WORK AROUND THE HOUSE LLC

I have used Chris in the past for jobs in my place I trust him very much I am very happy with his work

Went well. Chris is thorough, and goes great work. Does not rush and makes sure the job is done right and the customer is satisfied. We went a little longer than the original anticipated timeline but the outcome was worth the wait.

I was very satisfied. He is very professional and is a very good guy.

Chris came over, measured the doors and after about a week provided an estimate, which looked relatively reasonable. His estimate included labor and materials and required up front payment of 50% of the work with the remainder upon completion. We made the mistake of paying Chris in full because he was a local guy and seemed very nice. We never negotiated the price or asked for anything other than the work he quoted us and got paid in full. After more than two and half months, Chris did not finish the job. This is a job that can be finish in less than a day or two. He didn't finish the sealing of one of the doors and left what he done unfinished. Also, the weather stripping he installed on another door started to fall within a month. We nagged but he didn't come back to finish. He got annoyed when we nagged again and wrote to us that he will never come back to work for us. We never did or say anything wrong to him.

Excellent work, truly well done. Chris works slowly and methodically, and when he is finished, the job will be of the highest quality. He takes real pride in doing something the right way. You can email him and get a response fairly quickly, and he also returns phone calls. Chris installed heavy-duty shelves inside a closet in my work studio, each shelf to hold a lot of weight, and did an excellent job.

Chris replaced three basement windows for me last week and did a great job for a fair price. He did some other work for me two months ago also, including a new bathroom door, new crawlspace door, new screen door and soffit replacement and re-nailing some vinyl siding. He did a great job with all of those jobs also for a good price. Chris always takes time to explain the job and shows up when he says he will. An honest man of his word. I will definitely be giving him more and more work in the future.

Chris from Work Around the House LLC was very responsive--called me right back same day--and came to my house the next day to evaluate the slow bathroom leak I had. He quickly diagnosed the problem as likely being caused by a few areas of missing grout and caulk and then proceeded to immediately fix them. Within 15 minutes of him arriving, he had inspected the problem, found the likely simple causes, went out to his truck to get the caulk and grout, and fix the likely culprits of my bathroom leak into the ceiling of the room below on the first floor. Last, but not least I should mention that the best part of all this is that it was such a quick and easy fix that Chris didn't even let me pay him for his (albeit short) working time or his (albeit very small amount of) materials. Of course you know I will be calling Chris the next time I have a plumbing issue, as he has definitely earned my trust!

We had a problem with the front door of a rental house. It wouldn't close or lock properly. After checking Angie's List, I called Chris. He was available to come within the hour. He inspected the door and let us know that we would have to replace the whole door and frame as it had become detached from the house. He was able to put a temporary fix, so that the door could be closed and locked. Chris also repaired an electrical outlet and switch that were not working. He is going to give a separate estimate for the full replacement of the door. His price was reasonable for today's work and we appreciated his responsiveness.

It took a while to get an estimate and schedule the work. However, it was worth it because price was better than others and the work was done well.

The price was good and the work was satisfactory.

Provider scheduled a time on Angie's List and completely forgot about appointment. Not professional at all. This is my first experience with Angie's List so not a good 1st impression.

It went well. He did wonderful work.

Chris replaced rotted cedar siding with new cedar siding and painted to match the rest of the house. His crew did an excellent job.

Let me first say that Chris was very up front about scheduling. He's a handyman and has many clients. He was very clear that my job would not be knocked out in a day or two. Given the price that he quoted was close to 50% less than another quote I received, I accepted his offer and work terms. The deck turned out terrific. I thought I could upload pics, but I guess you can't on AL. My wife and I are very happy with the job. Its clear that he takes the time to make sure things not only function well, but look great. He also suggested ways for us to save money on materials and we're happy with that decision. Chris also is available on email and text, which makes communication very easy. Our job had some delays, but it was the result of delayed permit paperwork on our part and out of stock inventory on Home Depot's part.

In November 2013, I called Chris to get an estimate to install custom bathroom shelves/cabinet and a mirror. He came to my house, took the measurements and said he'd get back to me with an estimate. No word. I sent him an email as a nudge and he'd work on it that night. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HIM. Fast forward to July 2014, I totally forgot to mark Chris as unreliable and called him to repair my gutters and other handyman jobs around the house. When I gave him my address to come give me an estimate, he realized he was at my house before and then I remembered he was the unreliable guy, but I figured I'd give him another chance. The day I called was raining, so he was reluctant to come that day to give me an estimate, so he said he'd call and swing by on a sunny day. NEVER HEARD BACK FROM HIM AGAIN. I'm writing this review so I don't forget and call him a 3rd time, only to be left hanging again. Unreliable. A total waste of my time. Would not recommend. In response to Chris' comments: (He deleted his original nasty comments to my review, after seeing my response below) and quot;I saw the quality of the people she hires when I was there originally.and quot; Instead of defending the and quot;quality of the peopleand quot; I hire, I'll let all their multiple Angie's Awards and reviews speak for themselves, which you can find through my profile as I found them (the contractor) on Angie's list. You didn't even see their their finished work and are judging solely based on race, not skill, which is wrong on so many levels. Not really sure how I'm a and quot;pure price shopper,and quot; because getting estimates from several companies for a project is normal across the board. I vetted 3 companies, including Chris, for the cabinet/shelf/door project alone. And no, I don't decide who to hire purely based on the lowest price, which is absurd. I wouldn't be on Angie's list if I were. Good contractors cost good money. As per, and quot;I listened to what she had to say and told her I would come by when the weather was better and talk to her. In the meantime, I went on vacation and she wrote this post.and quot; - I called you on June 9, 2014 to get an estimate, heard nothing from you for over 2 weeks and wrote the review on June 26, 2014. That's over 2 weeks of just waiting for you to come and look at the project. For all I know you completely flaked out. You didn't mention anything about going on vacation and I waited over 2 weeks, which anyone would consider is on the patient side when waiting for a contractor to just come and look at a project. In response to Chris's new comments: and quot;People will say what they willand quot; - No, those quotes were copy pasted from the original comment you posted and now conveniently deleted. As per and quot;the new specificsand quot; - I'll be happy to post photos of my phone bill to prove I called you on June 9th and never heard back from you if anyone requests it.

Overall experience – Was very arrogant and continued to harass me via email until I got nasty Price – was one of the highest quotes I received (verbally) Quality – I can only speak to his customer service; ARROGANT Responsiveness – Missed both the 1st appointment and 2nd, came out on the third after I called back bc he never called me to say he wasn’t going to make it. Punctuality - Missed both the 1st appointment and 2nd, came out on the third after I called back bc he never called me to say he was not going to make it. Professionalism – Very undependable and harassed me via email after the fact. I would not recommend this guy to anyone. I was raised to be humble if I mess up an appt. and leave someone alone once they ask. These are apparently not the standards that and quot;CHRISand quot; follows.

I found Chris Bosco to be extremely professional and meticulous in his work. He not only did a beautiful job in making me two odd shelves that I needed, he also helped with some design decisions about how to hang my decorative mirrors. His pricing was extremely fair and he was sure to clean up perfectly after doing each job - neat, neat, I just love that. I would recommend him to anyone who needs a mixed bag of things done around the house as well as bigger home improvement projects. When I first contacted him about what I needed done I asked if the job was too small for him to bother with. His answer, and quot;No job is too small!and quot;. Add all of the above to the fact that he is such a nice guy and you too will be calling Chris - I know I will definitely use him again and I have already recommended him to some friends and relatives.There is, however,one caveat. He is in high demand and extremely busy, so you may have to wait a bit, but believe me, the wait is worth it!

Chris is very knowledgeable, objective and fair in his price estimates. He is fairly busy, so you need to work around his schedule, but once he gets to your house it is worth it.

We hired Chris to built a custom wood ramp for a large shed, on our property. We purchased our home in early 2013, and the shed's ramp needed to be replaced, in order to pass Homeowners insurance inspection. Chris arrived on time and the area was measured and materials purchased. The ramp was built with an arched slope, for ease of getting equipment in and out. The ramp was done in a day and half, and we were very pleased with the results. It looks great! We would not hesitate to recommend or use Chris again - and plan on doing so, for further work that needs to be done. All in all, we cant say enough good.....Chris is an absolute professional, in every sense of the word. His estimate, availability to answer any questions, flexibility and friendly communication was always top notch and professional. He was truly a pleasure.

Chris showed up on time and removed the old ladder and trim. They worked for several hours to install the new ladder and get it to fit properly in the attic opening. The old trim did not work with the new stairs, so the trim was replaced as well. All the wood surfaces that were exposed were painted. Chris came back the next day to put a second coat of paint on the wood. I thought Chris and his helper did a great job. They were very neat and cleaned up everything after they left. I know the installation took longer than he expected. I was very pleased Chris stayed with his original estimate and did not ask for additional compensation. The next time I need a handyman I will definitely give Chris a call.

We and quot;discoveredand quot; Chris Bosco on Angieslist. It was an incredible find and the best of all our many experiences with Angieslist! Chris Bosco and his able very skilled assistant, Eduardo, did superb work that far exceeded our expectations. Having been frustrated with many other and quot;professionalsand quot; in the past, it was a pure joy working with them. They not only did superior work in a timely manner, but were always professional, curteous, friendly, return phone calls and cleaned up after their work. It was well worth the money and short wait for such work. We shall definitely use them again and again!!!!

He had a worker that did everything for him. The work was satisfactory. However, his attitude was bad, and he did not show up several times. He had an excuse each time when I called him to find out where he was. I told him that he could at least call me when he didn't show up, but he didn't like me saying that. When he did come, he was always late. He also said he would give me an estimate for a doggy door and a ramp leading into my home, but I never saw or heard from him again.

We've been using Chris and Eduardo for years. They have remodeled out kitchen, bathroom, laid tile floors, repaired a concrete step, tiled walls, fixed leaking skylights and just about everything in between. Their work is always top notch and fairly priced. On more than one occasion, Chris has accessed the house while we were away to complete work. He is totally trust worthy and I intend to use him again in a few weeks to add molding to a bedroom. I recommend him without hesitation.

He was on time, he did the work as I wanted it done and it was well done. It was fine. It was great. It was a fair price.

First, Chris Bosco,company owner, postponed the removal of countertop two days because of a foot injury. The first day,(Monday 6/24)he promised to call to see if he was able to make it the following day-but never called-we wound up calling him Tuesday morning only to find out he was postponing till Wednesday. He arrived Wednesday morning and started saying that checking the counter for levelling-which Home Depot had said was his responsibility-was actually the responsibility of Home Depot,not him. Because he had known for a week that we were requesting this i felt he should have told us that sooner so we would have time to straighten this out with Home Depot before Mr. Bosco arrived-which was one day before Home Depot was due to install. When I said that I wished he had done that, as knowing this now created an unnecessary dilemma, he abruptly left, saying and quot;I don't need to be scolded by youand quot;. So we had to, in less than 24 hours find a way to get the removal of the old countertop done which wound up costing us much more because Home Depot had to provide its own employees to take apart the old countertop, in addition to hiring its own plumber to disconnect the sink which also was supposed to be Mr. Bosco's reponsibility as per his agreement. He was totally unprofessional-and I feel we were victimized.