I thought I properly protected a minimalist, blonde wood frame before we moved from White Plains to…read moreThe Catskills- but when I started unpacking my picture frame boxes, one of them had a nasty break during the move with the company we hired. I've had luck in the past taking pictures frames to my local Michael's in Westchester, but now that I'm up here, I wanted to support a small business. Valentina Custom Frame & G. on Main St in New Paltz has its own parking lot- which makes it super easy if you can't find any parking on the strip. Between modern, rustic, wood, ornate and other frame styles, this small shop, showcases at least 100, 200+ (if not more) samples to choose from. Valentina aims to please because the moment I came here with a desperate look on my face and showed her the frame, she eased my worries and explained what how she'll fix it. At $25 to fix my frame- not only did I get a banging deal and she brought my frame back to life- but she's professional and passionate about all things frames.

Valentina took the time to understand what I was looking for and walked me through the various…read moreoptions. One item I wanted framed was the embroidered section of a pillow my mom had made. She was able to extract that section and insert it into a beautiful frame that highlights the embroidery. The quality of the frames and the framing itself is fantastic and clearly above what you would find if you tried to do it yourself or went to a Michael's. Plus I now have the peace of mind that my mom's artwork is preserved forever.

Love Love Love this gallery! You must stop by if you are in town or passing through. Awesome…read moreoriginal artwork by local artist Ryan Cronin. They also sell affordable gifts: pillows, t-shirts, hats, socks, mugs - all very unique with different designs. There is always new inventory - I just bought myself a shower curtain for my bathroom - love functional art!

What a great find! Full of life and vibrant color you can't help but be drawn into the space…read more Half gallery displaying originals from artist Ryan E Cronin, with other half of space offering unique gifts/items with same but smaller scale artwork. Had the opportunity to talk briefly with artist and really enjoyed his youthful joy for both painting and having people experience his work. Highly recommend you check this place out when you're in New Paltz.

Mark from Woodpecker Builders just completed renovating one of our bathrooms as well as several…read moreother projects around our property. He was extremely easy to work with and his quality of work is top notch. Looking forward to hiring him for several other future jobs we have planned at our house!

We hired Mark to do a number of jobs for us on and around our newly constructed garage, a portion…read moreof which we converted into a gym. He extended our fencing; installed an interior wall; installed drywall and insulation; and also handled adding trim, painting, and installing TVs in the new room. This was our first major project as homeowners, and Mark was very helpful and communicative throughout the process. He did excellent work, and asked excellent questions about what we wanted. He was efficient and thorough, and completed all of the steps of the process well within the time frame we expected. We were very happy with the quality of work performed and would gladly hire Mark again for our next home project.

I'm sorry to have to say this, but be warned, these guys are totally incompetent and are not to be…read moretrusted. We had them dig a new septic field in our backyard last summer, at vast expense. Like everyone in our area we have high water table. Disregarding this they dug a small pit for the septic field and placed the infiltrators literally underwater. I'm no expert but even I thought this was not going to work. The "boss" came by to survey the situation and simply dumped gravel on top of it and cover it with dirt in order to obscure the underlying problem. 9 months later our system backed up. Our septic tank is taking on water that's backing up from the septic field. We've had our septic tank pumped twice in one week. I notified them of this problem and they initially said they'd come and survey the situation and offer a solution. But then they just ghosted me. After trying to contact them many times and finally threatening legal action, I finally got an email from the owner, David Friedlander, claiming to offer a solution. But he has since gone silent and never came by. We are now forced to hire an attorney to try to recover the cost of having to repeatedly pump our tank and fixing our septic field which is flowing backwards into the tank. Be warned.

We had someone come out to give us an estimate on a pretty big project. He was great, thouroghly…read morelooked over the project, and discussed options with us. We decided what we wanted done and were told we'd have an estimate within a week. That was months ago. We called the office 4 seperate times and were told different things each time, every call ending with us waiting to receive an email that never came.

A positive experience. Always called and arrived when they said they would. Very communicative…read moreduring the repair. Repair was done well. Will definitely use in the future.

From the owner: Safe Haven Carpentry is a business partnership between my clients and myself. Where their ideas…read morematter and their dreams become my goal.

We needed our house sided and we had a wonderful experience with Anthony and his crew 6 years ago…read morewhen we needed replacement windows. Anthony and his crew are reliable, professional and punctual. We love how the siding looks! We would recommend Northeast Remodeling to anyone needing any home improvements. Keith and Katherine, Kerhonkson, N.Y.

My 30+ year-old roof house badly needed a new roof. Eleven days ago, after seeing their yard sign…read morein front of my neighbor's house (and seeing how nice their house looked after remodeling), I left a message on the voicemail for North East Remodeling Group. Anthony called me back the next day, and came to look at my house that afternoon. He got back to me within another day or so with options and estimates. We quickly agreed on a price that felt reasonable and fair; it included not only a replacement, but also disposal of all the old roofing materials, and a full lifetime warranty. Today, less than two weeks after my initial call, I got my new roof. Anthony's crew showed up on time, were friendly and polite, and worked hard. They were careful about spreading tarp all around the house to catch everything that came off, and then did a very thorough job of clean up. My roof looks fantastic, and I am HUGELY relieved to know that my house is finally fully protected from the elements. I'm extremely happy with the work North East Remodeling Group did. I'll use them again the next time I need work on my house, and would highly recommend them to anyone.

They used all cheap lumber for both houses. Within 3 years the wood started rotting everywhere. We…read morespent thousands in repairs, from exterior walls to posts to railings. When we called to complain, the owner became verbally abusive. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

In partnership with Frank Dunn architecture, seakill created this incredibly thoughtful and perfect…read morehome. We were initially nervous about choosing the right team, but seakill brought us into the process like partners, focused on building an excellent home that would make our lives here incredible, and never sacrificed craftsmanship as they executed an incredible timeline. They hired and coordinated the best for each trade and it shows. Seakill is well known and respected in the area and it's obvious why- we will definitely be hopeful to schedule them for an addition (basement finishing and maybe a garage!) They were detail oriented, have excellent communication, built an outstanding energy-efficient home, and the quality is apparent. As this was our first home, we were (and are) incredibly grateful for the seakill team.