RVA Home Repairs

I feel like I certainly got value for the $99. Yet it was not one of my better Angies List experiences. I was lucky I had a very long list of potential tasks for him to work on because there were several he was unwilling to do. Handyman did work fast on the things he did do. <br />

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<p>The written quote included power washing my deck and sealing it. Wes was adamant about waiting 30 days so the new boards would be completely dry before sealing. When I contacted him, he said he wasn't interested in doing the sealing. I reminded </p> <p>him that I had a written quote which showed that sealing was included. He had even asked me what type of sealer I had used previously. He offered to refund $100 which I agreed to just to be done with it. My deck is still not sealed and I either have to do it myself or hire someone. This was very disappointing.</p> <p>The original quote was $1852, with some additional work, the total came to $2167. He wanted 50% down and the balance on completion. He later asked me if I would pay him more of the balance. I agreed to do that. He came to my house to collect the money while my wife was home. He quoted her $860 too much. She unknowingly, paid him the amount he requested. When I found out how much she wrote the check for, I immediately contacted Wes. At first he denied that the amount was an overpayment. Then he agreed to refund the $860.</p> <p>Some of the replacement boards that Wes used were warping. He has replaced all but one of them. He said he was coming out to do the last one but I have not seen or heard from him since.</p> <p>I believe that Wes is a nice guy. However, his disorganization seems to get the best of him. Unfortunately, when he did things incorrectly, he made my wife and I feel like we did him wrong. </p> <br />

After inspecting the needed work Wes gave a reasonable estimate for a minor repair/paint job to replace a section of rotten trim on fascia board.  He performed the work just as he said, within the timeframe he estimated.  I'm very happy with his professionalism and punctuality.  I would definitely hire him again for handyman work. <br />

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<p>Was extremely satisfied with the work!  The work was done promptly, as requested and agreed upon, and the price was reasonable.  Also, it was very much appreciated that the items that were replaced were hauled away (and not just placed in my garbage bin).   Great job!  </p> <p>Would certainly use RVA Home Repairs again, and would recommend this company to anyone!</p> <br />

<p>All the work was completed as agreed in a good timely manor, He found some rotted wood in bottom of frame that he replace for an agreed upon small added fee, he replaced a small doorbell cover for free.</p> <p>All in all they did a good job!!!! We will hire them again in the future</p> . <br />

Very good <br />

Mr. Barnes did everything I asked for, in a timely and extremely efficient manner. Loved his Sunday hours!

Professional and courteous. Good work, highly recommend. <br />

Overall Mr. Barnes did a great job- initially calling me and scheduling estimate immediately. There were a couple of times that he said he would be by to work on/demo the house and did not come as planned. However he contacted me usually that evening to let me know that his day had just been too busy to make it over. I was not in a major rush to have work done, which worked out well for his schedule. I do wish he would have used a painter's cloth/tape or tarp down on my front porch while painting, several splotches of paint were left on the porch as well as brick. This is not too big of a deal, I can get this out , but this is why I rated a B on professionalism. His quality of work is excellent and prices very reasonable. Overall I would and will reccomend/use his services again! <br />

I was very happy with the finished product of both jobs. <br />

I contacted Wes on Friday; he came by to look at it on Saturday, and was here first thing Monday morning to complete the work.  Excellent job, incredibly punctual and a really fair price. <br />

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Very professional and punctual. Was able to repair the same day as we called. The drywall watch looked perfect, you couldn't even tell there used to be a hole! Highly recommend. <br />

Wes was great and was a pleasure to work with. When I called him, he was recovering from the flu and said he'd call me back when he felt better--he called back the next day and scheduled the work for the following day! He arrived on time and we went over everything on my list and discussed prices. His prices were great so I asked him to get started. He called his electrician for the electrical work, and he and his partner took care of everything else. Everything on the list was completed that day, and he left the house cleaner than it was when he arrived. He is very conscientious, and is easy to get along with. I will continue to call him for home maintenance and for odd jobs--he really does it all! <br />

While Wes was very affordable this is clearly a situation where you get what you pay for. We had asked Wes to insert a small door in a wall that would allow us to access storage space under our stairs. While the quote was very reasonable and included the materials and trim for the door, the overall quality of the work was low. Wes and his assistant rushed creating the opening never once using a tape to measure the dimensions resulting in over cuts and not a very clean finish. Had it not been me offering them my level, I am not sure they would have used one to ensure the opening was square or the door was hung properly. To his credit, Wes? assistant seemed frustrated with Wes? aggressive and rushed approach and seemed willing to be more patient in trying to determine dimensions more properly. The door itself was made from low grade 1/4 to 1/3 inch plywood and while we clearly did not expect something much more exotic given his quote, at the very least a suitable thickness (even if meant paying a little extra) should have been used. Within several hours of Wes leaving the door was warping due to the poor and thin material choice. When cutting the door they used our garbage can rather than a sawhorse to rest the wood on, and proceeded to dismiss our request not to do so.  The screws used for the hinges were also too long and as a result poke through on the backside of the door creating the potential to either catch clothes or injure oneself. To their credit they did an excellent job cleaning up at the end, thoroughly sweeping and picking up debris, sloppy cleanup is always a pet peeve of mine so I was impressed by this.  <br /> Upon ?completion? I expressed my disappoint at the quality of work and while Wes was very reasonable and accepted a lower price than initially quoted, overall I was left with the impression that this was not professional-grade work. I think Wes has good intentions and likely is excellent for certain projects but given our expectations regarding level of finish, we will not use him again. I would encourage future customers to be clear on the exact expected quality level of work/finish as this was a deficiency on my part and should have been clarified at the outset rather than assumed, particularly in-light of his cost and time estimate. <br />

Left an email through the Angie's List website. Wes returned my inquiry promptly. We made arrangements for him to come out and give me an estimate. His price was very reasonable and I couldn't be more pleased with the job he did. As a matter of fact, he did the job a day earlier than expected. I will definitely call Wes in the future for any other work I need done.

Wes and his team were very professional, prompt and did a very nice job. Very easy to schedule, flexible, and did the work as promised.

Wes came to give an estimate the day I called.  He came the following day to make the repairs.  He was on time, on budget and did a great job! <br />

Wes did a great job fixing my deck boards and power washing the deck. He did leave a bunch of the scrape wood around and I had to go back and forth with him to get him to pick up the junk. My big problem came when I attempted to get him to come back to stain the deck. I wanted to use a specific sealant and did the research and sent it to him because it was more then what I think he quoted. I was expecting him to read over the instructions and give me a price. Instead he tells me to go to a different store and buy something else. I had some other work for him anyway so suggested that he come over to quote the new work. We make plans for 8:30ish Saturday morning. Well, 8:30 comes and goes. About 9:05 I get a call from Wes saying that he's been up since 8:30 but hasn't left yet. No apology for being late, just an explanation that he was worn out from the day before. He says he can come right away and I know he lives about 10 minutes away so I say sure. Well, 35 minutes later, still no Wes. So I call and cancel. Wes does good work at fair prices but like so many handymen, he is hard to give work to.

This was a great find! <br /> Wes arrived for a same day estimate on a rainy day.  Arrived the next day to do the work. <br /> This included deck platform repair that had a whole punched in it from a fallen tree.  I also had overhead storage racks to be installed in a garage.  He and his assistant both too great care in the installation and explaining additional options if I need more storage. <br /> Very professional at a very reasonable price.  I will definitely use him again! <br />