Foster Remodeling's seminar on renovating was informative and showcased a range of completed…read moreprojects, but we found the before-and-after photos dated in design, finishes, and functionality--far from the premier quality we expected based on online presence. After meeting with a design specialist and waiting 4-6 weeks for a virtual rendering and floorplan, the proposed design felt bare minimum, outdated, and lacked creativity. Worst of all, the quoted estimate was almost triple our stated budget, largely due to high overhead as a design-build firm. While the company offers detailed process overviews, longstanding experience, references at the onset, and a good warranty program, we found the design quality, speed, and pricing disappointing overall. Attend their seminars for educational value, but if you value cutting-edge design, this firm may not be the right fit.

Foster did two jobs for us over the past nine years: one an extensive remodeling of a sunroom…read moreenclosure, the other a smaller job upgrading our garage interior and turning it into a workshop. We subsequently had them bid on a bathroom renovation about two years ago, but they were grossly overpriced - nearly twice the bid of the contractor we chose. If you have lots of money and don't want to be or can't be involved in the daily management of your project... this might be the company for you. Their general workmanship is good and they are responsive with ongoing jobs. However, they are very expensive - almost a minimum job price - and they are not responsive to warranty questions and issues in the timeframe that follows the completion of a job. They've simply become too expensive for us...even given our past engagement with them.

I love Jim the Handyman!…read more They have done several projects for us - from a big job of replacing a door to small things like fixing a shutter. All the projects were done well, for a super affordable price and everyone who comes to the house is so nice. Today my handyman even helped me bring my trashcans back up to the house and did a small favor for me for free. We will definitely call them again for the next project!

We recently had our initial experience with Jim the Handyman and from our beginning to the…read morecompletion of the work, the experience was wonderful. After describing the nature of the work we needed with the representative, we were contacted within a few hours to schedule the visit by their estimator for the next day. The estimator was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. Our work was scheduled for the following day. The contractors arrived at the beginning of the target window and completed the various jobs efficiently and with excellent quality. The contractors were highly professional and flexible throughout the process. We are extremely satisfied with the services provided by Jim the Handyman and will definitely utilize their services in the future as well as recommend them highly to our friends and neighbors.

Avoid this company at all costs. Our experience was one of the most frustrating, drawn-out, and…read moredisappointing projects we've ever been through. What was supposed to be a simple two-bathroom renovation turned into an eight-month nightmare of shoddy workmanship, repeated mistakes, and endless delays caused by inexperienced, poorly managed crews. The basement bathroom had to be redone multiple times by different teams, each creating new issues to fix. Even after the company admitted to the problems and agreed to cancel the second bathroom, they dragged their feet for weeks, dodged questions about refunds, and even implied the leftover materials were our problem. When they finally agreed to pick them up, they had the nerve to charge us for their time -- all while ignoring the fact that materials meant for the unfinished second bathroom were used to redo the first one (yes, the same shower was tiled three times because of poor workmanship). Throughout the process, there was zero transparency -- constantly changing explanations, inconsistent numbers, and confusing or incomplete accounting. Getting a straight answer or a complete document required multiple follow-ups. And while they admitted more than once that the project had been mishandled, there was no accountability, no ownership, and no urgency to make things right. We started this project in good faith and with patience, but it became painfully clear that customer satisfaction and integrity are not values this company upholds. If you care about honesty, professionalism, and clear communication, look elsewhere. Hard pass.

I don't recommend this company because their hepfulness is non-existent after the sale. We engaged…read moreHB Home Services to install 20+ new windows by Provia in our home in 2019, cost about $12,000, and we were happy with the result...at the time. The installation crew was quick, efficient, and friendly. However this week, we had a spring on one of the double-hung windows that allows raising/lowering the window. We thought no problem, HB or Provia would replace the spring under warranty...until we called HB. HB told us it would cost $150 for them to come out, if they didn't have the part(s) needed, it would cost another $150 for them to come back, the part would be covered. Seems way to high to replace a part we can buy for $8 and requires removing/replacing two screws. HB wouldn't even help by providing the part number. Now its become a pointing game, HB points at Provia and their supplier, the supplier only deals in wholesale, Provia points at HB. Given this current experience, I can't recommend any of the companies involved! Now, I can't even get a call back from the someone at HB that can resolve the situation!

We hired this company to do small handyman work and ended up using him to do just about everything…read more Why? Everything Marco and his crew do is done with integrity and professionalism. I couldn't be happier as I have found this company to be better than all the companies I have used over 35 years of home ownership (3 homes). They are timely, respectable, professional, hard working, and kind. They listen, they include you in decisions, they fix their mistakes or errors without any hesitation. The estimates are a little high compared to others, but I have learned it is because he builds in worst case scenario. They can do absolutely anything and have great ideas. What have I had done - kitchen sink repaired, stairs removed and replaced, hand rail fixed, all closets rebuilt, including custom build drawers. Install walk-in shower and floating sink/vanity. Install new medicine cabinets, new bathroom ceiling fans, light switches, tiling and regrout existing tiling. Install attic stair and renew installation and remodel as necessary. Painting walls and ceilings and install new flooring. Upgrade electrical panel and rewire home. Install power to an outside hot tub and add hot water bibb outdoors. Install emergency generator and wire directly to emergency panel. I mean it when I say they have done just about everything for us. I can't speak highly enough about this wonderful company and I recommend them to regularly on NextDoor and to friends and family.

I haired this company to paint my deck, It was agreed I would receive 2 coats of deck paint, Day 1…read moreshowed up 3 hours late, then it started raining rained for about 30min then stopped was clear and sunny called Marco ask if he could come back said he could not sent his guy to another job ok. Said when he came back he would have 2 guys to start the job showed up with 1 guy then left I think this person was new he was all over the place, Marco showed up about around noon with lunch for them the he started painting of course the deck was not fully painted, came back the following day there was 3 of them. I said once again you are going to give me 2 coats of paint he said yes. did not and left a whole section unpainted too, and painted over my solar box so the lights on the stairs cant turn off. Paint dripping not cleaned up touch ups not complete. I have a dog so a full second coat on the deck floor was very important. I am now stuck with 3 gallons of trim paint so now I have to complete the job I paid to have done. No matter how good the surface look when you don't get what you pay for is very disappointing.

GraniTech remodeled a small bathroom for my father. Ali and his Team have been very patient and…read moreprofessional in dealing with that length of time and a number of change requests. The bathroom looks great and very functional for my elderly father. Thankyou!

The final product was lovely, but way off schedule! Despite the extra 2 weeks, they did a good job…read more Zula did a nice job explaining my options. She communicates well with the staff. George made sure everything was done well, though it's hard to catch him for updates~ so make sure you call & E-mail. The builder website is a nice way to see progress if you are out of town. He is through, so if there are any issues he does come out to make sure you are satisfied. Hence the delay in the job. I would caution that they expect payment promptly and you may need to let the accountant know that the job isn't complete yet! So they could communicate a bit better within the office. But that aside, the remodeling is beautiful and I am very satisfied!

The entire process from first contact, to scheduling a craftsman to come to the home, to the…read morecompletion of the agreed upon work, went very smoothly. Tom, the scheduler, explained the entire process and answered all of my questions. The followup communication was excellent. David, the craftsman, did an absolutely outstanding job and thoroughly cleaned up after he completed the dry wall replacement and painting work on the kitchen ceiling; and the cauking of the 2nd floor bathroom tub and the base of the toilet. Both Tom ands David were quite friendly, and really knew their business. The final price for everything that I agreed to have David complete was acceptable and well worth the cost. I recommend Hambleton Handyman to anyone who needs high quality work in and around the home.

I appreciated the strong communication from the scheduling team, the fact that our tech was timely,…read moreprofessional, and did good quality work. But, I felt like the company exploits the hourly fee by including unloading their car, loading it back up (in multiple trips) and whatever the hell paperwork is happening on the ipad. I'd estimate that we paid an extra $300 or so for things that they do to try to add time. Some of the work took far longer than it should. Somehow our tech spent two hours installing less than 2 feet of floor molding, when we already had it. So, we paid like $400 something for what should be maybe a $150, or max $200 project. Plus they look for other ways to make a project take far longer. When we had to order a door, the staff was like "we'll pick it up for you from the warehouse" -- it was 45 minutes away from our home and would have cost us hundreds, when it turns out the company they purchased it from could easily deliver it for $7. Hambelton didn't even give me that option til I fought for it. I also told our tech not to bother doing certain things (like clean), and since he insisted, I offered our own shop vac, and he refused to use it, instead going down to his car to get more of his own tools/supplies. So cool, another $50 for some cleaning that would have taken me like 2 min. There was even dumb stuff, like the company made me pay for our tech's parking meter because the contract (which you don't sign until after paying the non refundable deposit, says that you must guarantee parking for your tech). It wasn't necessarily about the money there, it was just annoying that they cannot accept the cost of doing business. For that reason, I'm not sure I would use Hambelton again. I don't mind paying for good work, but, again, this just felt exploitive. But, if you truly don't care about price, Hambelton was reliable, and did good work (which, admittedly is rare for handymen).

My insurance company selected them for me when I needed roof replacement 5 years ago. The roof is…read morefalling apart now - that's what happens when they roof in January (after having the claim started in July).- REALLY - and it has only been 5 YEARS!!!. They are extremely rude, and seem to have no time for the homeowner and the needs of the repair also falsifying work that was not done - I was home to witness it. I would never recommend them and now ONLY 5 years later I am having to deal with the JUNK job that they did to get my roof fixed properly!!!!! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY

My Insurance company uses this group and the Bravado group is hot garbage. I am not so sure my…read moreinsurance company is hot garbage too. The adjuster from the Bravado Group came out to the house after we had a tornado, the clown said he was the best when in talked to him on the phone. ....... Well that was a load of crap. He must be blind, the woman (definitely not a lady) Valentina was such a rude pain in the butt and treated me like a twelve year old. Look at this, she told me that the insurance company would only replace two shutters when I lost most of them. She said that how does the bravado group know If my house had more than two shutters? I lost my mind, I said I found them and put them in a pile , you can see the holes inside in the brick, and I have a picture of the house with the shutters in it. She wanted to argue with me. I asked for a copy of inspection report, she said that she would get back to me...... I called back and she wanted to give me more grief. I said your fired and called the insurance company and had them remove these clowns from my account. They are hot garbage, stay away from their circus. They are not worth the hassle. Not worth the bang for the buck.

I needed the bathroom caulked, especially the shower. After receiving lukewarm and intermittent…read moreresponses from other companies, On Duty Handyman promptly responded and set up an appointment. The morning of our appointment was rainy and a traffic nightmare throughout the region. I received a message from the owner that my technician would be a little late (about 15 minutes). When he arrived, he immediately got started. I inspected his work afterwards, he even caulked a couple of spots I hadn't thought about! It's very neat and the color is a perfect match. I have quite a few projects to complete in our old DC rowhouse and plan to use On Duty Handyman again. Hopefully Rolio will make a return visit. Nice work!

It was such a pleasure wiring with Essam and his team. I Can't recommend them enough.The entire…read moreprocess was smooth and transparent. I'll definitely be calling him again when I need more work done at the house.