NOVA MOBILE WELDING SERVICES

I left a phone message, the owner called me back, spend some time discussing and reviewing the work needed with me, and gave me two contacts that would be closer to my home for a relatively small job. Professional and helpful he spend several minutes with me on the phone and was interested in helping me getting the service I needed. I will call them first in the future for any of my welding needs.

I had made arrangements for NOVA Mobile Welding to come and remove bars from a window and replace them the same day after the window had been replaced. On the day before the window replacement, NOVA called to indicate that he had car trouble and was not sure he could be at my house at the required times. I had to find another welder at the last minute. I would not recommend this vendor.

Showed up on time; provided a good description of the work needed; completed the task in five hours split between 2 days (consistent with our discussion); provided paperwork showing his cost of materials; discounted his price to account for welding two on-hand pieces together rather than buying new single piece. As agreed, the price was based on a and quot;per hourand quot; price. Hewas fair in accounting for his time and keeping the time reasonable. I'm sure the result will last the life of the trailer.

John came to our home with his well-equipped truck. He was prompt, friendly and professional. He quoted an extremely reasonable price to trim 6and quot; off out of four (4) wrought iron barstool legs (total of 16 legs). Upon initiating the work, he discovered that the legs were not solid wrought iron, which caused him to spend much more time per barstool than he had anticipated.Being the gentleman that he is, he did not alter his original quote. Contractors like John are few and far between. We did, however, pay him a bit more than the original quote. His work is impeccable. I highly recommend him.

John arrived promptly at our house at the time we had agreed upon. He was friendly and immediately knew what needed to be done. His work was that of a craftsman -- he welded, sanded and painted the broken pieces so that, at the end, you couldn't tell that there had been a problem. I would highly recommend NOVA MOBILE WELDING SERVICES.

Not wanting to lose a nice bed frame because of broken cross rods, we found John on Angie's List. He came out to our house at the arranged time and did a very good, thorough job with the welding. I was impressed how he went out of his way to check all the rod connections to make sure nothing was left that could break further.

John was super responsive - I emailed him on Tuesday, he called shortly afterward and came out that day to give an estimate, and performed the work two days later. He did exactly what I needed to have done and got me out of a bind as I needed the work done quickly and a previous contractor I had arranged to do the job failed to show up. John is a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend him.

John did a fantastic job in repairing a difficult job requiring carpentry, masonry and welding. I recommend him highly. Joyce Moore

H e came on time, gave a decent price, accomplished the task in a competent manner. If and when I have a bigger task, I would use his services again. He had the tools, the skills and pereformed the task.... Not much more to be said. It is nice to see good results........

Amazing! John is the best. I can't say enough good things about him. He gave as a fair price for all that we wanted to have done. He was always on time and communicated progress to us regularly over the phone. Really nice guy, fair and honest. Highly, highly recommend.

John didn't bring all his materials/equipment - specifically a non-flamable drop cloth to protect the hardwood floor and to prevent it from marking up with the hot sparks. I provided what I could find at home, but the sparks burnt right through it which left black burn marks on the hardwood floor around the job site. The floor is white oak with a natural stain so the black marks are very noticeable. We also had an unforeseen minor issue (couldn't find a stud to screw a bolt into the wall) which seemed to bother him. While we were trying to figure out the stud issue, he said out loud (not directed to anyone) that he left another job to come to my home to do this.....as if he was doing me a favor. His welding job was OK but he left sharp edges on the railing that I'm gong to have to figure out how to buff to make them smooth.

Before starting, let me say that I recognize that my extremely negative experience with John is an outlier compared to every other report he's received on Angie's List, which have been glowing. I’m not sure how to explain it, and can only recount the experience. We hired him based on his record here, and everything I am about to describe seems like it relates to a completely different person. This review is quite long, but I really needed to lay it all out to explain why I was so shocked by my experience. We emailed him on January 13 from Angie's List and got an immediate response. On email he was pleasant and responsive, and we arranged for him to come look at the stairs that weekend. He came out and professionally and pleasantly surveyed the site, explained his thoughts and said he would send a proposal shortly. He sent a proposal and pictures of options on January 18th. We responded, didn't hear anything back, and resent the email on January 30. On Feb 7th, I still hadn't heard back and called him. He was very apologetic and polite and said that he had unexpectedly had to manage the accounting and paperwork for the business and was overwhelmed. I told him I understood completely, and he agreed to send the quote. We heard nothing again for several weeks, so I called him on March 7th. He said he thought I had hired someone else for the job given the delay. I replied that we were waiting for his response and were committed to him due to his Angie's List reputation, but if he preferred to decline the job to just let me know and that it was no problem. He said that he had been hired onto the DC-Dulles Metro extension project and had been absorbed by this new position, but had hired some assistants and could now do other jobs. On March 9th he sent the final proposal. We accepted it on March 10th. On March 12th, he wrote to say he had to order some special parts and would be ready shortly thereafter...and then everything turned bad. He called in the late afternoon of March 20th to say that the specially ordered parts had arrived and he wanted to come out the next morning (21st) to show them to me. I said that I was planning on being out the door at 5:00 am but was available in the afternoon on the 21st or Friday all day. He suddenly became irritable and said he didn't want to drive around in his truck all day and burn diesel and wanted to get started. I replied that I wasn't asking him to, but was just proposing alternate times and was happy to work with him on a time that was best for him. He somewhat angrily replied, and quot;I already told you what works for me.and quot; A bit taken aback I said that I didn't understand why he was being so aggressive and was simply trying to find a time, but calling the evening before and then being upset that I wasn't available at short notice was unreasonable - particularly given the long delays overall. He replied that and quot;this isn't even a large dollar amount project,and quot; to which I responded that he had agreed to take it and that nobody had forced him. We then had a disjointed conversation which ended with him saying, and quot;Yes, yes, all I can say is yes,and quot; in response to my pushing back about his aggressiveness. He then grumpily said he wanted to find an and quot;agreement positionand quot; with me. I replied saying that I was happy to meet with him at a time that worked Wednesday afternoon or Friday, but had to be at work the other times. I was also available the next week or over the weekend. He then again mentioned not wanting to spend his time burning diesel in his truck. I said I wasn't asking him to and didn't understand why he was being so aggressive. He then very strangely responded, and quot;I just need to make my point directly. If I was a soldier in Afghanistan, I would be driving around saying 'I don't want to be shot' to make my point directly.and quot; I ultimately changed my schedule around and agreed to be there on Wednesday morning between 7:00 and 7:30, which is when he said he wanted to come by. From the moment he arrived the next day, he was belligerent and insulting. He was intent on discussing politics almost from the moment he stepped out of his truck. I was so stunned I just mumbled along for most of it. He asked if my next-door neighbor's car (which bore the license of the federal agency he works for) was mine, then sarcastically said that he and quot;protects the neighborhood, eh?and quot; He then sardonically said that my neighbor and I (also a Federal employee) were a and quot;mighty team.and quot; He also started commenting on, and criticizing, how all the cars on the street were parked. He then started talking about a piece he'd heard on the radio about a man arrested for making fun of then VP Cheney several years ago, whose case had hit the courts. Then, as he was reaching into his truck to get the pieces to show me, he said, and quot;with a name like yours I thought you'd be down in the Supreme Court arguing cases.and quot; Having no clue what he was talking about, I asked him what he meant. He replied, and quot;You know exactly what I mean.and quot; I again said that actually, I had no clue. He replied in the same way, then said it's all fun and games until someone says they don't know what you mean then it all goes to ****. At that point I cut him off and turned to the task. We went through the parts he'd brought. I asked him how deep he was going to anchor the posts. He said about a foot. I expressed concern about the shallowness and wondered if they had to be below the frost line. He immediately became very angry and retorted, and quot;I've never heard of anything like that in my entire career, even in Europe. The frost won't eat the cement, it just needs to support the post.and quot; Again, somewhat taken aback, I replied that when I was an Army engineer we always had to bury our fence posts and pickets below the frost line. He then replied, and quot;Well, you all waste money. You just waste money in the Army. What do you know?and quot; He then went on, saying, and quot;You're a strange one, I don't understand you.and quot; All the same, I asked him to bury them below the frost line. Shortly thereafter, he discovered that the long piece of railing he had picked up from his supplier was 4 feet shorter that what he had ordered. He went to get another piece, and I went on the Arlington County website and found code information stating the frost line was 18 inches and that posts should be buried 24 inches. I also checked with our General Contractor who agreed. When John returned I passed that information on to him in as respectful and non-confrontational a manner as I could muster. He again became upset and said, and quot;Those contractors are worse than the government, they'll tell you anything. They don't know what's going on.and quot; I again reiterated my desire to bury them 24 inches deep. I then went off to work and returned in the late afternoon. He had gotten some holes partially drilled but, since he was using a water-cooled drill, was waiting for the plumbers to complete a job inside (which had been scheduled weeks prior) and turn the water back on. I told him that he shouldn't feel he had to wait around and waste his time. If he needed to do another job or had other things to do, he should feel free to finish up another day. Again, out of the blue, and quot;well that's how they do it in America, isn't it? They just send the workers home.and quot; At this point I was beginning to lose patience. I told him that, once again, I didn't know what he was referring to, so he repeated himself, adding, and quot;I am just trying to educate you and inform you about labor practices in other countries.and quot; He then went on to discuss some radio shows he had heard, and political arguments he'd had. I told him to do whatever made sense to him based on his priorities and went inside. He decided to come back the next day and we made arrangements for him to have access to the power and water he needed. He returned the next day to finish the job. The task itself was adequately completed. The join welds are ground down, but still look rough. At one spot, the top part of the railing has unsmoothed gouges from the angle grinder and the bottom decorative element is a little out of alignment, but overall the quality is good. The structure is solid and supports weight well. It doesn’t wobble at all. Since I wasn’t here when the holes were finished and the posts anchored, I can’t know for sure if they are 24 inches down, although he says he placed them at that depth. John had had some of the worst and strangest customer service skills I have ever encountered. There were times when I had to remind myself that I was hiring him for a job, and not the other way around. I can't explain why my experience was so different from everyone else (maybe he was going through a rough patch or maybe I rubbed him the wrong way), but I truly can't recommend him.

Above and beyond the call of duty...that's John from Nova Welding.

John was quick, knowledgable, took me to another job nearby, provided affordable proposal. He needed me to acquire locksets. I went with another who also acquired locksets; easier and maybe a bit less expensive.

They were dependable and did good quality work.

Nova Mobile welding was great. They were responsive, very professional and easy to work with. He saved us from having to buy a new fireplace set. Would definitely use him again.

John contacted within one day of emailing him pictures/description of work to be done and was able to come to my work to weld it back together the next day. He was able to fix the bed quickly, at an extremely reasonable cost and went above to weld extra supports on the middle bar to ensure that it wouldn't break again. I would highly recommend John to anyone and will definitely contact him again for any other welding jobs.

An incredibly small job (repair of a broken rotisserie spit) which required arc welding. Remarkably, John from NOVA welding arranged to drop by when in the area and rapidly (and professionally) repaired our broken part. Courteous, prompt and exceptionally reasonable for at-home service. Highly recommend him.

We contacted John about the required repair to the mower deck. He gave us an estimate, told us when he could be at our house, showed up as promised and did an excellent job! We found John delightful to work with and would not hesitate to hire him again and will gladly recommend him to others.

This is the second time in three years that Mr. Geaghan has done work for me -- and the reason I called him for the work this year was because he did a good job when he came out before -- in 2008. He was reliable, dependable, and came when he said he would come. This year I sent an e-mail, described the work to be done -- I didn't even ask the cost of the work before engaging Mr. Geaghan because I knew he was reasonable and knew he did good work. I like that I didn't need to be home when he came to do the work -- he came, did the work, did a great job, and after about a week, sent me a statement. The work that he did this year was equally as good as what he did in 2008. I like that he was trusting and didn't have a problem with doing the work and then receiving payment at a later date. Hopefully I won't have any other railing problems, but if I do, I will for sure give John a call. And I also will, without hesitation, recommend him to friends and neighbors.

I called a few different companies and they all preferred that I take the railing to them. To come out to the house and fix it on site they had high minimum charges. One of the companies I called was John. I explained the problem to him in detail and he gave me an approximate date that he could come by and fix it. We discussed fees and his was more reasonable than others I talked to. I knew more or less the amount of work it would need, so I didn't ask him to come out and give me an estimate. For small jobs like mine coming out to give an estimate would double the time the contractor has to spend on a project, hence adding up to the price. As long as you accurately describe the issue, then one can estimate how long it will take. Due to the small size of my project I tried to be flexible around John's schedule. We tentatively set an appointment but the day before that John happened to finish a job early and be in my area so he called me. I happened to be available so he stopped by and did the work. He is a nice, pleasant gentleman. He explained to me various things about the railing issue and he did a great job fixing it. He also gave me extra advice about improving the railing's stability. While he was there I showed him an outside railing that I was thinking about replacing and he looked at it and said to me it didn't need to be replaced, just minor repairs. Overall I think he did a great job for a reasonable price. I am a real estate broker and I will be recommending him to clients and colleagues.

Mr. Geaghan is very reliable. I recommend him highly.

We really enjoyed working with Mr. Geaghan. He was very professional, and explained everything he needed to do. He was very pleasant, and easy to work with. He came to give an estimate when he said he would, and did the work that he told us he would do. He is wonderful to work with, and his work is outstanding.

Mr. Geaghan was very courteous and true to his word. He was delayed a couple of times due to the extension of his existing work, but he did keep us informed. The job done was very good and he recommended how to paint/finish the railing. Provided a signed receipt for the work done. He was going to cut all three legs of the right-side railing - though he agreed to my alternative suggestion of cutting, which would require only one leg to be cut.

I was very pleasantly surprised. He did an outstanding job. He worked several hours and his price was very reasonable. He did the work himself and didn't hire a subcontractor. He was recommended to me by the owner of another welding service.