Advance Maintenance and Remodeling.i…read more I started renting in the Ithaca area in 2016. In April 2022 I purchased a home in the Ithaca area. Needing some remodeling work and never had to use a contractor in the Ithaca area, I started asking for a good contractor. I received Chris Eder as reference to use. From our first phone call, he was very professional. Chris was very punctual for our first meeting and after looking at the job that I wanted him to do, he gave me a written email estimate later that evening. Every day for work he was on time, and every day when he was done working, he always cleaned up debris or mess that he had made as if he had not even been there. I am very pleased. I have had Chris do several different jobs for me on my house and rental and he has never failed me. He has remodeled three bathrooms, trim work around floor and windows, carpet/vinyl flooring installation, subflooring, installed electric baseboard heating, ceiling lights, minor electrical work and building storage shelves in my garage for me. Chris is always accommodating around my work schedule when he does a job for me. He has never started a job and then left me hanging days before returning. Every time I have asked him to do a job on whatever days I am available Chris is always there on time, always professional, very reasonable and works harder than a beaver with dull teeth. I already have plans to use him in the future for my home and rental property.

They came out a few weeks ago to repair roof. They patched the roof where it was leaking and now it…read moreleaks even worse than it did before.

Called Mr. Joe roofing because the heating pipes on the roof were covered with snow from the latest…read morestorm 41" crazy. They came the next morning and cleaned the snow off the pipes. I would highly recommend them for emergency service and will call them for any roofing issues I have. Thanks again for the help!

I had to have a commercial space, which had an uneven concrete floor, skimmed to create a smooth…read moresurface for flooring that is to be installed on top. The owner of this concrete company (Ryan) was quick to respond and provide an estimate, and he guaranteed that I would love the end result. He spent one day chipping and cleaning the area, and the next day pouring the concrete (side note- I understand that it's legal, but it was very unsettling that he showed up on the second day wreaking of weed. Perhaps he didn't think I would notice or maybe he just didn't care, but it raised an eyebrow as he was there to do a professional job). According to him, the truck that he had arranged to come and pour, had concrete with some sort of stones mixed in that he did not plan on. So he spent time plucking stones out. I'm not sure why he didn't just contact the company he arranged the truck with and get the right material delivered (I was not aware of any of this until after the fact). By the end of that day, the floor looked beautiful, as it was still wet, and I paid promptly. Within a few days, there were cracks throughout. By the two week mark, the floor was so badly cracked that it was lifting EVERYWHERE and hollow underneath all of these areas. I immediately contacted him to come and correct this problem. He arrived a few days later. He did not pull up areas that were cracked and starting to crumble (these areas literally moved under our feet), he just poured concrete over them. Before it was even dried, the cracks were coming through. I asked him if he used a bonding agent as my contractor stated it did not look as if any was used. And the owner stated that he 'never really thought a bonding agent worked that good anyways'. Over the next few days, I had two flooring professionals and three contractors at the location, all telling me that the entire floor had to be chipped up and redone as it was already coming apart and would not withstand flooring being put on top of it. Additionally, every single one of them states that a bonding agent was clearly not used. It would be one thing if there were a few cracks here or there, but literally, the entire floor is pulling up and cracking, showing that there weren't just a few spots missed. There was just no bonding agent applied to begin with. Another mystery that the flooring specialists as well as the contractors couldn't quite put their finger on, was that no one could really confirm what material was actually used. Though I was told this job would be done with a self-leveling concrete, they do not feel this was the case. They honestly couldn't tell if it was mortar or stucco or whatever might've been left over in the truck. But it did not have the finish or coloring that it should've. I contacted the owner yet again and told him all of this, and that I wanted and deserved a refund as he did not provide the service he guaranteed. However, this time he did not respond. Some cracking here and there over years of use is to be expected, but the entire floor is in worse condition than before he did anything to it. A refund is absolutely necessary as I cannot salvage any of this and I have to pay to have it pulled up, cleaned, and done over. But without any response from him, now I have to take other steps. This was, and continues to be, an absolutely horrible experience and I hope no one else has to go through something like this.

I needed some work done on one of my rentals. As a landlord of multiple units, I rely on the…read morerepairmen I hire to be on time, clean, professional and competent. Ryan delivered in all areas. The work was completed on time and delivered as promised. Communication was great and he was very responsive to all of my requests. I would recommend his services and I will be using his company again. Lashawn

I would recommend Jimmy and his crew. They created a bedroom space in the basement for me, put a…read morenew roof/siding on my shed, built shelving units for the garage and many other small projects to get my house looking better. I am very pleased with them. Thank you, Jimmy and Crew!

$ 50,0000 job should have been 3 weeks going on 3 months plus to finish. Allways an excuse why…read morehe can't come . Destroyed a wall in my son's room and I haven't herd from him in months to come fix it . I know now not to let him nail 2 bords together.

Once again KJ did a great job for us. We had some very (repeat very) overgrown forsythia bushes;…read moreKendall and his son did a wonderful job cutting them back and cleaning everything up. We really appreciate their work ethic and getting any job done perfectly. Thank you so much.

Good group of guys. Father and son. Job was well done. No…read moredamages to surrounding personal items. They even took some extra time to clean up other miscellaneous yard debris I had.

I felt comfortable and confident with the work Jake did for my house. He also fixed a few extra…read moreproblems I did not know existed. I am please with his work

great work and very punctual. very knowledgeable. Would highly recommend…read more I called Jake on a Sunday afternoon, and I was surprised to actually have somebody pick up the phone and speak with me. Jake gave me a quote Monday morning and the work was completed by Wednesday of that same week. He also kept me in the loop from the start of my project to the end of my project and provided photos from start to finish. Costas