Bell Valley Contractors

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They did a good job

Jed and partner did an excellent job from start to finish, including clean up. During the siding replacement a heavy rain storm and high winds came up but they waited it out and finished the job by end of day. Both projects were completed on time and look like new.

Jed and his co workers were prompt, professional and courteous. They showed up on time and were very hardworking. I was very pleased with the quality of their work, especially the deck, which was not just "power washed", but hand scrubbed. They were also very knowledgeable and informative.

We purchased the Big Deal of 40 hours of general contractor work from Bell Valley through the Angie's list. This consisted of two 10 hour days of Jed and Rob reframing the master bath that I had already gutted for an installation of a 4-piece fiberglass shower unit. They put in an overhead light and fan and ran the vent line out to the soffit. They also hung the drywall in the bathroom. Jed and Rob were professional, personable, and very courteous and we are extremely satisfied with quality and quantity work completed. I was most impressed with Jed?s honesty. As it turned out, Jed and Rob arrived late the first day due to an accident and traffic problems they encountered while traveling to Harrisburg. When I thanked Jed after they completed their work on the second day, Jed was quick to remind me that he owed me two more hours of work and that they would return to install the shower door when I am ready to have it put in. If you are looking for a friendly, honest and knowledgeable contractor at reasonable price, you will not be disappointed with Jed and Bell Valley Contractors.

It went fabulously!!!!! Jed and Bob replaced an old 1960's PINK ceramic tile floor. (Just to complete the picture...the walls are sea foam green tile). The tile was well attached to the subfloor and it took much effort to get up every last pink tile. They repaired the subfloor, laid the new tile and grouted like the experts they are. The final floor is white ceramic with light green glass inserts. It looks fabulous. Check out the Bell Valley website for before and after pictures. The experience was fun and educational - I now know what an outside corner is. I am very pleased with the result.

I was unable to use the big deal due to scheduling issues on both ends. I had taken off work for two days to accomodate the service. The company was suppose to come today to start the service. They were suppose to be here at 8 a.m. At 8:40 I received an email saying they would not be making the appointment today. Naturally I'm frustrated.

Completely satisfied of all work that was performed.

The provider was punctual and very professional. Fixed the garage and plumbed and reset hinges on French door.

Jed did a great job at getting some of my long overdue garage racks put up for me. He also had time to install a washer/dryer cabinet that I had purchased. Great worker and the communication back and forth with setting up the appointment was very prompt and responsive. Great to have a handyman contractor that can be trusted. May use them again to install hardwood flooring in the future. I was very satisfied. It took several re-schedules to get an available date, but we made it work on both ends.

They arrived a bit early, worked all day, seemingly without a lunch break, came back the next couple of days. They were extremely accurate and efficient, did a good overall job. I had him come back to do another job as soon as he was able (electrical work replacing some switches and installing GFI plugs in the kitchen, plus painted 3 basement walls with Dry Lock after scraping them down. Jed was honest, efficient and did great work. We will be using him as our regular contractor from now on.

There was several complications that arose from this seemingly easy project. The door way was a standard size but the townhouse had a special order door. The floor had rotted under the floor board which wasnt visible until he removed the old door frame. He showed me the damage and reviewed my options with me. He cleaned the area and placed new plywood for the fix. The installment took time because he had to rig the door frame and even it out given that it had been a special order door that had previously been there. The project hit so many complications but he completed it and the final product looked fabulous. One would have never known all the jigging he had to do to make it look completed. I had no idea until the end that he was the owner since he was so humble. I would definitely hire him again and have him complete my major projects in my home.

Jed and his partner were punctual, professional and very efficient and did a Wonderful carpentry job replacing the old stairway in our home. It is now safe and sound. This was not an easy task because the stairway curves at the bottom and the stair steps look like pie wedges, and Jed was able to put it all together, even replacing the original first step landing at the bottom, [which was awkward because the tread board was so narrow], with a more functional and safe first step landing. We had purchased the materials previously for this project, and my husband had started repairs on the stairwell walls. Due to recent health issues, my husband was not able to do the stairs. Jed and his helper were very kind and respectful of his/our situation regarding this. We've already contacted Bell Valley for our next project. We highly recommend them.

it is an ongoing project we are waiting until it dries, the pipes have been replaced. he was great.

Great! Jed and his team successfully installed an entryway light. We have 25 foot high ceilings, so it involved a complete set up and take down of full scaffolding in a confined area. They did a great job, were very kind to our entire family, and professional and worked with diligence. Would definitely like to see them again for future business.

The job went just fine--the guys were very courteous and personable, did a good job, and worked efficiently. The reason I did not give a higher grade is because of the fact that the Big Deal worked out to not be as good as it was advertised. Based on information from the contractor, it sounds like Big Deals are not so great, just an advertisement, really. And as such the contractor has to pay AL in order to be able to offer the "deal" so not surprising that, based on my own experience and other reviews I have read, the contractor seems to find a way to charge what works out to be a pretty typical price for whatever service they have offered. At least in my experience this contractor actually did a reasonable amount of work for the money, even if it did not work out to be nearly as big a discount as advertised. I also found it off-putting that when I pointed this out I was told that they had no control over the wording of the ad. That seems like an issue, both for contractor and for AL.

Very friendly - they did whatever I asked them to do! Seemed very knowledgeable about general repair.

Jed (with an assistant ) were punctual, friendly and gracious. Jed worked beyond the 40-hour limit in order to finish the job and even came back to install the damaged siding. It is also easy to communicate with him; I have called him in the evenings and he picks up the phone, a breath of fresh air knowing your questions are answered before seeing him to do the work the next day. If you have issues with missed areas in his painting, Jed will graciously re do it to your satisfaction. I will not hesitate to get Jed for the next job in my house. Jed became our friend and he even recommended a property for sale near his house. I highly recommend Jed to do your next house work, you will undoubtedly be happy of his performance.

They did wonderful jobs on all of it, and they were very FAST on the carpentry. We had bought the 40 hour deal, and they approached it planning on two ten hour days with two people. I actually think they ended up spending more than 40 hours on us, since they took some of the work back to their shop, but I'm not sure. Everything looks professional and is very functional. We have some larger projects coming up that we will probably use them for as well; they had great ideas for how to renovate our basement. We also had our kids milling about at points-- they were very curious about what was going on-- and the guys were kind and conscientious with them. I definitely had the clear feeling that they wanted to do a good job for us and cared about our house being functional for our family. I recommend them very highly.

Jed and his team arrived at our home on time and would discuss exactly what they would be doing that day. They removed the ugly paneling and put up new drywall and finished the walls. They also put a new ceramic tile floor over the concrete floor. We were thrilled with our new basement/ rec room coming together and Jed was very professional and understood that we wanted to finish the room ourselves.

That night I went down at 8:30 pm with my husband to check out the work Jed did. We were horrified to see that the spaces between the tiles were not lined up in a straight line! The grout lines were not evenly spaced and did not form straight lines from left to right, up and down across the 300 sq feet of basement that they completed. There were also a few tiles that were popped up and were not even level with the rest of the tiles around them. We found their red chalk line where they squared the room and they didn't line tile up with even their chalk line. The area where they started wasn't too bad, but as they continued through the room, their tile became more out of alignment. I contacted a neighbor who knew of a professional tile contractor, who agreed to immediately come out that night. This tile professional agreed with our concerns and spent half an hour measuring the room, tiles and grout lines. He was able to find the exact area where Jed and his employee went wrong. His professional opinion confirmed that our concerns were very legitimate. I left a message for Jed to call me the next morning. When he called, I asked what was going on in the basement. Jed stated that I was picking out all of the little imperfections. He said that I needed to wait until he grouted, because the grout would hide all of the imperfections and the floor would look beautiful. I disagreed and expressed concern that the grout lines were NOT even or straight and severely misaligned. He then asked me when was the last time I laid a ceramic tile floor? I asked him if grout lines should be straight in all directions and evenly spaced and he said yes! I then told him that we got a professional tile contractor out here the night before to evaluate the work. I shared the evaluation with Jed. Jed then stated that at this point he wanted to break the contract, refund our money, and walk away from our job. I told Jed we would allow him to break the contract, but he would be responsible for giving us our full refund of $1499, but he would also be paying us for the ruined tile & cement he already used, plus he had to pay for a new tile contractor to remove the flooring he laid and dispose of it. Jed said he would speak to his wife and Angie's LIst and he would call me back. Within the hour Jed called me back stating that he had contacted his lawyer. He said he would not refund any of our money, his lawyer would contact me, and his employee would be over that night to retrieve his equipment. There was never any talk of Jed redoing the tile job because he said he wanted to walk away. If Jed was capable of putting in a professionally laid ceramic tile floor, he would have done it the first time. The fact that the flooring looks so bad confirms he is not skilled at putting in a ceramic tile floor. Bell Valley Contractors broke the contract when they failed to professionally & correctly install 300 sq feet of ceramic tile, as they stated they would in our contract. Angie's List has since refunded us their portion of the Big Deal (35%) that was paid to them, as well as a full refund from Bell Valleys bank. From Bell Valley Contractors website: - FINALLY - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. There have been so many clients who have had shoddy work to save a few hundred dollars, only to have Bell Valley come in, redo the work and the customer ends up paying - all over again. "Do It Right the First Time" - we mean it! They clearly don't mean it, as evidenced by our basement. We have filed complaints with the Attorney General and the Better Business Bureau and will continue to pursue this legally until this company is held responsible for their actions. I've posted photos below and here is a link to one of the videos of their work in our home. These speak louder than any words can say: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LHPWgDw1XXQ UPDATE 11/23/2013 We filed a case with the American Arbitration Assoc. as required from our contract AND because the Steiners stated that we were required by the contract to do so. After we paid the $775 to file the case, the Steiners decided they weren't going to follow the contract and they refused to participate in arbitration! And because they dragged their feet, we lost 75% of our filing fee! We were left with no other choice but to sue civilly in our local court. Our case was heard yesterday and as expected, we won our court case and were awarded all of the money we asked for. The Steiners sole defense was that while the tile job did look terrible, they said it was due to us walking on the tile while the cement was still wet. The video clearly shows their defense is absurd & laughable. On a side note, we also brought to court all of the equipment they left at our home and refused to pick up for the last 6 months. We are glad to be done with this nightmare. Any company that puts clients through this nightmare should not only not be allowed to advertise on Angie's List, they should not be allowed to participate on this site. Buyer beware if seeking tile work by this company! Video: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LHPWgDw1XXQ

Bell Valley Contractors were extremely professional and we are very satisfied with their work.

Jed and his crew arrived promptly when they said they would to perform the work. Our original estimate was for labor only since we had already bought most of the supplies when my wife and I had contemplated doing this ourselves. Jed was kind enough to purchase the remaining supplies that we were not able to locate ourselves and add them to our total. The whole process went very smoothly and they cleaned up after themselves

We had Jed remove our range hood and install a new over-the-range microwave in our kitchen. We had gotten the microwave around Christmas time and it sat unused for a couple months. Jed was quick to respond to our needs and performed the work in a timely and efficient manner, leaving our home spotless after the fact. The finished product looked great. We would definitely recommend Bell Valley Contractors to anyone looking for an affordable handyman.

All of the work was completed within the time he alloted and it was completed professionally and looked great. Jed was easy to work with and his estimates were very accurate and reasonable. I would highly recommend this contractor and I will definitely use again in the future for my own 'handyman' repairs and renovations.