OMG This entire project of putting in a walk in closet off…read moremy bathroom was a total disaster!! Al started the job in August, and January still not finished. He would show up at noon and leave at 3.. His work was so awful Unbelievable! The floor he put in was so wobbly .. bottom line I had another contractor come in .. and he had to RIP OUT EVERYTHING that Al had done. Al cut a board that was a load bearing board Architectural damage... if left that way He never put the insulation back in.. No heat or air BTW all of this was in the contract!! Nothing was done properly

July 4th weekend.. massive storms... backyard is like a lake.. all that water decided it has to go…read moresomewhere, why not my basement. Now I have 2 feet of standing water in my gross basement. Mechanicals a re destroyed furniture is floating around. A real mess. Not only do I have a real mess, but my tenants have no hot water and I need help quickly. It's a holiday though and nobody wants to help. Insurance loopholes its way out of this one, my usual guys are out of town. Luckily my super tenant starts asking around and his CTA bus driver has a neighbor who might be able to help. Enter Al of Helping Handyman Work This was a messy job, that I was trying to manage from overseas and I am so grateful that Al's neighbor drives a CTA bus because he totally came through. He and his crew were communicative, always on time and happy to do a pretty messy and complicated job. In the end Helping Handyman Work did the following: Purchased / delivered & installed 2 new water heaters Demo'd an old deck Remediated a wet / damp basement (cutting out dry wall, bleaching impacted areas) Identified the root cause for my water (deteriorated foundation) Fixed the foundation Rebuilt a stair case Hauled away all junk They did this all within a week and at a very competitive price. I am so grateful to have met Al. He really came through when we needed him. He is an honest guy who will give you a good price on good work. He will be my first call next time I need any help.

I hired these guys through Thumbtack and was disappointed in the end result... but when I reached…read moreout to them because of dissatisfaction with edging, paint on the ceiling, paint on my light fixtures, and paint on my backsplash and tile, I received a defensive response from the company - and that was followed by middle of the night text messages from the painter defending himself, telling me I cost him his job, begging for me to change the review, etc. Their second response to me providing photographs of what I was dissatisfied with was and l offer to come back and fix things, but, I was soured by their first response claiming that despite working on multimillion dollar houses and a claim by the painter that he did a good job. If the customer isn't satisfied, fix it, and you won't have to defend yourself... but defend yourself first, and you lose a customer. Months later, these people have had the gall to call my completely fair review of the poor job they did at my house as "slanderous", called my wife a liar, and would rather fight with customers than own up to their shortcomings. That's what you get when you work with them, apparently, but I have the pictures and the quote they have BEFORE doing the work to challenge all their BS. Not worth your time, or money. Period.

This is the best experience I've had with a handyman service in Chicago. Marc showed up on time and…read moreprepared and fully redid my crummy apartment bathroom for a good price. What I most appreciated was how he helped me make decisions on fixtures and design, he was a great communicator and very professional.

Stated they were unable to paint trim after flooring was redone and shorten a few light fixtures.read more

I can't speak highly of Sederick and his work. Arrived promptly on time, and took his time ensuring…read moreeverything worked perfectly during the instillation of our bidet. He was transparent with every step. I am often sceptical of handymen, but I genuinely trust Happy Handyman and will be using Sederick for several other projects.

Contacted Mike about replacing an old garage door and opener. I ordered the door, when it finally…read morearrived he picked it up, removed the old one and installed the new one in about a day. Service and speed was great, the work is very professional and efficient. A couple of weeks latter I had him install a front door I purchased from Home Depot, again the work was affordable and professional. I would highly recommend him, his company is professional and courteous at a fair price.

Multi-crafter installed a garage door for me and as far i knew it was working fine.We needed a new…read moreopener so went to lowes and bought new opener and contracted for the work to be completed. When the new installer arrived he noticed that springs were not set up right so I checked the specs of the springs from the paperwork multi crafters left me and the lowes installer was correct they were not set up correctly ...when i called mult-crafter back to get some clarification mike answered and acted so unprofessionally that i can not on good faith use him again...very rude on phone and i cannot recommend this guy to anyone.I was willing to let him install the new opener until I spoke with him...just terrible customer service

Unethical and Incompetent!…read more If I could, I would give Primo Carpentry ZERO stars. In March, I went to Chicago for the purpose of replacing the hardwood floors in my 1000 sq. ft. condo and putting it up for sale; I had three weeks in which to accomplish these tasks. Although I had already scheduled in-home estimates with two well-known flooring companies, I decided to continue my search and seek additional estimates. Upon conducting the search, I came across reviews of Primo Carpentry on Yelp! and decided to give Nathan a call. A few days later, he was in my condo and gave me an estimate that was below the estimates I received from the other companies. He was well aware of my time constraints and he promised to have the work completed in the same amount of time as the big companies. Further, he would use the same quality of materials. Needless to say, I was impressed. Nathan presented himself as a professional, capable, and knowledgeable general contractor. He has the gift of a silver tongue, but his abilities are subpar and ethical practices are despicable. It quickly became clear that he was in way over his head and had misrepresented his abilities in order to get my business. The issues I had with Nathan were so bad that after nearly two weeks of going back and forth, I refused to let him back into my condo and instead dealt directly with his subcontractor to finish the job. Specifically, these are the issues I had with Nathan and Primo Carpentry: 1. During the first week of the job, he and one assistant worked only one full day. The rest of the time, they arrived at 8:30am and were gone before lunch time. Nathan fully knew my time constraints and ignored his promises to me from day one. 2. The amount he quoted me during the in-home estimate and the amount recited in the contract differed by $500. I was willing to overlook this because I trusted him and still believed the amount charged was a fair price. 3. He purchased the new hardwood flooring two days AFTER the entire job was supposed to have been completed. 4. The wood Nathan purchased for the job was nowhere near the quality the big companies were going to use, even though Nathan promised it would be the same. 5. He double-booked his "regular" flooring installer. As a result, he was unable to start installation in my unit until nearly a week after he was supposed to have finished the entire job. 6. Because of prodding by my tenant and me, he hired a subcontractor to do the actual installation of the floor and asked me to deal directly with the subcontractor, to include paying him directly. He showed up to my condo for only about 10-15 minutes per day. 7. Once the subcontractor had installed and stained 90% of the floor, Nathan contacted me and instructed me not to let the subcontractor back into my condo and pay the subcontractor only a FRACTION of what he was promised. Instead, Nathan wanted me to pay HIM the balance to finish the remaining 10% of the job and stiff the subcontractor. 8. Nathan expected me to move the furniture from room-to-room as the work was getting completed. When I reminded him that he promised all I would have to do is "sit there and watch TV," he said his labor costs would go over budget and would then have to charge me more for the job...even after we had signed the contract! 9. Finally, because Nathan was not around when the subcontractor finished the job, I was forced to spend an additional $1,000 for materials and labor. This money was supposed to come from the money I had already paid to Nathan. Although I have requested reimbursement from Nathan, to date he has yet to refund this money. In conclusion, I could not and would not recommend Nathan to my worst enemies. Beyond his inability to complete the job for which we contracted, his willingness to cheat another contractor out of over $1,000 in hard-earned money is despicable and unethical. Contractors are a dime a dozen in Chicago, and in terms of fair play and abilities, it should not be difficult to find someone so much better than Nathan Iverson and Primo Carpentry.

What you need to know before hiring:…read more NATHAN IVERSON DOES NOT COMPLETE JOBS, EVEN WITH A SIGNED CONTRACT. I worked with Nathan Iverson to create a custom work table. I drew out schematics, we agreed on a price and drew up a contract. Nathan constructed the table and informed me it was finished and ready to deliver. Upon delivery, I noticed there was a component missing, clearly listed in the itemized contract. He informed me that he would be back the next day to complete it on site. The next day, he didn't show up. I called to reschedule, and we worked out another date. That came and went. I called and got his voicemail. Weeks went by with no word from him, no matter how many emails and calls I left for him. 5 months later, I finally got a hold of him from a different number. He said he was "very busy" and even asked me if I had gotten it taken care of already, hoping I would have just paid someone else to finish his job. He "promised" he would make it out to finish the job tomorrow. Tomorrow came, and then another day, and another...and he's gone MIA again. My advice to you: do NOT hire Nathan Iverson, Primo Carpentry or Rogers Park Construction. He is a polite person in conversation but has no qualms about running from an unfinished job.

I had a clogged bathtub drain, and every company I called wanted to push me to the next day--except…read moreEd's Handyman. They had a guy at my door the same day, got the drain cleared fast, and didn't waste any time. I gave him 4 stars since he left a bit of a mess, but I can't complain--he showed up when no one else would.

I used this service for plumbing good work and timely service. Affordable price! I recommend using…read moretheir services.

This outfit is despicable, deplorable & abusive beyond description. After asking them to write an…read moreestimate to do a simple gutter diversion job at arm's length, & telling them for the city to reimburse, they have to provide an Estimate with a total for labor & parts. Instead, they can't bother to figure out what 2 simple gutter pieces cost, & wanting to fill the holes w/hydraulic cement (insane), they just list a labor charge, & ask for 10% down, labor & material billed daily, & a credit card on file, I called them to speak to a total incompetent who then hands it over to Dick Hoerr, who called me a "social idiot", and a "moron", & that he'd never do a job for me. As if I would EVER consider a contractor who would call me filthy names & doesn't even know how to do the job. You don't pour 20-30 ft. of hydraulic cement in the holes - you cover the holes with rubber or aluminum & then coat that w/a small amount of hydraulic cement. Then, in his answer to one of the numerous negative reviews, he writes: "We are the highest rated handyman company on Angie's in the United States and we are located here in Chicago. I personally live in the Chicagoland Area. Simply put this is one of those landlords that attempts to beat down labor after they work on his home in an effort to maximize his profit. He says one thing in a review and then did the exact opposite." BEWARE and DON'T USE THEM!

Very unprofessional! I filled out the service contact form and emailed, regarding a sink leak. The…read moreguy Pablo calls back asking for pictures and Certificate of Insurance info. Despite immediately sending the pics he asked for and taking the time to email the correct Certificate of Insurance info the same day - he never emailed or texted back a price quote. Very unprofessional and a waste of my time. If the project wasn't big enough, to squeeze more money he simply should have been honest and waisted my time requesting all the extra pics and certificate info.

Can't get the company to confirm or deny whether this is one of their drivers who nearly hit and…read morethen yelled at me and my 12 year old daughter, so not sure I can recommend their customer service.