Dave's Handyman Service

No problems from start to finish.

He did a great job. He didn't come by to give the estimate. I thought his price was a little high. He hasn't gotten back to me. I wouldn't use him in the future, because I don't think he is dependable.

Dave came out after we had thought we had contacted a different "Dave's Handyman Service" that we previously had good experiences with. Even though he was not who we expected, he demonstrated a confidence about how to complete the work. He emailed us with an estimate for $500 and we responded by email and phone with our acceptance. This was the point where things went poorly...after some initial phone tag he did not respond to our contact for about 2-3 weeks. We had already started searching for another company to complete the work when he did reach us and apologize profusely for his lack of contact. Because we had no other leads and due to his initial good impression we went with him to do the work. The rest of our experience with him was positive and he successfully completed the work for us in a timely way. He was professional and pleasant in his interactions with us, cleaned up after his work very well and spent his time working diligently on the task at hand. I would use him again and recommend him to others for handyman tasks.

I wish I could report on the work done, but this person stood me up on three different occasions and never even began the project. Each time I made an appointment for him to call, I wouldn't hear from him at all. Then I would call him after a few days, he would apologize for not getting back to me, and then set up another appointment time. I finally gave up after a month and hired someone else. He seemed like a really nice guy, and I was eager to hire him because he got such a good review on Angie's List. But I can't comment on his work. Other than his unreliability, the only other observation I would make to other potential customers is that he reeked strongly of cigarette smoke. My family and I are rather sensitive to this odor; other folks might not be bothered by it, though. I was more than willing to overlook this minor issue, because he came highly recommended and was a very pleasant person.