
Serving Fernandina Beach, FL and surrounding areas
In business since 2003
Free estimates
Emergency services offered
"Jim was very prompt and seemed responsive. He is a nice guy who works hard. He started the work when he said he would and kept it on schedule in spite of some difficult weather. His brother worked with him the first few days, but after that he did all of the work himself.
Unfortunately, the work does not look as professional as I had hoped. Some of the wood is not cut straight, edges are not smooth, and there are many gaps between boards.
As the work got toward completion I told him of my concern that the workmanship was not good. Jim said he would get it all fixed up at the end. He filled some gaps with wood filler and sanded them, but did not finish due to rain. The filled and sanded joints still look sloppy. Unfortunately, these joints are right in front of the kitchen window, where we see them all the time.
Jim said he has a lifetime guarantee on his work and will come back to finish this up. I hope he will.
Another builder told me that the structural work on the deck is very good, even "overbuilt," which I was glad to hear.
Update: Jim came back and relaid some of the boards on the deck and it looks much better! I would definitely hire him again.
Update: The second summer after Jim built the deck I stained it myself, so I got a close look at the workmanship. Many boards were split by nailing, decking is not spaced uniformly, and joints are not well fitted. "































































