Odd Job Larry Inc

J'aime and Ricky did an excellent job!!!

Mark showed up on time, wrong window well unit. Called office. Excuses, etc. This is a total cluster. Josh the guy who provided the quote specifically was instructed the size and the type of window well to obtain. Did not listen. Would never use nor recommend this company. What is wrong with contractors today? Cannot find a reliable contractor these days to do reliable honest work.

Josh was not able to accommodate our needs as we needed it done for our house that is on the market but he did recommend another painter that he had worked with and that painter was able to come in and fulfill our needs. I think this says volumes for Josh and his company to try and accommodate a prospective client even though he could not. Great customer care. I would recommend.

we messaged back and forth via angies list, showed up on time. but was told he cant give a quote. needed mason. 2 weeks pass was told mason looked at it estimate coming. 2 weeks pass get call/text quote estimate is done will be emailed in 3 days... its 4 days and more than a month later waiting for a quote... very poor customer service.

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I thought quick and easy right? When I called to just acquire a quote they said they could come out in 3 days to look. Then after they did initial measurements they came back 5 days later. I could not believe the quote. 945.75 to finish a 10x10 room, without the wall/ceiling corners. The guy tried say something about special tape and mud they use...? This service is just trying to take advantage of people with crazy quotes. A buddy of mine tried them as well. Same thing! High prices. I urge you, even if you don't know how to do a project, don't pay extreme prices. I did my ceiling myself, and with price of materials it cost me 70 bucks plus 5 hours of labor. Shame on them.

They did a great job with minimal involvement from us, which is what we were looking for.

It was a long process but the finished product was beautiful. It was a little more costly than I thought since we ran into some plumbing problems but they were able to get it done in a timely manner once the problems occurred. My only pet peeve I have is I wish they would send their main guys to come every other day to check on the process and address any issues we might have. Other than that they were very professional and their worker Loius was very nice to work with and made the process more bearable. I would recommend them to others.

They did great work. We had to remove a section of wall to repair a foundation crack in our basement. We hired Odd Job Larry to basically put everything back together again. They were great and the basement looks fantastic.

They were very professional and punctual. They communicated very well and were very responsive. They ran their business like I would run a business if I was in charge. Very well done and they work was top notch. Would strongly recommend.

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It went great. On tearing out the deck, they found carpenter ants. I wasn't home, they took pictures and sent them to me. I approved them taking care of the ants. They tore out all of the damaged material and sprayed chemicals to kill everything. They replaced all of the damaged material and I paid the extra at the time of the next progress payment. Jim Yonke took care of the design, getting the paperwork approved by the village and scheduling all of the other people I had on site. I gave him a key to my house and he put a lock box on the front door so either he or his lead builder Jaime could get in and let others in as well. When I changed my mind and wanted the tile in the Versailles pattern they were ok with the doing it. He reimbursed me for what he quoted on the tile cost and I provided them with the tile I found at the tile shop. When I ordered the replacement door that goes from the kitchen to the sunroom, they actually picked it up for me and installed it. Of course I paid extra, but he kept track of the hours and everything seemed reasonable. After the windows were installed, Jim found silicon all over them and he contacted Jeld-wen. They sent someone down from the factory and they cleaned them up for us. Jim took care of getting quotes for the new roof so now the roof is 100% complete. And now I don't get the crooks coming to my house trying to get me to have my insurance company pay for hail damage that I never had. He also took care of getting pricing for the gutters. When I had 2 dead trees cut down, they stayed away so they wouldn't be in the way. The price was higher than I had expected, but you get what you pay for. I could not be more satisfied with by new beautiful room and deck.

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Joey at Odd Job Larry responded to my request to replace some siding on my house that had blown off pretty quickly and said he would stop by to take a look and give an estimate. This was on a Friday. On Monday he let me know he was coming over to check out the damage and give me an estimate. He came shortly after and surveyed the area needing repair and said he could take care of it right away, that it would take about an hour. He gave me an estimate also. Within the hour he returned with one of his guys and had the damage repaired in less than an hour. His estimate was exactly the amount he gave. Joey was professional and reliable and did stellar work. We were completely satisfied and enjoyed the stress-free experience. I would highly recommend him for any handyman repairs you need. You won't be disappointed.

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It turned out well. They also sodded a small patch in the front that was brown from the dog. The staff were courteous and helpful. They provided instruction on how to keep from damaging the sod as it took root.

Edging done manually rather than machine, but decent job. Missed one bed in back corner and around garden. Clean-up was good, but raking of stones from yard less than I expected and some shrubs I later realized were not cut down enough as they need it again.

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They were way off. Their price was terrible. He was a very nice man but way too expensive. I never would highly recommend them. We did not go with them. As a matter of fact, we did not have the garage built. We have a garage. We were just going to have another garage put on, but we decided not to. He was punctual. He did come back in a couple of days with the estimate. It was itemized and everything, but my husband did not say that it was too expensive, but we were going to wait. Our overall experience was nice; it was okay. He was really nice. He was not pushy and rude.

My experience with the landscaping division of Odd Job Larry was excellent. The designer presented his plan over 3 different visits until we agreed upon the price and plan. He was open to questions and suggestions. He was very knowledgeable about the products and how they should be installed and also the landscaping plants and materials. An old existing flagstone walkway and stoop was removed. A long, paver walkway, terraced with stairs and a new bluestone patio and porch were built. The crew worked very hard at creating the proper base for the pavers and stone and were exact in creating the pattern and laying of the stones. The outcome is outstanding. The workmanship excellent. The landscaping was installed following the hardscape and it also looks excellent. The project was overseen by the head of the division on a daily basis. All concerns or decisions were handled immediately. We also had some extra electrical work done while the project was being done and that too was handled by Odd Job Larry. It was a pleasure doing business with Odd Job Larry's landscape division. Luke, the man heading up that division is very professional, knowledgeable and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend this company.

I first approached Odd Job Larry via their website over the weekend and the company responded promptly to my request for a free estimate. One of the company representatives came out to inspect the property and to find out exactly what needed to be done. After a look at the property, the company representative quoted me a total price of $600, which included 2 workers, for $75 an hours for 6 to 8 hour workday. The $600 was based on 8 hours of time x $75 per hour (without taxes). I felt that was a pretty decent deal for a full 8 hours. Boy, was I ever wrong, but I will get to that in a moment. Let me preface by saying that the two workers who came out to perform the work did a good job. These two gentlemen were professional and I was really satisfied with their work. They completed in record time - roughly 3.25 hours (4 hours according to the company representative for driving time, which really doesn't make sense considering the company's home office is only 15 minutes away). So, the quality of work was good and the work was completed way under the estimated 6 to 8 hours the company representative quoted me the prior day. Okay, now onto the cost of the entire project. As stated previously, the company representative quoted me (keep in mind the quote was only an estimate) 6 - 8 hours of work for $600, which equates to roughly $75 per hour at the extreme. I was under the assumption that since the work was completed in 3.25 hours, I would only have to pay $243.75 (plus applicable tax). I was initially required to pay a down payment of 30% or $180 ($600 quoted price x 30%) before the work began. Think of the down payment as a security deposit that I will never see again. So, that would mean I would only owe Odd Job Larry $63.75 (plus applicable tax). Well as it turned out, Odd Job Larry did not reduce the price based on the ACTUAL hours worked, but the final bill was based on the estimate of $600. When I discussed the issue with company representative who came out to hand me the final invoice directly, he told me that the work I had signed for was not based on a per hour rate, but rather the full quoted (that is, estimated) price. Then I asked, and quot;How can that be when you quoted me the number of hours it would take to complete the work and the rate per hour?and quot; The company representative came back with and quot;Well, that was not what we agreed to?and quot; He further indicated that some of their jobs are on a per hour basis and some were not. He quoted some acronym that I wish he would have indicated to me on the day he came to look at the property. The company representative obviously got the impression I was rather upset, so he went back to his truck to call the home office. When he got back to me, nothing changed. The only explanation that seemed to make any sense (but not really) is that some jobs go over estimate and some jobs go under estimate. The company representative told me that when jobs that we complete go over estimate, Odd Job Larry does not charge them for the extra work (which I find hard to believe after the way the company handled this transaction). But, when the opposite occurs as in my case), the original price stands. So, my question to Odd Job Larry is, if you are a contractor for building a house, would you eat the cost (take the hit) if you were overbudget (that is, above the original estimate provided before work began). I don't think so and I really have a hard time believing that the size of the job matters. Business is business and being fair is the key. In the end, the company representative handed me the invoice and then I proceeded to call the home office myself. When I called the home office and talked to the man-in-charge, he told me exactly what the company representative said. It's like they have what they said memorized when situations like these arise. The man-in-charge gave me the same run around, but I was ultimately able to receive a 10% discount (WOW!!! What guy!!!). So, at the time, I still owed Odd Job Larry $389 and some change. I was paying 90% more than the ACTUAL hours worked. This was completely unacceptable and a poor way of doing business. Odd Job Larry would not budge from the price. I guess the phrase and quot;Customers are always correctand quot; does not apply to this company. While I understand customers are not always in the right, this time was an exception. The company representative basically misrepresented himself and Odd Job Larry by quoting me an estimate without indicating that it was not a per hour affair. The bottom line is, while the quality of the was good, the business side of things lacked many of the attributes of fairness.

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I needed a basketball pole and hoop removed from my yard. I called Odd Job Larry and asked for an estimate. The next day, an estimator, Tod, was sent out to review the project. Tod looked at the task and discussed various alternatives -- one, to cut off the pole, that was filled with concrete; two, remove the concrete that is in the ground as well as the pole. By the afternoon, I had a detailed email with the cost for alternative one. In addition, Tod suggested another firm to call for alternative two that would be be able to better handle the total removal of the pole and concrete, including a phone number. After a decision to go with alternative one -- to cut off the pole just below ground level -- an appointment was scheduled for the next week. I was given the name of the men who would be coming to my house. Upon arriving at my house, they introduced themselves and began work on the pole. When I went out to view the work in progress, I was warned by them to stay back for safety. Upon completion of the task, I was asked to come out and view the work. The pole was cut off about 2 inches below ground and filed down smoothly. The site was left as they found it.