RAINIER HANDYMAN SERVICES

The experirnce with James was great start to finish! I would use him again in a heartbeat!

James Meadows from Rainier Handyman Services came out ro give me a quote on replacing teh bathroom fans in several bathrooms of teh house. He gave me a quote on the fans and was also going to bid on a bathroom remodel project I have ongoing. I decided to go ahead with the fans, so i tried to cvontact him.. Over the next week and a half I left two messages letting him know I wanted to proceed with the installation of at least the two batroom fans. The company has nevere responded to any of my phone calls. Truley a disappointment. I got on Angies List to get away from unprofessional companies like this! I hope there are not too many of these types of individuals/companies in the program!

James walked the property with me, went down into the crawl space, helped me find our well box, and essentially traced the property's plumbing from the source. He then determined that our main shut-off valve was indeed damaged and needed to be replaced, but gave me a workaround should I need it until he can fix it.

James is very friendly and professional. He worked on the problem at our mom's home for about an hour and a half, and when he was finished it was definitely fixed for the first time in a long time. The cost was slightly under the estimate, so that made us very happy. He could have charged us more, but he always does what is right, and we admire him for that. At our home he replaced the faulty heaters at a minimal charge, not much more than what it would have cost us to just buy the heaters, let alone have them installed. He was very quick and professional, and cleaned up after himself. We would highly recommend Rainier Handyman Services to anybody. We're so confident in James and his company that we have referred several friends to him for other projects. He gets and A+++ rating from us!

Rainier Garage Door was prompt with a return call, flexible with our tenant's schedule and quick in doing the repairs. They were professional and courteous.

Never got the chance to work with this gentleman.

Overall a great experience.

This was an excellent process, James was given the initial inspector's assessment and after an initial walk-through gave us several options for the major work that needed to be done. He was very honest about the costs and difficulty of each of the jobs and was able to incorporate each new fix that was not on the initial assessment report that needed to be dealt with easily and in a professional manner with great communication. Very pleased with the work he has done with no complaints. Would highly recommend hiring James for any handyman work needed to be done around the house, and will would hire him again in the future.

I called James and set up an appointment for November 23 to bid on 6 or 7 items needing work in my house. Flooring, plumbing, bathroom vanity installation, painting and a few other jobs. Since the appointment was the day after Thanksgiving I decided to confirm the appointment on Thanksgiving day by leaving a voicemail and sent a text. James responded via text asking me to reschedule. I agreed and asked for a suggestion for a new date. He advised a time and day incompatible with my work schedule and I returned a text advising other suggested times I could meet him. No answer. On November 28th I sent a text, and quot;If not interested please advise.and quot; He replied interested and asked for that Friday which did not give me enough time to ask for time off from work. I responded the following Friday, Saturday or Sunday would work best, James agreed to Friday, December 7th. I asked if 12 noon would work or what time worked for him. There was no reply and James was no show.

Overall having the transfer switch installed by Rainier Handyman was positive experience. James is a busy guy, so the response time of his e-mail lagged a bit, but he always answered within a reasonable time frame. He arrived slightly later than the appointment time, but he communicated his delay in advance. The work installing the transfer switch was done quickly, accurately and professionally. I have no issues with the quality of his work, nor will I hesitate to use Rainier Handyman Service in the future.

James is professional and efficient. Have had Rainier Handyman Services before. Will use this company again for future home needs.

Good I did not take notes the Job was completed and the boss was happy with results.

Initially spoke with him on 7/7, described the work to be done, then followed up with a text message describing the work and my address so he could schedule a visit for the estimate. Didn't hear back until 7/21, at which point he apologized for not getting back to me, and scheduled a visit on 7/22. The visit and estimate went well, prices seemed reasonable (about $1000 for 200 square feet of linoleum removal including diamond-blade scraping of the concrete slab), very friendly guy and good with dogs. But then I never got a quote from him. I texted him again (which he had stated as his preferred method of communication) on 7/27 asking on the status of the quote. The next I heard back from him was 8/6, saying I'd have a quote that night. The quote never showed up.

Strong Start, Poor Finish Initial contact and communication with Rainier Handyman Services was good. Work started right away despite winter weather. I was pleased with the progress made in the first several weeks and understood that it might take a little longer because of rain, cold, etc especially the job required digging and putting down concrete. The early stages of the project had me optimistic. I was called away on business for 90 days, and work and communication began to ramp off. Months passed. The contractor assured me that the finishing touches, including the wiring, would be completed in only several more visits when he got around to it. The wiring was finally and quot;completedand quot; and quot;up to codeand quot; and I hired a pump and filter company to come and replace the old electronics and controls. The pump and filter company would not work on the hot tub because the wiring was NOT up to code. I asked them to contact the contractor so they could tell him how to fix it, per his contract, before they continued work. I am still unclear what the outcome of this conversation was. After many more unanswered phone calls, texts and emails, the contractor informed me that it would be weeks before he could come back and work on anything because he was in the middle of another job that and quot;had to be finishedand quot;. I had to hire a REAL electrician at an additional $800 to bring the breaker box, wiring and GSI up to code. I then had it inspected for additional cost before I ended up wasting more of the pump and filter company's time. As is, I have not herd from the contractor in 1 month and there is still a panel missing and broken window. I'm afraid he took my final payment on my good faith he'd come back, yet he has not. The Good*The creative way the hot tub was lowered so that there is more room in the cabana*The drainage system with the sump pump means that the old water will no longer rot the wood decking*The roof is great quality/workmanship*The panel walls of the cabana can be removed by taking several screws out so that you can have an open view*Contractor found old speakers and a old TV monitor to add inside the cabana The Bad*Never completed the annoying little things what bring the project together (missing one wall, broken window, wiring wrong, did not fill in hole drilled to run wires to the breaker box, exposed screws)*Poor/no communication especially after I made the final payment before the work was completed (my rookie mistake)*Job took many more months even with the and quot;grace periodand quot; allowed by my 90 day business trip*Had to hire others to finish and redo electrical work*Work site was too far from company's location Overall Experience - D (happy with initial work, not finished, over budget, poor communication, took forever)Price - B (initially hired because price was fairest, was candid about the price of replacing the roof)Quality - B (work that WAS completed, especially roof, concrete work, decking was good)Responsiveness - D (I made it a point to call, text or email everyday for awhile... hardly herd back, took other jobs after starting mine that had to be finished before he could continue on mine)Punctuality - D (job went MONTHS longer than expected, job site is too far for contractor)Professionalism - D (some good workmanship, bad communication, unfinished project, took forever)

Super responsive, greatly helpful. I am a real estate agent and my buyer decided not to have the work done (YET) but Rainier was super helpful and knowledgeable. I have worked with a lot of contractors over the term of my career and Rainer was awesome! I will definitely call on John and Rainier to bid AND PERFORM work for my clients in the near and long-term future.

Mr. Meadows was extremely efficient. In our initial phone conversation, he asked what I needed help with. I have had a problem with a cold draft in and around my microwave for years during the cold months. After scheduling a date and time, he came out, not to look at the project, but jump right in and get the job done. What a pleasant surprise! I frankly have not had very good luck with contractors (even on Angies List). They are not personable or sensitive to the small but important jobs that a homeowner might require. They seem to be looking for just the big ticket projects. Thank you Rainier Handyman Services...

James was a joy to work with. He did two major projects and several smaller repairs and all of them were done to a very high standard. He did an excellent job making the new floor section, trim and paint blend in with the rest of the room. He understood what I wanted to do and how I wanted it to look (for example, small grout lines in the granite tile). He has excellent skills and is thoughtful about troubleshooting problems in an older house and suggesting reasonable solutions. He cleaned up after himself every day and also cleaned up as he worked. His son helped him on occasion and I enjoyed watching the interactions between them and the mutual respect they have for each other. I've already hired James again to do some additional projects and will continue to do so as my budget allows. He does tend to run late sometimes but he always calls or texts to let me know what time he will arrive.

Too busy to do the job - I guess that means he's good and in demand, but I can't say first hand.

I found James on Angies List, read the reviews and saw that he lived in the area and called for an estimate. He gave a very fair estimate that fit within what the insurance company would pay for my water loss. I had decided to go ahead and extend the project and purchased enough flooring to complete the project. Not knowing how much trim and what type was needed, James came in and got all the flooring down, estimated the trim and very kindly, went to Lowes and picked up everything we needed to complete the project. I also had him return to power wash my driveway, sidewalks and patio. All this was included in the price stated. James was extremely professional, on time, and considerate to take care of my surroundings. He kept his area tidy, cleaning up after each area as he completed working. I was very impressed with his work ethic, as I have been disappointed with people I've contracted in the past not completing a job or completing it poorly. The flooring looks wonderful and completely changes the look of my home. They completed the power washing a day or so later and my outside looked much nicer. I was very happy with the work and James was a pleasure to have in my home for the 3 days it took to complete the project. I am always apprehensive to give someone I don't know the run of my house, but he made it very comfortable. I will definately will recommend James to friends in the area.

Incredible service, and an excellent job.

Awesome! Was late but called ahead to let me know. Very knowledgeable, will use him again.

Provider was prompt. Assessed minor plumbing issues and resolved them pretty quickly. He was not able to get my 2nd shower inlet pipes cleaned out because he did not have his air tools with him, but I was OK with that. Nice guy. Would hire again.

The work went very well. I have plans to use them again to build a shed and to fix outside hose-bib that froze this winter.

From the first phone call James was very courteous and responsive. I called another handy man (their rates were in the same range - a little higher) and a dry wall specialist who's estimate, based on the information I gave him on the phone, was much higher. James showed up right on time on the morning of our first appointment. He had to return on another day to complete the job and that day he called to ask if it was okay to come earlier than our appointment. In addition to completing the ceiling work he also put up a couple of towel rails for me and curtain tie backs. The final invoice was exactly as quoted. It was a great experience with no surprises, no reschedules and a great end result. I have already passed his contact information along to several friends and will use him for projects (big and small) again.

I use him all the time, he is great. We have become pretty good friends and I can call him and he comes out right away. He was out here all day, he charges really fair. He is the only guy I use, I have tried other people but.