Robert R.
Steve was good about letting me know he’d be late for his appointment with me and I appreciate that. As I’ve hired people through Angi’s and Thumbtack before, one of the first things I look for is what the person carries into the house. If you’re coming for a plumbing job, I’d carry in some associated tools. That didn’t happen in this case. I generally don’t watch the person work as they are the experts but in this case, I watched the first few minutes. In attaching a sink gasket, I didn’t witness any usage of plumbers putty even though I had made it available. I also didn’t see any use of plumbers tape in hooking up p-traps - I found that to be odd and can only hope nothing leaks. In addition, after the handyman left, I went to check on things and he had left all kinds of sawing slivers left on the floor and in the sink (from fitting the pipes) and left the floor so wet, I almost slipped when I walked into the room. In addition, this handyman smokes, so if you don’t appreciate the smell of smoke, well, def not the person to hire. The final downside was at the end, when he demanded payment, I stated I generally pay through the app - for safety purposes, but of all of his referrals, apparently no one had paid through the app before, therefore I had to pay him in cash (he did state he’d take a credit card too). Just wasn’t a good experience in my opinion. I’m waiting for the floor to dry in the washroom so I can verify nothing is leaking but having water sitting in the sink where plumbers putty wasn’t used doesn’t give me a warm and fuzzy that this install will last very long!!
Steve’s Handyman