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"We had a major leaking from a main water pipe behind the kitchen cabinets. Jeff had to remove the cabinets, broke the dry wall and replace the rusted water pipe. He did a pretty good job."

"Chris was great to work with and we are very happy with the outcome of our repairs."

"After having a bad experience with a different contractor Duncan Enterprises was very patient and understanding when working with us. They arrived when they said they would, put in a full day's work and were very attentive to our questions/concerns."

"He found a very good solution to our problem needing room in the bathroom that didn't require a remodel. He also took photos of the roof to show me what the last contractor did when he installed 50 year shingles about 5 years ago. The last contractor left a mess up there and didn't finish the job around vents and left a hole in one corner, made a mess around the chimney. <br /> He gave us a quote and we decided to hire him as soon as I had the money to have the job done. Within a month I had the money and asked if he could come do the job. He let me know that he was swamped and couldn't get to the job for about 2 1/2 months. I asked him to do the job as soon as he was able to get to it. We talked about this on March 13. In the last 2 months I've called about 3 times and did not get an answer to any of my calls. <br /> He must be a good contractor because he doesn't appear to have time for smaller jobs and doesn't return calls sometimes."

"This was our third job with Dollman Construction. They did a full kitchen renovation for us last year. <br /> Our two new bathrooms are big steps up in both form and function. Jimmy Dollman worked with and improved on our design ideas and saw a great solution to make our master bath requirements work. By pushing back a knee wall and expanding a dormer by less than 30 sq feet, our new master bath feels twice as big. The addition of a transom window (with a mountain view) gives the room an open, warmer feel. Our house is 90 years old and in a historic district, so we were worried about getting approval for the part of the work that altered the exterior of our home. However, the job was approved without a hitch - Dollman understood the process, the requirements and was thorough. <br /> As in the past, both Dollman employees and subcontractors were professional and we were comfortable with everyone who came in and out of our home. The Dollman employees who did the demolitions and the exterior construction were especially hard working and conscientious. The project manager, Bradley, was good with creatively handling the kinds of challenges you run into with older homes. He also found and corrected a pre-existing issues with a drain vent that could easily have gone unnoticed and uncorrected.  <br /> I assigned a "B" on punctuality because "B+" is not available. There was more down time during the first half of the job than we expected, partly, I'm sure, because managing subcontractors is often like herding cats. But to be fair, if we weren't living in the house during the work, we probably wouldn't have noticed, and it's not likely that any other general contractor in the area could have done better. <br /> We're not planning any more renovations any time soon; twice in two years takes some recovery time! But we'd certainly use Dollman Construction again."

"Repairs were fully discussed with homeowner prior to beginning the work.  Work was described in written contract and all was completed in a professional, timely and workmanlike manner. We will definitely call this company again for future improvements. <br />"

"They were punctual and did a great job for a reasonable fee. Pleasant to work with and would certainly contact again for other projects."

"Mr. Jackson was chosen for the roof repair based on his good reviews and his estimate, which was below another company's for the same materials. The roof was done well. He communicated very well; kept us informed about scheduling, shipment delays. It was finished on schedule and on budget. We had some minor issues which he responded to and resolved. We also received a written estimate from Mr. Jackson for some interior painting and minor remodeling that I will now address. One item on the list of things that needed to be done was a "leftover" from a previous kitchen remodel in 2011. We had beadboard installed on part of the walls; the pantry surround, and an 8' straight wall. Several sections of the beadboard had shrunk; it needed caulking and repainting (we had the paint). I counted. There were 5 full length floor to ceiling seams, and 6 partial seams, due to doorways and built-ins. Mr. Jackson's estimate to caulk and paint these seams was $1400.00!!!. I was flabbergasted and asked him over the phone if this didn't have too many zeros in it?! I truly thought it MUST be a typo! He said that NO, it was not a typo. I laughed at him. I told him that this was a ridiculous price for the amount of work that this would entail. He then offered to drop the price to $800.00. I told him that IF we hired him for this job, we would be leaving this out. He wanted $1550.00 to hang 2 shoe racks (which I already had) and paint the inside of 2 small standard closets. He verbally dropped that price to $900.00. We hired another contractor, also through AngiesList with excellent reviews, and turns out we had known him for years and he built our deck when he was our neighbor. He caulked the beadboard seams in under an hour. The next day, his painter painted them in about the same amount of time. In conclusion, we were happy with our roof, but I would caution anyone considering Jackson&Jackson for a type of job like we had to pay strict attention to line item pricing. There could be some shocks in there."

"All of the requested repairs and updates were completed to my satisfaction. <br />"

"If you don’t know by now then let me tell you that Roanoke and Roanoke County have a set of approved guidelines that they have adopted when it comes to the construction of a “New” deck where there is an existing deck. If your deck was built more than 5 years ago and you have a band board bolted into brick veneer, then get ready for this: All replacement decks are “Free Standing” . You cannot bolt into Brick Veneer any longer. Your deck must have a post at each corner and must stand alone as a structure. Now, you can attach to brick veneer for decoration IF YOUR DECK IS FREE STANDING. <br /> Ronnie Labrie and his crew built our deck adhering to these guidlines. Ronnie and his crew performed an exceptional job with the construction and final detail of railing and band boards. Uncompromising quality and attention to detail. THIS CONTRACTOR IS BY FAR THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS ! <br /> Our deck was built with the best wood material number 1 prime Durapine by Cox and Number 2 prime for structural beams and construction. When the Roanoke County Building inspector tells you that this is the model for all decks to be copied, then we did something right. The deck rails were Oxford by Certainteed the deck stain was by TWP and is not only a sealant but a preservative that EPA has certified. The attention to detail such as the mitered corners, the composite band boards the nailing of the hurricane clips and the overall detail was impressive. <br /> This is a wooden with composite band board and the best Certainteed Oxford railing system. The ingenious suggestion by Ronnie Labrie was to lay the boards at a 38 degree thus the entire board would be used resulting with “NO BUTT ENDS” of any boards. If you look closely every board has been screwed into each stringer board. There is NOT ONE butted board on the walking part of this deck. The beams were sandwich as three beams and were used throughout the construction. You have Three 12 foot boards by 12 inches high that were nailed and bolted to each other to create the best possible load bearing next to a steel beam. The Three 12 foot boards were not compromised in areas that could of used 10 inch high beams. From the footers , hardware, cutting , nailing bolting, cement pour, backfilling of dirt to final railings were all performed by Ronnie Labrie and his crew . <br /> <br /> Folks, when I say you can drive a car onto this deck we are not kidding. We have had other contractors to our home doing various other jobs such as landscaping and generator work with all of them commenting on the superior work that was done on the deck. DO NOT COMPROMISE BY USING ANY OTHER CONTRACTOR……………. Ronnie Labrie is your number one ! His project management and construction ethos has resulted in a superior job and I challenge any other contractor to come by and try to pick apart any workmanship. <br /> <br /> Bottom Line: You don’t need to look any further; Mr. Labrie is the contractor you need to choose to replace your old deck. You may also ask them to bring you by to personally see their work. From the project manager (Rob) to his contractor staff they all were the most professional folks you can meet. No one was cutting corners to save pennies and only the best workmanship was observed. See pictures and video attached to this post. <br /> If you want to know how good Mr. Labrie is……………… well he is also the Number One person that the Top A+ contractors go to on Angies List. You can cut the middle man out and save a ton of money by going direct with Ronnie Labrie."