Beacon Woodworks

Hank Dutch is phenomenal. I had an old boat house that I wanted radiator covered, and with plaster walls nothing is straight. He took so much time that it was almost aggravating, not that the job took long, but he was outside standing with his radiator covers down till they were so flush against the wall it looked like the wall was perfectly straight. He did a phenomenal job. In fact, he covered a few other radiators and we are having him come back to do some more. He is a real cabinet maker. He is great, he is really talented. He is meticulous.

Overall, the quality of the craftmanship was good. However, he needs to work on his painting skills. I requested and emphasized the need for a pure white cabinet. It was first spray painted in ivory, and then he rolled on white paint, but only one coat. So you could see patches of ivory through the white paint. I thought that painting this cabinet would be the easiest part of the job. I requested that he repaint the cabinet inside and out after it was installed. He did but did it quickly just to placate me. Now I am left to repaint it myself so that I can be totally satisfied with the piece.

He was a really nice person. He said the work that I wanted to have done was something that he didn?t do and referred me to a third party. My interaction with him was positive, but I didn?t have any work done by him. He is more into fine carpentry. I will be going with his referral for the work. I have seen photos of previous work that he has done, and I will definitely consider him for work in the future.

Mr. Dutch came to discuss what I had in mind. He came back with preliminary sketches and wood samples. He took detailed measurements. He returned with his final proposal, I paid a deposit, he came back for an extra fitting. Then he finished and installed the cabinet. It looks great.