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"Extremely professional company , great craftsmanship, and all around pleasant experience. We will call All American for all of our construction/building needs in the future, as well as recommend to friends and family. We are very happy with the finished product and excellent costumer service. 5 STARS for sure!"

"Highly recommend Commonwealth Carpentry. Every project has had a fair price, and easy to understand timeline for the work. We will be using Commonwealth Carpentry for some additional projects in the coming months!"

"It went very well. It was a new build and the quality was outstanding"

"Geoff and his network of highly skilled, certified specialists were amazing to work with. Geoff is not just a contractor, he is a designer with a vision who helped us make the right decisions for our home, while keeping with our own style. If he were an HGTV personality, it would be Holmes. He makes sure everything is done correctly the first time, with high-quality materials that will last forever, and my favorite part, he explained the how and why throughout the process. He is knowledgeable, honest, timely and just so good at what he does. His work is clearly a passion, and it shows in every detail. With only a copper sink as inspiration, he changed my 1990's kitchen into a timeless work of art that is as beautiful and interesting as it is functional. He reconfigured a large piece of my house to accommodate a laundry room and and turned a half bath with minimal space into a modern full bath, without making it feel small. I can't say enough great things about working with him. And, while it may not matter to some, it mattered to me - Geoff is a nice, personable guy who I liked having in my home, as was every specialist he chooses to work with. He was respectful of our space, and cleaned up the work space at the end of every day. He was open to adding to his already significant workload with projects that popped up as we were moving in and figuring out how we wanted the house to look. It got to the point that I ran every idea by him and he never once made me feel like I was a bother because he cared and had a vision. About halfway through the initial kitchen/bath/laundry project, we decided to redo the all brick fireplace hearth. Geoff knew exactly what would look perfect, and was able to give us a stone fireplace, with granite mantle without significantly pushing back the timeline. It looks perfect, and he even took into account my dog when choosing the threshold material around the base (because the dog's nails would scratch up a wood piece). Just little things like that, the caring, the attention to detail, the situational awareness that Geoff has makes him the correct choice. He also identified other issues in my home (older home) that could eventually cause issues and offered solutions. Not trying to sell us anything, but just helping us be better home owners and letting us know what to look out for. I am so glad our paths crossed, I can't imagine working with anyone else, and I am so excited work with him on the next project.!"

"I am unhappy with the end result. The kitchen tile is okay however, after paying an extra $100 to have a wood trim install in my foyer entrance, I have been living with a defective product since late March. The trim is being held by a bucket full of book to prevent us to trip and hurt ourself. Contacted the company more than once , was promise the problem would be fix however, I am still waiting."

"The good:
- The people were friendly for the most part
- They did good work in some ways
- Their subcontractors did good work
- They gave us a quartz counter top "for free" for our desk
- They did a couple extra things without charging us
- Everything looks good (if you don't look too closely)
The bad:
- I did not like the communication in the beginning, but I hoped, based on the reviews they got, that they would do a good job. I was disappointed with a lot of things - see below.
- I had to prepare my own detailed cost estimate (based on their difficult to understand e-mails) and get them to let me know if my estimate was correct or not. They would only give me a lump sum price and very little detail on what I was getting.
- They seemed to have never worked with the Cabinet Factory before. It was almost impossible to get any information about the cabinets we bought prior to signing a contract. Neither Get It Done (GID) or the Cabinet Factory wanted to talk to us about them. In the beginning I asked for no fiberboard and ended up with lots of fiberboard. Also, GID apparently does not know what fiberboard is - they were trying to tell me the kick-boards were not fiberboard (they are). The cabinets seem pretty low quality although at the time I was told by the Cabinet Factory that the cabinets I was getting were good quality and approaching the cost of the high end cabinets. One of the sliders in the pantry broke right away because there was too much weight. I never had this problem with my previous cabinets.
- They used wax crayon as paint in many locations on the cabinets. This is bad because it is not intended as paint, it is sticky, and wipes off easily.
- They told me it would be $100 more per fixture (about $1000) for LED under cabinet lighting. I still don't understand why they say it costs that much more. The lights they installed get very hot.
- There was very little attention to detail. They were going to stop the peninsula cabinets about 6 inches short of the end of the floor tile. It would have looked really silly - fortunately, I caught it in time and got them to adjust it.
- They put two joints in my crown molding about 12 inches apart and did a poor job with the joints. It looks very bad.
- The painting of the walls was bad. They missed lots of areas and they wanted me to mark all the areas they missed for them.
- They did not plan out the closet desk and shelves well at all. I told them I wanted a shelf for a TV, and they gave me shelves that weren't wide enough. Then they rigged it to work after lots of discussion.
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"We are glad that we made the right choice by selecting *My Jack of All Trades*. We were very impressed by professionalism and honesty of this company. They exceeded our expectations throughout the project. The crew showed up promptly and worked together with a noticeable intensity and skill. We had to hold the siding project more than once due to the unavailability of windows. However, they were extremely flexible to accommodate our requests. We would highly recommend *My Jack of All Trades* as a trustworthy, responsive and top-quality roofing and Siding company."

"The company was very easy to work with and did a good job for us. We are very happy with the results. This is a difficult project, because the prior owners of our house did NOTHING for years  to keep the vines from taking over the backyard. So for the last year, we have been working to clear the vines and saplings so that we can see the creek bed behind our house. We had been using another company we found on Angie's List, but they were too unreliable, so I searched Angie's List this Spring and found Freedom Land Works. I'm very happy and will continue to hire them.
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"He remodeled my kitchen and bath. From demo to trim and paint. He completed everything start to finish!"

"Went extremely well.
Appt was made for morning, and I missed them (due to Dr appt).  They were there before 8:30, which was around the time I got home.  They left a "missed you" hanger on the door, and I called them as soon as I got home.
Heather was the person I spoke with, and explained the situation.  She checked, but the technician had already left the area.  She apologized (several times) and said she thinks (but can not confirm) the technician may be able to "fit me in" later in the day, and she would keep in contact with me through-out the day.
As this was my fault (was not home), I appreciated that kind of response.  Just after 10am, I got a call from Heather letting me know that the technician could be there in about 30 minutes, and asked me if that would work / be ok with me!  (Asked, not 'told' me - WOW!)
The technician arrived on time, and was nothing less then awesome.   Tim (the tech) "did his thing", and surprised (and exceeded our expectations)!  Of note, the last termite folks we had did a look around (standard inside garage, separate building and crawl space). Typical "termite inspection" took around 15-20 minutes.
I need to tell you, A1's Tim took his time, explained what he was doing (and looking for).  So after about 45 minutes, I followed him to his truck (expecting to sign some paperwork), when he advised me he "wasn't done yet"!  (Did I say WOW?)
As he started unreeling a hose, I asked and he let me know that part of the service was a foundation treatment.  (I don't pretend to know what that means, but he went completely around and sprayed the foundation of the house.)  He mentioned this would help with termites & ants.  -  Cool!
OK, at this point I really though he was done - but not yet!  He came out with what looked like a big duster (a fuzzy thing, about twice the size of a softball) and was spraying it with something (Web out?)...   As he continued, I walked with him as he went around every door and window, spraying the stuff on the duster and clearing all the cobwebs.
OK, How many times can I say - WOW!!!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A-1 Inc Exterminators
- A VERY Happy customer...

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