call and they would come out to measure and sit down with us to finalize our plans. I am so excited for the make over and can't wait to get started. Husband for a Day will definitely handle all of my future business !!!

Called up HFAD in late Nov and setup an appointment to discuss changes to master bathroom. On the date of the appointment I received a call from Dale that he was behind schedule. No worries and he arrived 30mins late, no big deal. Showed the master bath and various changes needed to shower, floor etc. he was very professional and courteous. Took some notes and measurements to present back with estimate. So, I'm thinking that's good, the reviewers from Angie's list were spot on for their solid reviews...... Well, that was Nov 27th, and as I write this review it is Dec 7th, and no feedback/estimate. So, that gets a solid F for a grade in my book if it takes almost 2weeks just to get an estimate. And no my master bath was not a full gut job, just needed to replace the shower and while at it we thought might as well try and upgrade the master bath to replace floor tiles, vanity etc. UPDATE: After some confusion in lack of response, I have re-rated HFAD. Evidently they had sent an email with a detailed quote but it may have gone straight into the junk folder. Informed them that as a best practice in future they should place a follow-up call with a customer advising them a quote has been sent. Have reviewed their excellent detailed quote and will be contacting them for master bathroom work/re-model

Overall the repairman was very professional and nice. He did not waste time and actually ran out of time as I had other actions that could have been completed, yet I had prescheduled the time. Excellent work habits!

First individual arrived at appointed time. Made a few measurements and said he did not have the proper tools to do the job. He called 2 other men who were just finishing up another job close by and asked them to come over to finish what he had started. They arrived within the hour and had the job completed in 45 mintues. Should the need arise I would not hesitate in calling them again.

Handyman was quite late- over an hour- but he was pleasant and helpful when he arrived. We had bought a 2 hour deal and I thought all the work could be done within the time frame- but he was here for 4 hours. Each of the jobs was more complicated than expected- for example- our closet door was the wrong size so he had to cut it down to make it fit. And one job was not finished- not the handyman's fault- I had been sent the wrong part- so they have to come back to finish the job (and I have to pay all the service fees again). A bummer, but not the handyman's fault.

I called Husband because of its consistent A ratings on Angie's List. I used Husband's discount promotion from Angie's List. It's been a month, but I think I called on Monday and arranged for service on Wednesday. Don arrived promptly at 9:00 a.m. as scheduled. He is very friendly and professional and was thoughtful enough to place protective cloth on my floors in the areas of service in order to prevent any damage. While removing two rows of old tile from my bathroom floor, I noticed that the old wood under the tiles around my toilet was moist and extremely damaged. I thought I had to replace the floor, but researched online and found that a carpenter can cut out the old, damaged wood around the toilet only and install new wood in its place. 1. Don removed the toilet and cut out the damaged wood, and replaced it perfectly. At the last minute, I asked Don if he could install my new tile in the toilet area before reinstalling the toilet. He replaced the wood as requested and agreed to install my new tile under the toilet so that I would not have to worry about it. 2. I had an 80" x 30" opening and wanted to install a prehung door. For some reason, Lowes and Home Depot currently sell only 80" prehung doors. I needed a shorter door (78") to fit into the 80" opening. I purchased a solid prehung wood door from Lowes and Don cut it down to size and installed it in minutes. It fit perfectly! Thanks for being so professional and friendly.

They showed up on time and they emailed the estimate to me a few days later. We set up a date for someone to come out and fix the sheet rock and grout. He showed up on time and worked very hard and was very professional. The next day the shower door people showed up and measured everything and then they had to order the shower door. Once the door came in, it was installed. We had a minor problem with the door leaking but the shower door company came out and fixed it immediately. They were also very professional.

Called and scheduled an appointment for a quote on a bathroom remodel. The person who answered the phone was professional and friendly. She said the soonest appointment would be after 6 pm on Friday. I accepted the day and time. When Friday arrived, nobody ever showed up (not even a phone call to say they couldn't make it). Very disappointed. Would not recommend.

It went well. They did not finish the job.

I'll preface this by saying that I purchased 2 hours of handyman time from Angies List for $99. I had a great experience with HFAD even though the contractor showed up 20 minutes after the scheduled start time with no courtesy phone call. The work performed was exactly to my liking and was performed with great attention to detail. The closet doors wouldn't go in as-is so I decided to hire HFAD to install them for me. The doors went in after an hour of trimming and reinforcing and look great. I'd definitely recommend HFAD and will keep them in mind for future projects of my own.

Overall good experience. Dale came out to do the estimate and had the results emailed to us on the date he gave us. Doug and Don did the work. They were all very professional and I had no problem having them work at the house when I was at work. If there was any problems or I ask them to do something, it was done. They were also accommodating, since they were working on the only bathroom in the home, each night I had, "plumbing". They did a good job, to get my home ready to sell. I just wish I had the work done sooner, so I could enjoy it longer. I would definitely hire them again and recommend them to others.

What a great experience! He was wonderful. He did everything so quickly and efficiently. Assuming you can see my list of 13 things to be done, you can appreciate that it was an incredibly productive day. He arrived on time and worked continuously.Thank you, thank you, Dale!

We met with Dale and were very impressed. He was punctual, professional, and personable and submitted a highly detailed invoice to us within 48 hours. Initially he and the rest of the HFAD team were responsive to emails, however, it became difficult to connect with them to the point that Dale offered us a $100 credit due to this unresponsiveness before HFAD started the job on August 10. We were told the work - removing and replacing the tile, using epoxy grout (one of Dale's suggestions that impressed us), reinstalling the shower door (another HFAD suggestion), and refinishing the ceiling (another HFAD suggestion), and replacing the small piece of lattice work, would take one week. Work seemed to be progressing well enough, but when the job was finished (Friday afternoon) and we saw the final state of the project, we immediately knew we had to call HFAD and have them return. The ceiling was in a worse condition than before HFAD "repaired" it (as corroborated by Dale when he viewed the work for himself and ultimately removed the charge from the invoice), the toehold in the shower was several inches lower than request, several nail holes remained in the wall where the dust barrier had been nailed down, the shower head was installed several inches too high (we had requested that it remain in its current location), and the shower door was in a pitiful state. The ceiling immediately over the shower was covered in tiles, despite our communication with HFAD that we did not want any changes to that portion of the ceiling. Worse, when Dale came and viewed the work, he discovered that his crew had not used epoxy grout as we had discussed, but standard shower grout. The entire shower had to be regrouted in addition to the other work. In short, a significant amount of work had to be redone in September that was done incompletely or incorrectly in August. Furthermore, even after HFAD returned to correct the August work, we were not 100% satisfied. For example, the nail holes remained in spite of the fact that we requested the second crew to fill them (this request was made to Dale in person on August 23 and was left, in writing, on September 10). Additionally, we were made to feel that we were causing the company a great deal of trouble and inconvenience by not agreeing to leave the incorrect work in place (Dale offered a credit of $100 or $150 if we would agree to leave the toehold in the location where he August crew placed it, for example). To add insult to injury, the invoice that Dale left in September was woefully inaccurate. For example, it did not include the $100 credit Dale had previously offered us, but it did include a $385 charge for regrouting the shower - despite the fact that this work only had to be redone because of HFAD's error. No adjustments had been made to the sales tax line, either, despite the fact that we purchased many of the taxable items (ceramic tiles, shower door, shower valve, etc.) ourselves. Ultimately, I had to revise and recalculate the total and then contact HFAD to let them know the final amount we believed we owed. Overall, the entire experience was disappointing. We chose HFAD for both its apparent reputation (specifically, many positive review on Angie?s List as a reputable company that delivers good work and customer service), as well as for the creative and custom ideas we were told would be possible upon our first meeting. Unfortunately, many of these ideas did not come to pass. For example, while we were discussing the project with Dale, he specifically suggested refinishing the bathroom ceiling, where we had previously patched the drywall. However, the initial work left the ceiling in worse condition than before we hired HFAD and Dale quickly backtracked regarding the quality of the repair he felt would be possible. In the end, the work that is complete is good. The shower looks good and the workmanship is of good quality. It is not a process that went particularly smoothly, unfortunately, and we did not end up with everything we were expecting when the project began, but ultimately we are left with an improved shower.

looked up a handy man service on Angies List. I found Husband For A Day. I placed the call and received a phone call the next day. An appointment was made to receive an estimate. Everything was done from start to finish in 2 days. They were very professional and prompt. We really appreciate the work that was done.

I believe that I was given a professional aptitude of service.

We are first-time homeowners who just bought a foreclosed home. The marble tile shower floor in the master bath was all cracked and coming up, and the bottom row of marble tiles on the wall were stained and filthy (probably from standing water since the drain was completely clogged). We brought in five companies to assess the situation and provide estimates to repair it. All of the other companies were overly concerned with matching the existing marble tiles and recommended redoing the whole shower area (at least). They claimed it would look terrible if the tiles weren't a great match, and they didn't want to do something that wouldn't look great in the end. Then Husband For A Day took a look at it and actually focused on the real problem -- the shower floor. They provided an estimate to rebuild the shower pan plus a few other tasks, and it was a fraction of what others were estimating. We were very impressed with their level-headed assessment and reasonable attitude about what should be done. Going into the work, they said they could take down the existing row of dirty wall tiles, clean them, and put them back up. We were skeptical since everyone else claimed you could never get them off without breaking them. While we hoped HFAD was right, we were expecting to need new tiles. It turned out that the wall tiles did break when coming off the wall, but luckily we found a pretty good match after a weekend of searching. (I'll note here that my wife and I had to find, pick out, purchase, and bring home all of the tiles for this project ourselves, but that was actually our preference.) The first thing they did when arriving to start work was tape down sturdy brown paper all the way up to the master bathroom to protect our wood floors and stairs. This obvious respect for our home impressed us. In fact, during the whole process, Dale, Doug, and Matt were all very pleasant and respectful. While they were working in the bathroom, another contractor cracked a marble tile in our fireplace hearth. We consulted with Dale, and he offered to fix the hearth for free (and HFAD didn't even break it)! They were also very accommodating with the grout in the kitchen. My wife and I had trouble picking the right color, and Doug changed the grout twice due to our indecisiveness, even making an extra trip to the hardware store at the end of his long day. He did this without any hint of frustration and at no additional charge. I was very impressed with their focus on customer satisfaction. When all the work was done, we were very satisfied. We noticed a few minor things that were not perfect, but considering they are a handyman service, not tiling artisans, the work was very good. Based on their quality work, quality character, and reasonable prices, I recommend Husband For A Day.

Dale, the owner, paid a visit to look at the bathroom and to review our requirements before offering a bid. The bid was extremely detailed. I called and/or emailed a few times to clarify items and every conversation, whether with Dale or with someone in the office was informative and courteous. Not once did I feel that I was asking an unreasonable question. The bid was a very fair price, and reviews on Angie's list were quite favorable for comparable jobs, so we decided to have them remodel our bathroom. Matt and Chris demolished the bathroom and installed everything. They were prompt, courteous, responsive to my few changes during the process, and extremely neat. Not only did they clean up everything every evening, but they vented out the second story window during the demolition process so there was a minimum of dust in the house. They came back once to look at the sink drain, which was working alright by then, and determined that a leak on the ceiling was coming from the fan, not associated with their work. They caulked around the fan on the roof and didn't charge for that. Their workmanship was very good and the bathroom looks beautiful.

Rod and Ron were very professional, punctual, returned my phone calls in a reasonably length of time, quality workmanship. I already have another list going and will ask them back when I have the finances because I like to pay cash.

Started painting May 22, 2012 and completed the job on July 13th, 2012. I've since hired someone else to make corrections and to finish painting the exterior of my home.

I couldn't have done a better job myself, and I'm pretty darn good!I have owned and operated my own business for more than 35 years, I can assure you, it is a real pleasure to tell someone what you want, walk away, and not hear from them again until job is done. I believe the only time we spoke, while work was in progress, was when I asked if he would like a coffee or soft drink (he declined).I cannot help but feel that those who have had a bad experience with "Husband4ADay", have either had some form of miscomunnication, of have been asking for something not possible without extreme expense. After all, anything is possible, if you have the cash to pay for it!stay safe Mike GowS2A SecurityFaussett Rd.Howell, Michigan

We had an excellent experience with Dale and his sons beginning with the actual quote and ending with a follow-up visit after the work was finished. Each individual who entered our home was polite and respectful. They worked quietly and quickly. Each day before leaving they cleaned up the day's mess which they did an outstanding job of keeping confined to the immediate area they were working in. About a week after the work was completed we noticed a small drip in the pipe under the sink. Dale was very responsive and sent one of his sons to fix it the next day. Again, our experience with Husband 4 a Day was wonderful! We are pleased with the finished work and am glad we used their service.

Called about replacing rotted wood around a gable vent on second story side of house. The vent was covered and no longer needed, but the trim and T-1-11 around the vent had rotted out. Husband for a day called back the same day and set up an appointment for an estimate within 1 week. Dale came out on the scheduled day and time, reviewed options on fixing the issue, provided a fair quote and preformed the work 1 week later. Husband for a day is a very professional company and I was pleased that they came to the Novi/Northville area from Fenton.