I would never recommend Mike to anyone wanting to buy or sell a house. His communication skills…read moreare horrible, there would be weeks with no call, I would have to call him for an update. The listing he put up online for our house was a joke, 2 pictures only! He was a friend of my dads who had passed away that is why we used him and I regret ever doing so. 21yrs of experience doesn't mean you are good at your job, I would never ever considered using Mike again.

Mike Stechen was a since pleasure to work with. He is a well informed professional, adept at…read morenegotiation. Mike represented us successfully in 2013, getting our offer accepted in a multiple-offer situation. Thank you Mike. You made it happen. We will ask for your assistance in all of our real estate transactions. Malcolm and Sherry

My home was sold recently, and Aaron Skalicky with Sterling Real Estate handled the sale. His…read moreknowledge of Austin's real estate market and his warmth and professionalism put me at ease. He handled unexpected blips along the way so I didn't have to worry, and he took the time to explain everything to me. I am very grateful I had a person like him to help me navigate my home's sale. In all, he went above and beyond, he cared and it showed. My home was in very good hands. I would recommend Aaron Skalicky at Sterling Real Estate to anyone buying or selling their real estate. I will always be appreciative for all he did for me through this new life experience.

Thank You Logan and his crew Started @ 07:30 and done completely @ 02:30 Very impressed with…read moretheir craftsmanship. As you can see in the Before and After pics. Greatly appreciate working with John Herman and his help dealing with the insurance. Our family's "Go To" for roofing - Above All Roofing of Rochester, Inc.

My new roof is great. Above All Roofing went above and beyond in replacing my roof and handling my…read moreornery insurance company. They did everything and made me a happy customer. Then months later Nathan came back and fixed an issue with my soffits. It wasn't a roof issue but he fixed it anyhow and he did it fast and was very easy and nice to talk to while doing it. These guys are outstanding!

So, this week I went with PolyTek of Rochester mypolytek.com for our garage floor, based on a…read moreFacebook recommendation. I'm really glad I did. From the initial sales visit to the scheduling and the actual installation of the floor, it was a very smooth process. But the results are what matters, and this floor is now awesome. Not slippery, hopefully easy to clean, and looks great. It took just one day to do the floor, and they work in weather anything above 0 degrees. Adam was the lead guy on the 2-person team. They were both good guys... friendly, diligent, and kept me informed of progress. I've always wanted a good looking garage floor and am thrilled that I finally pulled the trigger. Just wish I had done it several years ago. I highly recommend going with PolyTek. Lots of colors to choose from. Long warranty. Good people working there. End result is really awesome. If interested in a quote, I worked with Spencer Berge at 507-272-7477 or spencer@zimprovements.com (I don't know if they have other sales people besides Spencer). They cover the Twin Cities area.

Love the product, just a couple of issues, around the edges of the floor, the chips could have been…read moreput on to make the edges more appealing, we will need to add a new baseboard now. And the Dust, we have to dust all 3 levels of our home now, wash the walls and all surfaces and probably most of our clothing. The product looks amazing thou!!! Also no follow up call.

It's a good thing there are other heating and air conditioning repair companies in town…read more I called for furnace repair on a Friday and the person answering the phone told me they could be out on Monday morning. That was really no big deal as winter is not quite upon us. I took the day off work to be available for the Monday morning appointment. I phoned Jim and Dudes at about 3PM to see if they were coming out or if I needed to take another day off work. The gal who answered the phone said she would have someone call me back. About an hour later I call a call back. The guy said that he had no idea that I was scheduled to have work done that morning and that he would look at my furnace the next day. At 4PM the next day I got a call from Dave. He said he could come over. He got there by 4:15 and by 4:45 had diagnosed the problem. He said it was an expensive part and that I may just want to get a new furnace rather than throw money and a furnace that would continue to be expensive to repair. He thought that the Draft Inducer Motor for my furnace would be more than $300. He said he would see if they had one at the shop and give me a call. 24 hours goes by... no call. 48 hours goes by... no call. 66 hours later... Dave calls to tell me he has a price for me. I told him that I got sick of waiting for him to get back to me and ordered the part myself online. I think I saved about $165 +installation costs in the process. I will not be calling Jim and Dude's again.

We had an emergency on Saturday and Dustin arrived at 10:00pm to take care of it. Not only did he…read morefix the problem very quickly, he had a great attitude even at that time of day. This is one of the best experiences we have had with any plumbing service. Thanks Dustin. We will call you the next time need a plumber!

I am an advocate for using local businesses and avoiding large chains and corporations. That was a…read morebig part of the reason, the main reason, that I went with Christianson Plumbing & Heating to fix our gas fireplace. They were also recommended to my wife in a Facebook group when she asked for a recommendation. They also said that they charged no dispatch fee which was excellent news since we live out in the country. The pilot light wasn't working and I am less than qualified to work on a gas-anything. Their man came out on time with no problems. Nice guy. He determined that the issue was the pilot light fixture and they would order a replacement. After they received the pilot light fixture, our issues with Christianson Plumbing & Heating began. Our original appointment for install was placed on November 4th for November 10th between 12:30pm and 1:00pm. We felt this was perfectly reasonable since they were waiting on a part and of course that takes time. The day came and at 8:15 they rescheduled us for November 12th between 2:00pm and 2:30pm. Missing work for a last minute change like that is very frustrating. On the 11th they changed it again with no explanation. This wasn't a big deal as it was just an hour earlier. Then on the 12th, 9 minutes before our scheduled appointment time, they rescheduled us again for the 18th, again no explanation. They proceeded to reschedule us three more times at different times on the 18th. In between these appointments we called, usually with no answer and no calls back, many times. I'll attach the rescheduling texts I received. Their man installed the pilot light fixture on the 18th and both the pilot light and fireplace as a whole worked. Until he left. After he left the fire stopped working but the pilot light was working fine. When we called about it not working again, the reason for failure changed. Now it was two things. The first was that our thermostat couldn't handle our older fireplace. We needed to install a more basic thermostat that isn't programmed but is only tuned to a specific adjustable temperature and is American made. Second was that our fireplace is over 30 years old (it isn't) and is past its life cycle. We decided we did not want to work with them and risk the rescheduling issues again and so we stopped and received our bill. It was over $600. For a still non-working fireplace. Lo and behold they do charge a dispatch fee, one that was especially expensive since we lived in the country. Obviously we were charged for the part and obviously professional labor isn't cheap, but that was too much to pay for what we received. On top of that he left a part off the fireplace that I needed to reinstall myself. It was an easy fix, but still another thing. I went in person and we agreed to reduce the bill by half. I was thankful for that. They also explained that the reason they were rescheduling me without notice was because others heated their houses solely by fireplace and I was less of a priority...my house is also heated solely by fireplace. The reason for the confusion with the dispatching fee was: "I am the dispatcher and I don't get paid a dispatching fee." I ended up installing a thermostat like they recommended by myself. It did not work so I tried one last thing that I was nervous about trying myself out of fear of making things worse. I looked up the wiring diagram and that was when I saw that every-single-wire was in the wrong place. It took me ten minutes to fix and now the fireplace works perfectly fine. I have a hard time constituting a 1-star review but I don't see how I can post a review 2-stars or more. E.

Fantastic people and service. Highly recommend them for any plumbing or HVAC services.read more

THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT SERVICE!…read more We want to give a "five star shout-out" to Greg and Courtney Hackensmith of Austin Builders Supply for their prompt, expert work done on our older (22 yrs) Hunter Douglas shades today. We are seniors and to find that they not only sell these durable window coverings, but also service them was such a wonderful surprise! Thanks again Courtney and Greg! . Gloria and John Brunner Austin, MN

Ordered a door and trim months well in advance to avoid problems on the day of construction. My…read morecontractor went to pick up my order and it was missing pieces of trim in what appears someone sold piece out of my ordered trim pack and never had the respect to replace it. Someone else's problem is now my problem. A one day project is now a two day project which has disrupted a very tight schedule. Asked for some monetary return for this inconvenience and I got laughed at. Steve doesn't value your time, money or business. Save yourself the headache, go elsewhere.

Joe Mattice Construction put a new bedroom addition on our home. The work was meticulous, and I was…read morevery proud to show friends and family the new room. Joe and his team are easy to work with and hard-working. I highly recommend them.