Affordable Solutions by Brian

Brian and his wife Kelly were very prompt and responsive. Brian was honest about his capabilities, and when the gutter guard installation was unfamiliar he called the company directly to find out the proper way to do it. We also had the company replace/install a new storm door, and the two employees that did that were great as well. (this was an additional cost....not included in the gutter cleaning/fix job above.)

I called Brian several weeks ago on a friday . Spoke to him as he was enroute to a funeral, then spoke to his wife ,who said he would call back with appt . He did call Tuesday with a appt for the next Tuesday. I agreed since work did not need to be done by 6/30. The morning of the appointment at 8am he cancelled and said he would be there next day, I called to see where he was , and yet again another excuse and a cancel. was assured he would be there Thursday ,,again cancelled , was assured if he could not be there Friday , Monday for sure ,,,,,,,,,,,never heard from him again ,,,,and do not plan to call him again

Brian was punctual. If there was a change in time, he always called beforehand. Existing materials were used whenever possible to keep costs down. Brian is helpful with ideas and solutions to problems. He keeps a clean work area and overall, just does a great job. We feel blessed to have found such a wonderful worker and now, friend.

Overall, the home projects went very well, and my wife and I were pleased with the service and results. We initially contacted Brian for five of the projects listed above, as we prepared to put our house on the market for sale. The remaining projects were added after Brian began his work for us. We contacted Brian and scheduled a time for him to come to the house and provide a free estimate. We discussed repairing the rotted fascia, patching the hole in the master bedroom, sanding the front door, replacing the rotted windowsills and scraping/filling holes in the 1st floor half bath to prepare for paint. We also discussed the possibility of him installing a new, laminate flooring for us. Brian's initial quote was for $800, which did not include the floor installation or windowsill replacement, due to the uncertainty of level of rot that would be uncovered in the sills. We followed up with Brian the next day, and made arrangements for him to begin work at our house 10 days later. When Brian began his work, he was prepared and promptly tackled the initial projects. The patchwork with the walls in the bedroom and bathroom required thick putty that ended up requiring extra layers and extra time to dry. Brain returned multiple days in a row to sand the patchwork and to apply additional layers of putty as necessary. As we waited for the walls to dry and for Brian to finish his work, my wife and I decided that we would like Brian to install the new bathroom floor for us, and discovered additional projects that we wanted fixed or repaired prior to putting our home on the market. Brain accepted the additional projects. Brian went on to fix the electrical switches for us, he enlisted the help of an associate to install the bathroom floor, molding and reinstall the toilet and to install a small gutter and downspout, and the two of them worked to remove, replace and paint the front porch beams and windowsills. When we were not 100% satisfied with the installation of the floor, moldings, and transition strip, Brian was responsive to our critique and suggestions, and his associate worked to correct the installation the next day.In all of our dealings with Brian, he was thorough and punctual. When issues of timing did arrive, he called in advance to inform of a delay and to confirm a new time later that day. Overall, the entirety of the projects took about 2 weeks to complete. Although we did not discuss a price or estimate for the additional projects, we anticipated that the total would be between $2250-$2500. Brian understood that cost was a priority for the customer, and provided information with that in mind. We would recommend him and use him in the future for a variety of home repair and handyman projects.

Brian was very professional when it came to communicating the project start time. This was a smaller project that he was able to accomplish between bigger jobs, and made it a point to make sure I knew when he would be on site. The actual work was accomplished quickly and efficiently.

The process was very smooth. I contacted Brian and he came out several days later to see what I needed. The next day I had a quote which was very reasonable. We set a start date, and his crew showed up right on time. They were there three days, which included the additional items which became evident after the work began. Brian came and inspected each day; he also called me each evening to make sure that I was satisfied with the work, and to discuss any issues which had come up. I found his workers to be polite, responsive, and professional. For the most part they cleaned up their work at the end of each step of the work, and left my home clean and neat when they left each day. They worked hard and consistently. I would recommend them highly, and I am looking forward to calling them again for other work I have.

He did exactly what he said he was going to do. I did not have to ask him to do anything over again. Everything dealing with him was great. I liked the quality of his work. I actually plan to use him again in the future.

we have had brian to our house on three separate occasions to do work for us. the first time was to finish building a kitchen basement that had been gutted [that was our most expensive project because of the many hours he and his workers put in]. they did an amazing job, asked questions whenever they had a question for us or ran into an issue that needed to be addressed. it was a huge project and they finished it quickly and efficiently and the kitchen looks great. the second time he replaced some pipes for us, replaced a toilet and a bathroom sink faucet. the third time he came over and replaced many pipes that had burst in the winter time in our pool house. he made sure everything was in perfect condition every time he left and always took away any garbage left behind. i would highly recommend him to anyone looking for any type of work that you may need done in your house, as he seems to know how to do a lot and is extremely efficient. i hate dealing with contractors, as i've known many that have ripped us off in the past - but now that i've worked with brian, i will never call anyone else again.

I discovered a mold problem in my basement and called this company based on other angie's list comments. they were very responsive, punctual , thorough and professional. They listened to my concerns ,explained everything to me very well, explained why the bathroom had to come out (it had been poorly installed in the 70's) and followed through on everything quickly.

They picked up, delivered and moved. I have been using them since the first time I found them on Angies List a year ago. I used them for a number of things and I have found them to be terrific. Yesterday I had an emergency in my rental property and they responded within one or two hours, they fixed the problem, they took care of it and they left. They called me when it was all done and the tenants had heat. I will use them in the future.

Brian was amazing! I called him on a Saturday and the first thing he asked me was if my situation was an emergency that he needed to come for right away. I told him it was not an emergency and could wait until the work week, Brian offered to come Monday but I was out of town that day so he offered to come on Tuesday. He offered me different time options and we agreed on 8:30; he arrived at my house exactly at 8:30!!! Before Brian came over he discussed my situation on the phone with me. He was so friendly and helpful. When Brian came to do the work he explained everything to me as he went. He did an amazing job, I am so happy I found Brian on Angie’s List. I have already handed his cards out to my friends and I will employ Brian’s services in the future for all my house repair and improvement needs. Thank you so much Brian!

Very well - came on time and took care of the job fast

The helper Brian had come over was wonderful and was very careful not to drip anything. Very friendly and courteous.

I found the electrician through Angie's List. The name of the electrician was Brian Corsette. He wasn't the owner. He worked for the company. I called a number of people and he was the one who was available first. I had company coming in over Labor Day weekend so I was trying to get some work done before they came. He started out at $200.00 for the work and I thought that was absolutely outrageous. I had all of the parts that were needed and the socket was already there. It was just a matter of taking the wire from the double switch light and converting the double switch to a double socket double switch. The $200.00 was also to cover the diagnosis of the problems with the outlets. I did not have power. He worked for a good 45 minutes on it and kept asking me if I had a DTC override power switch and I ended up finding that myself while he was looking. He still wanted to charge me the full $200.00. I told him there was no way I was going to do that and I said that if he was going to fix the socket, I was not going to pay more than $100.00. He said something about driving all the way. I had everything he needed to do the job and he basically just had to do the job. He kept asking me to give him $150.00, but I refused to give him and said that I would stick with the $100.00. He then asked me to make it $125.00. Then he told me that I did solve the problem in the kitchen and that he should have looked for it himself. He said he blamed himself for not looking for it first. I told him we looked everywhere and we couldn't find it and I said I would double check and look again. Behind some of the stuff in the pantry there was the switch and all he had to do was push it and immediately we got power in the outlets. Ultimately I got the price that I wanted but there were some tense moments there and I didn't think he was very fair. If there had actually been a real issue with having to do rewiring in the kitchen I think it would have been reasonable to have $200.00 to cover both of those things. He still wanted to charge me that in spite of the fact that I was the one that found the problem and I had to talk him down $100.00 and $200.00 to have an outlet installed was ridiculous. Punctuality was fine. Professionalism in terms of really putting me on the spot and making me stand my ground, I consider that a B. I would not use the company again in the future. Where he was coming from to where I was was probably quite a drive, but I tend to always give other people the benefit of the doubt. Had he said that $100.00 was fair right from the word get go even though I felt it was very expensive for just a socket, I would have given him a higher rating. Maybe he was the owner.

Brian replaced a broken fencepost. he was a little late due to an emergency with an earlier customer. he came and determined what supplies were needed, went to the store to get them and came back and replaced the fencepost. He did a great job.

Affordable Solutions is good, affordable, and prompt. I like them.

Brian showed up on time and completed the job quickly and with no mess.

I didn't have the work done but overall Brian did an excellent job explaining why the work really wasn't necessary and he made suggestions to better utilize the light I had.

Brian cleaned up like he was never there. He is kind, on time and affordable. I have recommended him to all my friends and he is coming back to complete my indoor "Honey-Do" list this winter. Thank you Brian.

He was on-time and did the job as described. He also suggested ways to do the repairs that were economical and quality work.

Easy. They were on time and cleaned up after themselves, easy to talk to and did amazing work in what was a very short time span... The custom built pitched roof is shedding rain beautifully. the inside ceilings are looking real good-better than the original...absolutely painless and easy. AND DRY!!! Oh they got along fine with our 3 dogs too!

I thought the job was very well done. I'm happy with the way the job turned out. My friends thought that the price was a little high and I didn't get a second contractor to give me an estimate. I just with him because he lived nearby and I was thinking it might be a little less since I live close by. So, I have no idea if that is within a reasonable price range. I know electrical work can be expensive.

I used Affordable Solutions by Brian in the past for a bedroom remodel and had great luck so I decided to use him again to spruce up my bathroom. I had the same great luck this time. I wanted the job done as soon as possible. Brian was able to do the job within days. I got the same friendly, trustworthy service as the first time. One of Brian's employees removed the wall paper in my bathroom and prepared the walls for paint. He removed my old floor and installed a new tile floor. He also replaced a broken electrical outlet box and hauled some garbage away for me. The job was done in a couple days. The employee that did the work is a perfectionist and everything was done very well. He was very friendly and considerate. The price was good. Overall it was another great experience with this company and I will continue to recommend them to my friends and family.

He was very thorough and generous with his time. He was clean, polite and professional. We set a tentative date for follow up work for jobs that need to be done soon.

Response to my original phone call was very timely; I described the projects I had and Brian gave me the price quote over the phone. I scheduled to have the above work completed the morning of 5/25/11. Due to issues with my work schedule, I had to call him (several days in advance of the 25th), to advise I was unable to take that day as vacation time. Friday, June 10th was a possibility - he stated he did not have his work schedule with him, but did not think the date would present any problems. On Tuesday, June 7th, I contacted Brian to nail down a specific start time for Friday's projects, as I had other errands that I was also trying to plan. I was advised at this time that I was not on the schedule for Friday, as I had not "called back to confirm" (?). Brian then stated he could do the work but, since he already had a project for the AM hours, the work would need to be done in the afternoon. He anticipated finishing his morning work ~ 12:00PM, and stated he would give me a call when he was ready to head f or my house. I ran some errands in the AM and was at home from 11:30 till 1:30 awaiting the promised phone call. I finally attempted (unsuccessfully) to call Brian @ 1:30PM. Then, tired of wasting my time, I left for my remaining errands. On my way to the grocery store I received a call from Brian. He reported he had been at my house earlier (between 11:00 to 12:00) and " no one was there". He did not have my phone number with him, so had been unable to call as he had indicated he would. He offered to go to my house - (it was now 2PM) - complete the inside projects, and come back another time to complete the door replacement. Given the multiple mis-communications, I advised him I would be looking into other options to have the work completed