James P. Lavin

Jim did a totally professional job on my drywall project; the taping and paint job were excellent. Jim is from the "old school" where quality, reliability and performance take priority. He brought drop cloths and a vacuum; one couldn't tell that a wall was ever torn down, taped and repainted. By the way, his norm is putting on 2 coats of paint. Furniture and pictures were put back into place. While waiting for the sparkle to dry (on the numerous coats put on), he re-screened one of our patio doors. He was on time and even texted me that he was on his way with an ETA, which he kept. His pricing was fair and reasonable. I highly recommend Jim Lavin for any handyman project you have. Thanks for a job well done!!!

I am very happy with the work he did repairing my bathroom ceiling. He was prompt and professional. I am planning on hiring for several more projects.

He made an appointment to come out for an estimate..did not just determine cost from a few pictures. Repaired ceilings in my kitchen and laundry room due to previous leaky upstairs bathrooms. He checked for mold, none was present but, was prepared to treat in case mold did exist. After repairing the two locations, painted them to more closely match the rest of the room (we luckily had matching ceiling paint). He covered everything, taped paper to the floor to prevent dust, plaster and paint from making a mess. Cleaned up after he was done..A very nice gentleman. We will hire him again as we continue to make repairs around our house.

Did Great work fixing my old, sagging bay window. He ran into a few unforeseen problems with the job, but fixed them quickly and professionally. Would hire him again.

Showed up promptly for estimate and and project. Not only did he replace the previous weatherstripping on our front entry door(just replaced by another person 1 year ago), but corrected the causative issues responsible for the part failing after just one year. Thorough, professional, and very neat. Final cost was as given in his estimate, which was very reasonable. Would definitely hire him again.

We Hired Jim to work on several jobs as our residence (1) Building Custom Shelving for basement storage where he constructed onsite durable shelving out of 3/4 in. Plywood well secured with pocket screws and perfectly level/plumb resulting in a durable and cost effective storage solution which he adjoined to the floor Joist overhead adding strategic strength and rigidity to the storage solution. (2) Replacement of tri-windows; Jim removed our cheaply installed builder grade vinyl tri-windows with independently framed in and secured Andersen replacement 400 series windows. In addition to the installation on the interior, Jim utilized Azek trim on the exterior (3) Custom Floor Cabinet w. Built in storage Cabinets – underneath the tri-window Jim replaced for us, he constructed a custom fitted an onsite built three drawer and doored floor cabinet that doubles as a bench. All the intricate details were deployed by Jim to keep my wife happy including durable hinges that can easily withstand the pressures of young children and slow close drawer slides (cabinet hardware). The drawers were inset so that he was able to build wainscot doors to cover them up (4) Shower replacement – Jim replaced our builder grade three piece direct to stud shower enclosure. He demo’d the entire thing neatly and then installed it with a beautiful custom shower tile we picked out full with etched glass sliding doors and sufficient shelving to keep the wife happy.

I hired him to fix a fence, install an outside rail, paint a bathroom ceiling and replace a toilet. Every time he completed a task the work was sloppy and when I asked him to correct it he would get mad. For instance, he replaced my fence an used the old rotten posts so he had to re-do it. Next, he painted the bathroom and the coat was uneven and he ended up re-painting it. Lastly, when he installed the toilet he didn't caulk it. My wife asked him to do it and he said "I'm not here for that". He has a bad attitude and he does not cleanup after he works the job. I will not use him again.

He understood what was needed for our various projects.

James Lavin is a dedicated craftsman. He is prompt, courteous and professional. I hired him in the summer of 2017 to do some minor repair work to our deck and his work was so good that I called him in January 2018 to work on my garage project, which included removal of drywall, installation of insulation and rehanging drywall, and enclosing the well pump and motor. James' work was flawless. I will be employing his services again in the very near future since I have a couple painting projects for him to take care of. I wholeheartedly recommend James Lavin for any home improvements that one may be contemplating.

Jim could do all the different jobs I needed done . From repairing fences to building porch railings to ordering stone and filling in my driveway holes . Plus much more . He was prompt, knowledgeable and professional . I will definitely use him again and recommend him to my friends .

Would absolutely recommend. Jim was incredible.. we had a long list of things that needed to be done new floors, staining and painting bannister, painting trim and ceiling and much more. Jim got everything done and made sure each job was 100% perfect before competing. Thank you for everything Jim!!!

Very professional, courteous and on time. Will definitely use him in the future!

I found Jim to be professional, courteous, reliable and reasonably priced.

James was very reasonable and very accommodating. Overall work he did was at pro level.

Polite,on time, very friendly and professional.

Jim responds quickly when contacted. He works neatly and does great job. He repaired my deck and now is doing repair work for sale of my home.

Jim stained our deck and it looks great! Jim came out to give us an estimate on a Thursday and had the job done by that very next Sunday. We couldn't be happier!

James follows up on everything. He returns call and emails. He went the extra mile to please us. He will be on my list for future projects.

James returns calls within a reasonable time and arrives promptly. He also is accommodating when you make last minute additions to his work list. I am using him again to install a new rear fence.

I'm a contractor myself and was hesitant in hiring someone for my home but James exceeded my expectations and my wife is happy something got done I will be hiring him again when I can't get to my own home

Great job very professional no problems

On time courteous

I gave James a long 'to do' list that he worked his way through. He was very patient even when I made last minute changes. Was willing to tackle all the things on my list. He is finishing up the last project now. Professional and all around nice guy.

Very prompt and professional. Did a great job in framing the walls and installing teh doors and all at a great price. . Will definitely hire again. mrs. Khan