Korling Green

He came when he said he would and performed a free service for me. We talked at length on the phone and he was very informative, friendly, and funny. He got on the roof and lubricated a twirling vent. He did everything he said he was going to do and I am very pleased.

After strong winds last night, our kitchen solar tube leaked briefly. I was going to see if I could caulk around it myself, but my ladder wasn't tall enough to get up to the roof. I called Mr. Korling to see if there was any possibility he could come by same day, as rain was expected again tonight. He was very accommodating and arrived and checked the solar tube to see where the leak might be. He spent at least 20 minutes checking and the leak couldn't be replicated, even with a hose directed straight on the tube cover. He said he thought it was probably condensation inside the tube, and that the installation on the tube looked impeccable. He said if it happened again, he would come back and check further. He didn't charge me a thing for the visit. He was professional, prompt and friendly. I was relieved by his findings.

Amboy Korling and his assistant were extremely polite and professional.  They did nice work, particularly on the door frame, where looks are critical.  They arrived at 8 am, with materials, and set up their table saw on the patio. They plugged it in and began work.  They were finished at about 4 pm, on a job that could easily have taken 2 days.  
They replaced the rotted header for the door with a nice piece of 4x4 lumber.  They replaced the casing for the door, making sure that the original door would still fit.  It looks great and all we need is to have it painted.
They cut and installed extensions for about 40 rafters under the eaves.  The original rafters were rounded at the end so that they would not take a gutter.  The extensions will allow us to get well-placed gutters.  Our present gutters were installed with a crude system that led to the dry rot problem.
The original plan had been for them to add a downspout in the middle of the gutter on one side of the house, but after looking at the relatively simple installation of the gutters they left that out, and cut $200 from the price.  However, they tilted the gutter so that it would drain to the far end: if the original installer had done this, the dry rot wouldn't have happened to begin with.
We're now on our way to having the woodwork of the entire house painted, and new gutters installed, but those are tasks for other contractors.  
This was a great repair to something that I had despaired of getting fixed. 

I got Amboy's number from my friend. I wanted to save the old windows to match the look of the house. Amboy was there on time and the whole job took 2 days. I was very worried at first because I did not want to put new windows in. Amboy's confidence and reasurance made me feel comfortable with my desicion to save them. Amboy is a good craftsman, professional and personable.

This is an amazing contractor. Amboy is very smart, patient, and detail-oriented. I could not have asked for a better experience, and even my neighbors were happy with him because he's so considerate.