John did an awesome job patching and painting some drywall in a tight laundry closet, checking some…read morewires for our outdoor speaker to make sure they were connected property, adjusting our back door's threshold to prevent wind and water from getting in, and doing some caulking on our baseboard trim where were was some separation/cracks. I recommend him!

After a few rounds of roommates, and just regular wear and tear around the Condominium, I had a…read morelist of repairs that needed to be done. Namely, my heavy iron screen door to the balcony kept slamming shut, the guest bedroom door was cracked and could no longer be closed properly or locked, and the kitchen faucet was driving me crazy with this constant drip....drip...drip. Plus, I wanted John's ideas on new kitchen lighting and paint colors, which will be the next project. John came by on a Monday to measure the doors and assess the damages. I think he went shopping on Tuesday at Home Depot, and by Wednesday afternoon, my entire list of broken stuff was repaired beyond my expectations, once again, while I was at Nordstrom's enjoying my day. I am so happy with his work, especially with the beautiful new kitchen faucet, the iron door closes without slamming, and the privacy of a locking door for the guest bedroom once again. Plus it was HUNDREDS of dollars less than other handy people have given me estimates for. Fair, honest, fast, reliable. I'd give 10 stars.

best guy out there, period I needed help with certain things around the house and my experience was…read moreawesome. he doesn't much of the handyman work but he's top notch.

Complete scam! I…read morepaid George over $400 to fix a leak causing water to enter my house. 6 months after paying him, he told me he couldnt fix the problem and I have to call someone else. It took him 6 months and $400 to tell me he is too lazy and dumb to figure out the issue. He made things worse by doing things that didnt help the problem. Stay far away from this scammer.

Josh took on a complete bathroom gut and remodel project at my newly purchased home in Chicago and…read morecompleted the job with great attention to detail and left us with a bathroom that we love. There were structural issues with the bathroom's foundation and plumbing, which he and his team took care of and finished up the remodel exactly how we had asked him to. He took special care to ensure that the job site was cordoned off from the rest of the house and kept clutter and mess to minimum. We were extremely satisfied with the job and look forward to working with Josh and team in future projects.

Do not hire this company. The owner scammed me out of money. No calls no shows. Drinks on the job…read more Works for hours maybe a day. Continuously hits you up for more money. Failed to get permit after I paid for two. Took money never received material. Worst contractor I ever hired

For the last 3 years, my wife and I have used Warnaar Construction a number of times. Most…read morerecently, Mark did a quick repair job on our first floor. A corner of the plaster ceiling in the living room was falling away from the lathe. He was able to quickly cut out the deteriorated section and replace, mud, prime and paint over a two-day period. In addition, before our most recent tenants moved in, Mark painted the entire place (2 bed, 1 bath) over the course of a 3 day period. In addition, during this time he was able to do some repair work throughout (drywall, carpentry, etc.) In the summer of 2015, Mark helped my wife and I make our kitchen a reality. This was a complete gut-rehab. He moved a wall, completely rewired the kitchen, laid a new floor and floated it into the existing hallway floor (hardwood maple), installed new cabinets, moved the drain lines to put the sink in front of the window, added a dishwasher and crafted a pretty sweet washer dryer enclosure. His work is reliable and consistent. I will echo another poster, Mark continues to have work, so its best to contact him ahead and schedule in advance. His bids are both fair and honest (something hard to come by). We will continue to work with Mark

Mark came highly recommended by some friends of ours who had hired him to do some work for them…read more They raved about his work in their home. We contacted him for multiple bids for work we needed done around our home over time, and he provided us with 3 very reasonable quotes. We could not do all the work at once, so we hired him for one project to start with--to build a fence in our back yard. We paid him a deposit of half the cost of the project per our agreement. Work to start the following week. It appeared that he did not actually have an available crew or the necessary equipment to do the job and rather than be honest with us, he strung us along for almost 2 weeks with assurances that he was going to be getting his guys out. We ended up with only 6 poorly installed posts that were only 2 feet deep which we later learned is not in accordance with city code. He also installed them 3 feet in from our property line because he said the ground was overrun with vines and roots, making it impossible to dig through. This is true if you don't have the right equipment. When we questioned him on these points, he became very hostile, stated that correcting his work was "impossible" and hung up on my husband when he stated we wanted our money back. All our attempts to contact him have been ignored. We have never experienced a situation like this with contractor that came so highly recommended. We trusted him based on his reviews and our friends' recommendation and are now out a few thousand dollars. You can PM for more details if you are thinking of hiring him for anything. Seems he is great until you have an issue.

See the photo for his work . No words to articulate this contractor . Hire at your own risk !read more

I should have guessed when I tried to schedule with him, and he asked me to remind him the…read moreafternoon before. I sent him pictures of the jobs we wanted him to do, which he acknowledged, saying that it looked like a full day's worth of work. I reminded him the afternoon before, as requested, and he then told me he had another job in the morning. He then texted me the morning of and asked if he could bring a helper, doubling the hourly rate but getting more done more quickly. I approved (stupidly). He then showed up and asked me if they were going to be working inside or outside (all of the jobs I had texted him about and sent pictures for were obviously inside). I walked him through it, and he told me he could do all of the work. Fast forward to when the work was completed (poorly). My wife called him to complain about the way his guys left things, and he started trying to pit my wife and I against each other. He changed his story several times--despite the fact that most of our communication was via text, so I had records of it--and tried to paint me as the bad guy to my wife. To his credit, he wound up coming out to try to fix some of the problems himself. However, he wasn't able to fix much of it the day he came, and he offered to get us a discounted quote on fixing the rest of it. We declined. He explained on this last day (after the fact) that it is difficult to exactly match paint colors (for covering patches he did on the walls) and that he wasn't able to tack down the area of carpet we had asked him to on the first day because he isn't a carpet-layer. Had he explained these two things upfront--and had he not engaged in all of the emotionally manipulative b.s.--this review may have been different. As it is, I wouldn't recommend hiring him for any more-involved work. If you need a cabinet fixed or bathroom hardware mounted, he's probably a fine candidate. For anything more complicated, my experience leads me to recommend going in a different direction. Photos are of "completed" work.

We worked with John on our custom new build in Elmhurst . We already had an architect and the lot ,…read moreand he worked wonderfully with our architect . We bid to several builders , and John was the most responsive and professional by far . From start to finish he was very easy to work with, responsive, and has a foreman named Abe who is awesome . He was very transparent on things I wanted that he thought either wouldn't look great (he was right !) or would compromise other parts of the house . He even had the crew build a small house for our kids under the basement stairs which they are obsessed with . Timeline was almost spot on to what he had originally told us . I always hear of nightmares with building/builders , but truly from start to finish I had a great experience with John and would do it again.

John and team are our exclusive go-to builders since moving to Elmhurst. John took on our complete…read moregut job/renovation that many builders would not even quote. He is a fair, honest, practical professional that also knows the market and trends well. I recommend John and team for any high quality build.

I struggled with writing this, but I do not want someone else to be in the same boat as we…read morewere/are. The positives: friendlies guy, responsive, cheap , and tries hard. He did our wood floors which do look okay and patched drywall. Negatives: unreliable, unorganized, messy, terrible communication, unprofessional work The story: cash was hired to complete our updates to our new old home. Everything that was paint on out was getting ripped up or repainted/tiled. Cash gave us a quote that was 1/2 of what others were quoting and his references seemed to track. We hired him. We gave him a list and we said it would be take all of Nov/Dec and we would be able to move in Jan. The real deal: consistently two hours late, did not to projects on time, house was no where near complete a month after the deadline. My dad has to finish many projects. Extremely sloppy work. He spray painted our brick. Did not complete many items that we paid him to do. Did not listen to detailed instructions. Cut many corners. I could stick my hand behind wallpaper and it had large gaps. For our shower, it was a complete mess. We fell through the flooring. He fixed it and we fell through again. We hired another company to fix it for the third time...and it ended up costing us another 6k as the work was so messed up. The tiles were incredibly crooked. Paint has dust marks it it. The man on his crew that did it did a terrible job. The people that fixed it gave us some free extra work because they felt bad about how horrible the job turned out. It was not worth the tears to save money. We lost it in the long run. We are in a constant state of fear or something breaking. Luckily my father is very handy is helping us fix or complete all the issues. Not one thing was completely done. We kept hoping Cash would pull something out of his hat because he is the nicest guy in the world; but his work is just far below my expectations.

Cash is amazing. He is super smart and resourceful. He has a MacGyver thing going where if he…read moreneeds a specific obscure part, he often has it and can follow through on the repair without stopping. In addition to being a technical virtuoso, he is also a very kind and charming fellow who is the type of people you want to work with on home projects. He was a lifesaver with helping to install an antique light fixture on an 18-foot ceiling on the spot. I was so impressed that I will. Indeed, call him again for more work. I am a customer for life now.

Due to water damage the bathroom had to be torn down to the studs and everything replaced. I wanted…read moreto keep an antique feel and the crew brought that to life. The built-in shelf in the shower wall was their idea and it was such a good one. Everyone who's come over to the house since the remodel has remarked on how beautiful it came out.

I hired Steve B's Handyman Service to paint accent walls to my condo. Steve and his partner were a…read morepleasure to work with. They did a great paint job and dealt patiently with my perfectionism, accommodating my requests. My place looks sleek and vibrant now and has a lot more personality. The paint job came out well, and I am absolutely pleased with the result.