G. Steele Construction & Handyman Services

Description of Work: Requested Gary to install a shower grab bar and change the shower head. We were concerned because the tile in the bathroom was over 50 yrs old.

Description of Work: this is a BUYER BEWARE of g. steele. if you don't get it in writing don't proceed. he quoted $500 to clean cedar shake roof, gutters and treat for moss. the roof is close to 20 years old. he was contacted in june to start but did not show up until august and used a water power washer on the roof. his machine broke down and he left the deck, windows, outdoor shed, patios, camper and side yard covered in muck. he was tired and left without cleanup which took me 18 hours to clean up. his second visit was late september and at the end of the day he told me i owed him $1100. i provided 2 bundles of shakes and when i looked in the back of his truck and asked why my shakes were in his truck he told me they were brougnt from his home. when i called him that evening after reviewing all my notes from the bids to do my roof i told him he was overcharging me, he told me if i didn't pay he would come over and rip my roof off. he has been reported by my insurance company to the redmond police for the threat of property damage. now, after his use of water instead of air on my roof i have curled and broken cedar shakes exposing the black paper underneath the shakes and they were not like this before he did the job, the attic has wet insulation and there is water damage in the attic on the roof also. i am going to have to have a competent professional repair his work and i will receive a WRITTEN estimate from the company. g. steele did not provide a waiver for me to sign in lieu of his using water on a cedar shake roof which i should have been offeredand i would have gone with the power air cleaning due to the age of the roof . i trusted his judgment to perform a service using water instead of air in my absence at work and not cause damage now in the thousands of dollars. his threats and intimidating behavior along with his incompetence has me spending more money and time to just get the roof cleaned. this company has been in business since 2008 and clearly does not have the sense to advise customers of what work should be done in order to prevent further damage. put that with the upcharge on a verbal agreement which he confirmed on the first visit that he underbid the job at $500 and would honor it then more than doubling the cost at the end of the second visit. on both visits steele left the place a total mess. he knows that my home is spotless and well kept. it is older but one of the nicest homes in the neighborhood. his disrespect at leaving my property covered in muck and declining to use my new power washer to complete the job left me with such a huge job and i wondered why he once again did what he wanted when he wanted. he had to go on vacation the next day rather than come back to clean up his mess. he says one thing and does another. BUYER BEWARE GET IT IN WRITING AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND A COMPETENT HONEST HANDYMAN. BE PRESENT WHEN HE IS DOING HIS JOB. UPDATED ON 02/09/2012: The roof service performed resulted in an insurance claim on my homeowner's policy. the insurance company determined that the work caused leaks in the roof and the shakes were improperly replaced causing the leaks. the power washing method was done improperly and deemed as "inadequate" by the insurance adjustor and inspector. it was determined also that steele caused excessive damage to the shakes by not using the proper method to clean the roof.If an insurance company as well as a roofing company in business for 45 years can determine that the handyman caused excessive damage to the roof after several inspections, i will only assume that future customers will be aware that steele does not have the roofing knowledge needed to clean a cedar shake roof without damaging the roof. he also did not repair the roof correctly which is the majority of the damage because the shakes i provided to him were not placed properly and the biggest leak is where the insurance field agent and roofer saw the cause of the leaks in the attic.the cost to repair is $1100.00 plus $400.00 for materials. not to mention all the time it took to clean up the mess he left by not cleaning up the mess he left, trip to the garbage dump and time off work to meet with insurance field agents and roofers.

Description of Work: Repaired leaky roof, installed windows, repaired deck, built closets, drywall, flooring, painting, installed cabinets, faucets, etc. Remodel job.

Description of Work: He has remodeled our house. We gutted a 1974 home. He did all the drywall, trim, electrical, fixed a leak in our roof, put in all the plumbing that we tore out, and built a new bathroom for us. He has also built an outdoor stair case for us and a patio. He has even hauled soil for us.