JOE COX CONSTRUCTION & HANDYMAN

Joe is a marvelous craftsman who prides himself in perfection. I needed to build a section of a wall first prior to building a cabinet in my kitchen. This is where Joe comes in. Joe first put up the frame-studs in order for electricians to lay the wiring. Once the electricians were finished with wiring, Joe made four separate trips to put up the drywall and sand down the joint compound. He even used water sponge, instead of sand paper, to control the dust. Perhaps most importantly, Joe does absolute phenomenal work. Not only is he courteous and always on time, but he also does safe repair work. I cannot recommend him more.

This professional is a talented carpenter who does effective, safe repair work. I had numerous projects--and the finished product on each one exceeded expectations while being more value priced than expected. As I prepare my house for sale, and prepare to move, Joe Cox has been a key element to successful progress, and become a trusted agent. After having some lighting fixtures added to the basement (by an electrician), the drop ceiling collapsed. Joe was able to repair the problem completely, while improving the overall strength of the drop ceiling, all within my short time frames to prepare for a house inspection! He suggested a clever, effective solution for a stairwell gap (too much space under a bannister -- a danger for children), which more than fixed the problem, and cost less than expected. Joe replaced four interior doors, adjusting appropriately for this 35+ year old house -- they look very simply perfect. His attention to detail is meticulous, and he is a trusted advisor for suggestions on repairs -- often suggesting lesser cost options when they will ensure the quality and safety I need. He is extremely clean, leaving no traces of his work, other than the completed product. His work to conceal some pipes in the basement was exemplary -- excellent carpentry work that covered unsightly pipes blends in so well with the existing wall the work is all but invisible. Can you tell I just keep using him for all my long-overdue projects?? He's that good. Joe Cox is a classic example of why Angie's List works so well. He's busy, but still works with my schedule. A true find.

Joe is always on time. He always does quality work with quality materials at a reasonable price. Joe is professional & easy to work with. He wants to make sure he and you are satisfied with work, quality and appearance. Highly recommended.

Joe promptly replied to our call. He was very accomodating to our schedule when setting up an appointment to come and see our job needs. His estimate was prompt and reasonable. On the morning of the job, he arrived early, worked hard, and cleaned up all evidence of the work. He was friendly and courteous. The end product was superior. We definitely plan to call Joe again for other jobs we have.

I was disappointed that Joe couldn't help me because he came so highly recommended. It seems he gets a lot of calls and can pick and choose with whom he works.

Joe Cox Construction and Handyman did an absolutely excellent job. They were very reasonably priced. He was responsive, punctual, he explain things well and respectful. He is superb. I would highly, highly recommend him.

His work was perfect as always. From the design to the final product, Joe was excellent to work with. I highly recommend him.

The project went perfect. He prepped well, exercising caution for our new hard wood floors, had the materials delivered timely directly to our home, and cleaned up everything.

Excellent workmanship, punctual, neat, communicative, considerate and fair priced, Had to purchase own doors, knobs & locks, but he procured the other hardware and showed us how to get the doors knobs we wanted quickly. Adhered to quote. Unfortunately, he had to back out of replacing exterior doors -- not sure why but I'd hire him again.

Joe is extremely pleasant and reliable. He always responds to calls and shows up promptly when he schedules an appointment. He honors his estimates and his prices are fair. While there are some "handyman" tasks he won't undertake (for instance painting), he does an excellent job with everything he agrees to do. He knows how to solve many minor household problems. Most importantly, he is an expert craftsman whose carpentry skills are commendable. We get many compliments on the crown molding he intalled and we are as pleased as anyone could be with the fireplace surround and bookshelves he designed and built after we asked for his suggestions on improving an ugly mantlepiece. Highly recommended!

After the visit, the following day, he gave the estimate over the phone and asked that we pick out a trim to give an accurate estimate. This is quite understandable. However, several days later, I called him and informed him that we will be deciding on a trim that day, but wanted to I see a GENERAL breakdown in writing/email of how he came about prices. i.e (10 windows, 11 doors, etc). I didn't need details. just a sentence or two of price breakdown as to compare. Also, it was not to nickel and dime him or to remove aspects of the job, but it was to compare against others and make note to ourselves on how much material would cost etc. He stated that he doesn?t break down prices and this is his way of doing things and how he's always done them in the past. Also, he doesn?t give measurements etc because then some other contractor may use his measurements. I found this to be interesting because, why would another contractor use his measurements. Why wouldn?t any contractor do their own measurements? I didn?t wantto argue with him, so left it at that.He then continued to state that it took him several hours to calculate the estimate he gave me over the phone. So I said well then, that means he has these notes somewhere and he can give me a GENERAL breakdown of the price. He kept coming up with various excuses. While I was speaking, he kept telling me to ?let me finish?.? Several times, and did not let me interject. He then said he also can?t give breakdown because we didn?t chose trim style. So then I told him, how about we use the ?sanitary? style as the reference (because that?s the style he used to come up with the stimate) He then said, that he still can?t break it down. That?s not how he does it. He just gives one figure/number and you can assume Its about 50/50 between labor and material. I then decided to email him thank him for his time and that we will take a different route. He then emailed stating exactly what he stated on the phone, it was the exact same sentence, just 5 different ways and extremely repetiive and confusing. Did not clarify anything. He seems to not like to hear the customer?s perspective and does things only his way. Which is fine if works for him and other customers. Not for us. I can only imagine if this is the frustrating process early on, how it will be if we did have issues later on. I am not here to bad mouth him. I am sure he does great quality work. I am just sharing my experience, because I believe that is what Angie?s list is about. I am paying to hear honest reviews. I?m sure he will reference his glowing reviews, it still does not mean that I have to agree with the way he goes about things. I have never heard of a company not being able to provide a general breakdown and WRITTEN estimate. It leads me to believe that if we had an issue it would be a debate. I frankly don?t have the time or energy to go through that.

Overall, working with Joe has been fantastic! He's a truly honest and forthright guy and an excellent carpenter and handyman. He has innovative solutions to difficult problems. He's very clear about what he's best at and what are his weaknesses (and may be a better fit for another company or handyman). For the first job described above, I had never done much remodeling or work with a handyman (I'm a relatively new homeowner), and Joe made me feel really comfortable with entrusting my home repair to him. I usually book 3-4 estimates - Joe was the first estimate that came to see me. After meeting with him, I immediately canceled the others (which I wouldn't recommend that most people do). I had a great gut feeling about working with Joe, which worked out really well. We met again and walked through all of the work that he would do, and he drew up a contract. Joe had some innovative ideas, for example, I had hoped that he would be able to replace the ceiling tiles in my basement, as they were drooping from recent water damage. However, he showed me why this was impossible, but then suggested nailing them up, which worked out just as well (we already had the water damage problem taken care of). We stayed in contact throughout the next couple days while he was completing the work, which was great. When the work was completed, it was all excellent quality work, particularly the carpentry work. For the second job, I was hoping to get a source of water damage in the basement fixed (getting an old basement door replaced and getting the frame caulked and puttied to keep out water - old door frame was full of holes), and also added in a toekick repair in the kitchen that was rotted away. This went really well and the quality of the door was fantastic. For the third job, I had mentioned to Joe much earlier that I needed to close up the deck hole. He quoted me a price and I thought I'd check to see if any decking companies could come close that price. He very explicitly said that the majority of the price was for materials, as a good number of boards had to be replaced on my deck to cover up this previous hot tub hole. I checked with one other company and the price was double Joe's quoted price, so I decided to go with him again, knowing that he's a great carpenter and would do a great job. You just have to see the photos to see the work that he did - the level of craftsmanship is amazing, and I much preferred working with Joe over a large decking company that would probably do something wrong. In short, Joe is the best person to go to if you're looking for a trustworthy and honest handyman. I plan on working with him in the future, and am looking forward to it.

Excellent. I would recommend Joe any time. Excellent work

I will use Joe again. He provided a timely estimate, arrived on time and completed the work in a professional manner.

It was a great experience, with a wonderful end product.

Originally contacted to replace drywall on bulk head in kitchen/sunroom, install baseboards in sitting room in basement, extend a wall in kitchen, and repair rotted wood on second floor bay window. Agreed to perform the first two items. Added two more projects--replacement of crown moulding in basement sitting room and construction of built-in entertainment unit and bookcases. We are very pleased with the end result (especially the built-in entertainment unit) and would definitely contact Joe for future projects. (Oh, one thing you should know--Joe does not paint. We painted the drywall, baseboards, crown moulding, and entertainment unit. Not a big deal for us, but it should be noted...)

All went very well from start to finish. Joe responded to initial call same evening and set appointment to estimate the projects; he was very responsive and informative and provided ideas and solutions to the problem areas we had. We were very pleased with his approach; he was detailed as to what he would do to take care of each of our areas of concern. Joe was great to work with, and we would definitely contact him again.

He was good and he came on time. He gave an estimate for the work and it was a variety of odd jobs. He gave us a phone call to tell us when he would start the work. He came and it was over a course of three days because it was drywall. Each day he would let me know and take care of the work. He stopped by for the final bill and everything worked out. He did 2 drywall's and he replaced 3 banisters and did some touch ups. He caulked 3 tubs and for 2 he had to completely remove all the caulking. He also did caulking in the kitchen. His price was good compared to other companies. He only communicates through the phone and is not available on email but it makes no big deal to me.

Joseph came out to inspect the door during the week, made his recommendations, and returned on a Saturday as scheduled to do the work. He even did some other repairs on the door that became necessary after I had made my original arrangement with him. He was prompt, professional, and knowledgeable. I would definitely use him again.

Very good experience. No hassles or headaches.

Joe was able to make several adjustments to the the existing door framing so that the door would close flush. He also installed a threshold and sweep system, which was difficult as the door mounted awkwardly and extended lower than the actual deck. This has helped keep bugs out, which is one of the primary reasons we were doing this project. Joe was on time for the estimate and the work. He was exceedingly professional, straightforward and competent in his work. It would be a pleasure to use him again.

Can't wait for him to start the work!

Joe was fantastic! He was punctual and very efficient. He was neat with his work and did a great job. He installed new attic stairs for us and did a great job ordering and installing the stairs. We are very pleased with his work and will definitely call him for future jobs.

They did a wonderful job. My husband did not have any complaints.

I couldn't get any contractors out to fix my basement until I was lucky enough to find Joe. He happened to be between jobs and was available immediately. He came out as planned and looked at the job and gave us a quote. He walked us through everything that needed to be done. When I told him i needed the basement fixed by middle of December he told me he thought he could make that date. I was so happy as my college aged son was coming home for winter break and his bed and bath were downstairs. After reading the great comments on Angie's list we went with Joe. He was always prompt (sometimes early but that worked for me) was neat and clean and did a great job. We agreed on times he could come and when he couldn't come due to sleeping daughter and he respected that and abided by our agreement. His subcontractor for tile work and plumbing was fantastic, polite and like Joe his work was fantastic. Joe performed all duties as agreed to within budget and schedule. He got the job done in time for my son to sleep in his own bed when he came home. Overall Joe did a great job, was honest, trustworthy and professional.