G D Rhoads Co

Team did a great job from setting up keeping the area clean. They did quality work. We’re very happy with everything.

Gerry completed a complete remodel of our kitchen including many custom elements (Design and construction of custom Range hood, Barn wood wrapped beam, Floating shelves, and install of handmade tile etc). He was absolutely amazing and we would, and have recommended him to many friends and family. Gerry is a true craftsman and goes over and above to ensure your project exceeds your expectations! We look forward to working with Gerry again in the future.

Just hire him; you won’t be disappointed. Gerry is meticulous about his work and he and his crew do a fantastic job. He is excellent to work with, communicates thoroughly and readily, and has great workmanship and pride in what he does.

We had a very positive experience working with Gerry and his crew. They were timely, worked every day from start to finish of the job and kept us informed every step of the way. Gerry is meticulous in his work and provided great explanation and detail of all the work to be done. such as options for tile lay out and design. They were great at protecting the remainder of our hose during the project, cleaned up daily and final clean up was done right. I would recommend Gerry and use him again for any project I have.

Everything was well done!

project start was delayed twice and on the second startup we were informed that permits were never pulled and so we decided to cancel the project with contractor because of reliability and ongoing scheduling issues

Look no further for someone you can trust to get the results you want! Gerry was great to work with through the whole process, I feel lucky to have found someone to do more projects in our home. From communication, exexcution, supplies, clean up and all the inbetween I never worried about a thing. Look no further Gerry is your guy!

Excellent, very pleased with new master bathroom. We had to make several design changes in middle of project and Gerry and his team were very easy to work with.

Gerry and his team were great. They were punctual, communicative, and gave me a good tip on the flooring which helped me save some money. I hired them to install a toilet with a sink on top of the tank in an existing closet. It was a simple job, but I was still impressed it was completed in half a day. I have never had that good of an experience with any contractor. Would definitely hire again.

Gerry and crew kept a reliable schedule and completed a complex project (structural changes, plumbing and electrical issues) as promised and in a timely manner. Very pleased with outcome.

Gerry is terrific! He remodeled 2 bathrooms for us in our previous home and 1 so far (2 more to go) in our current home. He worked within our budget for each project and the work was exceptional. He is on time, clean and fairly priced. We are a busy household with 2 dogs and the projects were done quickly and did not drag on forever! He keeps you in the loop constantly and works out issues with you as they arise and never assumed anything. Gerry has also done floor work and wood work on other projects in our homes. He’s a great find.

Fantastic! Would hire him again. I have passed his name on to all of my friends. They love him.

Gerry is superb. Excellent work. Master carpenter. Very creative yet practical. I totally trust him. Honest, professional and easy to work with. His sub-contractors are equally terrific. Definitely worth the money. I would use him in the future for any major renovation. He is so terrific that he took on a bit too much work during one of my projects, resulting in delays beyond what he predicted. Results were worth it. Outstanding.

It was great! Gerry was easy to work with, always did what he said he would and finished my job on time! Well done!

We will be using him again to do additional work. The price is worth the quality. He is a great person to work with. He does book up, but he worth the wait.

I am a do-it-yourselfer and completely renovated (including tiling) our powder room last year. I did not want to tackle redoing our master bedroom bathroom since it had a shower and I wanted a professional to do that. We interviewed 4 top-rated Angies List bathroom contractors and decided to go with Gerry Rhoads because of his detailed estimate, good communication skills, his previously well-reviewed bathroom renovations, and good recommendations on Angies list. Demolition (VERY GOOD): Gerry and his co-worker protected our hardwood floors/stairs with canvas dropcloths and also put up a thin plastic sheet (ceiling to floor) to form a small passageway from bathroom to hallway to keep most of the demolition dust from getting into our bedroom. Demolition was quick and efficient down to original subfloor and wall studs. Plumbing (EXCELLENT/POOR): Gerry had two plumbing subcontractors. The first plumber was excellent and relocated the shower water supply lines, centered the shower drain and removed the old toilet closet flange which was too high for the new tile floor to be installed. Top quality work and attention to detail for this plumber! The second plumber soldered the toilet flange onto the waste pipe, installed the vanity handles, pop-up drain and spout. The handles and pop-up drain were installed incorrectly and the spout was slightly off center ( I fixed these myself). Electrical (VERY GOOD): The electrical subcontractor was very good and ran two new circuits to the bathroom (2nd floor) from the basement. They installed a new shower light, vanity light box, ceiling fan, switches and thermostat for the electrically heated floor. Drywall & backerboard (GOOD): After installing insulation in all walls, Gerry then installed moisture resistant drywall in the bathroom and ceiling of the shower and backerboard on the shower walls and inside shower kneewall surface. Drywall was taped and spackled, ready to paint (which I did). Shower (POOR): Gerry emphasized how important it was to have the shower floor slanted toward the drain so that all water would drain completely from the shower floor after showering. He installed a ProSlope pre pan to the shower subfloor; this was supposedly a foolproof system to ensure the proper slope toward the drain. He then installed a liner over pre-pan and then a mud bed to form the base of the shower floor on which the new mosaic floor tile was installed. He also installed beautiful 6 x 12 polished marble tile on the shower walls and kneewall, installed a shower niche backed with decorative mosaic tile, and a marble corner shelf. From a distance the shower looks beautiful. However, after using the shower, we noticed a huge puddle of water up to 1/4 inch deep (Picture 1: Non-draining water puddle on shower floor almost a quarter inch deep) completely surrounding the shower grate and extending as far as 14 inches from the drain (Picture 2: Pennies outlining boundary of non-draining shower floor puddle). This water will not drain and we must use a sponge to sop it up after each shower. The shower drain is too high and the floor is not sloped properly so the water puddles and can?t drain, which leaves the shower floor open to future mold formation. This is inexcusable for a ?professionally? installed shower. Also, many tiles on the walls of the shower (Picture 3: Shower wall tiles not even with adjacent tiles - note gap under ruler: Picture 4: Adjacent shower wall tiles not level with each other) and niche are not level with each other; some protrude and some are depressed compared to their neighboring tiles (Picture 5: Mosaic tiles in shower niche not level; Picture 6: Shower niche mosaic tiles protruding almost quarter inch). Again, this is sloppy workmanship and not to be expected from a professional. Gerry offered to ?fix? the drainage problem by putting another layer of tiles over the newly tiled shower floor, but this is a ?band aid? fix when the original floor is not installed properly (this is from talking with real professional tile installers). And I would not want to have him ?fix? the floor after he could not do the original installation properly. Glass Shower Door and Glass above Kneewall (EXCELLENT): The subcontractor Gerry used for fabrication and installation of the glass shower door and glass above the kneewall was excellent. They came to take measurements after the shower was completed and then installed the door and glass after having the items fabricated. Tiled Bathroom Floor (POOR): Gerry had to tile over an electrical heating mat (which heats our tiled floor) he installed. He did this and when I checked on the work during the evening of the tiling, I noticed that some of the tiles (these were 12? x 12? tiles) had shifted (he did not use tile spacers when installing the bathroom floor tile). The next day he broke up several of the tiles that had shifted and reinstalled new tiles, this time using spacers. The newly installed tiles now protrude above their neighboring tiles (Picture 7: Straight edge showing adjacent bathroom floor tiles not level with adjacent tile) and are especially noticeable in bare feet since they are where we stand at the vanity and toilet areas. Door Installation (POOR): Our bathroom entry door is 78 inches tall, different than the normal 80 inch interior door. I told Gerry about this and provided him with the exact specifications of the door since I installed an identical 78 inch custom ordered (Home Depot) solid core door in the powder room I renovated. Gerry ignored this and obtained an 80 inch door and sawed off 2 inches of the door from the bottom to make it fit. By doing this, he invalidated the warranty on the door since he completely removed the 1 ½ inch wooden brace on the bottom of the door. When I called the door manufacturer, they told me that removing that wooden strip would compromise the integrity of the door and would invalidate the door?s warranty. And to top it off, the door frame was not installed so that the sides were plumb, so when the door is closed, the space between the door and the door frame (called the door reveal) ranges from ¼ inch (Picture 8: Quarter inch gap at top right of bathroom door) to less than 1/16 inch at the bottom right (Picture 9: One sixteenth inch gap at bottom right of bathroom door) and the door looks crooked and is not a "clean" look that I expect from a well-installed door. Also the top of the door frame is bowed down in the middle (Picture 10: Top door frame bowed down in middle) giving the door frame an unprofessional look. Other Comments: After Gerry tiled and grouted the shower walls and bathroom floor, we noticed that he did not remove all of the grout from the surface of the tiles. We informed him of this and he returned and removed some of the obvious thicker areas of grout. When we examined the tile after this visit, we noticed that there were still areas of thick grout haze that were not removed. We spent an entire day carefully and laboriously removing the remaining dried grout which was on the tile surface. Professional tilers use many batches of fresh clear water during the tile grouting process to remove grout from the tile surface before it dries and is difficult to remove. This was not done with our tile job. Also, the bathroom/shower work area was not cleaned at the end of some of the work days (when subcontractors were not coming the next day) . The work area was often left with scattered debris and cluttered with tools and other items.

I have used Gerry for other big jobs, and, happily, this one was no different. The work was done according to specifications and was done well. If Gerry is not happy with the way something looks, he'll work on it until he is. He asks questions and thinks of things the home owner wouldn't think of. He is excellent about time management. He tells you when he'll arrive and then COMES WHEN HE SAYS HE WILL. Another strong suit is communication. HE ANSWERS TEXTS AND PHONE CALLS in a timely fashion. You always know where you are in the process. Moreover, Gerry is very organized and helps keep you organized so the project is completed as efficiently as possible. We have a couple of other projects coming up for the summer. We will use Gerry for the work. He's honest, reliable, and he does good work. What else is there?

The quality of Gerry's work is excellent. He created a custom wall and plank ceiling in my family room - it was well constructed and looks great. He has good attention to detail, great ideas, and is always concerned about customer satisfaction. Additionally, he is very trust worthy. I would highly recommend working with Gerry.

Gerry came enthusiastically recommended to us by a neighbor. I saw her completed master bathroom and thought it looked well done. We subsequently had Gerry complete our master bath as well, and are very happy with it. We had a problem with the shower draining properly, but Gerry came back and worked on it until it was fixed. That level of commitment says a lot about his character. After having worked with him, we knew we could trust him to make everything right. He's very concerned that things are done well and that they look great. He has lots of suggestions for materials, colors, etc. The hall bath was the second project for which we used Gerry. We are very happy with the outcome. Gerry provides a clear contract in writing with cost for all services.. He tells us what materials we will need to provide and by what date. Most amazing is that Gerry is great with communicating with his customers. He texts, calls....all in a timely fashion. We are starting a kitchen renovation in a few weeks, and we are using Gerry to oversee the renovation. We expect having our kitchen torn apart will be very stressful, but having Gerry around to oversee the work puts our minds to rest.

It is refreshing to find someone who is as customer oriented. Before and after contact to be sure everything was perfect. We were away for the last two painting jobs and he kept in contact with us by instant messaging. The jobs were all perfect and completed as clean and neat as before. True to his estimate which was very fair.