LW3 CARPENTRY LLC

I called and explained my need, and Lou responded promptly. He fit me into his schedule over the holiday weekend, because he knew he had a big job coming up and I needed the work done sooner (since my new insurance co was requiring it). He came out and asked med a good amount of questions, and explained the work he would do. He showed up the next day and built the stairs, the job was done very well and very quickly. I would have liked if he had been able to get rid of the lumber for the old stairs, but to be fair we never had discussed that, and so it is fine. I may have to have him come out again, since a small piece between the railing and the post has a split, but Lou seems great and has told me if there are problems to contact him and he'll take care of it. I am very pleased with the quality and sturdiness of the stairs and overal Lou's professionalism.

He was great. He was really efficient, quick, and got the job done.

Lou came looked at our areas and gave us a fair estimate. He replaced the dry rot, put down a hardwood maple floor, and replaced the door with a beautiful door we found at RESTORE ,which he he redid the jam for. Lou was knowledgeable, very skilled, efficient, and great to work with from start to finish. His work was beautiful and transformed the entire areas. This is the second time we have used him and would definitely use his services again.

We plan on using him again to redo a bathroom.

We have used Lou before and continue to be satisfied with his work. We had 6 different-sized skylights replaced and needed to finish the woodwork where each new skylight met the existing drywall or plaster. Lou walked through each one and came back the next day with a couple different ideas about how to do the work. We agreed on what trim he would use. We had a couple unusual angles around the largest skylights in the kitchen and he took the time to figure out how to cut and install that trim so that there are no uneven edges. They all really look great!

I have an old house where nothing is easy to fix and Lou came out very promptly to give an estimate and thoroughly explained what he wanted to do and why. After hiring him he was very accommodating with scheduling his work and arrived right on time. When he noticed the beams holding my roof were in worse shape then they appeared he called to give me options and recommendations. The final product looks amazing and I know is extremely sturdy. My Mother was present when he was working and he made sure to show her what he was doing along the way. He was extremely polite, cleaned-up well and listened to any questions I had. I have already had comments from neighbors about how nice it looks and it's still bare cedar planks! Lou even called the night after he completed his work to check in with what I thought. I would definitely recommend him to any friends or family who could use his services.

As others have said, his quote was the best in terms of price. Lou is very professional, responsive and stays in touch, which is nice considering my experience with other contractors. Lou completed and forwarded paperwork to me immediately. His price was extremely reasonable. However, since then my scope of work has changed and I went with another contractor that I'm more familiar with, but I would definately use Lou in the future. Good luck everyone!

Excellent job. The rear porch to our 100 year old home had buckled. The entire floor and staircase needed to be replaced. Lou was responsive from our first contact with him. He came out and provided recommendations for the work to be performed and the materials that should be used. The job required him to lift the roof to the porch so he could replace all of the floor boards, and he laid a proper foundation to stabilize the stair case. He stayed completely within our budget and was on target with his estimate. The job took a few days to complete, but it was worth it. It looks great.

The work was wonderful. We had one little area that was slightly damaged by his new sill work. (He couldn't see the damage because we had accidently locked the porch door).. He came out and fixed the area immediately, even going beyond and fixing a small little piece of wood that also had dry rot. Wonderful to work with

This company never returned my call, so I was unable to hire them for work. Apparently they are not looking for new business.

HIs quote was 1/2 the other quote I received. Usually going with the lowest quote is a risk but in the case it was the right thing to do. On time. He said it would lake about 2 hours. In 2 hours trim installed.Good job left the room clean.

He was the low bidder and came out to explain the job and the options fully. He did an excellent job and went beyond the call by replace the bases of porch columns with redwood. We were pleased with every aspect of his work, and would recommend him highly. The mahagony is beautiful and left natural with a simple sealer and we love it.

It was a good experience to work with Lou. We would work with Lou again.

We left a message to ask for a quote, he called back promptly, and we scheduled a date/time. He arrived a day early, didn't say too much and couldn't give much information, even a ballpark number, as to price, etc. Maybe it was a bad day but he seemed distracted/disorganized. Once he had my email address, he did promptly send a quote.

Got number from real estate agent. Recieved quote for refinishing basement. Started job on time but charged us for labor when he wasn't able to get something done because of another contractor was present. Not a real make customer happy kind of guy. Wanted to take alot of short cuts to make his money and get the heck out of there. After job was completed the labor was about 20% more than what we expected. He said that he quoted time and material and that if you wanted it based on contract price then when should of said something intially. He did and average job. We would not use him again or recommend him to anyone.

Excellent work. Lou is good. He will recommend use of first rate materials. Don't ask him to do cheap. Used Mahogany boards on the deck. Beautiful.

I have steel french doors with a thin molded wood seperator between the doors. My dog chewed the bottom part of this wood to where it was unrepairable. I could not purchase this pieces of wood from the company I bought the doors from unless I purchased the doors again. Lou came and was able to mold a new strip of wood that perfectly matches the old wood. I would higly recommend Lou to anyone.

As usual, Lou was outstanding. We've been talking about new closets for years but didn't proceed until we found Lou. He's a pleasure to work with. Professional services provided. We now have a great master closet and a new closet in the smallest bedroom.

Went great. Very pleased with our new door.

couldn't have gone better. Lou is the consummate professional. A pleasure to have around. He told us it would take about 8 workdays, and that's what it took. We were almost sorry to see him leave we enjoyed having him around so much. The job went exactly as Lou explained it would. Not a single surprise. Timing-- perfect. Budget-- perfect. And the final product perfectly matched our expectations.

From start to finish, Lou and LW3 Carpentry did a fantastic job with our bathroom renovation. We called Lou based on great work that he completed in a full kitchen renovation a year prior. He accommodated our schedule and rearranged his jobs so we could have our bathroom done by the end of the year. As with our previous experience, we consulted with Lou on the plan and then we provided the materials (with his guidance) to complete the job. Lou understood our style and offered suggestions to improve the layout and construction where he could, but also respected our wants and made sure we were satisfied with the end result. For instance, he suggested that we tear out the old tile floor to make sure the new one was level and sound - even though it took more effort, we were glad he suggested it. He ran all new electrical/GFCI to the panel. He also waterproofed and built our custom class tile shower, in addition to the ceramic tile floor and walls. He also worked with our plumber to make sure everything worked together. Overall, Lou has a 'can-do' attitude and can see a project through from start to finish. He has diverse construction skills and finishes to a high quality. We have referred him to friends and family and will be calling LW3 Carpentry when we need additional work done. We are very satisfied!

I live in an older home so he had to make adjustments to make them fit well and look straight and even. He also made them match the moulding in the house. We wanted to keep the historical aspects of the house accurate. Lou is also a really nice guy to work with.

We needed to replace our porch railings top and bottom segments. I wanted wood railings and everyone I contacted said it couldn't be done. Then I found Lou. His response when I told him what I wanted..."No problem". And, it wasn't. He gave me an estimate, showed up and did the work. He was a joy to work with. He does his own work with his own equipment. He is a professional who takes obvious pride in doing the work right. I thought I'd submitted this report at the time, but guess I am wrong. He deserves to be known. We've been looking for a carpenter for quite some time and have found one.

I was really disappointed in the response I got. I was up against a deadline & I explained that the first time I spoke with Lou. He couldn't come out the day I called him because it was his wife's birthday....WHAT??? We set up an appointment the next morning. I overslept, but got to the house within 10 minutes of the appointment. Waited a half hour & nothing. Lou called when I got home & apologized that he too had overslept, but would be able to stop after work. I explained that I had to go to work, but my son lives in the house & would be there. The agreed-upon time was 5:00. My son put a note on the front door at 5:00 with his cell phone number because he was upstairs sanding. No show. When I got home from work at 10:30, there was a message from Lou that he had been there at 4:30, and no one answered the door. That was a half hour earlier than the time set. I talked with him the next day & he told me that he would be working too late to stop over. He proceeded to tell me that he was extremely busy with some personal matters & really didn't want to do the job. This was the day BEFORE the city had given me to have a signed contract. Fortunately, I found some real craftsmen who have done a phenomenal job!

They did a good job. They were referred to from one of our friends. We got several estimates and they were the only people that actually called underneath the porch to check out the support before they gave us the estimate. Everyone else walked around and eyeballed it from the surface and said that the whole structure needed to be replaced. The fact that they were referred to us by our friend had given us a lot of confidence and how professional they would handle the job. My overall experience with them was very good. We would consider them in the future depending on what work had to be done.