Jim Engler's Homework LLC

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Non responsive.

I never hard back.

It was a good experience.

He came for an estimate. I knew he had a good reputation and he gave every indication that he was interested. Then I never received a estimate from him. I also didn't get a reason why.

He gave me the quote after months and months. He's very unprofessional. Considering he teaches contractor classes in the area, it was bad. The estimate was hand written and had no material listings on there. I couldn't get him to come out for two months. He was way too busy. His wife makes appointments for him and she tells you it's always tentative. He didn't show one time and I called his wife asking why they didn't call to let me know. When he finally came out, he never got the quote to me until much later. It was very vague.

Great experience. Called Monday morning and he did the work that evening. He even showed me how to fix the disposal myself next time, and how to clear the bathtub drain if I'm willing to buy a snake. :) I would definitely have him do work at the house again. He's friendly, professional, and clearly knows what he's doing.

Jim was very quick in coming over, discussing options for the step/ramp to cover up an outdoor pool pipe and look over my door bell situation. Fixed all in a very timely manner. Briefly discussed other items that I needed done in the future. He has some very good ideas and suggestions.

They work went very well! The previous owners had the old galvanized plumbing replaced, but we needed to replace a spot that services the downstairs bathroom. It was a very tight space to work in, especially for the tall worker. He also did a repair on a leaky toilet, along with replacing the rotted floorboards. We haven't had any issues since. We were very pleased with his work.

We called for an estimate appointment and they were able to schedule it the same day. He arrived on time and was professional in his approach. However his evaluation was much less detailed than other contractors bidding on this project and seemingly somewhat disinterested. Nevertheless upon competion he said he would get back to us with his estimate. After ten days with no response, I called the office to inquire on the status. He returned my call the same day, gave me dollar figure for the total cost over the phone, and promised to send a detailed proposal via mail in a couple of days. That was over two months ago and we've never heard from him again. This was especially disappointing because of his generally very high ratings on the List. If he didn't want the job, for any reason or no reason, I couldn't care less. Just have the courtesy to say so and let us move on. The lack of responsiveness caused a long delay in the start of the project while we found another candidate and started the estimation process over again.

We called on a Friday and Jim came out the next day to look at job. Promised to have his mason come out beginning of the week. Promised to follow-up with us beginning of the week with details about the window. Its been 2 weeks and we have heard nothing Follow-up calls have not been returned Follow-up email has not been returned Very unprofessional Very unreliable If he doesn't want to do the job...if the job is not big enough for him, at least he could have the courtesy to say so or to return calls and emails. Responsiveness is extremely important to me - If he is not responsive in the estimate stage, how responsive would he be if there were problems?

I had talked to him the first time he was here about several jobs, a front door issue, installation of crown molding and a few other things. It took him about two visits in two weeks to even get back to me with an estimate that I found to be troublesome. Two weeks seemed long for someone to find out what it would cost. It wasn't a huge job, just a few relatively small sized projects. The second time he brought another man with him. It took him several hours to assess the jobs, then didn't seem to be able to do it independently. The final estimate was completely outrageous. He wanted in excess of $2,500 to install hickory flooring in our small kitchen. I think its 13x15. To do the molding would have been additional. We went with another quote we got for $400. We didn't use him. He also never quoted the other things I had him look at. We had already purchased the floor, the quote was just labor. ($2,500.00)

Called and spoke to his wife to set up the appointment. Jim came on time, fixed the leak. Very pleasant transaction. Already hired him again to do some other work. The reason I went with him is because of his licenses in both plumbing and electrical and his relationships with city inspectors. The house we purchased came with POS violations, so I feel very comfortable having Jim handle those with the city.

He was a very professional guy and really seemed interested in finding out what the problem was. He was very busy so it took us a couple of weeks for us to get an appointment with him. The quality of his work was good and his prices were reasonable.

He was punctual. I hired him because he called when he said he would and showed up when he said he would. There weren't any hidden costs and he was very respectful.

I started using them in 2002 and the most recent job was completed in April. They always come when they say they are going to come. Overall, excellent! Extremely easy to work with. If something goes wrong, I call them, and they are here! In the middle of winter, a water pipe burst in my garage when it was 15 degrees outside. It was late, but he came and soddered the pipe shut. I have no criticisms of Engler's Homework!

I am very pleased with the work. I've used Jim in the past. He always does a great job and is very pleasant to work with.

Mr. Engler never replied to us with an estimate for the work. We called and left countless messages that were never returned. I am very disappointed that he never contacted us again even to tell us that he would be unable to do the work. I had the impression from taking a home improvement class he taught that he would be responsive and reliable but I cannot say that was my experience. I can't recommend him.

I called around 11 that morning and Jim arrived at 4:30 that afternoon. He had to go into the attic and rip out the floor boards and trace some very old wiring. He found and fixed a loose connection but things still didn't work even though his gauge showed that the circuit was now open. He then found that the wall switch was also bad. It was three different things - bad fan wiring and switch. Considering that the home improvement store charges $110 for just the installation, Jim's price was reasonable for all the work that he did. He left just before 9 that evening. He took off his work boots before coming in because it was raining and took care not to get things dirty. He put the floor back down in the attic and left everything as before and the new ceiling fan looks great.

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I called Jim Engler one evening and he responded the next day. He came out that evening to give me an estimate and was ready to do the repair the next day. I was not available and he was flexible and came the day after. He is very fair and very thorough; I have had no problems with either repair. I would do business with him again in a minute!!!

MY PLUMBING IS QUITE OLD, BUT HE RETURNED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITHOUT BILLING ME ANY MORE. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT HE STUCK TO IT UNTIL THE WORK WAS DONE. CAME OUT ON SATURDAYS & SUNDAY TOO. VERY PERSONABLE & PATIENT. VERY PLEASED.

I WENT AWAY AND WHEN I GOT BACK, IT WAS DONE. THE JOB WAS WONDERFUL!!!!

TRUSTWORTHY, PROFESSIONAL, KNOWLEDGEABLE, WE THINK THE WORLD OF HIM. GREAT FOLLOW UP, EVEN CAME OUT LATE AT NIGHT TO CHECK FOR A POSSIBLE CO2 LEAK.