Ted did a superb job on a wide variety of tasks. His company was very responsive, conscientious, and eager to please. His price was one-fifth of that estimated by a much larger company that sponsors a weekend home improvement show on local radio. Quality was excellent. I highly recommend this company.
Description of Work: Installed three solar attic fans. Repaired leaking shower door and water damaged wall. Repaired another water damaged wall and leak source at door sill. Installed hot water circulating system. Installed towel bar and multiple cabinet hardware pieces. Installed water pressure pump. Adjusted, aligned and insulated all outside doors to reduce air loss.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600
KAREN JOHAN Z.
10/2008
2.0
handyman service, lighting
+ 0 more
It was a husband and wife team. They didn't even have a ladder. They came in and I showed them the mirror. They went back out to their vehicle to grab their tools. The wife was telling him how to do things and seemed to be fooling around. He asked if everything was OK. The mirror was totally crooked. It was on the back of the door and it wasn't even. He said the reason he hung it that way was so I wouldn't need to lean to the right. I thought, well know I have to lean to the left. A mirror should be hung so you can stand straight up and look in the mirror. He went to re-measure the door and was doing it while the door was swinging open. I told him he should shut the door so it would be accurate. They had so much difficulty with the mirror. They didn't even clean the mirror off afterwards. They acted for a little bit like there was nothing wrong with it. They were nice, but it took them an enormous amount of time to do this. I had to lend him a step ladder to measure the opening for the attic steps. I had him put in a fluorescent light and tighten a screw. He said he would be back and I asked him if he would fix the wholes in the door from where they hung the doors wrong. I didn't think I was being difficult, the wholes are way noticeable. I thought it was odd for him not to have a ladder and spackle to fix the wholes. I really did not have the feeling that they had done this before. The wife does most of the talking and tells the husband what to do. I was apprehensive to want them to do a big job, like installing the access stairs to the attic. They were pleasant but I wouldn't higher them again. I was so disappointed.
Description of Work: I wanted them to come measure for access stairs to my attic. I also need them to come out to install a bathroom mirror on the door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
$25
Lu Rae M B.
08/2008
5.0
handyman service
+ -1 more
Wonderfully, this couple (Ted and Magda) were amazing, outgoing, very friendly and very professional. They worked together and got the job done, even with difficulty and the big challenge they faced. We had intended for them to give us an estimate this evening and if agreed upon they would come back another day to begin the work. However, they knew I wanted the bathroom light/fan /heater replaced for company that is coming early tomorrow. They jumped right in and began and worked over four hours hours on the bathroom light and fan. They worked non-stop, a lot of the work had to be done in our hot attic (the "sauna" as Ted called it!). After completing the bathroom, they moved quickly on to patch two areas of walls and then replaced the drain stopper in the bathtub and adjusted the drain stopper in the lavatory. They would only take up our offer of a cold soft drink, they politely refused to have me either go pick up some fast food for them or to provide them some snacks for their late evening meal. They cleaned up very, very nicely, too! You couldn't tell anyone had been in the house doing such work. I will highly recommend them to anyone I find needs a great handyman/handywoman team.
Description of Work: Replaced an existing heater, exhaust and light in bathroom, patched a hole in a wall, taped and floated another wall, replaced my drain stopper assembly in the bathtub, and adjusted the stopper in the bathroom sink. The light in the bathroom was one difficult job, the unit was wedged in the ceiling and was hard to remove. Persistence paid off, the job went great after the light was removed and the replacement was able to be completed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$135
BARBARA G.
07/2008
1.0
flooring contractor
+ -1 more
After viewing a very glowing report on Angie's List publication, we called them to get an estimate. They said they were going to be out at 4pm to look over the job and give an estimate. They did not show up until after 7 that evening. We did have some correspondence during that time. They left and said they would give us an estimate either that evening or the following day. We never heard back from them. We attempted to call them a few times but only got an answering machine and they never returned out call.
Description of Work: I needed to have my carpet pulled up and tiled.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
BETTIE B.
07/2008
5.0
handyman service, irrigation systems
+ 0 more
Ted returned my call the same day I left a message and came out the following day to make an estimate. He was here the next morning to do the work. He completed everything without stopping then left to get the weather stripping and soon returned to finish that last task. Everything was done extremely well, and Ted's pleasant, positive attitude made him a pleasure be around. He cleaned up so well you couldn't tell anyone had been working here. He also made an estimate for gutter cleaning, and as soon as the ground dries from recent rain we will have him do that.
Description of Work: Ted re-attached the sprinkler control box and outdoor light sensor that had pulled out the moly bolts that were holding them to the garage wall, replaced the weather strip on the garage pedestrian door, cleaned cobwebs from the grooves of a tongue and groove deck ceiling, secured a closet rod support that was coming loose, and switched two door handles that had been installed wrong. He also unclogged a sprinkler head and fixed a door that was almost impossible to lock and unlock and didn't charge us for either of those.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$172
Maurine Porto C.
05/2008
4.0
drywall, handyman service
+ 0 more
They were on time. They were very professional. They were also very friendly. I would use them in the future. They cleaned up after themselves very well.
Description of Work: They fixed the ceiling, and they did some other little things around the house.
This cheery, easygoing couple are a pleasure to have around, can seemingly do almost anything, and are extremely professional. We insisted they try a new type of power saw we had when they were putting in one of the cat doors, and when the saw was damaged in the process, they replaced it the next day without hesitation. In short, they are trustworthy, talented, clever people who can do everything, from cleaning windows to building a new room on a house. In other words, the type of "handymen" one dreams of finding. We have another dozen, much bigger jobs lined up for them to do already.
Description of Work: New to the area, we found this husband and wife team through Angie's List, and tried them out repairing two table legs so badly splintered no one else would fix them. Done, $35.00. So, we presented them with a list of tasks, they gave us binding up-front quotes, and then whipped through them all with the exception of one electrical puzzle for which they brought in a licensed electrician (at a bargain price). They installed two cat doors, put in a magnetic door stop, fixed a leaky yard faucet and hose reel, installed a timer switch, rekeyed all our house locks, built a new door moulding, stabilized a wobbly toilet, caulked a bathtub, fixed a broken rocking chair, put a new gasket on a kitchen faucet, custom-modified a paper towel dispenser, moved some yard planters, changed some floodlight bulbs, and sewed a broken string on a window blind so you can't even tell it was repaired; $454 for everything, and many of the small jobs they wouldn't even charge us for.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$500
RALPH & ADELAIDE D.
05/2007
5.0
handyman service, plumbing, pressure washing, woodworking, house painters
+ 3 more
He worked fast, he worked early. He was pleasant and very reasonable.
Description of Work: He replaced a outdoor door frame where it had rotted at the bottom and painted it. He did some other painting and scraping on the back porch. He replaced the valve on my water intake (on the wall) to my washing machine. He pressure washed the driveway and sidewalk.
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