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"The installation of the door was done well; however, the work area was not adequately protected (no floor protection) and a crowbar was dropped on my new hardwood floor and put a gash in the floor. There was also a communication issue between the sales department and the installers on putting on new break metal around the outside of the door. Yes I would use them again but I would confirm everything with the installers before the start and I would make sure they prep the area to protect the property."

"They really did a good job. They came when they said that they're gonna be here. They replace the entire flat roof. They took all the shingles off and showed me the pictures of the bare roof. They put the shingles on. They showed me the plan and we were pleased with the salesman. Josh was very nice and I was very pleased with his service."

"Hello, My name is Phil Carr-Jones, I am reviewing my experience of working with and building my own kitchen, using cabinets and doors from Arkansas Wood Door. While I am an Episcopal Priest, it turns out I get to do a lot of things they don't teach you in seminary. Over the years, I have had to get fairly skilled in all the trades, including, no surprise, carpentry. But I am by no means an expert. For instance, I employed a retired carpenter to help out with the crown molding and other trim. Apart from that though, this is all my and my wife's work. So let me state up front, Arkansas Wood Doors is the go to place for the DIY’er who is thinking of remodeling their own kitchen. Here's why: I searched the web for months, literally doing comparisons and research on flat pack rta cabinets. I went to the big box store for a design and pricing in their three lines of cabinets, and I went in for a consult with a small custom shop in my area. Here's what I found. 99 outof 100 rta cabinet companies have their product made in china which means the standards for formaldehyde are going to be as fishy as they smell, plus you can only get cabinets in fixed sizes so if you looking to eeck out every last inch of space you're going to lose a lot and you'll be using a lot of filler strips wasting what could have been useful storage. If you want to go custom, then you only have less than a handful of online options, companies that will make to order in any dimension. For instance, I only wanted an 8 inches deep spice cabinet to allow for greater working room over the counter. My wife and I are pretty serious about cooking from pastries to mains and sides. We want a very serious kitchen. Plus, I'll tall so I needed the room. In any case, if you want something custom your choices online are limited. The big box stores don't really do custom and are just as limited in their options as are the online rta places. Most online rtas offer far cheaply made boxes with construction methods less sturdy. I have found that if I buy cheap, I shouldnt expect my kitchen to hold up past a few years. The finish will fade. The drawers will warp. The joints will open up. The big box stores basically offer the same thing, too. When I go to a big box store to buy something, I do it knowing I probably willl get a year out of it, whether that’s a lawn chair of a power tool. I mean when was the last time you regretting spending too much money on a better grade of power tool? So if you want quality, a better and safer grade building material and much wider choices in sizing then your basically down to three or four options. I went with Arkansas Wood Door and am completely pleased and impressed by the experience. Now I could have spent twice what I did and gone to a small custom shop and gotten the same thing, but I am in to saving money and frankly I enjoy the challenge. AWD worked with me directly. Working up the order and getting the plan for each box just right. If you have never designed and built a kitchen before, there are plenty of tips and guidance on the web and I recommend you heartily research all of the aspects and complications involved. I hit a couple of unexpected bumps. But more about that below. So do your research. For instance you can save a lot of money by building the plinths yourself and only order squared off boxes without the toe kick. By making the platform on which you place the lower cabinets first, you can get that plumb and level, so throwing up the boxes is a breeze. And again, the cabinets are also less expense, a complete all around win. AWD uses an easy system for matching up box parts so assembly was easy. No special tools required. Given the many parts and I used a mix of frameless and face framed cabinets, there was a moment or two when in amongst all the materials I got nervous about having everything I needed, but low and behold, all was right there in the end. I also recommend the concept from French cooking "mis en place" that is have all your ingredients in place and all your tools where you need them before starting out. Also, it was a lot easier to work with my wife than doing it alone, but I did a few by myself and so if that is your only option than you should have no problem. I've assembled a lot of cheaper Swedish flat packed furniture in my day, and the quality and sturdiness of AWD leaves no doubt about how long these will last. Just rock solid. Great thing about AWD is the cost to quality ratio. Cant beat it. Which also means if you make a mistake the replacement is so reasonable it becomes not big deal. I mis-measured one box and so I needed to order the right size. Worked out fine, but that was because AWD had an incredibly fast turn around. The other few reliable companies are several weeks to months. And these other places are crazy expensive. And in truth, the other companies are a complete rip off on trim and accessories. AWD pricing was so amenable that my mistakes cost me so little in comparison with what I was saving. So there's a built in confidence for the first timer. Also AWD made one mistake on the placement of a hinge in two doors. They immediately and without question remade them and sent them out in under ten days. You just can't get that service anywhere in the custom cabinet world. It was so affordable I upgraded on one side to black walnut. Trying doing that at the other quality shops. The quality of the roll out drawers and top drawer boxes is superb and the hinges and under-mount sliders are top grade excellent. The hardware was the easiest part frankly. Their system, for lining up the hardware is just so easy. Drill driver is all you need as the placement is already leveled for you. SO: high end quality custom built cabinets, superior custom support, fastest turnaround in the marketplace, most affordable pricing out there, excellent hardware, and oh yeah, I almost forget, color choices. They offer complete line of lacquer - just pick a SW color and they'll match it. SO completely and truly custom for a fraction of cost without sacrificing any quality. The Rev. Philip Carr-Jones"

"The project went well.  Several modest adjustments to original project were made without additional cost.  When an unexpected problem arose it was quickly diagnosed and determination made as to how to fix it and an itemized bill for approx. 4 hours of unexpected labor and material was presented.  Three inspections by county building and electrical inspectors passed without
problems.  We are happy with all the work done Blue Ridge Carpentry and particularly happy with the roof and columns at the front door. 

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"After moving into a new condo, I had a variety of jobs to be
tackled from mounting a large heavy mirror to a wall to small fix-ups like
installing a new showerhead. A colleague recommended Matt Cholko and Total Home
Services. She had used Matt’s services when he was just starting out, and he
had made such an impression on her she kept his business card. I called Matt
and left a message with his answering service. He called back that same day,
and we discussed what I needed done. Right then and there, he gave me an
estimate as to how many hours the work would take, and explained the fees,
which I thought very reasonable.
   
On the day of the appointment, Matt and his colleague, Luke, arrived as
promised, carrying tools and equipment to my 8th floor apartment.
They were prepared with everything they needed right down to the mounting
hardware, and set to work right away. For positioning the mirrors and wall
sculptures, they asked for my input, but were also very helpful with
suggestions. When it came time to position the large mirror, it was discovered
that it couldn’t be placed exactly as planned because of the electrical wiring
in the wall behind that area. They recalculated and hung the mirror without any
damage to the wiring or wall, and moved the dresser so that mirror and dresser
were aligned and centered. Not only did Matt and Luke do all the jobs I
requested but they also noticed other little things that could be handled in
the allotted time.
   
Matt and Luke were polite, professional, friendly, and very efficient.
It took only a few minutes to see that they really know what they’re doing. I
had the greatest of confidence that the work was being handled correctly. And
they also managed the cleanup, carting away the mirror wrappings and vacuuming
the sawdust from cutting down the doors. Matt was right on target with his
estimated time, and the cost was as expected. I can recommend Matt and Total
Home Services without reservation. As my decorating and improvement projects
continue, I plan on calling Total Home Services for the help I’ll need.


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"Do NOT waste your time and money with this company. All four of the projects I hired Handyman Connection of Winchester to complete for me resulted in no-shows or having to re-schedule at the last minute, which resulted in me losing days and pay from my job. The straw that broke the camel back concerns two projects - deck stripping/refinishing, and replacing pressure-treated handrails and pickets. The deck stripping/refinishing had to be postponed until spring - at me on the decision - because the guy got sick at the last minute the previous fall and Handyman Connection had no one else to complete this job. When the finally commenced the following spring, the guy arrived with a burned-out pressure washer. He asked to use mine, to which I agreed, and just as he was finishing up stripping the deck he also burned out MY pressure washer. Do you think he said anything to me? No! I found this out later that same year when I attempted to use it to pressure wash my sidewalk ... it was completely dead. When the guy came back a few weeks after the deck had a chance to dry out, he applied two EXTREMELY HEAVY coats of deck paint over a two day period. The result ... by late winter/early spring, the paint was chipping, bubbling up and peeling off in long strips. Just prior to the deck being painted, and the second project I referred to above, an installer came out to my house to install Trex top-of-the-line railing and pickets, which I had already bought. He was to also build a gate leading from the deck down to the yard, for which I also purchased the materials. Well, according to the owner of this company, Bryan, the installer messed up the gate and Bryan indicated I would have to have another estimate drawn up exclusively for the gate. The gate was part of the initial estimate, but to date, I did not agree to another estimate and therefore, I never did get the gate - which was one of the main reasons I wanted new railing and pickets, so I could contain my pets to the deck during pleasant weather. And with regards to the rails, within six months each section of the Trex railing began to swag down in the centers. Over the next TWO years, I kept reporting this (as well as the shoddy deck paint job) to Handyman Connection via e-mails, phone calls AND also paying personal visits to the company. I was assured by Tiffany, the owner wife, that Bryan would most definitely come out to my house, survey the problems and fix them to my satisfaction. To this day, I have not been contacted by Bryan or Tiffany in an attempt to address these issues. I had a relationship with Handyman Connection for over three years - despite the no-shows and last-minute cancellations by Handyman Connection (there is a horror story for each of the four projects). I trusted this company, gave them repeated business, and referred them to many people. I make it a point to mention to anyone looking for a contractor for projects around their homes to NOT contact Handyman Connection. I have"

"Great! He arrived on time, with the right amount of crew, tools and positive attitude! He was very experienced with Ikea cabinets and knew when we had purchased the wrong items. He also knew when to send me back to Ikea for different parts. Ikea made alot of mistakes and he knew that was common. He wrote down the numbers of the items i needed which was extremely helpful. He and his crew were fantastic and i would hire him again in the future. His prices were very reasonable and i appreciated that. I had two glass doors that were on back order so he said i could hold back $200 from his pay until they czme in. I called him on Sunday and told him i just picked them up. He told me they would be there on Monday morning to finish the job. Of course he arrived on time and he finished the job quickly. Of the 4 companies i hired to do various things in my kitchen his was the only one i didnt have issues with. I asked him to install the lights inside and underneath the cabinets and install the microwave. The lights were difficult but he worked hard until they were done. They make the whole kitchen shine! He was extremely reasonable with the microwave installation price. I asked him for several cards and already passed them out to people that wanted a new kitchen i told them he is the best installer i ever hired. He made this overwhelming project so much easier."

"We had them make new screens as well as replace window hardware. Outstanding quality of work and were very nice and easy to work with. We will use them when it is time to replace our current windows."

"The people they sent out came out, they came out , I think about 4 or 5 different times. I talked with the technicians and said, "this is ridiculous, the furnace is old" and he said, "we agree, but they only want to do the patching". They would patch it and it would break, they would patch it, and it would break. Finally, I said, "I want a new furnace. What do we have to do to do a new furnace. You've been out here, this is like the 6th time," and he said, "I'll have my manager write something up", and so they did and they replaced the furnace. They tried. They were more interested in patching things than replacing things. They were willing to send out 4 or 5 different parts. The things that I see that would help the most is if it were easier to get a hold of them on the phone or if their website worked. Just being able to contact someone in person. Sometimes, you can't explain everything online. We were able to get a hold of them, we were able to talk to them. It just takes some time, they had to jump through the hoops with their company, we understood that, but they came through and got us a new furnace. A nice new furnace too."

"What a pleasure! Mr Holdridge returned my first email promptly and arrived within the time frame he gave me. His estimate was so reasonable but at the time we requested it, we didn't realize that having an outside floor layer would negate all guarantees on the flooring. So, we felt we needed to use the services of the floor company.







However, as professional as Mr. Holdridge is, and as reasonable as his service would have been, I won't hesitate to recommend him. In an area where "handymen" don't bother to return calls, or show up when they promise they will, anyone looking for a "gem" will find him in Rick Holdridge. I have some of his business cards and will be spreading them around my neighborhood.







Next spring, I hope to be replacing 2 decks. Guess who I will be calling first. This time I won't have to worry about material guarantees and Mr Holdridge offers his own on the services he performs.
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