Absolutely terrible. We have done a lot of real estate transactions, and this was by far the most…read moreridiculous home inspection we encountered. Some of you may feel that a strict inspector is important as a buyer's advocate (in a sense), and that is reasonable... but this inspector was incompetent, and caused real problems with the transaction. You do not want that in an inspector, you want someone who will FAIRLY and CORRECTLY identify real problems. So, first of all, he noted roofing problems, so we had a professional roofer come inspect (and give estimate). His quote was, "I have never seen a case like this; it's like he made up a problem. There are no repairs needed on your roof at all." We had to get the roofer to provide a signed statement disputing inspector's claim, and had to pay for that roofer's time. Second, he did an absolutely bizarre test of the home's fifth bathroom in the basement. He turned on the sink faucet at the same time as the shower and noted that when both were running, it was as if the sink faucet controlled the shower. Well, this was a ridiculous test, because there was no conceivable way that anyone would need or want to use the bathroom in that way. Again, this is the small, fifth bathroom in the house, not the master bath. Without running the sink simultaneously there was no issue with the shower (even if a sink upstairs was running). Not a real problem, just a way to shave a few bucks off the selling price for the buyers. Third, he claimed that the garage door safety mechanism was not working, since he could place a thin piece of cardboard (literally a few sheets of paper in height) under the door and it wasn't detected. How did I know that was his test? He left the cardboard as litter on the ground there. Well, he didn't recognize that the safety mechanism for the door would not recognize that, since it was an eye across the path of the door. This is the better safety mechanism anyway, since it accounts for kids running under a door. In other words, he cited us, but he himself did not recognize how the door worked. All in all, I found him to be highly unethical, to the point that I was considering reporting him to the attorney general''s office. I have been through lots of home inspections with competent and fair professionals. This guy was completely incompetent. EDITED (because I remembered more): The inspector claimed that gas lines to the fireplace were not consistent with code. Not true, they were replaced and inspected by the county. The inspector recommended that a self-closing door be added between the kitchen and garage. We have seen many, many homes... none ever had such doors, and no inspector would have recommended that, except one looking to help his buyer clients get over on a seller. EDITED (in response to business owner's reply to my google review): Business owner snidely "apologized for my disappointment in his commitment to industry standards." Nice try. I have information about those standards. On the bathroom issue, section 6.2 of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Standards of Practice states that "inspectors are not required to measure water supply flow and pressure." It's fine if you do it, but your test and video evidence of it was non-sensical and misleading; you never showed that under normal conditions it behaves as expected. On the garage issue, the US Consumer Product Safety Commision issued rules in 1992 about garage door safety. They require that ONE of the following devices be enabled for safety: photoelectric eye (what we have), OR door edge sensor (what the inspector attempted to test), OR a constant contact door button. Again, those regulations only require ONE safety feature which we have. Of note, the inspector's test using cardboard wouldn't work for the door sensor test. The standard is to put down something substantial like a 2X4. So, he not only did the wrong test, he did the wrong test the wrong way. These regulations are published on the Commission's website: https://www.cpsc.gov/content/safety-commission-publishes-final-rules-for-automatic-garage-door-openers .

We used Bob for a Ryan Home's new constructions and couldn't have been happier. Bob is very…read morethorough and took his time explaining everything he was going to do and did. He is more than happy to dumb down industrial jargon. He was very courteous and professional at all times. We used his services for our pre-drywall and final walk-through. For the final walk-through he even went up in the attic to inspect the insulation. Not only did Bob provide the findings within 48 hours, but he was happy to explain the report and provide his professional opinions to the post-report response from the builder. We highly recommend him.

Had an EV charging station installed. Can't say enough great things about the whole experience from…read morethe prompt email response, great value, professional and friendly service. The installation went well and even the follow up to remove the cover off the outlet was timely and responsive. Would recommend Ryan for anything you need electrical and save yourself $$ and time.

What a complete gem! Ryan responded to our request for an inspection and an estimate was provided…read morewith in 24 hours. When he arrived to start the work we had to acquaint our two dogs with him and he was super with them. This job was large and encompassing from updating electrical panel and wiring, installing outlets, installing outdoor flood lights and repairing existing outdoor outlets. Ryan had to cut into the walls in four different places as well. Not only did he work nonstop, when Ryan left each day our house was left clean and ready for the next days work. Ryan is polite and friendly but honestly felt like he wasn't intrusive, hardly realizing he was here! If you need a professional work done by a fantastic electrician, call Ryan!

Pretty much everything. Denny explained in detail what he and his crew were going to do to handle…read moremy drainage problem under our basement floor as ground water was rising up from under our foundation. We had experienced a quite heavy rains directly after being hit with roughly seven to 10 ( maybe 12 inches of snow in about 12 hours. Then the heavy rains came and dropped at least 4 to 6 inches of rain on top of the snow. Well, we live in an area called Still-meadow. Apparently, Still-meadow can be loosely translated to running water under land ( apparently it is an Native American saying to basically say in an ornate way, "Hey, you live on a a, "Flood Plain", or in our case a network of small natural springs. Oh yeah, and now you now have a unwanted swimming pool in place of what use to be your dry basement, where a-l-l-l-l your decorations for Christmas and some of your irreplaceable keepsakes from year/decades past are now about to be damaged or destroyed beyond all recognition. So who do you call??? The "Ghost-Busters"? Nope, that would be Denny Cottrell Water-Proofing ( I may have the name wrong (sorry Denny). However, one way you'll never go wrong is when you reach out to Denny and his team for help with your water- proofing needs. No B.S. just the facts and a pledge from him yo do what he and his amazing team can do to rectify your soggy situation. Trust me when I say this, "You will never regret taking your water-proofing needs to Denny and his guys. That is for sure. No problems in my basement ( floor is as dry as a desert ( I even thought I saw a Tumble-Weed the other day. So if you're having water problems look him up, call him and he'll let you know what is what. He is a straight-shooter and will do what he can to mitigate your drainage or problems other moisture problems. Take from me, just make the call and you will soon be sharing your testimonial to help others looking for a an honest solution that you won't ever regret. Thank you for your time. God Bless you and God Bless Denny's team! I am amazingly satisfied customer and lifelong supporter of this fine/honest/honorable ( no short- changing here or surprise mark-ups here). Just a "straight shooting" fair price kind of businessman and friend. As always Thank You So Much! K.W.

We hired Cottrell Basement Waterproofing (Dennis Cottrell Jr ) to install an egress window in our…read morenew home. First of all I can't believe this man/company got so many good reviews after dealing with him for a short period of time. Did he inherit this company from his dad and then run it into the ground? I should have seen the red flag when he was so pushy to start and every other contractor I called couldn't get to us for 3-12 months. He was trying to get me to write him a check for the job even before we settled on our new house. He was extremely unprofessional from the beginning, sending me weird photos of his vacation, but I over looked it because we needed an egress window to make a 4th bedroom in our new house asap. We signed the contract May 12th and gave him a 30% deposit of $1800. Upon looking at the contract my husband immediately noticed some things that were not checked off that should be done to install an egress window properly like installing a lentil. When he asked Dennis about it he said he didn't check them off because he doesn't want the township inspecting that part, that it would just be a headache for us. Like he was doing us a favor. We applied for permits for the window and after he cashed our check he told us he is going to start without permits and if we have a problem with that that is going to be a problem and he may not do our job. He said he works without permits all the time. He's also texted us some absolutely ridiculous things. Also the fact that he was leaving out information so that certain parts wouldn't be inspected is huge red flag. If he was doing proper work why would there be a problem with inspections afterwards? Cutting a substantial sized hole in a foundation is a pretty big deal. He said he was getting a lot of backlash from us asking about permits and he would let us know the day before our job was supposed to start if he was going to show up or not and that if he canceled he would get our deposit money (that we gave him 2 weeks ago) back to us in six months(which I have 0 faith in). It's like he was almost trying to bully us into letting him do the job because he's hard up for money. He reiterated how it is paramount to put his company's financial needs first. He has put us in a really bad situation with the township. Unfortunately at this point I now decided to do more research on him than just Google and Facebook reviews. I found that he's had another lawsuit from a customer which he is still failing to pay back. But most importantly I found out he is actually NOT currently a licensed contractor with the state of Pennsylvania, that license expired YEARS ago. He said that there must be a "miscommunication" within the Attorney General's office and it's absurd that I would say that he's not licensed. This is all public info. At this point he is not responding to any of our emails, texts, or calls regarding repaying us our $1800 deposit. His story about how long he's been working and what kind of work he will do changed every time we talked to him. We have caught him in numerous contradicting statements and lies. I think he is a scam artist. Beware. After all of this he sent a text eluding to the fact that we should stay on his schedule. Um, no thanks. I'm just so glad he actually didn't touch our house. If the way he runs his business and his lack of Integrity is any indication of how the actual work would go it would be a complete disaster. I just want our $1800 deposit money back.

BBR soft washing provided a excellent cleaning of my home exterior. My siding was heavily stained…read moregreen and BBR cleaned the siding, windows and roof completely. I wish I had taken a before and after. Our home looks brand new. Bill was great to work with. He was prompt to schedule and complete the job. He went above and beyond and exceeded expectations. I highly recommend BBR for house cleaning.

When no one else wanted to take the small job, WF Schmidt was more than willing to give me a hand…read morewith my woof. They were on time, efficient, and thoroughly cleaned up after the job was done. From start to finish, it only took WF Schmidt Construction 4-5 hours for the removal and installation of a 9 square roof. All participants within the group were courteous, considerate, and as professional as can be. Thank you very much for helping me get my roof on!

This project has been difficult from the beginning. It has been treated like a summer project for…read morea friend. Constant "delays" and just not showing up as expected. I have no issues with the quality of the work, but the amount of time is rediculous. As others have mentioned, anger is the response to asking questions about timing or things that don't look quite as expected. We are not on day 85 of a 5 -day project. After the 2ned failed inspection I was told that there was about 3 hours of work left. That was over 3 weeks ago and they have not responded to text, email, or certified mail.

We had a badly clogged kitchen sink. Shane & Noah came EARLY for our appointment, found the…read moreproblem instantly, and were out the door in very short order. They were pleasant & polite & have great sense of humor. We've used Mann Plumbing for 15 years and highly recommend them!

I found they over charge you on parts and labor. They don't keep you informed of the status of your…read moreproject. When they do get your parts they do not notify you they are in. They will send a supposed technician but don't know what he is looking at. You end up buying expensive parts that were not needed. Everything that was to be done isn't. They are very prompt at getting the bill to you. They will put ruts in your yard 50 feet from the work area.

We've lived in Gburg for about 10 years and one of our gutters just failed. So I needed someone to…read morefix it, so I called Zbarts to see if they could give an estimate. They showed up same day to take a look, then came back a day later and fixed it. Prompt, professional, maintenance service. Price was agreed on and wasn't over the top expensive. Would recommend to others! Maybe I'll get them to come back and finish out my basement.

Ryan, the owner of Spotless Mobile, power washed our house recently. He did an excellent job! He…read morewent above and beyond to make sure all the areas of green mold, algae, and dirt were completely removed (even got up on the roof). The price was reasonable and the work was done correctly. The price was very reasonable. You will not be disappointed. We definitely recommend Spotless Mobile!