JIM STRAWN

Jim was excellent in responding quickly and being able to schedule work in the near future. He gets right to work and completes jobs fast. His prices are reasonable. When he is going to be late, he calls to let you know, which I really appreciate. He is a very pleasant individual.

The project was completed in a timely manner to my satisfaction.

Jim was very helpful and creative. He was willing to work with me to figure out how to solve the problems. I planned to tear the old floor out of the bathroom to keep costs down, but when I ran into trouble he helped me and even did some cutting so I could remove one of the layers of floor. He didn't charge me for it, he just jumped in and gave me a hand. He did that sort of thing the whole time he was there. If he saw me struggling with a project I was working on he would use his strength or expertise to get me through a rough spot. He worked fast and didn't feel like I had to watch over him. But when we went to discount stores to serch for materials he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. I was worried that he would feel I was wasting his time but he seemed to enjoy being there too. I paid for materials, his bid was just for labor but we went in his truck and he spent time with me picking out the materials and he hauled them back to the work site. In the end I gave him $25 more than he billed me for for all the extra help he gave me.

Everything was just excellent. He was very efficient and did a good job. His prices were fair and I was very happy with his work.

I called Jim on a Friday afternoon, he came by my house on Saturday to give an estimate, and he performed the work on Sunday (today). He is a pleasant, friendly fellow. I already have made arrangements for him to help me with another project. I am delighted to have found him.

Jim called me back the same day and stopped by to give an estimate for all the work to be done. He was fair and reasonable. He always showed up on time and was fastidious about calling if he had a change to his schedule so I could plan my day. He did excellent work and finished on the day he said he would. What a relief to have quality work performed ON TIME and at a great price from a responsible professional. He really cared about doing a good job, was friendly and flexible with my schedule. I highly recommend him.

He did a good job. We would use him again.

The price seemed fair since it was only a half day's work. He put the stones back in place and then covered it up with concrete so now I have two concrete blobs on my stone wall. It looks awful.

Not well. I called him on a Monday and scheduled the estimate appointment for Wednesday. He never showed up on Wednesday. I called him, but he didn't answer so I left a message - but he never called back. I guess he didn't want our business :(

He was very professional. He came on time. He completed his work. I thought the pricing was reasonable, and it was a very pleasant experience.

I left a message for Jim and he responded within a couple of days and was able to come to my house and make recommendations on the needed repairs within a week. Jim tackled everything on the list and made helpful suggestions about how they could be repaired and then did the work as we agreed.

Jim is prompt, efficient and personable. His prices are very reasonable. He's honest, his clean up is great and he always does excellent work.

The experience went fairly well. Jim completed a great deal of work in a short amount of time. I would recommend making a list if you have a number of items--attention to detail is a bit lacking. One disappointment was the unfinished painting in one of the bathrooms. We were from out of state and I didn't notice the trim work had not been completed until the day we emptied the house and were leaving the next day. So no chance to have that finished. For the dollars spent we received good service and there was no objection to additional requests. I would recommend.

We had used Jim one time previously to help us re-finish our basement after it flooded. While there were several issues/problems with his first job with us (sloppy work, cutting a few corners, didn't clean up very well, broke one of the lights we had him install and did not finish a few of the things we asked him to) for the price we paid him (50% of what others had quoted us) we figured he performed adequately. On this job, we figured it would be very difficult to mess up a house that came as a kit. We were wrong. On this job Jim was not on time, did not complete the job and did a very poor job assembling the house. In fact, much of the work had to be redone. Corners were not square, walls were not plumb, the floor was not level, there were significant gaps in the roof. More frustrating however, was the fact that he did not finish the job. When he was close to done, my wife paid him the $500. We have not heard from him since. He did not clean up. He left a ladder of his. He left tarps he had tacked over the roof of the house (it was not shingled at that point. We called him more than a dozen times asking him to complete the job. The last message I left I told him we would write up our experience on Angie's List if he did not complete his work. We still have not heard back from him. If you use him, do not pay him until he is done with the job to your satisfaction. We will not use him again. If anyone would like more information about Jim and his work, I will gladly speak with anyone about his pros and mostly cons. It really comes down to this: Jim is cheap. And he does a fair job completing 90% of the job. Don't expect him to clean up. Don't expect him to be responsive to a timeline. And if you give him the money...don't expect to see him again.

My experience was very good. He was on time and professional. I really liked the quality of work. I told him I wanted him back! I would recommend him to anyone.

He was very polite, he was there at the time he said, didn't leave a mess and made sure he cleaned everything up when he finished

I liked everything about him, he did an excellent job and his pricing was very competitive. He was also very good about responding, so it was never an issue to get a hold of him.

He was prompt and the charge was minimal. I was very satisfied. I am having him come back to do more work.

Great!!! Jim is a top notch handyman!!! Have used his services time and time again. Not only for home but business as well.

Although there was a small electrical glitch that took Jim more time than expected to do the installation, he did not charge us any additional amount. Everything is working fine and we are very happy with the installation.

The work was scheduled to be done a few weeks in advance. He forgot, but did show up after I called him. He rescheduled twice to return and finish the trim. He sanded the walls, which went fine, practically no dust, and I have no complaints about that. The switch and the outlet were in the wrong place in the beadboard, and trim needed to be cut out around them. He slapped them on top of the trim. I asked him to cut out the trim around them, and he did, shoddily, and put the trim back up in the wrong place. When I asked him to return and fix it he said that it's hard to fix something someone else messed up (maybe true, but he was paid to do it). He made arrangements to return, then showed up at the wrong time and left his card in my mailbox; Oops, sorry I missed you, instead of calling me. I'm pretty sure I was home. Also, the price he charged me was 20% over the bid. He is TOO BUSY. I would not hire him again. I ended up fixing the trim myself, because I needed to paint.

Jim came on a Friday to estimate the job. He said he could show up the next morning around 7 to do the work. I was impressed with how quickly he jumped at the job! On Saturday morning I rose from a deep sleep at quarter to 7 to get ready for Jim. Jim called around 7:45 stating he was on his way. He showed up around 9, however, explaining that he was delayed in having to help his wife with her car. Once here he worked hard and got the job done to our satisfaction. I thought the price was reasonable for the work performed.

Excellent job. He was prompt, helpful, completed the job on time, and charges a reasonable fee.

Jim responded the same day to my message to get an estimate of the long list of work I needed to have done. I believe he even came out the same day to look everything over. He said he would call the next day with the estimate and he did. He had every job listed with a price for each one as well as the cost of whatever materials he would need. That was a really nice and easy way to keep track of what things were going to cost and when they were completed. Jim was very flexible with me on working around my daughters' hospital schedule on the days she had been on call and needed to sleep during the day. He was very good about telling me when he would be there and what he would be doing that day. He was extremely patient in explaining things to me and what needed to be done and very thorough with each task which I really appreciated. He is a very pleasant, honest, competent person that I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone. I am extremely pleased with the work that he did for me.

Jim, the plumber, realized that he would be a little late. He called to let me know so that I would not worry. The faucet I brought was defected from the factory. I called Jim at 5:00 A.M, he came immediately, turned off water too faucet defective and exchanged it for a better one, no extra charge.