Update: Upon paying for the fence project in full, I expected no further contact from Josh Sanderson of Azimuth Works, but unfortunately it's only gotten worse: verbal harassment, online stalking and a series of lies and accusations. While I'm walking my dog on my own property, Mr. Sanderson drives by and begins to yell obscenities at me, says he's been looking me up on LinkedIn and doesn't approve of my career choices. He then begins to shout about how he's made millions of dollars in startups as a salesman or something and I'm just standing there bemused that this grown man is actually driving past a former customer's home to harass and intimidate. I've notified the Seattle police department about this encounter and plan to record the next time he behaves in this way so I can turn over this video to the authorities. I hope it doesn't happen again but given his behavior to date, I'm definitely ready for it! He's now spent months continuing to tell lies and spin the truth - he even tried to get the Better Business Bureau to throw out my complaint and tried to convince them that I was not an actual customer. The BBB quickly approved my complaint after I sent them documentation, and meanwhile he continued to press them and accused the BBB of not doing their job very well. I've never been through an experience like this with a contractor who would harass a customer after full payment but it just goes to show you really have to be careful choosing who to work with. read more

Azimuth Works - Josh repaired and rebuilt the top half of the fence, the lattice work. The vertical slats and beams remained original. - General Contractors Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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In early fall, we hired contractor Josh Sanderson of Azimuth Works for an exterior window and deck restoration project and had a very negative experience. Initially the project seemed to go well. We signed onto a bid that provided low- and high-end estimates of labor and material costs. Only part way into the project, however, we received an invoice that, together with the deposit, equaled the high-end estimate for the entire project. We were very surprised by the invoice since the project was not near completion. We also had unsettling interactions with Mr. Sanderson just before and during the new billing. The first occurred earlier on the day before receiving the new invoice. In a conversation about how work was progressing and our desire to have more priority given to our project, the contractor began shouting insults while on our property and continuing as he got into his car. We tried to lower the tension level with appeals for reasonable dialogue to no avail. Two days after we received the invoice, at 6:30 in the morning, while it was still dark out, we were awakened by a police officer at our door informing us Mr. Sanderson allegedly had tried that morning to remove the stack of boards (which hadn't yet been installed) from our porch. Later that same morning, we received an email threatening a lawsuit unless we paid the invoice immediately. This occurred even though we had communicated the day before to Mr. Sanderson that we were reviewing the invoice. Note, for clarification: We had discussed modest additions to the scope of restoration. Only one of those ideas, a strip of wood around the outside of the porch, had been completed, and was included in the new bill. Other potential additions did not and could not factor into the billing since no work had been applied to them. We paid the remaining bill although the work was far from complete. We wanted to have no more dealings with this contractor. We would like to emphasize that clients have the right to review and question billing and other work-related issues without having the threat of lawsuits and other intimidating actions aimed at them. Looking back, we regret we did not research the reviews and complaints on consumer sites, such as Yelp and the Better Business Bureau before starting the project. read more

Josh came over and helped me do some bathroom projects for my in-law's home. Prompt, courteous, friendly, and with good council on future projects. He was a delight to work with and I plan on using him for more projects in the future. Super nice guy, fast worker, knows what he is doing. Reading some of these other reviews I'll echo the attention to details thing. He also wrapped up my work faster than expected and kept our overall bill down being respectful of time. read more

Fantastic Customer Service!!! In addition, Josh's eye for detail and recommendations made our two projects look fabulous. My friends' positive rave reviews over the weekend made us beam with pride. Appreciate your craftsmanship. Looking forward to our next project. read more

Several months ago, we contracted Josh to assemble a murphy bed for us. He originally estimated the job to take about 3 hours and ended up taking 5, but that is probably more due to the complexity of the assembly than his lack in skills. This was just an estimate given over the phone and not a real quote, so I don't actually take issue with how long the installation took him. I only mention it to give context to what happened next. I came to check up on him 3 times, including once when I came to offer some coffee that I was making. On the third time, after I asked how much time he thought was remaining (as he was already 2 hours over the time he estimated on the phone), he blew up at me with no forewarning. He angrily told me that he was doing me a favor (despite charging on the high end), gesticulating aggressively with the electric screwdriver in his hand. He said that it didn't matter what I said (never mind he was in my home), he was going to finish the job. As he appeared to be just a few screws away from completing the work and I felt physically threatened, I left it alone. This behavior was at odds with how he acted at first, which up to then had always been super professional. After he finished his work, we shook hands. I brought up the fact that some of his earlier communication was unprofessional, but he was completely unwilling to discuss any of it. He blew up again and proceeded to interrupt me mid-sentence, going on a long tirade about how he used to work at AWS, and how I should be grateful to him for having created certain high-tech products there. He talked a lot about how he was there doing me a 'favor', which is a borderline crazy thing to say to a paying client. Again and again he told me that I should feel grateful to him, and accused me of trying to 'create trouble'. After talking over me and walking away while I was mid-sentence and trying to clear up any misunderstanding between us, he proceeded to send me multiple, increasingly unhinged text messages about how ungrateful I was and how I was 'damaging the community' by daring to leave him a bad review. Since completing the work, he has accused me of breaking several laws, offered to pay me off, and insulted me repeatedly. On top of everything else, I should also mention that he left 3 large, black marks on our ceiling and didn't mention them. We were able to get them off with soap, thankfully, but this was the icing on the cake. read more

I used Azimuth Works for a project that I knew was done wrong from the beginning. They came out to my home last minute and gave me a full detailed description of what my contractor did wrong. Due to this my contractor came back out and fixed all of his mistakes. April H. read more

We are always happy to have Azimuth Works come by. They just helped us again with two smaller projects. They are professional, honest and we know that we can trust them. Last year, their carpentry expertise came in handy to address an issue with one of the older, wooden windows in our home. We have not had a problem with the window since. They do great work and they're nice people too. Working with their team has saved us from lots of headaches read more

Very excellent work. Josh and his crew turned a flimsy garden shed kit into something durable, watertight, and lasting. They even graded the driveway where we set it, came up with an excellent and creative solution for a base, and used materials we had on site. Josh was always easy to reach. He went above and beyond. read more

I cannot recommend Azimuth Works since I did not contract him for my project, this review is solely on his online, phone, and in-person communications when during the on-site estimate. Josh started off polite and friendly during the initial contact where we discussed in detail the scope of the project and I provided reference pictures. Due to complexity, he suggested scheduling a meeting for an on-site estimate so that he could take measurements and better understand the space. Wet set an appointment for an afternoon later in the week but he contacted me the morning to let me know he wouldn't be able to make it. He promptly rescheduled for the following Monday. Five minutes before our meeting time, he let me know that he was running late and wouldn't be able to make it my way until later in the morning. He spent all of 5 minutes at my home looking before deciding that he didn't want the job and abruptly declaring that he would not be providing a bid. It was neither professional nor respectful of my time. read more

Fantastic. High quality. Exceptional communication. I would be happy to hire the company again for any maintenance or contracting. The owner Josh Sanderson is a level headed polite and responsive to input and worked with us well to add creative design to our project. It turned out better than I could have imagined and highly recommend his for any service for others in or around Seattle! read more

I am very happy with the work that Josh did to repair and restore the front porch on my 1912 house in Greenwood, Seattle. He listened carefully and consulted with me throughout the process, tailoring the project to accomplish and improve upon my vision. He framed and installed reclaimed antique windows, which I found and purchased, that really match the period of the house and look beautiful! He also hand-selected Douglas-fir tongue-and-groove decking materials to replace the rotting Doug-fir planks, prepared and finished them for long-term durability, and advised me on how to maintain them in the future. Last but not least - he vastly improved the stability and structure of the porch by adding additional pillar supports and framing to the floor. I highly recommend Josh to anyone looking for true craftsmanship. read more

It was a great experience having Josh make some home repairs. He was very professional and communicated updates. Highly recom them for any projects! read more

A rarity: intelligent, communicative, obsessed with high quality, attention to detail, hard working, responsible and reasonable price. Best contractor ever! read more