This is your sign to hire anyone else on Earth besides Bruce Shabanowitz. He had to comeback and…read moreredo his work twice,months later because of laziness, skipping steps, and risking the safety of my family. this is not a real contractor. Hire elsewhere, he is not trustworthy or professional. I am so disappointed with how he ruined my house. Be mature and do a good job Bruce, even though your other "endeavors" are clouding your judgement

Hired Bruce to fix a mold issue in my bathroom and various other projects. I was extremely…read moreimpressed with his work and will definitely hire to do other things in my house.

Highly recommend: Brian is responsive, shows up on time, and does quality work. I've never had an…read moreissue with any of the work he's done for me over the years.

I texted Brian at 7 AM to see if he could help with a repair at my business in Hoboken. He got back…read moreto me immediately and made an appointment to come by that same day. He was punctual and communicative. He gave a very fair quote and scheduled the work to be done later that week. Brian was great to work around my schedule since performing repairs during business hours can be disruptive for my business. The work he did was good quality and expediently completed. I plan on using him for all my future repair needs.

We have James and his team to renovate our new home. We are new buyers and have no experience with…read morecontractors, but James took care of all the things so well. His attention to details, aesthetic, and craftsmanship really help us to get the final look of our beautiful home now! James and his team did an amazing job painting our entire home, and upgraded the hardwares. We have changed the countertop, got customized closets. He even quickly fixed some of the pumping issues near the end of the projects. Super reasonable price, and we definitely recommend him to anyone!

I highly recommend James McGhee and A Better Craft for your home renovation and construction…read moreprojects. James is a pleasure to work with (so easy going and professional) and he is always around working and managing during the project. For the work A Better Craft did for my project - see below. WORK COMPLETED: Painted my unfinished basement from top to bottom (including painting and tacking up messy wires and finding a way to conceal them), smoothed over an uneven concrete basement floor, patched up parts of the ceiling where you could see the rafters, installed recessed lights and moved electrical outlets, built a closet with doors that his team constructed from a picture I showed them, patched up and painted my cracking concrete steps in the front and back of my house, installed a ceiling fan in my bedroom, hung heavy gym wall mirrors on the concrete walls in my basement, eliminated my rodent issue by adding wood siding under my steps and deck and had my iron gate repaired in front of my home. James is a talented painter and he knows his team well in addition to knowing all the local hardware, paint, and electrical stores which helps with product and pricing. You will enjoy working with A Better Craft!

John and his team are amazing to work with and their service is top notch. We contacted them to…read morepaint some of our house before we moved to the area after our realtor recommended John and we could not be more satisfied. Highly recommend John and his team to anyone looking for reasonable prices and fantastic results.

John and his team did a fantastic job painting the exterior of our home. They were quick and…read moreefficient

Needed to make a tweak to a radiator cover I had a different carpenter make for me years ago so…read morethat my AC would have a clear passage out into my room. Michael was quick to respond, stopped by to give me an estimate/clearly assess the situation, and ultimately gave me two options: make the entire cover over or do this smaller fix. I also received quotes from 3 other companies and they only gave me the first option. He was reliable and I am so happy with the work. He's detail oriented and professional. I will definitely call him again if I need work done in my apartment!

We first hired Porter Stable for small around the house repairs - hanging a mirror and shelf and…read morewall-mounting a TV. Setting up an appointment was easy, price was reasonable and Michael was quick and friendly and efficient, and even gave me some pointers for how to hang things on the walls of our old pre-war apt. Between the pleasantness of dealing with him and solid work and great samples on their site, we hired Michael to design a built-in shelving unit for our living room, and simply couldn't be happier with the results. The fit is perfect and the look amazing - feel like they look much more expensive and luxurious than what they cost, both in expense as well as time/effort on our part, as Michael was so easy to communicate with. Most people might think of the phrases 'handyman' and 'craftsman' as mutually exclusive, but Michael and his company represent that rare and wonderful exception that run the gamut--equally adept at handling basic repairs as well as large-scale undertakings. You would be fortunate to hire them for any work around your home, large or small.

This is what J&A does fabulously: If you need…read more* Your flat screen mounted * Invisible wiring * Paintings and portraits hung * Painting * Plumbing * Blinds * Shelving * Cabinets * Walls * Doors * Assemble furniture, fixtures or lights These 2 guys will do it--and do it well! They are just 2 guys that I found on craigslist but they do a great job. They have a minimum fee of $125, so if you need a bunch of little things done, its a great deal. The only reason I'm giving them a 4 is they left a bit of a mess after they did my invisible wiring in my wall from the drilling, but for such a great price, i can't complain. So nice and they will work in the evenings as well--had them come on a Friday night to mount my TV and have some paintings hung into my brick walls and they did an incredible job. Then they came back the next morning to do more!

I found J&A on YELP. I provided them with a list of tasks, including:…read more dimmer wiring hanging lights IKEA blinds floor repair bathroom fixture replacement hanging custom shelves Fixing cabinet doors that had previously been installed incorrectly. Suffice to say it was an assorted list, and they tackled it with ease and at a great price. In fact, I felt that they worked so well and efficiently, that we ended up paying them $100 more than they charged us. I highly recommend them. The missing star from the "Five Star Review": There was a third person with them (not of the J & A duo) and he tended to talk a lot, slowed the process down and seemed a bit absent minded. However, that said, this nameless third person did a great job as well.

I had a great experience with Andrew from start to finish. After going through Yelp to get a quote…read morefor installing a tile back-splash in my kitchen, he was very responsive in setting up an appointment for a walk-through and an estimate. His estimate was reasonable for the amount of work to be done and very competitive with estimates I had already received from five other contractors. Andrew and his assistant Matt took about two days to transform my kitchen into something really sharp. Andrew was very thorough and even took care of some odds and ends that were left by the builder (and previous contractor who installed the counter top). Also, Andrew was very neat - he covered the counter top to avoid any damage or stains and swept the floor after both days of working. After they left, you would never know that two people were sawing tiles and working with grout and tile adhesive all day. I wouldn't hesitate to book Andrew for any other jobs I need done around the apartment. It was a five-star experience from start to finish and I'm glad I found the Handy Andy Squad.

the afternoon before the job was to start, I texted and emailed andrew asking if I he would meet me…read morein front of the building at 9 am, so I can take him/workers in through the basement per building regulations and let him into apt. no response to either. 5 minutes prior starting a job in the village, I get a text saying he's in traffic on the williamsburg bridge. 1 1/2 hours later another text about police activity.......and then radio silence. he never calls back. he must still be on the bridge! full disclosure: I work with contractors all the time and have worked with andrew before. told him specifically I needed someone reliable. good luck getting him to show up. hope that he didn't agree to 5 other jobs and decided to work on someone else's project that day.

Mr. Alfredo (Freddy) came to fix two closets with sliding doors. He even took the doors out to see…read morewhat the problem was. Now the doors work. He also fixed the ceiling that had some strange marks, by scraping and using compound. Before doing that, he took a look outside and showed me some new bricks that had been installed on the wall, meaning a repair had been made and no leak would come in. I never saw those new bricks. What do I know. He also showed me how to tilt the windows. That night I slept like a dog (all night). No more stress about closet doors falling on me. He knows what he is doing. He is courteous, respectful and professional. The price was reasonable also.

Very professional service. Knows how to troubleshoot and and get the job done. I will definitely…read moreuse this company again and refer to others in need of a handyman. Also has knowledge of plumbing and dry wall repair.