Mr. Fix It, the Handyman Specialist

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First of all, I called 3 local handymen to get quotes. One never returned my call. Two showed up, as they promised. One quote was almost 3 times the other quote (I was expecting a price more in line with the lower quote). I was pleased with the contractor that gave me the lower quote, who owns a local handyman franchise. He sent his quote via email. I responded to his email asking when could I schedule the work to be done. After not hearing from him, I called his office number and left a message. Another week go by and I called his cell phone and left a message. To this day, I still haven't heard from him.
So, I started looking for another handyman to call, and luckily found Chris, Mr Fix It. I found his website late one evening, so I submitted an inquiry through is website. He emailed me the next morning and said he was on a job site with spotty cell service, but would call later. He did just that and came out on a Saturday to give me a quote. He showed up a few minutes early and was very professional and friendly. He gave us a ballpark estimate (which was similar to the other quote we were planning on using), and emailed me a formal, final quote that evening. He said he could come out a week from the following Monday to do the job. He actually called the following Sat and said he could come that day. We told him we wouldn't be home, but he could go ahead and come (the work was all exterior), and we'd leave him a check. He sent photos to us as he was completing the work, which was great documentation! When we returned home we were quite pleased with how the siding work looked and there was absolutely no mess or sign that workers had even been there!
So, considering that he actually showed up when he said he would, was very good at communicating with us, and fit us into his schedule quickly for a reasonable price, we were tickled!! We're definitely keeping his card on hand to use him again!!