CASTLE DRYWALL

Jeff never finished the job. He left to go to the store after about 90 minutes of work the first day. I came home from work to a blaring radio, his tools and drop cloths, and a mess on the floor. It appeared that he intended to come back. I thought something bad had happened. I left repeated calls and voice mails for him to call me back. After three days he finally called with a sob story about being embarrassed and not wanting to call me since he was ashamed. He said his car broke down. Things like that happen and had he simply called me to explain I would have understood. I chose him due to his price, availability to start immediately, and his A rating on Angie's List. This has been the only time I have hired someone on Angie's List that was a failure. I tried over the course of a six days to meet with him to return his tools and recover my deposit. He never showed up on the agreed upon day and hasn't returned my calls since. I have not recovered my deposit.

Jeff arrived right on time (actually, a bit early) for his quote appointment. He provided a fair estimate that was significantly lower than two others we called. He was able to start the work within a few days and again arrived on time. He's a humorous and pleasant guy to have around. He did an excellent job from start to finish and we'll likely call him back for another property we hope to buy.

He was very reasonably priced. We set up an date to do the work. He did not show up. I called back and he said he would like to reschedule for the next day with no explanation. I couldn't at that date so we scheduled another date a month later. He did not show or call that day either and he hasn't returned my call.

I originally called on a Monday, and my call wasn't returned until Wednesday. We scheduled an appointment for a quote, but the day he was supposed to arrive, he called and cancelled, saying he had to go to Florida to help a friend, and that he would call me back in several days to reschedule. He never called me back or returned my follow-up call.

Very good. His estimate was about $100 less than another estimate for the same job, and the work is excellent quality. My only complaint is that he managed to track bits of plaster in a number of places on his way in and out of the house.

Jeff was initially late due to a personal problem he had to attend, but completed the job the same day. He was courteous and worked without a break. He answered my questions completely and without hesitation.

JEFF IS A GREAT DRYWALLER. HE NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ON RETURNING INITIAL CALLS, BUT ONCE HE'S ON THE JOB HE IS TALENTED AND QUICK.

I CALLED, AND LEFT VOICE MESSAGES. NO ONE HAS EVER RETURNED MY CALL.

I HAD AN APPOINTMENT SET UP WITH THEM, BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED OR SHOWED UP.

900 SQ FT OF FLOOR SPACE. CEILING AND WALLS MAKE UP 2400 SQ FT OF DRYWALL NEEDED. VERY PROFESSIONAL, BUT DECIDED TO GO WITH DIFFERENT COMPANY. THE ESTIMATE WAS FOR $3000 AND WE FOUND ANOTHER FOR $2550.

JEFF WAS EASY TO HAVE IN THE HOUSE. HE WAS VERY FRIENDLY -- A ''GOOD GUY''. HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. IN FACT, OTHER WORKERS I'VE HAD IN MY HOME HAVE COMMENTED ON HOW WELL THE JOB WAS DONE. I THOUGHT HE'D COVER ALL MY FURNITURE WHEN HE DID THE FINAL SANDING OF THE REPAIRS -- BUT HE DIDN'T. SO REMEMBER TO COVER THE THINGS YOU CARE ABOUT.

HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. HE RESPONDED PROMPTLY TO MY INITIAL INQUIRY, AND WAS ABLE TO BEGIN WORK ONLY A FEW DAYS LATER. I WOULD CERTAINLY USE HIM AGAIN.

WE PREHUNG THE DRYWALL. JEFF FINISHED AND SANDED IT. IT IS A BIG PROJECT, INCLUDING A TOTAL OF 3 ROOMS WITH A LOT OF DROPPED CEILINGS AND CORNERS. HE HAD 2 DIFFERENT GUYS HELP ON DIFFERENT DAYS. IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEK TOTAL. JEFF WAS EASY TO WORK WITH AND WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE HIM AGAIN IF NEEDED.

THERE SERVICE WAS VERY QUICK, THEY CAME OUT ON THE WEEKEND SO THAT I COULD BE THERE. HE THOUGHT OF THINGS THAT I DIDN'T THINK OF. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK.

I HAD HUNG DRYWALL MYSELF IN MY 15 X 20 BASEMENT. I CALLED JEFF ABOUT THE JOB AND HE GAVE ME A QUOTE OVER THE PHONE. WHEN HE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE WE DISCUSSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORIGINAL QUOTE. HE IS VERY REASONABLE AND PERFORMED THE JOB IN A PROFESSIONAL AND TIMELY MANNER. THE BASEMENT LOOKS EXCELLENT!!! WOULD DEFINITELY HIRE HIM AGAIN.

THEY WERE THE ONLY COMPANY WILLING TO PUT A LADDER UP TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE WORK WHEN MAKING AN ESTIMATE, AND WERE READY TO START THE SAME DAY. THEY MADE A GREAT IMPRESSION

JEFF CASTLE IS A GOOD GUY WHO DOES GOOD WORK. HE'S VERY RELIABLE AND PUNCTUAL IN FOLLOWING UP AND RETURNING PHONE CALLS. EVERYONE ON HIS CREW WAS ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND PROFESSIONAL. THEY DID THE WHOLE JOB IN JUST ONE WEEK, OVER A TOTAL OF FIVE DAYS.

WALLS IN OLD VICTORIAN WERE GOUGED AND CRACKED AFTER REMOVAL OF WALLPAPER. VERY CAREFUL WORK. GOOD ATTENTION TO DETAIL. CLEAN-UP WAS A LITTLE MESSY.

HE DID A PROFESSIONAL JOB, CLEANED UP AND LEFT. HIS PRICES WERE REASONABLE, BUT WE MOST APPRECIATED HIM GETTING US OUT OF A PINCH (TWICE!). HE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND PUNCTUAL. IF WE NEED DRYWALL AGAIN, JEFF IS WHO WE'LL CALL.

JEFF CASTLE WAS RESPONSIVE IN RETURNING MY PHONE CALLS AND HIS ESTIMATE WAS COMPARABLE. I WOULD CONSIDER CALLING HIM IN THE FUTURE FOR ANOTHER JOB.

THE ONLY MINOR ISSUE WAS THE COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER. OTHER THAN THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

THIS WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. JEFF CAME TO GIVE ESTIMATE THE SAME EVENING I CALLED. TWO DAYS LATER, HE CALLED WITH THE COST AND STARTED WORK JUST 2 MORE DAYS LATER. HE WORKED FOR 3 DAYS AND HE WAS DONE! I ONLY ASKED ABOUT THE CEILING & WALLS. THEN, ON THE DAY HE CAME TO START, I SHOWED HIM UNDER THE STAIRS WHERE 5 DRAWERS HAD BEEN RIPPED OUT AND HE FIXED THAT. I ALSO SHOWED HIM THE UPSTAIRS HALL WHERE THE PAINT WAS ALL FLAKING AND HE FIXED THAT. WHEN I WENT TO GET REPLACEMENT COVERS FOR CEILING LIGHTS THEY WORKED FOR OVER AN HOUR JUST TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE COVERS UP THERE (WHICH WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM). THEN THEY CLEANED UP AND GOT ALL THE DEBRIS IN THE VAN AND ASKED IF WE WANTED THEM TO HAUL THE OLD STORM WINDOWS WE HAD IN THE BACK TO THE DUMP! JEFF AND MARK REALLY WANT TO PLEASE THE CUSTOMER. THEY ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH. I LEFT THEM ALONE EASILY. I WISH THEY COULD DO ALL MY JOBS. I WOULD HIRE THEM FOR EVERYTHING!

HE RESPONDED TO MY CALL QUICKLY; FIT ME INTO HIS SCHEDULE QUICKLY & COMPLETED HIS REPAIRS IN LESS TIME THAN HE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED. WITH 27 YEARS EXPERIENCE, HE WAS ABLE TO 'MUD' IN ONE ATTEMPT. VERY NICE GUY, EASY & PLEASURABLE TO WORK WITH. A TRUE GEM IN THE WORLD OF CONTRACTORS.

I RATED HIS PRICE AS A 'B' AS I FEEL IT WAS A TAD HIGH, BUT I TRULY THINK THIS WAS DUE TO WORKING A HOLIDAY WEEKEND & ON VERY SHORT NOTICE. HE WAS A VERY NICE GUY & EASY TO WORK WITH. I WOULD DEFINITELY USE HIM AGAIN & PLAN TO DO SO AS FUTURE REPAIRS ARE NEEDED IN THIS OLD PLASTER HOUSE. P.S. HE WAS ABLE TO 'MUD' PERFECTLY IN 1 APPLICATION; A TRULY RARE SKILL.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST, EVEN TOOK TIME TO HELP MY KID WITH A PROJECT.