I called 5 different fence companies to get an estimate to put up a fence. I was told by each one…read moreto measure it myself and then they would give me an estimate. What??? No. I saw a fence down the street going up. I was extremely impressed how they did that job. Jim, the owner came by after he was done and gave me a very fair price. The fence came already stained too! I'm so happy to have this beautiful fence up with quality work done. I absolutely recommend Jim who owns American Fence.

"Too Far. Too Bad."…read more Jim from American Fence called me, agreed to come out to Chatham for an estimate, and even mentioned he'd be in the area. That evening, I got this text verbatim: "Not coming to do your estimate thought about it its to far after being out there today sorry jim american fence." I followed up days later to ask if he could do the work at all. His response: "No sorry to far." No call. No professionalism. Apparently, just enough energy to type two texts and move on. I have a permit. I have materials. I have a dog who's been attacked five times by a neighbor's dog and needs a fence built. Jim had a job ready to go. He just decided it was too far -- after agreeing it wasn't.

I am a small businessman, so I understand how bad reviews can affect a business, and as a result, I…read moream very reluctant to give one. I called 1948 Handyma, and he replied promptly. He said he would do the work the next morning and call when he was on his way. The next day, Friday, he didn't call, didn't show up, and would not answer his phone. I received a call on Saturday saying he couldn't get to me until the following week. It is now too late to get the work done before work on Monday, and I will miss a day of work sorting out the problems he caused by not simply giving me a five-minute phone call on Friday. If you are a small business and don't respec, then you deserve a on- star review

Jayson and worker did a great job on my screened in porch, installing a gutter, replacing some…read moreboards and painting them. Went above and beyond. He is a conscientious and nice person. Has many skills as he also worked on my vehicle.

Barbera Homes was great to work with. They built a beautiful home for my clients in Kelly Farms…read more The listing agent, Cindi Cox, was a great communicator and easy to work with. I would highly recommend them again! Palma Pedrick Roohan Realty

I could not agree more with Nick's review. Even 3 years later, not one thing has changed and I was…read morein complete denial until I experienced everything he described. I went through it during the construction process first hand and I'm still dealing with them almost a year after signing my contract. I wish I had never done this. I was constantly stressed out and this was and is still a completely awful experience. Whoever gave this company 5 stars was clearly paid to, probably so they wouldn't have a 1 star rating. I honestly don't know how Frank can legitimately run a business like this. Not one person working for him will care about you, your family, or your situation. All they want is your money and they will say anything to get it. A perfect description, as Nick said, is over promised expectations and undelivered results. That should be their slogan. If you do choose to go with them, be prepared to: 1. Overpay for your house by thousands of dollars for pretty shitty work and low quality materials. It's what Frank calls "affordable". Do your research and the math on the outrageous upgrade costs. You will realize you're getting screwed. 2. Have zero communication between the site coordinator, operations manager, construction manager, and the construction team... you might as well kiss your blueprints goodbye because what you sign won't be followed and the things listed as standard features in your contract won't be included. I know this sounds crazy and you're saying to yourself, "how can that be?", but it really is true. 3. Have plenty of incompetent subcontractors working on your house. 75% of the guys are still learning how to do their jobs or are in training and the construction manager is never there to supervise anyone. This is because Frank is so cheap he's not willing to pay for people who actually know what they are doing. I am afraid for what is behind the walls, seriously. The day we closed on our house, we had no hot water and our dishwasher wouldn't turn on. How bad could it be, right? After being present for the necessary repairs, we found out that our hot and cold water lines were connected together and the water line to our refrigerator had never been done at all. The main electrical wiring to our dishwasher had been nearly cut in half and could have started a fire if the dishwasher was able to turn on. I thought you're supposed to have peace of mind building a new house... not so much. One more example, our neighbor's house was built 6 months before ours. Their sump pump failed a weekend when they were out of town. They came home to 2 feet of water in their basement, everything was ruined, including the furnace, and they did not have flood insurance. They had quite a battle getting that taken care of with BH. 4. Deal with their greedy real estate agent/site coordinator, Maryellen Blair. She is a complete bitch and has a serious conflict of interest with this type of home purchase. Unfortunately, she is the only tether you have to your house after you've signed the contract so get ready to deal with her for 4+ months. Be sure to have your own real estate agent with you for every single meeting. I would highly suggest one with new construction experience who will abdicate for you because Maryellen is a snake in this industry. I could not stand this woman, by the last walk through I wouldn't even speak to her, let alone shake her hand. 5. Be lied to...constantly. We were rushed into making decisions and signing off on things that were not correct. If we didn't, then we were told that we are holding up the building process. This is a complete lie because they already have their own agenda (and blueprints apparently) and the time frame in which you make your decisions has little effect on that when they are just starting to build the house. What they don't want you to know is they are rushing you so you don't look at the details. They are vague for a reason, which allows them to get away with shit behind your back and still make you pay for it at the end of the day. Clearly, I am very unhappy and I do not recommend BH to anyone. Everything I've had to go through has been a fight because nothing is ever done right the first time and no one cares about my house. I paid more than market value for it, so I've literally thrown my money out the window and I won't be going get it back anytime soon. No amount of remedies has made up for what this builder has and continues to put me through. I don't care about his reputation in the Capital Region because it is a bunch of bullshit. It is unfortunate that more people don't voice their experiences to warn others from going through this fate. He should not be allowed to lie to people and use and abuse them like they are garbage, it is absolutely disgraceful. Save yourself the aggravation and build with or buy from someone else...

DQ Renovations provided great service at a fair price for my upstairs bathroom reno. I was…read moreconverting a tub to a tiled shower with soap niche, replacing the vanity, and replacing the floor tile. The work was done well. I appreciate the attention to detail, expert tile work, and the long hours. I appreciate the easy communication with the renovation team, and how they were respectful of my home. They were particularly kind to my momma, who was there during all of the work. The work did take longer than expected; but I was told I'd be happy with the finished project. I am!

David and his team are unbelievable. They are so professional and their level of work is such high…read morequality at an extremely reasonable price. We are going to work with them on many more projects and are very lucky to have found them!

We hired Haley Brothers to install a fence in May, with a $1,000 deposit. The whole summer went by…read moreand we never heard form Haley. We tried calling but couldn't leave a message. We tried e-mails with no response. Eventually we hired another company in September and they installed the fence. The end of September we got a call From Haley saying they were ready for the job. We told them we tried to contact them to check the status of the job long before. They kept my $1,000 and blocked my phone whenever I called. They robbed me out of $1,000. They Clearly did not do the right thing. BFS

Haley Bros truly did nice work. The employees were professional, they were communicative and they…read morewere always on time. Their prices do reflect the quality of work, so don't expect them to be lowest cost, but in 5 to 10 years I believe you won't have to spent a ton more to fix problems caused by shoddy installation. My parents are dealing with a gate that won't close after 10 years which was caused by poor foundation issues, exacerbated by time. Everything is so solid. I interviewed 3 companies. Two of those showed up late, provided quotes either late or not at all, and one of those didn't quote what we discussed. Haley Bros showed up on time, listened, quoted what was discussed (which was special order) and turned around a quote quickly. I was very pleased and would recommend to anybody.

EXCELLENT SERVICE! Top marks for Eddie - be sure to request him when you call. Polite, hard working…read moreand very skilled. I don't hand out 5 stars lightly, and I have only used this company for a smaller plumbing job, but the service was TOP TIER. They responded very quickly through Yelp, someone came by to inspect the issue within the hour - a leaky shower head that two other plumbers had shined me on about for over 5 months - after Eddie came for the inspection he went gave a flat rate quote and went out to get the replacement piece and returned quickly to complete the job. So happy to have a company locally I can trust to be responsive and professional - will definitely recommend and call again. Zachary M.

It was the eve of Thanksgiving and I noticed that a hose that leads to my basement was leaking and…read moreleaving water damage. I requested a quote and KGC immediately responded and were able to stop by that same day. Alfredo was the technician who came over and he was quickly able to diagnose the issue, pick up the part from Home Depot, and installed it all that same day. The price at the end of the day was very reasonable. Alfredo was friendly, professional, and efficient. I'm definitely going to keep KGC in mind for future home repairs.

We wanted to support a local Contractor we found A & L on Home Advisor and Andrew responded…read moreimmediately. Andrew came and gave us an estimate that was below the others we had contacted. He and his team worked rain or shine and built us a Beautiful Deck! They did an Amazing job and were very friendly and respectful . We would definitely recommend him and look forward to Having him work on future projects

The contractor failed to uphold the terms of the contract. Became verbally abusive when we asked…read morequestions and failed to provide a detailed invoice. Threatened my wife and kids while I was away from the house.

This is in response to Russ's comment on my last review. I paid over 95% of a huge contract. You…read moreinstalled the wrong size window which you refused to fix and did a terrible tile job which you also refused to fix as well as incorrectly installed a kitchen floor. You put a wall in the wrong place even after I told you 3 times it was in the wrong spot and refused to move it unless I paid - which I did. I ask anyone to please message me and I will show you all of the money I pad this unethical contractor plus photos of the work. Even the building inspector told me it looked like I tried to tile myself. He also scrubs his google reviews. He said he would not even discuss fixing anything until I pad in advance for the rest of the work NOT completed which was less than 5% of the total contract value. I was not going to give him any more money until he agreed to fix things he had already done wrong. Its easy for him to state this with no backup and make it sound like he is innocent. What else is he going to say. His work slowed down so much he finally looked at his reviews. He did the same thing to the other reviewer on here who posted in 2021 and he is just now responded at the end of 2024, years later. Stay away, there are plenty of ethical contractors out there. And please message me if you are considering using him.

The owner is terrible, he did horrible work and he is very dishonest. I ended our contract becuase…read moreI have to get his tile work completely redone. I had 3 other contractors tell me it was so bad they couldn't fix it and it looked like an amateur did it. My entire kitchen floor has to be redone and he put in the wrong size window and wouldn't fix it. He also change orders for everything.