King's Home Repair

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The job was to rebuild my wooden chimney, as it was very rotted. Since it was impossible to tell how much was rotted without taking the original wood off first, Bob told me he would work at an hourly rate, but he did give me a ballpark estimate which turned out to be very close to what the result was. Both he and his son worked every day, and they even let me work with them when I could, and make some supply runs so they could stay on the job. It was a pleasure to work with them, and they couldn't have been more professional, and they didn't cut any corners as they did excellent work. They bent over backwards to fit my job in before the rains started so we could get the chimney all sealed up and protected. We are very happy with what they did, and will be having them back to do more jobs in the future. It is so great to have a handyman company we can trust.

The initial job was to replace rotted siding and vertical trim boards on a fireplace chimney extending from ground level to the roof. The job was estimated from what was accessible on the ground and on a short ladder. As the work progressed, additional and hidden damage was found higher up the chimney. Fortunately, we're near a Dunn Lumber so it wasn't difficult to get more materials. When the job was done, the carpentry matched the original construction perfectly. While that job was underway, I found extensive dry rot in 2x10 fascia boards in another area of the house. Once found, we realized it was an inevitable outcome of the design of that part of house. They had the time to continue on to repair that area as part of the same job. It was in a location where not all damage was accessible without major house deconstruction, which was out of the question. They removed as much of the rotted wood as possible and replaced a section of the accessible 2x10. Some additional carpentry was done to shore up the cavity behind the replacement board section and caulking was done to prevent more water from infiltrating between concrete steps and abutting wood. In both cases, they used my stock of touch-up paint to paint the new wood. The job was quoted as time and materials with one reasonable hourly rate covering both Bob King's time and the time of his adult son. As a two man team, one person could continue working when the other went to buy more materials. One person could work ahead on wood prep while the other was installing boards. Also, work on my two job areas could be ongoing simultaneously. I felt that the time spent was reasonable and not padded at all. Two men at one economical rate was very efficient. The workmanship, as I mentioned above, was excellent. Bob was very happy to answer all of my questions at any time. It was a pleasure to deal with both of the Kings. The only negative was that Bob called the day before the originally scheduled date to say that he would have to reschedule because of an ongoing job that needed to be done before other contractors could work. He was able to get to my job in 2-3 weeks. I was disappointed at the time, but realized that my job wasn't urgent and he did follow through on his promise to do the job. Once the job was started, they worked full time until it was done.

Bob King responded in a timely manner and came prepared with materials needed. He was professional and competent. We would definitely call him again if needed.

The service was great and he did a good job. I would probably have him back for some small odd jobs.

This was a more complicated job than we thought it would be at first. Bob (the owner) arrived when he said he would and promptly got to work. He had to modify the door opening to fit the pre-hung kit. He did an excellent job. It was nice to work with someone conscientious who put our satisfaction as his goal.