S Fink Inc

The work he did was acceptable but he did not complete all the work and he never called back or returned. I think the special offer through Angie's list generated too much work and he couldn't manage it all.

Getting a refund. Sent him emails, called, left voicemails. He never replied.

We had hired Steve to do some general handy work from an Angie's deal. We liked him a lot, he was responsive and did good work. He mentioned he did tile work and we wanted to support him so we asked him if he wanted to do 2 rooms, our kitchen and upstairs bathroom. He said he did. I should have recognized that we might have problems because it took several calls to get the measurement done and to schedule a time for the work to be done. But, again, because we like Steve, we were patient and probably waited 6 weeks to get it all set up. He began the work on Monday AM, 6-2 and was done on Saturday, 6-7. I had thought it would take 2 to 2 1/2 days. I can't tell you how disappointed we are with the way everything was done and the end results. The tile looks ok. But, I cannot begin to list the many little things that were not done well or correctly. I am not sure what the issue is - it may be that Steve is overextended and could not dedicate his attention to the work - or it just may be that he is not detail oriented. For example - he took the door off the bathroom and needed to shorten it - but he cut about an inch off the top of the door instead of the bottom. I can see how that might happen but he should have marked the top and bottom before removing it. Instead of telling us what had happened he glued the top back on and hung the door back up. In fairness, Steve has now replaced the door after we purchased a new one - but we had to identify the problem. The woodwork in the bathroom was removed and when replaced it is very chipped and visibly not right. In the kitchen, the woodwork was not removed at all - the tile is installed right up to the woodwork which means that if we ever want to replace the woodwork we will have to remove the tile. The grout in the kitchen is cracking and coming up in the following week. The air vent in the bathroom was not put back securely and, because of the way the tile was laid, it appears that we will have to have a section of the new tile taken up and replaced so that the vent hole does not show in front of the vent. Other woodwork in the kitchen was broken and Steve did replace that. Also, we have a counter in the kitchen that is supported on one side by a leg. Because the level of the kitchen floor was being raised by the tile installation, the leg would have to be shortened. I had advised Steve to remove the leg and take the 1/2 inch that needed to be removed from the top. Initially, he just lifted the counter up before the tile was grouted, and put it back on the tile. The counter was clearly bent upward as a result. So, I told him again to cut 1/2 inch from the leg and that it would be necessary to remove the leg and take the 1/2 inch from the top. I found him on his hands and knees with a hand saw trying to cut the 1/2 inch from the bottom while the leg was still attached. He said he thought the counter would fall if he removed the leg but, he never mentioned that when we talked about the problem. I feel badly writing this review because I genuinely like Steve, but we are very big proponents of Angie's List and I would hate for someone to hire him based on our previous excellent review and feel it is only honest to let others know what occurred during this event. I think that there is general thoughtlessness on Steve's part and a lack of care for the home. We hired this work done because we are trying to improve our home - the work he did has caused us additional work and expense. The quality is extremely disappointing and, where we should be excited and gratified that this work was done, we are disappointed. We could have hired a professional to do the work (and I believe for about the same cost), but we wanted to support a small business owner in general and frankly, Steve in particular. We will be much more careful in the future.

Steve did a great job and was very flexible. Scheduling was difficult because he is very busy.

Unfortunately, none of the tasks turned out well. The new fan doesn't doesn't appear to be wired correctly, nor did he fully repair the holes he cut in the ceiling in order to install it (left thick gobs of mud on the drywall joint without attempting to smooth them with a knife or sand them or apply a second layer). The dry wall patches on the other walls he tried to fix ended up with little divots in them, and he didn't stick around to paint over the patches (which he had originally agreed to do.) He missed some spots on the ceiling painting. Worse, he spend the first hour and a half (at least) out of my six trying to fix the old fan, instead of installing a new one as we had asked. When he finally did agree to install a new one, he initially picked on out at the hardware store which could not accomodate the type of lightbulb we wanted to use (the red ones that put out a lot of heat to warm you up after a shower!) even though we'd specifically requested that feature. He never called to ask us if the one he'd picked would be okay, before buying it. In fact he never called for any reason, just made decisions on his own. He asked to borrow my credit card (!) to pay for the materials rather than invoicing me for them separately from the flat labor charge I had prepaid. In the end I wrote him a check based on the value of the receipts. We had asked him to pick up (and charge us for, including an upcharge if he wanted) some special light bulbs while he was at the store -- he bought the wrong thing. We returned them, and he kept the $30 which was put back on his card. He was late, and when he did not finish everything on the first day, said he would come back the next. When he didn't show up the next day, I called and asked if he was coming, and he asked if the next week would be okay instead. It wans't -- we were supposed to be showing the house to a real estate agent! He did come over when I said that, but over an hour later than we had originally planned.

Very well, I will be using Steve and referring him in the future. I already have plans to use his services again, and I recommend him!

The guy is great! He can do anything and has done everything we have asked of him. His is easy to work with, knowledgeable and efficient and not off the scale expensive. His rates are extremely reasonable even after our Angie's List deal. I will have him work on other things as they come up. Steve is a "go to" guy for anything you might need.

It went fabulous! Steve was punctual, friendly and very knowledgeable in many areas. He was great about communicating when he could come (which I appreciated because I have small children) and he went out of his way to be flexible. He will now be my handyman for all future projects and I will highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a handyman! A+++++++

Great - Steve was very friendly, good communication, willing to do whatever we asked, and worked very quickly.

Steve is a great contractor, able to address any fix thrown his way. I purchased a Big Deal for 6 hours of his time and he was able to accomplish significantly more than I expected. I plan to use Steve for future projects as well. I'd highly recommend him.

I want to preface by saying I really like Steve, and understand his situation. However, the issues were significant, and this list would be useless if I only wrote up the good experiences (I do). I bought the $199 for 6 hrs of work Angie's Deal. I knew this was extremely low pricing, but bought it for the reason I assume Steve put it out there; to find a handyman I could trust to use for other projects that need work (I have several). I assumed he was trying to build a business base. I bought the deal on 2/24, and was not contacted. Angie's List emailed me to ask I'd heard, I responded I hadn't. Usually you then get a call or email. No call, no email. However, since the job wouldn't be ready until 3/20 (after the plumbing work was done), I wasn't worried. I called Steve, and he was friendly and had no problem with the job starting the following month. I told him I'd call closer to that time which I did. He came out, but didn't know his schedule for the week of 3/24 (I could work from home three days that next week). By Friday 3/28 he'd not called or shown up, so I called him (again). He'd forgotten to contact me, as he was busy (from the deals he'd accepted). We arranged for him to come out to my place on 4/4 between noon and 12:30pm. I gave him my address and phone # again (he couldn't find it from his visit the week of 3/19, but I want to give him the full benefit of the doubt and am pretty sure he was caught off guard at a job site). On 4/4 we had that mess of a snow storm. However, as he'd not called to cancel or move the time (and he'd told me his job site that morning was very close to my house, also in St. Louis Park) and the streets were plowed and melting by noon, I thought he would be here. I finally called him at 1:00pm, and it honestly sounded like he'd forgotten (again, let's give the benefit of the doubt and he was busy). He agreed to come between 2:00pm and 2:30, and he did arrive around 2:30pm. Unfortunately he was only able to get a 2X4 in (for part of the sheetrock, which was an area extending about 4" from the shower walls) and a layer of sheetrock and patch. I really felt bad for him as it was about 5pm, so offered to have him come back to put up the shower doors (and he said he needed to do another coat on the sheetrock). This time we BOTH checked our schedules and set a time for 2:30-3:00pm on 4/8 (and I was going to help him with the shower doors, which really needed 2 people he told me). Because he had never contacted me at any time previously, I specifically asked him to call me to confirm that he was on his way. By 3:30 on 4/8 he was no call, no show. I left as I needed to get things done (I'd taken a week off work to finish the basement work and a few other things that needed to be done during business hours, so left as I figured he'd forgotten. Regardless, starting work at 4pm is far too late in the day; see below). Steve called me at 4pm, indicating he was at my house. This was an hour to an hour and a half late, and was the first time he'd ever initiated contact with me. With regards to the work he did; he did not put any kind of protection down for the tile floor. He did not clean at all on 4/4 when he left (understandably; a long day for him). But when I cleaned, I found he'd not even ensured that the protective plastic (still on 2/3 of the shower base) was pushed back, so there was a very thick layer of of sheetrock dust (about 1/4") and actual bits of sheetrock IN the drain. This was ok, I vacuumed it out. However, under the piles of sheetrock bits and deep dust on the floor (again, I'm trying to be fair, but the bathroom was a mess) were also quite a few spots of patch. This is not coming off the floor, and I will need to go to the store to figure out what will pull it up. There is absolutely no reason to do this type of work without tossing down a tarp and keeping the floor surface protected. The job was to sheetrock the 4" or so around the shower, put the shower doors on and cut some plastic backed carpet squares (the edging for two sides of an 8'X 9' bedroom). As it stands, I paid $199 for 2 1/2 hrs to partially sheetrock around a shower, had to do the cleanup myself and still need to hire someone to finish the sheetrock, the carpet tile cutting and putting the shower doors on. Given the quality of the work -there are several VERY rough areas around the shower, and patch is on the shower walls/top in several places, the issues noted above, the lack of responsiveness, being late each time- I honestly can't recommend Steve. I understand he took on too many clients with the Angie's List deal, but all he had to do was tell me that and refund my money, and this would have been a very different review.

I bought an AL deal for $199 for six hours of handyman services. Steve was here for about four hours, but he did everything on my to do list perfectly. I even messed up my custom blinds order by not realizing an inside mount wouldn't work. Steve figured out a way to hang the blinds on the outside but you can't tell they've been finessed. That's a huge relief as custom blinds are not cheap or returnable! I also have a minor water leak in my basement and Steve figured out the source and gave me options on dealing with it, from inexpensive/non-invasive to replacing old pipes. Steve does fine work, plus he's nice and informative. Highly recommend!

I never heard from the company. I tried to get a hold of them and never did.

I called Steve before purchasing his $199 deal to see if ceiling fans are included. He happily obliged so I purchase the deal. He was very busy and booked so I decided to give him a few months since I was not in a hurry. We booked a day that I could be there during the day. He was 30 minutes late, installed 4 fans after 3 hours but did not finish. I had to call him back at 5:00 to make sure he was going to finish the job. By no means did he put in 6 hours of work, however I am pleased with the fans and feel for that alone I got an excellent deal. I personally think it is unprofessional to leave in the middle of a job to tend to another. But, had he just explained that he is busy and checked to see if that was okay I think it would have been acceptable. All in all I would say it was a good deal. Not perfect but I would hire him again for another job. He was pleasant and polite.

I thought he would need 6 hours to do the work I had for him, but he was in and out in two and a half hours and his work reflected that. He still owes me hours according to the big deal. I had a couple of bathroom tiles along the floor line that need to be put back on. There was so much adhesive on the wall, that some needed flattened out. I also had a job him to putting the latch of the door in correctly by moving it down. Lastly, I needed him to stain a patio door that I had put in place. He did not flattened out the area of the tiling like I specifically asked, so now the tiles stick out. Nor did he clean up around the tiles. He did correct the latch, but he did not fill in any holes. The most upsetting thing was the brand new patio door that I needed stained. I think it's fairly common that you do a light cleaning, sanding, and wipe off what had been sanded before using the varnish and stain. He brought no materials, so I gave him everything. I ran to the basement, and while I did, he just went ahead and started working on the door, without any prep work. There are oil hand prints on the door that are now going to be permanent. He did everything I asked of him, he just didn't do it great. The price was great but it was shoddy workmanship.

Definitely will have him back. He was quick, friendly, and made the task of doing the jobs simple.

Steve did a great job. He was easy to work with and very professional.

Steve has been great thus far. With the $199 for 6 hour handyman deal, it is truly a great value. Steve has completed the work and helped with small annoyances that we have had around the house. He was able to re-allign two doors upstairs that would not close, fill in foundation in our basement with cement that was cracked, re-allign our storm back door, and in general, has been very available for any questions that have arose. The only criticism I can relay is that he does tend to be late for some appointments, or forget even, so you do have to remind him. Sometimes right on time, sometimes perhaps an hour late (he has had two visits to our property thus far where work is completed). That being said Steve has been very generous with his time, and has completed the work very fast and efficiently upon arrival. His work has been of good quality, and with only 2.5 hours used so far, I have no reason to believe his work won't be just as thorough for the remaining 3.5 hours. He has also been very courteous and resourceful. I would recommend Steve to a family member, friend, or colleague.

This work was part of a bigger remodel & I was going to do this myself until I saw the Big List deal for Steve's service. Steve was willing to fit us into his schedule to coordinate with other work being done & finished in one day. He did a good job.

This provider is excellent! Very knowledgeable and experienced. Easy to talk with and can handle anything with ease. Highly recommended.

My wife and I were very pleased with Steve's work. Pleasant to have around, prompt, very knowledgeable in all areas of work he did for us.

We were very pleased with him and his services. He painted walls and ceilings over stairways for us. We supplied the paint. He also repaired some walls for us too. He brought the compound to skim the walls to do the repair. Steve Fink was great to work with. We asked him if he would come back to do some more work too since we were so pleased with his work.

Excellent! He was responsive, responsible, solved some problems, conveyed information well...I will definitely hire him again!

I was so impressed with Steve. He is just one of those really nice guys who happens to be a fast and hard worker. We put his information down in our files and he will be our go-to handyman from now on. I've already been creating a list for him. I highly recommend Steve!

Steve did a great job! He is so easy to work with, accommodating to our schedule and communicating clearly. He was clear that he wanted to know if we saw anything we wanted touched up. Very professional and thorough in all of his work. We will certainly be calling him again.