Milwaukee Porch Railing Installation

Hal is amazing! So glad we found him on Angie’s List. Very professional, nice to talk to, knows how to get the project done and where to get the needed materials. He called us the same day, came out the next day to give us a quote, and completed the work the following week. We will definitely hire Hal again.

INITIALLY THE WORK LOOKED GOOD AND THE OWNER WAS POLITE AND PROMPT. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETE, THE BOARDS STARTING WARPING AND PULLING AWAY FROM THE POSTS DUE TO AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF SCREWS USED. THE RAILING LOOKED TERRIBLE. WE ENDED UP RE-DOING SOME OF THE WORK TO OUR SATISFACTION.

They were very professional. They put in long work hours. Kept in constant contact with us. Very informative.

[This is Part One of two reviews. See Part Two above] We called Chuck early in October 2013 and asked if he could install railings on our two small porches (about 3 ft. long). We explained that the railings come in kit form and that we were going to by them at Menard's. He said that he would check them out at Menard's and get back to us . He stopped over to give us an estimate and said we should go ahead and buy the kits. He told us he would be happy (his word) to install them and to call him when we had the kits. We bought the kits and called him. He explained that he had some personal issues (which we understood) and could not give us an installation date at that time. We finally arranged an installation date of Saturday Nov. 9th. Chuck arrived promptly and went to work. As the project progressed, he ran into some issues with the kit that he was not expecting. He was very patient and managed to work around the issues. It was obvious that the project was taking longer than Chuck had expected. At the end of the day he had not finished the first set of railings. He said that he would come back the next day, a Sunday, to finish the first set. We told him that he shouldn't have to work on a Sunday, but he insisted. He returned the next day and finished the first porch. At that time we asked when he could return to finish the second porch. Chuck told us that he receives a lot of calls due to his positive ratings on Angie's List, and admitted that had taken on too many jobs. He said he would be back "in a couple of days". About a week later we left a message on his answering machine. There was no reply. We called again a few days ago and he said "I will get there when I can". It is now the 3rd week of November. Temperatures are dropping. The holidays are just around the corner. We hope to see Chuck soon. I will update this review in few weeks to let you know how this ends. *************************************************************************************************************************************************** It is now March 1, 2014. We didn't expect Chuck to do any work over the winter, but we did think that we would hear from him with an explanation. That didn't happen. We will contact him again in a few weeks when the weather improves. Stay tuned...............

They sat down with us a number of times to help us figure out what we wanted done. They gave us a number of estimates based on different deck designs. They were just so considerate in working with us over a period of time. Very patient and professional. I was very impressed.

Owner returned my phone calls and emails promptly and worked us into his already busy schedule. The quote was very competitive and there were no extra costs or surprises. We were very happy with the professional mannerism of the workers when they showed up to do the job, and they took pride in their workmanship. I would highly recommend using Woodrite Carpentry, and I will definitely call them if we need future work done.

Gary was somewhat hard to contact initially. Once he started, it went quick and satisfactorily. Only c**** was an added cost for an unforseeable change. The added cost was a bit higher than we thought, but negotiated to make it more palatable. Good overall carpentry and painting.

Jeff is a very nice guy. BUT, timeliness is not a strength. After I found the type of railing I wanted installed, I called Jeff to get a quote for the install. He came out, looked at the job, told me exactly what to order, and gave me a verbal quote over the phone. 9 months and dozens of calls later, he finally came out and installed the railing. He wound up being short one post - I had ordered exactly what he'd told me to order. His original quote was $1400. His final bill was $1900. Because I made the mistake of not requesting a written quote, I had to eat the $500.

Fantastic company. Called Ben during the day and had a quote in my hand that evening. The prep work they do (power washing, scraping & patching) is the best I have ever seen. Quality work. Courteous and hard working employees. Done in a little over 2 1/2 days. Great job TPC. Would recommend them to everyone.

John came over, looked at the project, and gave us a price. We agreed that he could start the next day. John showed up right on time. The railings were a little more complex than we thought, but John was able to make some adjustments and get the job done. We had to delay the project because a few extra parts had to be ordered. When the parts came in, John was right back on the job. The shutter installation went very smoothly. We would use John again.