Once again, Jay has provided me with stellar service. My parents and I are truly fortunate to have…read morediscovered his service. Excellent workmanship at a completely fair price. His professionalism and personality are beyond mere words.

If you ever hire Jay's Handyman Service, BEWARE. First,…read moreread your proposal carefully and read the contract even more carefully. We discovered that an essential term that was in the proposal changed when it was re-written into the contract. The specific term in the proposal was that a completion payment for Phase 1 (of a 3 phase contract), would be due upon final completion of all 3 contracts. When Justin completed Phase 1 he demanded a sizeable payment. I calmly pointed out the discrepancy between the proposal and the contract, at which time Justin immediately flew into a rage, grabbed a hammer, and threatened to "rip out all the drywall" in the garage, then threw the hammer across the bed of his truck, threw his clip board across the bed of the truck, and shouted at us "Y'all don't ever call me again." It was a simple question we tried to address in a calm and reasonable manner and tone. Lesson learned: when dealing with Justin and Amanda - READ EVERYTHING TWICE and COMPARE ALL DOCUMENTS for unsuspected changes. Next lesson learned: WATCH Justin carefully to prevent him from doing work he was instructed not to do. There were three pieces of exterior trim around the garage door which Justin replaced according to plan. However, he was instructed at least three times not to paint the trim. Despite those instructions, after Justin's outrage incident, he returned that evening and painted the trim. Next lesson learned: DEMAND a detailed estimate which shows the cost of materials and the hours for labor. Let me give you some examples of overcharges from our contract we had with Jay's Handyman Service. 1. Insulation: Justin charged $72.60/hour for 10 hours = $720.60. We watched Justin installing the insulation and commented on how fast he worked. He replied something to the effect that "I'm quick so I can get on to another job." Our estimated time was 3 hours to install insulation in a two-stall garage. That would amount to $217.80 at Justin's rate of $72.60/hour. That equals an overcharge markup of $502.80 (231% markup). 2. Drywall installation: this was for a two stall garage to replace drywall after a fire. The garage had already been stripped to the studs, so it was ready for installation. Justin claimed 68 hours to hang drywall, tape, and finish. This did include taping, mud, and sanding (but no paint). His charge for 68 hours at $78.65/hour = $5,348.20. Having done one drywall project (at a beginner's pace), our estimated time for this installation is (generously), 25 hours at $78.65/hour = $1,966.25. The result is an overcharge markup of $3,381.95 (172% markup). 3. Here's the one that really caught our attention. Justin charged $24.20 each for two electrical outlets for a total of $48.40. The actual Home Depot price for each outlet is 87¢ each for a grand total of $1.74. This is an overcharge markup of $46.66 ... wait for it... a 2,782% markup! 4. Garage Door Trim: 3 pieces (two sides and top). Justin charged $32.67 each for a total of $98.01. The actual Home Depot price is $39.96 for a 3-pack (2 inch trim). This results in an overcharge markup of $58.05 (145% markup). 5. Installation of 3 pieces of Garage Door Trim: Justin claimed it took 5 hours to install the new trim. Just guessing, he thought about it for 4 1/2 hours and did the work in 30 minutes. Seriously, he charged $78.65/hour x 5 hours = $393.25. Our actual estimated time to install 3 pieces of trim is (generously), 1 hour @ $78.65/hour = $78.65. This results in an overcharge markup of $314.60 (400% markup). 6. Painting the trim (remember, we told him not to paint the trim) - Justin claimed it took 2 hours to paint 3 pieces of garage door trim (2 inch trim on 3 sides of the garage door). Two hours of paint time at $78.65/hour = $157.30. We figure it probably took 30 minutes (judging by my wife's work in re-painting the trim). For 30 minutes at $78.65 = $39.33. This is an overcharge markup of $117.97 (300% markup). 7. Here's another one that caught our attention. Justin replaced 2 light fixtures at a cost of $52.51/each = $105.03. The actual Home Depot cost is $2.68 each x 2 = $5.36. This is an overcharge markup of $99.67 (1,860% markup). 8. Finally... Justin charged 4 hours to install 2 electrical outlets and 2 light fixtures. Justin's total charge at $140.36/hour = $561.44. Our estimated time of 1 hour = $140.36. This is an overcharge markup of $421.08 (300% markup). When we realized that several fixtures were not functioning, we called in an electrician. The electrician determined that Justin had mis-wired one of the outlets. In conclusion.... If I had it to do over again, I would never hire Jay's Handyman Service. There is actually more to this story, but by this point, you can draw your own conclusions. Justin's claim of being "Affordable, Reliable, Honest, and Experienced" begs the question.... In what world and in whose imagination? You be the judge.

I highly recommend David and Anna Nemo and Nemo's Painting. They are timely, courteous and do a…read morehigh quality job. The estimate was most reasonable and everything I requested was done exceptionally. Vanessa Reid

I can't say enough good things about this company, the owners, and the workers. They spent seven…read moredays painting and repairing all the walls in my house, plus power washing, repairing, and staining my deck. So much work, so much skill! Their work was immaculate, and worth the reasonable price we paid. The crew was on time every day, and was a pleasure to have in my home. They went well beyond what they had to do. I'd hire them again any time, and recommend them without reservation.

Lee and his crew did an amazing job on our house in Poquoson Va.! We originally called him for…read morepainting but learned that he and his crew are extremely talented in just about anything home remodeling related! They turned our nightmare home project into a dream! From painting the inside of our home to remodeling our bathrooms and hanging complicated barn doors. And so much more! Absolutely the best contractors we've ever hired! If you are looking for a contractor you can trust will do an amazing job you've found him! The crew even cleans up everything when they are finished! Just can't say enough about this team of hard working contractors!! Pictures below show the beautiful job they did painting the outside of the house blue and repairing our screened porch as well as building beautiful new entry steps. A+++++

I recently had Uncle Lee's come out and paint my living room dining room and adjacent hallways…read more They provided a reasonable quote, and then brought in a full crew to tackle a job. They were very careful with my furniture, and meticulous with the painting. The end result was really high quality. I will definitely be calling Uncle Lee's for other projects.

Tep seems like a great guy, but I had a problematic experience. There were some issues with what…read morewas included (make sure you're clear about what they're doing and what they aren't), but those issues were cleared up, and my real complaint is with the quality of the work. Despite the quote mentioning spot sanding, I saw no evidence of that. It seems that they just painted over flaking paint after some scraping. Despite the quote saying that they would apply "up to" three coats of paint, I saw no evidence of l multiple coats or priming. I had to call them back out to address some problems once, and the pictures show issues that still remain. I don't want to hire a company to do a job and then have to be the quality control. They also left my screens off the windows, which is just an annoyance, and shows--in my opinion--that there's no internal quality control. I just paid them instead of trying to call them back out again, but they won't be my go-to painters, which is unfortunate because again, Tep seems like a nice guy. I was impressed by the positive reviews, but I also noticed that most of them were a long time ago. Maybe they've lost the fire, or maybe they're having issues with their labor.

We just finished a project with Tep and are extremely pleased…read more Communication with Tep and his team was great. They let us know of any delays and when they were on the way to our home, if traffic was delaying them they'd call to let us know. Very considerate and much appreciated. The work was done very professionally and the end result is beautiful. They repaired our corner beads, including knock-down texturing of the repaired areas. This is pretty difficult and was done very well. The painting of several rooms and our staircase was completed on schedule and very well. We also have to compliment them on the clean up. On top of this, the pricing was very reasonable. Would definitely use them again.

Between working with several painters in getting our former house ready for sale and having several…read morepainters come over for estimates in Williamsburg, Shon is one of the most professional and did excellent work. In one area of our house he suggested going a different route vs. repainting, one that gave him last work and was what he felt was right for us the client. He's responsive (vs. the other painters who took 5 days to get estimates), shows up on time, cares about doing the job right, cleans up well and was a pleasure to have in our home. We're already planning to use him for addition projects.

I have used Jason for two small size jobs. He was the only one to come by and quote us for the…read morefirst job, which was to repair walls and paint after pulling wall mirrors off in 3 bathrooms. He gave a quote, came promptly and did a great job. A year later he did exterior painting on my wrought iron bannister and front porch. Jason is meticulous and leaves areas clean. He is now my go to guy for painting.

From the owner: Serving the Williamsburg, VA area, with nearly 20 years of experience, I specialize in residential…read morepainting. While other companies may beat my prices, they will not beat the quality. All estimates are free and I will never ask for money upfront.

Mauro and his girls did a subpar job at best. While they worked diligently for the first week or…read moreso, they did not prep the our house to the level that was required.... They literally just put down drop clothes throughout the house, negating to taping down temporary laminate or some other protective measure. As a result, our house was completely trashed by the time that they left. We have spent the better part of the last 3 weekends trying to dig our way our of the dirt pile they left us. Prior to us closing out an agreeing to pay/settle up we did a walk through to find all the imperfections. We found a lot of poor craftsmanship. In addition, the last 2 days of our project, they completely rushed the it. It was noticeable they only put down 1 layer of paint, vs the 2 prescribed for new walls- lot of white showed though. They ended up correcting these areas we found, but we are still finding more a month later. In addition to this, our 2,200 sqft home's floor is mired in the paint we chose to have our house painted. Do yourself a favor and don't hire Mauro Painters LLC.