Aarzu M. says, "I initially hired Jose to remove the hand railing from my staircase which I urgently needed in order to move the following day.
Since then, I have hired Jose to reinstall the same handrailing, run electrical to where my microwave should be, source and install a cabinet, install my microwave, install a new front door, and run new electrical + install a fan outdoors.
Jose and his team are great because:
- They are on time and work quickly. Jose knows the number of people he will need for each job and their specialties. Additionally, his team is kind and responsive. I asked his team to make sure they closed the basement door when they go down because I was worried about the cats, and I never had to ask them again - they insured that every single time they went down, the door was closed (same was true with the storm door).
- They left my house better than they found it each day - they covered all furniture that might get stuff on it and made sure to vacuum, remove any tarps, etc when they left for the day. This is really important to me as I don't like to feel like I'm living in a construction zone even when his team is coming back the next day.
- Jose is very good at talking you through options. When something unexpected comes up (and it will), he tells you about the problem and then walks you through your options. He is honest about solutions and costs. It's really invaluable to have someone that will tell you "you have a few options, x will be more expensive but you won't have to think about it again. y will be pretty cheap but it will be an issue for you in about 10 years" and then lets you make a thoughtful decision. Also, Jose has been good at telling me when he thinks a project isn't worth the cost to me and suggesting alternatives.
- Perhaps a culmination of the above feedback and most important to me, they pay attention to the details. For example, today, they added additional screws to stabilize the beams for my porch fan and went through the additional effort to add drywall and paint over each and every screw to make sure it wasn't visible. When adding a new outlet, they made sure it was perfectly in line with the other ones on the opposing walls. His team understands that their work is functional AND aesthetic.
I'm a bit hesitant to leave this review because I don't want Jose to get so busy that he can no longer do jobs for me. But, it'd be a disservice if I let his work go unrecommended."See more
