Despite an estimate that felt high, I hired Maria Drywall because they had good reviews and seemed…read moreprofessional. Greg was pleasant to work with and responded quickly, however the quality we received was far from professional grade. I was invoiced and told the job was completed. When I got home I found cracks and voids on more than one inside corner, proud and sunken screw holes, and joint mesh exposed and not feathered out. They sent someone to fix it and again said everything was all set. I found more proud screw holes and more exposed mesh. They came back again and seemed like they did everything so I paid in full. My first coat of paint exposed tons of "fish eyes ", small round voids in all the joints. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend using this company.

This crew is absolutely reliable and professional. I had a ceiling leak with 70 year old…read moreplasterboard repair in the kitchen. Not only that, but there was a hideous popcorn texture I hated and wanted covered. At first there were issues covering the remaining texture, but he persisted in finding a solution, and it was done to perfection. He found a painter on short notice, too, for completion. They are worth the price!

Nate came out to look at my project 3 months ago with a commitment that he'd get back to me 2 wks…read morelater w a quote. 3 weeks later, I reached back out to him and was told it would be a couple more weeks. Never heard from him again. I understand and can appreciate the ability to be choosey with what you take on, but I do believe the lack of common courtesy in at least communicating eventually catches up. Thanks for the waste of time.

Nate is a pleasure to work with - highly professional and strong attention to detail.read more

Tony and his crew did an excellent job refinishing our floors in one day. Tidy, clean job. The…read morefloors look great!

I scheduled a time to have Tony come look at my 1500 sq ft flooring job. He stated that he would…read moretext me a quote that afternoon. Not only did he not follow up but is not returning messages. He seemed overwhelmed from the start. If he wasn't interested, provide the courtesy of letting the customer know right away. Wasted my time and I find this very unprofessional. In the end, I dodged a bullet.

There aren't enough positive adjectives to describe our experience with Fortin Construction. Our…read moreentire planning and building processes were remarkably stress-free and that was due to Mark Fortin's competent, capable, helpful team. We would highly recommend Fortin Construction to anyone who wants their home built by people who show professionalism, kindness, knowledge, and integrity. We love absolutely everything about our new home, and we are grateful for the seamless experience we had. If we had to do it all over again, we wouldn't change a thing.

Fortin built our house last year; It was such a seamless and easy process. They took care of the…read moreland purchase and then we went through various meetings to pick out each home item (flooring appointment, lighting appointment, paint appointment, etc). Our house was done in about 5 months which was impressive. We were missing a couple items after our build, like a screen for one of the windows (replaced eventually); and some heater register covers (never received). These were extremely minimal items. Honestly, the ease of having them coordinate our electrician, painter, plumber, and closing was well worth it. We would use them again if we decided to build again.

We worked with O'Shea Builders for what would have been several small jobs. However, our primary…read morejob, a waterfall inside our house, turned out to be much more extensive than both we and O'Shea anticipated. Due to upper deck flashing that had been incorrectly installed by the prior owners, water had seeped into the walls and caused extensive damage. Jeff, the O'Shea foreman in charge, a contractor in his own right, and the person who did the vast bulk of the work, was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating of our needs, as well as professional and exacting in the work. He and Warren O'Shea, the owner, offered us several alternatives of varying prices in terms of how to deal with the issues involved, and gave us the pros and cons of each alternative. The damage was addressed extremely competently and thoroughly, and a significant rainfall that occurred within a week of the job being finished showed that our interior waterfall was now gone and that has been the case since the job was finished. The other jobs within the house, cited in our home inspection, were also addressed quickly and resolved beautifully. As a side note, I would like to address hiring contractors generally, having been through seven major jobs through the years. I got what I view as excellent advice from the first two contractors I worked with. The first advice was to be aware that no contractor can see behind walls (our house was almost 100-years old at that time,) and once they break through the walls, they have to deal with what's there - and that means that if, for example, electrical wiring isn't up to code, they are legally required to bring it up to code, and doing so almost always is going to add to the cost of the job. The second piece of advice was that our quote was very specifically based on what we'd told the contractor we wanted/needed and that *ANY* changes would likely result in additional costs, so we have always been extremely careful to know exactly what we wanted beforehand and to never have changed the scope of the job. In conclusion, we were more than satisfied with O'Shea and will certainly call on them for any future work. They are exceptional - as in great - to deal with on all levels.

My wife and I used O'Shea Builders LLC to work on our lake home in Standish, ME. Warren O'Shea bid…read moreapproximately $180,000 for the job. The final price came in over $300,000 and at the end of the job he chose to not complete the job. The work done was good, but his price was so far over what he quoted it made for a very unsatisfied customer. In addition he didn't finish the job when he said he would, which was sometime mid April to early May. He stopped working in early June and as I said before he chose not to complete the job leaving me kind of stranded. My suggestion when working with O'Shea Builders LLC is make him sign a contract where his price is his price, not this contractor mumbo jumbo excuse laden "Not my fault, man".

Kennebec built my father's house maybe 15 years ago and just completed a major kitchen renovation…read morefor us about a month ago near Bath. Both had outstanding outcomes. Our kitchen renovation was not easy either. It was in a ramshackle, old summer house right on the ocean that hadn't see a lick of work done in 50 years. The project was completed on time and everything from the hardcore, behind-the-walls foundation remediation to all the fit and finish was done beautifully. Tim, the owner, is highly respected in the area and he has the best subs. He delivers on time. This may seem like a small thing, but it's worth noting: his teams are incredibly nice to be around. They are responsive and pleasant. You don't have a business this well established with teams like this unless you're really doing things right.

Responsive and excellent service. They identified the issues with my porch and repaired it…read moreperfectly. They included me in all the ways to go and listened to me. I am extremely happy with the finished product as well as the cost. Strongly recommend them.

As the weather gets warmer, we started searching for people to work with for projects around the…read morehouse. That's how I discovered Red Hook design, using a general search. I got in touch with the owner, Wayne, and had a very lovely conversation with him when he came to the house to discuss the project. An extension of our back deck. He explained what would be necessary and give several suggestions of slight alterations to what it was I had described. His ideas were very sensible and still fell Within the budget we hoped to maintain. The project was handled in less than 5 days by Wayne himself and one of his team members, both very polite people and easy to work with. As you can see from the photos I posted, they did a great job and it's amazing how something as small as a 4 foot extension, makes it feel like we have doubled the space. Before leaving on the final day, I mentioned another project we were considering doing and Wayne was more than happy to take a quick look and let me know whether or not it was a project he could take on for future discussion. Since this was, in construction terms, a fairly simple project I didn't have reason to meet more than Wayne and his team member. However, since Wayne is the owner of the business, it gives me great confidence that the rest of the people he works with are of equal caliber. We are very much looking forward to working with him again in the future and our kids are already taking the time to appreciate his work, despite the fact that both of them are under the age of 3 right now.

We contracted Joe and his team to scrape and paint our large back deck and two front porches .. We…read morewere quite satisfied with the end results! Joe told us and wrote on our contract, that he would give us a 10 year warranty to come back and touch up our home , if the paint should start to peel .. Well , it has .. And so far , Joe has NOT returned our numerous calls and texts to contact us over the past month .. This is of great surprise to both of us as Joe seemed 100% sincere .. We will withhold our usual 5 star rating of Joe at this time with the hopes that Joe will do the right thing and keep his word ( and contract ) . Sending you another follow up text Joe along with another phone call . Looking forward to hearing from you soon .

J Costello Painting…read more We recently contacted J Costello Painting through Home Advisor. We were looking for someone to paint our deck, a deck that has been over-painted a number of times. The deck had significant peeling and chipping. Joe Costello responded quickly and visited our home to review the project. His assessment was thorough and thoughtful; his extensive experience and input were helpful to us in making our decision. He was patient and thoroughly explained the process and materials that he would use. As expected, the prep work to get the deck ready for staining was extensive and expertly done. In the end, the price was very fair. Because the deck project went so well, once it started, we also hired J Costello Painting to refurbish our front porch, as well. The results are beyond expectation. We couldn't be happier with the results. The staff of J Costello Painting is first rate. Great planning, great follow-through/follow-up, great execution! Guess where we're starting with our next house painting.