Odd Jobs Property Maintenance

let me start by saying it took me awhile to write this review because i’ve read ali’s replies to other reviewers and he quickly goes low to attack people. also, in person, he tried to tell me i said and didn’t say things that i was crystal clear on. he essentially tries to gaslight his victims. but i changed my mind because costs are adding up, and i just wish i’d had a warning before i hired him. so here’s your warning. DECK REFINISHING: they replaced a few boards, unevenly and everyone notices, but i really am not a perfectionist and that was livable. didn’t even bring it up. sanded the deck. everything looked good. then for unknown reasons, even tho they’d supposedly replaced the bad boards, they used a deck reconditioner instead of stain, which left a pointy texture under my feet and was painful to walk on barefoot. i wasn’t familiar with product, but he should have been. speculated the texture was of a 70s plaster wall because of heat during application versus application tool. they resanded and reapplied the conditioner. was still terrible. the next guy i spoke with knew right away what product this was without my naming it, and that it never looks good, which ali should have known. but after a standoff, ali resanded and applied a normal stain. now, i don’t know why, perhaps that they couldn’t sand off all that old conditioning gunk, but the deck won’t wash clean. i didn’t walk on it for a week, because it looked tacky and i thought the heat was interfering with curing, but it finally settled and ever since, i’ve had to scrub my dog’s pawprints off every week, cuz they won’t wash away in the rain, unlike every other deck finish i’ve ever had. the next guy doesn’t think he can get all that gunk off, so now i need all the boards replaced. WORSE, i had warned him up front i had brand new siding and please tape and cover to not get stain on it. well, they got stain on it. didn’t come off with goof off, so ali suggested steel wool. i was worried that would damage the siding but he said it wouldn’t. well, now my siding is discolored and needs to be replaced. was brand new. ALSO, painted the wrong color on the walls. my mom-in-law could see from across the room that the color was wrong, but ali insisted that it was right because he color matched it. i finally got the right color and they did repaint it. they also rehung the mirror that they placed wrong (despite my directions and availability to check their work via my mom-in-law and cell phone). they damaged the doors and the molding on installation, but covered it up so it doesn’t bother me as badly now. the front storm door is fine. Ali blamed a lot of this on one guy who ended up being fired, but the argumentativeness, the not knowing his materials, the not supervising his guys properly was all him. and now it will cost me about $10k to fix all the damage they caused, not including the $5k i’m out that i paid him before i realized the siding damage and that the deck still looks terrible. i don’t have that kind of money, and i don’t have time right now for small claims court. maybe later. but my house will have to look terrible for the next couple years. PLEASE learn from my mistakes.

The company is very busy, so it's hard to get onto their schedule. But once they arrived, they did a very good job for reasonable price.

The handyman responded quickly to my phone call and came that evening to see my condo. He seemed professional, competent and willing to do the work. He promised to send an estimate "within 48 hours" but it took two telephone calls and two weeks before he sent an estimate. I emailed him back to say that I accepted his estimate but never heard from him again is spite of another two attempts to contact him.

Very personable guys. However, window blinds were hung way off center. A pet gate that was installed fell apart the following week. Some shelves that were to be reinstalled were not screwed back in; just laid in on the brackets. I take partial responsibility since I wasn't feeling very well and didn't bother to examine everything and give explicit instructions, although I don't think it should have been necessary. Light fixture installation and curtain rod installation both seem to be fine.

This was not the experience I was looking for. I am aware that my home needs repairs. Ali came over to my home and downgraded all the work that others had did. It made me feel upset and very discouraged. He kept saying this was done right and that was done right. But instead of doing what he could to help he rushed out of my home within 2 hours and said he had other jobs that was scheduled. I felt like when he thought it was going to be two people working for 8 hours he would have pocketed 700.00. He made me feel very cheated for the time we had set up for the 8 hours. That's not the way you should do business. There was somethings that one worker could have done for 8 hours. But Ali kept talking about another client. But what about me. I'm am client too. That needed my work done as well. This is sad to see how people treat each other. Be ashamed of yourself Ali Customer service has gone out the window.I paid him 79.00 for 15 minutes worth of work. What a rip off. IF ANY ONE KNOWS OF ANY REALIABLE ETHICAL AND FAR PRICES PLEASW CONTACT ME VIA THIS PLATFORM

They were fantastic! Worked very quickly, and I was amazed at how much they got done in the allotted time! The work was beyond satisfactory- they obviously know what they are doing. And they took a little time to explain things to me, so I understood it. I appreciated that. They were also very conscientious in cleaning up. I was VERY pleased, and would definitely hire again!

Odd Jobs is perfect for all jobs around the home. Ali and Tim were excellent. Both were very professional and knowledgeable. Ali stopped by my house a few days before the work was scheduled to discuss the various projects providing suggestions and recommendationss. The day the work was scheduled, they were punctual and came prepared to complete the tasks. Both discussed the work being completed and made sure it was done to my liking. Work was completed within a reasonable amount of time at a reasonable price. I would highly recommend Odd Jobs for any tasks and look forward to having Ali and his team complete more tasks around my home.

The work didn't happen. Ali and Sam came once, reviewed the work to be done. I had to reschedule the actual service date, at which point they became totally unresponsive. They didn't respond to emails or calls over the course of the summer.. Angie's List has also been contacting them on my behalf, ALSO WITHOUT RESPONSE. Since it's outside the 30 day window, Angie's List claims they can't help me and can't refund the purchase. I'm now out $279 with no recourse except suing in small claims court.

I have been very pleased with their work. Ali and Sam are great to work with. I have hired them now on 4 different occasions and each time the work was completed on time and to my satisfaction. On once occasion there was a minor issue with a new door that was hung, but Ali had the issue fixed right away as soon as I mentioned it to him.

The work was done on time and Ali handled himself in a very professional manner. My condo was left clean and the work was exemplary. I would definitely recommend Ali to any friends or family members in the Pittsburgh area. I will be contacting him again in the future.

Excellent quality of workmanship. Extremely professional.

It went well. They did a solid job.

Ali from Odd Jobs contacted me within a few days. His great team, Sam, Ray and John worked for several days to complete my List and all work was completed with expertise and I am very pleased with all the work.

I was completely pleased with the work done at my home from Odd Jobs. Ali and Sam were friendly, through and professional. They completed the work in a timely manner.....the fans look great and they cleaned up completely. I would recommend this company to anyone who is looking for quality work at a fair price.

Ali was prompt in replying, arriving, and providing an estimate. The price was fair but I ended up going with someone else who was recommended strongly by a friend. I would not hesitate to contact Ali again with any future projects.

I hate to write a negative review but I need to be honest and share my experience. The bad: The patch work was hideous. (Pics attached.) I will need to get it all redone. The sink install had to be redone by my plumber as different parts were needed (I called him in for a different job and asked him to check out the sink.). Multiple trips to the store were needed as they bought the wrong items and things were cut incorrectly... Baseboard was installed along a wall that holds a small pocket door. The nails are too long and scrape the door when it opens and closes. Transition bars on floors were cut and put down but NOT secured- no nails, no glue; they are just sitting on the floor! The in between good and bad: It took longer than the allotted time and they finished the work the next day without additional charges. That said, I offered to go to the store to get items while they worked to save time, they declined. Also, it's not my fault incorrect things were purchased and cut incorrectly... Note: A drain couldn't be fixed and they purchased a tool ($10) on one of the trips. I said keep that tool, my gift, since you can use it in the future! If the mud/patch work was done initially the first day, it MIGHT have gone better and/or he might have been able to fix it. Poor planning and poor work. The good: The did work on a Sat (and Sun) so I didn't have to take off work. The majority of the baseboard work was good though nail holes were NOT filled in w caulk. The light was installed right. Toilet was re-installed correctly. So that's everything. Nice people but I would not hire them again.

Very well. Ali was professional and did excellent work for a fair price. I would definitely use his services again and have already recommended him to a family member.

They were fantastic. Really quick, good guys they took care of everything. They did a great job. They were great, two guys they came in and did the work while I did a few other things around the house. They went to hardware store and picked up parts they needed. I didn't have to worry about it. It was fantastic.

He came out within a week to complete the repairs on the punchlist. Did a great job and the charges were very reasonable! I would definitely hire him again.

We have worked with Ali since we moved into this house in July 2015. He was originally hired for his handyman services but when our original contractor took off with our money without finishing the job, we asked Ali if he would be willing to step in and do the work on our house for us. And, we couldn't have made a better decision. Ali was not only amazing to work with, he took the time to go to Lowe's with us to help us pick out the countertop, backsplash & sink - he was patient with all of the little hiccups along the way (that were not his fault). We could not be happier with the work that he completed on our house. The kitchen is exactly what we wanted. Everyone who comes to our house comments on how beautiful it turned out. He torn out the old wallpaper, removed all existing cabinets and countertop, ripped up the old flooring & removed all debris from the property. He painted the entire kitchen, put together all of the new cabinets and installed them, installed the backsplash and sink and installed the new flooring. I hope we never have to do work to the kitchen again, but if we do, we would definitely hire Ali to do the job!!!!

From the first call to set up the work, everything went very smoothly. Nikki was helpful in getting the appointment for the Big Deal set, and in telling me what to expect. Ali showed up on time, worked all throughout the 8 hours that we purchased, and got a tremendous amount of work done. Ali was pleasant, professional, thoughtful, and easy to work with. I was really pleased with his willingness and ability to accomplish so much in one day, and I know that I will call him to do more work in the future. His quality of work was excellent- he is thorough and conscientious.

Service and professionalism was lackluster to say the least

He was very communicative, professional and did exactly what was promised in the time period promised.

They worked for about 3 hrs. Did a good job. They did charge me double the est. Which was fair for the time spent. They need to estimate better. Will use again

The owner Ali is a good guy. Calm demeanor, courteous, efficient and professional. The new roof looks great! Particularly impressed with the top notch and thorough clean up. We plan to enlist his services again in the near future.