Altruistic Home Repair/Remodel

They did a great job. The quality of work was great. I would use them again in the future.

They arrived with the new plywood; it started raining. They had plastic to cover the new material. All sawing was done outside. They worked quickly and answered any and all questions. When all work was complete and all plumbing re-connected, they checked for any leaks. One was possible at the P-trap. They asked me to put a bowl under it and watch for any leak. I called the next morning with news of a leak. They came by that afternoon and repaired the leak. Everything was completed. The lead man told me to call if it started leaking again. On Monday, after a weekend of use, the lead man called to make sure there had been no leak. There was not. Great job!

Al was flexible with whatever I requested, and he examined the house thoroughly to determine what needed to be done. He gave me a detailed explanation of how he planned to make each of the repairs, and he seemed committed to doing a quality job. The prices that he quoted were just too high with a price of $575 for the back door and squirrel hole.

We had a water leak from the shower drain into the lower level. Al showed for assessment and gave us an estimate. Later, James showed up to crack open the drywall, fix the leak in the shower and redo the drywall. They were very professional and punctual. After 3 to 4 days, we still had leaks. Al and James promptly showed up and identified the cause and fixed it for us. They are a bit pricey, but the quality is good

Left messages requesting estimate, never received a call back. Perhaps too busy for new projects at this time.

He was real prompt and courteous. He gave me back my estimate in a timely manner.

Very responsive on initial job. Wanted him to come back for more work but he had some health issues that prevented him from doing it.

They do a good job and are very prompt. The gentleman who works for them seems to know what he is doing and completes the job very quickly. I think that their price is very reasonable. I have had the same person coming in for me. I am very happy with their work.

He seemed to be honest. He was very personable and very nice. However, we did not use him and used somebody else.

They did an outstanding job. They are very good to deal with. I actually plan on calling them for some other work that I want to have done.

He was professional and nice, but he seemed a bit nervous. I eventually got the job done for a lot cheaper. My experience with him wasn?t great, but it wasn?t awful either.

Our house was broken into and someone kicked in the door so it was sort of an emergency situation. They came right out, fixed it, and did a great job. They were awesome.

It took him much longer than he thought because it was not properly framed the first time but he didn't complain and charged a fair price.

A-1 It says it all in the above box. Two projects: Al the Handyman handled them both professionally: timely, well organized, pleasant, broad examples with appropriate suggestions tied to each specific project. A "don't": He did NOT go over his originally quoted estimate!!!

Great workers. Very professional with great knowledge for the job we needed done.

Also had to ask other sub to finish painting porch posts all the way down, (he had stopped a few inches from bottom) and put part of board back together that had been broken off during cleaning it off and to take off bits of metal nailed to the board. All of this should have been done as part of the "scrape and paint porch posts."The paint on the house had weathered and changed. Therefore, the paint I provided did not match some of the house perfectly. I asked the other sub to only paint a thin line over caulk that had been added, only covering the caulk and not spread out over the siding because it did not match perfectly and would show if spread further than the caulk line. The subs had left dirty hand prints adjacent to this caulk line I asked him to wash them off with water. Instead, he painted over the hand prints and of course, it shows horribly. I asked him to clean some other hand prints left on a high part of the house. HE PAINTED OVER THOSE, TOO, AND IT SHOWS. Why was it so difficult to just clean them off? Al came over the day after the construction was finished to be paid and go over work. He said he would send sub back to do end caps. I attempted to show him where the paint does not match and at that time of the day, with the sun shining on the house, it was hard to tell so I said never mind fixing it . Unfortunately, later that day, when there were shadows, and he was gone, it shows very much. Al put a screen/vent over the hole above the dryer vent and it looks barely okay. The vent/screen did not fit so he cut one down. He had placed it so that part of it was in the hole and part of it was outside the hole, looked bad. I had to tell him at least three times I wanted the whole thing outside the hole so it would be covered before he would change it. It looks better than a gaping hole in the wall but it also looks pretty tacky. The reason I didn't tell him to find something that fit but honestly, it was such a struggle to get him just to put the entire piece of vent/screen on the outside of the wall, I was beat. It is really hard going up against a guy who is loud, way over six feet tall and unrelenting. Not pleasant, as I said earlier. I had had it with standing over and arguing with the subs about what I wanted and I had no energy left. I paid him, he said the sub would be over later to attach the end caps and he left. The sub did return later, argued with me about the end caps, repeat of the first time. I suggested solutions to the problems he said were insurmountable, it worked, he did it well, they look good. It all turned out pretty well, Al's subs are very capable. But why did it have to be such a struggle? Owning my own business, I work with the public every day. I cannot imagine that the amount of obstinacy, argumentativeness and intimidation Al and his crew engaged in could be beneficial. All I know is it sure wasn't fun.

Al was great. He showed up on time to every appointment. It took a little longer than expected, but this was due to humid conditions not allowing things to dry. We will definitely use Al again for additional work on the house.

Came out very quickly & fixed a leak in the apartment. Prompt estimate and got to work within a few days. Professional work crew. Al came out frequently and met with me to cover additional work. They had some important and significant options they offered which improved the overall result. Cleaned up after their work. Went the second mile with me on several issues.

The first contractor I called quoted $5000 and was uncertain he could match the paint to the rest of the duplex. He also wanted to do some other repairs as well. Al's quote was so much less that I worried a bit, but decided to trust him. He said that matching the paint would not be a problem (I've had trouble in the past, it's an odd color). I had to be out of town for 4 weeks, and wanted this done while I was gone; he said it would only take a few days. I came back to find both sides perfect. The only issue was that he had taken the entire 4 weeks to do the job (the tenant let me know but had not been bothered by it). He apologized for this, if I'd been here perhaps things might have gone faster. I would absolutely have him do other work for me.

Very responsive, quote was spot on, no surprises, workers prompt and polite.

I am very happy with the choice to go with them. It took a little bit more auditing than I thought I should have to do. Overall it was worth the dollar. They didn't argue with me when I pointed out things that were bad, it just took me pointing them out several times.

Everything went great. They were on time and worked steadily, quickly and efficiently until it was all done. They were careful and diligently cleaned up after themselves.

Mike who came out was friendly, professional and attentive. In certain areas of the caulk and silicon he just went over it when I wanted it scraped out, so because it is by the hour I did not want him to redo it though he would have. However when I did point out spots that were missed he took care of them no problem. He did not charge me for the time he went pass because of it. Over all job took about an hour longer then quoted, but Mike did let me know as situations changed. The only issue I had is a misunderstanding of the quote, but we worked it out and split the difference. Angie's list needs to have a maybe in the would you use this company again.

The outdoor faucet had been leaking for some time. As far as the indoor leaky hot water faucet, I was able to turn the latter faucet off some months ago. I called Al the Handyman twice -- he admitted he accidentally deleted my phone number from the first call. As soon as I called him a second time, he was very professional, apologetic (about deleting my phone message), and he arranged with me to get the job done quickly (next day service). I decided to go with a handyman for this piece of work because I have paid plumbers a lot of money in the past and was hoping to save a bit of money. Al was able to arrive a little earlier than our previously scheduled time, and he agreed to call me ahead of appointment time so I did not have to be sitting at home waiting for half a day. The service call was $95, the parts totaled $25. I am delighted that the leaks have been addressed, and I appreciate Al, the Handyman's professionalism and promptness. I will call Al again in the future, possibly for bigger tasks, when needed.

Very honest people. Very good work. Did a great job of making these repairs blend in without having to redo, repaint everything. Had to wait for ordered doors to arrive but that should be expected these days of small inventories and I wanted probably what is considered a non-standard color. I really don't know about the price point. Really didn't shop around to see what other similar companies would want. But I am very happy with the work done. It looks great!