Brad is very professional and very competent . He did all kinds of work from replacing ceiling…read moretiles and caulking. I had a large redwood gazebo that needed power cleaning and several boxes replaced. His carpentry skills are outstanding. He is extremely neat and organized. His fees are very reasonable. I will use him again in the spring to repair a couple of doors.

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.

Danny and his team did a complete model of our two bathrooms, as well as our hardwood floors. His…read moreinitial estimate for timing and cost was spot-on, and his attention to detail was outstanding. Moreover, he would always take the time to go over every last detail or concern you will undoubtedly run into during a project, and would always come up with a solution to a problem. This work was done almost a year ago, and the bathrooms and floors look amazing and have had no issues to date. Highly recommended.

I did a big job with Denny and his team about ten years ago. He was prompt and did a great job…read morewith good prices. He was honest and fair and always returned calls. We recommended him to do a friend's kitchen and she was very happy with the work. Something must have happened in the meantime. He came to my new house to do an estimate for varied work we needed done. He put in the estimate work we didn't ask for. I asked to meet with him so we could update the estimate. He became non-communicative. Instead of being honest and saying sorry too busy or can't do it he just left us hanging. In the beginning he gave us one word answers by text, but then just stopped communicating. If he had been honest and told us he couldn't do it that would have been better, but to leave us hanging is not acceptable.

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 hired Chris and his team to update our condo including painting our kitchen cabinets, adding new…read morehardware and additionally, we needed the whole condo painted - doors, baseboards and all. Chris and his team did exceptional work! They were very experienced, trustworthy and went above and beyond our expectations.

Chris and his team just finished an absolutely super job of staining my cedar-siding house…read more Professional, knowledgeable, and courteous, they also helped educate me in the tricks of the house painting trade. Although it should be a while before I again need an outside house-staining job, I may take Chris up on any number of suggestions he has for home improvement services as a general contractor: garage doors, windows, fences, etc, as well as interior painting, all at great prices. Highly recommended!

Mark is fantastic! He helped us hang some lighting fixtures and paintings in our very old house…read more It was an especially tricky job because our walls are plaster, and anybody with plaster walls knows that things can go south with plaster very quickly. He came over on a Saturday morning to look over what we had, and it was immediately apparent that he knew what he was doing. He offered to hang two sconces then and there, and they look fantastic. He came back the next week after we figured out where we wanted to place a few pieces of art, and he got it done quickly and efficiently. It was like he was never there, and our pieces were magically hung! I also asked him at the last minute if he would replace an old light fixture, and he did it without any issue. I can't say enough good things about Mark. He did excellent work, for a fair price, very quickly. He is easy to get a hold of and very responsive. Working with him was a nice reminder that not every handyman on the north shore will do sub-par work for an outrageous price. Glad we could use him before the secret is out and he gets too busy!

Had Mark out last week to fix an issue with a 3 seasons porch door. He came out and provided…read moreoptions for both a short term or long term fix. Really appreciated the honesty on the differences in cost and effort of each. He came out in a timely manner (apologized for not sending a reminder the day before the appointment date, even though he didn't need to send a reminder), and got the work completed in the couple of hours he predicted. Definitely was great for a small job we were struggling finding someone to take on. Appreciated the consultation, work done and cost from Royce Repair.

Jamie was nothing short of exemplary on two different jobs I needed. He offers great attention to…read moredetail, efficiency, transparency, and is a pleasure to work with. I hired Jamie to help rehab a rental property in Elgin, in which he expertly completed all the trim and casing work in a 1200 sf Condo. He was fast and still meticulous to detail. For my own home, he installed a 220v wire to my garage to complete a needed EV charger. He was able to complete the job efficiently and at a lower price than other installers. Looking forward to hiring him for future projects!

Maybe you started a project and realized you just can't do it? Live alone and need work done around…read morethe house? Or maybe you're married and neither of you is handy? Jamie is the man for you! Not only is he meticulous with his work, but he's also incredibly CLEAN--he always leaves the workspace better than he found it. I've had other handymen before who left such a mess, but Jamie? He cleans up like a pro! Plus, he has a great eye for design and offers awesome ideas for making the most of your space. I even shopped around for Tesla charger installation quotes with three others, and Jamie gave me the best price hands down. Great price, great work, and spotless cleanup--can't go wrong with Jamie!

Long-overdue reviewer here. Joe and crew built us a big, beautiful new kitchen several years ago…read more This included demo of our tiny bungalow kitchen and the back of our house, then pouring concrete, framing the new addition, building roof, walls, plumbing, electrical, the works. He worked within our budget the whole way through, explained everything in terms we could understand, since this was the first big construction job we'd ever experienced. Considering that our house was old and idiosyncratic, he tackled surprises and unexpected circumstances and made them work out great! Highly recommended!

He is a SCAM ARTIST! I had a 3 flat with a bad back porch. He tore down the back porch and nver…read morere-built it. I got a judgement in Court for $9,000 but he never paid it. Now he is in the Real Estate Business.