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"I purchased a new shower faucet and cartridge for the repair. Donny told my wife and I to save on the new faucet and wait till we did some wall/tile repair if we were to remodel in the near future. Rather than following our first wishes he may have saved us around $400, or more by being honest and a good guy. We had the cartridge replaced for our Moen faucet. It operates very well and no drips (bad for the Cat though!). We had additional savings when we returned the faucet to Menards. The cartridge was about $36-$39. We have used Randy Lane several times (maybe 5-7 times) and were quite satisfied. They have been our plumber of choice for several years. This was our first plumbing work completed by Donny. Not our last for sure!"

"Great, Wayne did a great job and cleaned up when he was done."

"Paramount Granite Company was a joy to work with! They offered an incredibly reasonable and detailed estimate (including options and their costs) within a day. When I visited their offices, I was treated with respect and courtesy. Barb answered my questions and showed me their slabs of granite (as well as the sinks and faucets they offer). I had already viewed slabs of granite at the various warehouses, but they had some beautiful pieces to choose from. I ended up picking a gorgeous piece of St. Cecelia granite from their selection, which just happened to be in the least expensive category.
The whole process was made easy by Angie's prompt and helpful responses to my emails. Paramount was flexible with my schedule when we needed to postpone the installation by a week. On the day of installation, the workers arrived on time and worked quickly and excellently. I was impressed when they discovered (from a spec sheet they brought along) that the particular slide-in range we had chosen needed rounded corners for the opening. The worker finished the job except for this part, drove back to the office and returned within the hour with the rounded piece to complete the job perfectly!
Paramount Granite Company is a first-rate company. I would highly recommend them to any of my friends. I am simply thrilled with my countertops and the excellent experience I had with Paramount.
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"Marvin did great work. He was on time, knowledgeable and professional. I would highly recommend his service."

"They are excellent. I have never had any dissapointment at all. They are very clean and professional. All around a good experience."

"One structure in the form of a arbor with a gate completed our fence.
     The other structure a small deck outside of the lower sliding glass doors, with a pergola added,
     gives a quiet shady respite to the yard.
      We also had Hal design and build a fountain feature added to the garden area itself.  Which gives a soft
      and flowing water sound near the small deck.
      The work overall is outstanding with a very finished look.  It was also accomplished as per estimate of
       time and cost.  They were very considerate to make the work space neat and clean each day at finish
       time.
     
       We would "highly" recommend these contractors to anyone wanting this type of excellent yard work done.
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"He’s been here three or four times since then. He’s actually coming back at the end of January when we’re ready for the finishing. By January, he will be doing the plumbing on our laundry. It’s our first time to use him."

"Even though I have read some negative comments about their plumbing's prices, I wanted to give them a chance as I had a fairly good experience on the HVAC side. Unfortunately, I am afraid the comments were right! I called them for a leak in my basement related to a water drain from the second floor bathrooms. Before starting, Matt explain to me he had to go through a "pluming diagnostics" of the entire house and systems that is a flat fee of $497 (based on the age of the house) for: Unlimited Time to find the problem, One level 1 to 2 repair included with diagnostic, performance check, whole home water quality analysis, including chlorine, water hardness, and total dissolved solids, confirmation that system is safe, reliable, and energy efficient, Applies to equipment 6-20+ years old, main drain, water pressure/water temperature over 1500 sqft, tankless water heater. Basically a fee to "find the leak" and anything else that could be wrong in my house in order to give me suggestions for additional repairs that go on top of the "diagnostic fee", unless it is a level 1 or 2 repair that you probably never have anyway...! I my case Matt's listed 3 options: - $4.193 (repair copper drain, new washing machine hoses, install pressure valve and new 50 Gal water heater) - $1.467 (repair copper drain, new washing machine hoses, install pressure valve). Meaning $2.726 for the water heater alone. Or $631 (repair copper drain, new washing machine hoses). Meaning $836 for the pressure valve alone! I told him I could do the machine hoses myself and asked him how much it would be just to fix the leak => $364. That means the charge to change 2 $10 hoses is $267!! By the way, they don't deduct the $79 service call if you are not part of the Membership Program, charge an additional $14 for "Transfer Fuel Surcharge" and didn't discount the $50 coupon. Bottom line my invoice was $497 + $79 + $14 + $364 = $954. Fortunately, I talked to Kristy from Customer Service the following day and got the $50 coupon applied and got an additional $50 off after my open and direct discussion with her. Thank you Kristy. Still, I believe the all process was a bit complicated for a leak and would have to try a different plumber next time. Further more, what's going on with the "Plumbing Diagnostic" fee if they have to come again later on during the year for another issue? I surely wouldn't need another "check" of my entire house..."

"They did an excellent job - they were on time, professional and did great work. They were helpful in picking out materials, and in keeping within my budget!


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"Back outside door: After inspecting door, was told I would need to replace door and frame. My brother who had temporarily fixed door suggested an option to which provider agreed and then proceded to hang door to acceptable. It was thought the provider was going to opt out of fix if it was too involved?!... Front door glass payne needed replacement, so i needed to accompany him to hardware store to get fix-okay, I guess, wasn't expecting it, used my time for job. Job completed. I wanted the fan on the living room ceiling fan which stopped rotating to be useful again on relatively unused newer fan. Provider refused. Job not completed!?...TV wall mounts installed on bedroom wall.  Provider took me to pick up a wall shelf I wanted hung on kitchen wall but it turned out to be too wide, couldn't be hung without out modification. No options were considered or suggested. Job was not completed. Provider attempted to hang a new bathroom fixture but said it coudn't be done due to previous electrical wiring-was a problem and would need an electrician. Began to scrap living room ceiling and wall water plaster damage but didn't finish, stated I could need a plasterer to replaster. Not sure why he didn't want to finish scraping off rest of ceiling?!

I had this handyman on the other use of this provider for a handyman. Retirment age provider who seems to have skills but doesn't much want to or seem to think he can take on a bigger, harder or more involved job, perhaps with the time of year or tools available to him on their truck?!  I would appreciate someone with anitiative rather than someone who clearly seems to prefer to do the smaller jobs. I am not sure if the name on the company and whom I have messaged with on Angies List are one in the same or not, there are two names, a Don and a Daryl. Can't say I recall him ever introducing himself. Rather non talkative, but to me this is a plus, I an not a small-talker; unless I need info or ask questions. I would rather he do the job hired for than chit-chat.  Not happy that more than one job was not completed or attempted for the days work, which began at 9am and ended at 3pm due to him stopping the scrapping even though there was more to scrape. I would consider another handyman option for future options and feel that I did not get my moneys worth on either use of this company/provider. The first time this provider showed up an hour late for a 4 hour handyman and only one job was completed.
Response to PROVIDERS Response to Original Review: I JUST MAY TAKE YOU UP ON YOUR CONSIDERATE OFFER; I may be calling the number you provided to complete a task. Thank you very much for the offer! I do appreciate it."