Never hire him. Unprofessional…read more Mr. Garcia was contracted on May 16, 2025, for a kitchen remodel project including cabinets, plumbing, and electrical work. I paid him $9,500 as part of an agreed flat rate contract of $14,000. Despite this, the project remains largely incomplete. Mr. Garcia has only shown up to work approximately three days over the past 50+ days. When questioned, he claimed that I had given him 'indefinite time' to complete the work. This is a misrepresentation. I only ever expressed that I preferred quality over rushing; I never waived timely completion. In fact, I have followed up with him multiple times, requesting a realistic timeline and commitment, which he failed to provide. Additionally, though the contract was for a flat rate, he repeatedly charged me separately for materials--despite the fact that materials were not excluded in the flat-rate agreement and I never agreed to a cost-plus model. I estimate that only around $1,500 worth of work has been completed. I have asked for either completion of the project or a refund of the unearned portion, which amounts to at least $8,000. He has not cooperated, and his communications have been vague or dismissive. Most recently, he said he 'needs some mental space' and is 'off until Monday,' with no follow-through. Now, he confirmed to me that he is no longer interested to complete the project and he is not going to refund the money. When he needs money, he was waiting for 2 hrs outside my home when I am busy in meetings, confirming that he will deliver the project and taking the cheques with a smile. In the end, I felt taken advantage of.

I received a message from Yelp to update my review. I am compelled to post this update because it…read morehas come to our attention that Andrew has done this to at least 2 additional people besides myself and the other 1 star reviewer - collecting payment upfront, abandoning the project, and not returning payment. There are likely others, many others, but when they discover that Andrew has essentially scammed them, they Google him, they see these reviews, they call him out on it, and Andrew continues to lie - claiming he is suing for defamation. There is a list of things that we are owed for, but to provide a very specific example - Andrew collected $2950.00 upfront to secure a quartz countertop slab. He received this money on Day 1 of the project, back in April of 2025. He never purchased the slab, he admitted to our detective that he never purchased our slab, and when asked repeatedly to return the money he did not. Period. These are the objective facts. Money taken, product/service not provided, money not returned. This was back in APRIL so clearly he has had an adequate window of time to make things right but he's chosen not to. In fact, after my last review, he sent me about 40 profane and threatening text messages, so its safe to say at this point that he's not going to return the money that he stole and he refuses to take accountability for his actions. Andrew will take advantage of whomever will let him, and this example alone supports that - please make sure he doesnt take advantage of you. I encourage anyone that has been wronged by Andrew to ignore his threats, and 1) file in small claims court, 2) contact detective John Lopez (info below), 3) post a review of your experience everywhere you can, and 4) message me on Yelp so that we can work on restitution together.

Josue was very responsive and took on a project to convert a dining room into a bedroom and did so…read morein a few days at a very reasonable price compared to a few others that I called. He even built a closet with a hanging rack in the room and installed the doors/door handles. Highly recommend Josue for all your dry wall needs!

I appreciate the free in-person estimate and quick response to my request!read more

I met with Ryan yesterday. I have been interviewing painters for some time and can say that this…read morefirm and this guy are very different. They don't have you pay a dime until you are 100% satisfied and you get a great written warranty. Only the guys from the home depot parking lot were less expensive. I will use them and I am so excited to find a contractor that makes it easy to trust them!

We used Carlos of Longhorn Painting & Drywall to paint the interior of our new house. Overall they…read moredid ok but did not tend to the details well at all. They left a lot of trash behind on several occasions. They put paper over our sub zero refrigerator vent and left it there overnight almost breaking the refrigerator. But the most frustrating thing is that we made the mistake of paying them before the job was completed. We found some areas missed and asked Carlos that they return and he agreed but subsequently didn't show up and stopped answering our calls and texts. After a $10K job we were very upset that Longhorn Painting left us high and dry on finishing the job "right" because they had our $ in their pocket. And we are not talking about a lot of follow-up work. Just a few hours of touch-up.

We received very professional service from Steve Reyes Concrete Placement. We needed to have two…read moreslabs poured for a total of about 650 square feet. One area would include a hot tub. We requested several quotes from landscapers and concrete companies. We were ghosted by a couple of the other concrete companies, and received quite expensive quotes from landscapers. Steve arrived promptly to examine the work needed and provided a quote that night. From there, he got the work scheduled quickly, and his crew ensured that the work followed the right prioritization so that we could smoothly complete inspections with the city. Along the way, we received frequent and accurate communications from Steve and his crew. The work happened when they said it would, and they handled a rain delay smoothly, as well (had to reschedule by two days for the actual pour so the ground could dry out again). The concrete work looks to be very well done. We're looking forward to using it soon! We think we have most of the major concrete work done for our yard, now, but if have a future need, we will definitely use Steve again.

Don't let him quote anything but concrete. No job too big or small is a lie. He is unreliable, and…read morehis workmanship is shoddy. I gave him half down on February 8, it is now June 16th and he is still not finished. He won't answer text messages or come back to talk to us. He has left my yard in shambles. Don't waste your time or money. Last July he poured our driveway. He told us 1/3 down 1/3 half way and 1/3 upon completion. He was here every Friday needing more money and took 3 weeks longer than quoted. Never finished the job completely.

They did a great job! They are friendly, knowledgeable, and experienced. They fixed a mess I…read morecreated. Basically, my bathroom tile had some cracks in the corners, and I found some grout the previous owner left in my garage. So, I mixed it up, applied it, and let it dry, but it was the wrong color. I also should have put down grout caulk instead, but I'm a software developer, and apparently I don't know jack about home repair. In addition to it being the wrong color, the new grout spread further into the bathroom. So, I removed it, went to Home Depot, bought more grout, and it was the wrong color. I did this about three more times, and I couldn't match the color. Really sucked. But these guys fixed the problem, and I'm happy with their work.

Jason and Michael are both very professional and do great work. They do the job right the first…read moretime and never leave a mess. I've been doing business with them for almost a year now and look forward to having a great business relationship in the future.

I had quite possibly one of the most perplexing experiences ever with this company. Our family had…read morea new kitchen sink and faucet we wanted to install in the kitchen. The job would require cutting the laminate countertop by about an inch or two on the sides. We also needed to replace the wood in the cabinet below due to warping from various drips and spills (the home is 16 years old). We put the job out to three contractors, Republic Renovations being one that came highly recommended. Without coming over to look at the job or even discuss it on the phone, Bryan asked a couple questions via email and then sent over a bid. His wasn't the cheapest, but having done many remodeling projects myself I felt like it was fair. Fast forward a couple weeks while we picked up a new faucet, I reach back out to Republic Renovations to let him know we were ready to move forward. I explained that the new sink has a single drain (the old one has two) so we'd need to rough out new PVC to go from the disposal to the wall. I also reminded him of the full scope of the project, including the wood on the bottom. We get a new bid back from him with about a 70% increase in total project cost. Again, I take a fair minded approach to it, sign his contract, and we schedule a date for a week out. Less than 24 hours before our scheduled work, Bryan sends me an email saying he won't be able to make our appointment. Fine, I ask when we can reschedule. His response, "I'm not the man for the job. I do apologize." Really? When prompted why he even took the bid and discussed the project with us for well over 3 weeks, his response was simply, "Your frustrations are understood, apologies again and for any confusion!" So word of caution here. Don't bank on this guy following through with your job. Other than the slow start procuring our faucet, there's no clear reason why this guy flaked less than 24 hours before the day he requested to do the work. We've been more than fair with his original bid and questionable increase in cost, we even opted to have him do it on a Saturday at his request. The lack of professionalism here is pretty astounding. Update: so his response is about not having a plumber. Wish he would have told me about that before he scheduled the appointment, and that explanation would have been nice via email when he cancelled. Again, folks, buyer beware.

Believe the reviews. Bryan and Republic are thorough, honest, reliable, highly skilled, and they…read morewere always on time. We appreciated the detailed estimate and realistic timeline we were given. Republic did an excellent job putting our bathroom and garage back together after these rooms faced water damage. The finished product now looks better than the original. We'd absolutely work with Bryan again and recommend him to anyone looking for a top notch contractor in Austin.

I originally called Cedar Park Handyman on September 26th, 2025. After sending them pictures and…read moregetting a quote I told them I was waiting for a couple more quotes and I would get back to them soon. On October 20th I called back and accepted their quote and asked them if they had insurance and if they could send me a copy of their insurance and they said no problem. It is now November 22nd, I have not heard back from them since. My guess is they didn't want to send me a copy of there insurance, which, as a homeowner, contracting a handyman is a serious problem. I've been hiring contractors at my actual business for decades and I've never seen such incompetence. It seems as if this business has no sense of urgency and clearly doesn't seem to put the customer first.

I needed a valve replaced in my kitchen to connect my new refrigerator they scheduled me quickly…read moreand Brian was so professional and friendly did amazing job was faster than I thought it would take. I definitely recommend CP Handyman.