I've been working with the guys at Dett's for the last 3 months and feel like I have a good amount…read moreof experience dealing with them to give an accurate review. As far as product goes, they carry reliable and well made materials and brands. I'm always happy with the price point and they remain competitive. The lumber I've received has all been straight and clear. I never have to double check it or send items back. When it comes to service, I've had nothing but positive experiences. I felt welcome immediately and they are always game to trouble shoot problems and offer solutions. They deliver quickly for large orders, and have an excellent credit system for larger projects and billing. Overall, I will go to these guys 9/10 times for all my home construction needs.

Dettingers has the best lumber around and free delivery. And the crew takes such a personal…read moreinterest in every project I've built out of there. They deliver and come check out the deck or shed I'm building, and today took time to chat about the baby furniture I am building and gave me some tips encouragement. Just can't beat the service and there's no fuss - even every 2x4 is straight. Don't go flipping through that crap at Home Depot, go to Dettingers!

Excellent! Once again Mike and his team were responsive and timely! Always easy to work with,…read morelistens and also provides suggestion. Cleans up the area to make it look great! Used them twice this year, and Dan and his team as well. Highly recommend Kelly Brothers!

Kelley Brothers removed many trees on our property at four different times in the past eight years…read more Some of the trees were very difficult to cut but they always did amazing work. They are very friendly, nice to work with.

We had Skyway roofing do a flat roof on part of our house over an addition. I can't say enough…read moregreat things about this company. Chris was very responsive and communicated well through the estimate and all aspects of the job. His crew was so neat, it looked like they had never been here at the end of the day. The crew was polite and helpful, they worked well together, getting the job done in just over half a day. Great job! I would recommend them to anyone. Sorry to say, I don't have any photos, it's a little too high up for me.

Amazing professionalism, timing, communication and team. One of the best contractors I've dealt…read morewith in this Capital District area!

Had a small job fixing entry steps of my home. He was one of the very few masons that came by to…read moreactually to evaluate the problem. Gave me a very straight forward price and was able to start work one week after. Very friendly and reasonably priced service. The owner went above and beyond in their service. I would recommend them to anyone.

Dan Myers is a rare contractor in that he picks up his phone, shows up on time and without fail. He…read morefirst did a home inspection for me on my house in Pittsfield and I was impressed with his knowledge of construction and local codes so I hired him to do consulting on my project. He did a great job with that and eventually installed my mini splits. The system works perfectly and Dan was a pleasure to work with during my project. I have worked with many contractors and he is honest, reliable and most importantly shows up when he says. Highly recommend.

James worked many years ago for my father, the best cabinet maker and woodworker in NYC at the…read moretime. Although we have some personal issues with each other, my opinion of James as a craftsman is top notch. From what I used to see of his work, I would not hesitate to hire him. He learned from the best.

Berkshire Carpentry is run by James Hansen. We hired him to put in two doors and do some mortar…read morework on our entrance. We discovered James is a skilled craftsman in many areas. And, he is an excellent problem solver who can implement solutions. The doors came out great as did the mortar work. In the middle of his work, we had a leak, and James discovered the source as coming from a dormer. He fixed it and replace all the siding perfectly. The leak is gone. James is polite, timely and responsive. If he has to change his schedule due to weather, he calls. He cleans up each day very neatly, a big plus! And his skills go beyond carpentry. His prices are fair and his work is high quality. We recommend him highly and will use him again.

I started out late last year 2022 getting quotes for asbestos pipe insulation removal at my house…read moreand the first company I called was TJ Bell, since they are local. Dan came and he explained exactly what they were going to do and what my responsibility was in different situations of asbestos removal. I thought he was pretty thorough and was almost set to hire, but there were other things I needed to check out and also I wanted to get a quote from somebody else to compare. Fast forward to this year, and I thought that I will give them a call once again earlier this year, as there was another section of asbestos pipe insulation I needed asbestos removal. Knowing nothing about asbestos removal and the process, I was initially focused on just getting the worst sections done that were crumbling and not adequately wrapped, because of what I thought the cost would be and because of necessity in removing the worst pieces. He did give me a detail of how much it would cost in quotes, with the largest quote detailing getting rid of everything at close to $7500, not including air monitoring. It seemed like a lot of money given the area of pipe insulation that needed removing, so I wanted to check around other places this year in order to compare. When I called him this year to find out if the quote still were good, and availability to do the job, I thought that Dan was strangely kind of rude in his responses to me.. when I first called him again, he responded to a standard greeting of "Hello Dan how you doing?" with " I don't even know how to respond to that" in response. The conversation didn't get much better from that, as he sounded very annoyed. Who does that? Who knows, maybe he thought I was screwing him around, but I trust you not, you can't screw around with things like asbestos and getting capable people to removing it as well. I thought it was kind of argumentative, not very business like and a somewhat rude way to treat a prospective customer. It nonetheless signaled a red flag to me. It was then I knew that I better look elsewhere for a better responsive contractor, maybe a better price and better relationship with the contractor. I found somebody not too soon after that was just as meticulous and even saved me two grand to get rid of everything.

We hired TJ Bell for asbestos abatement of our heating system across the entire basement. They were…read moretimely, efficient and did excellent work. Highly recommend their services.

Josh and his team were amazing. We had absolute confidence in them the whole time and as we got…read morenear the end of the 5-day job Josh did several walkarounds with us to make sure everything was perfect and there was nothing that needed fixing at the end of the job. I can't say enough about the crew that was with us for most of the job. Johan Alex and Daniel were all polite, kind, funny, and efficient. Enjoyed having them at the house working. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend Fresh Start painting. Best experience with painters I've ever had.