HOOSIER DO'R INC

Very reasonable price wise and pleasant to work with. Very professional compared to other handyman workers I have used.

MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH HOOSIER DO'R WAS MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. GETTING AN ESTIMATE WAS QUICK AND THE WORK WAS PERFORMED TIMELY AND NEATLY. HOWEVER, THE WORK WAS AVERAGE IN CRAFTSMANSHIP. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK WAS $1,950 AND THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS $3,800. THE EXPLAINATION FOR THE OVERRUNS WERE TWO ITEMS I ADDED (PAINT CELING $270 AND SET A TOILETTE AND REPAIR A WALL BEHING SOME GLUED ON CORKBOARD THAT WAS REMOVED $170.) WHEN I QUESTIONED JIM ABOUT THE EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF THE BILL, HE IMMEDIATELY FOUND A ''TYPO'' THAT REDUCED THE BILL BY ABOUT $500 BLAMING HIS SECRETARY AND HIS LACK OF REVIEW. IN ADDITION, JIM EXPLAINED THAT HIS QUOTE WAS PER COAT OF PAINT AND THEREFORE, TWO COATS CAUSED AN ADDITIONAL $781 IN COST. MY SUGGESTION IS BUYER BEWARE AS IT RELATES TO QUOTES PROVIDED BY HOOSIER DO'R AND IF YOU DECIDE TO USE THEM, MAKE SURE YOU REVIEW YOUR BILL TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO $500 TYPOS IN THEIR FAVOR.

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THEY DID BUILD THE SANDBOX, I WANTED A SIMPLE SANDBOX. THE OWNER SUGGESTED RAISING THE BOX TO KEEP WATER OUT. WHEN I GOT THE BILL IT WAS $7895. I DID NOT GET AN ESTIMATE AND I SHOULD OF. I WISH HE WOULD HAVE GIVEN SOME INDICATION OF THE COST BEFORE THEY STARTED. THEY ARE A NICE GROUP, JUST ASK FOR AN ESTIMATE BEFORE THEY START. I FELT LIKE MY TRUST WAS BETRAYED.

THE ESTIMATE FOR THE JOB WAS $13,000 AND WE WERE PAYING FOR MATERIALS, THE WORK ENDED COSTING $21,000. THE JOB GOT MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE, WHICH WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO US. THE WORK WAS MEDIOCRE AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH THE RESULTS. THE JOB TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN THEY ESTIMATED

I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK. THEY CAME WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD AND THEY WORKED STRAIGHT THROUGH, TO GET THE JOB DONE.

WE ARE COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS PERFORMED BY THE OWNER, JIM LAIDLOW AND HIS TEAM OF EXPERTS. THEY ARE TRUE CRAFTSMEN. FROM THE START WITH ESTIMATES AND WHERE WE COULD SEARCH FOR PRODUCTS TO VIEW WAS INVALUABLE INFORMATION. PROJECT MGR BILL FRANCES AND HIS STAFF WERE EXTREMELY POLITE AND WE FELT CONFIDENT WITH ANY SUGGESTIONS THEY MADE. WE CAN'T BEGIN TO EXTOL THEIR COMPETENCE. THEY WERE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EACH DAY THEY WERE HERE I APPRECIATED HOW WELL THE CREW WOULD CLEAN UP THE GARAGE FLOOR AND WORK-SITE AFTER USING THEIR TOOLS BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE DAY. WE ARE PROUDEST OF THE FINISHED PRODUCT. WE NOW HAVE A LARGER AND MORE FUNCTIONAL BATHROOM AND CLOSET, NOT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE BEAUTY AND WORKMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL PROVIDED BY THIS OUTSTANDING COMPANY. THE WALL TILE I WANTED MOUNTED ON A 45 DEGREE ANGLE, WHICH THEY HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, BUT LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR, IT IS OUTSTANDING. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY AND WILL PROUDLY SHOW OFF THE JOB

THEY ARE GREAT! THEY DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, LARGE JOBS OR SMALL, AND WE'LL BE USING THEM FOR MANY OTHER THINGS AS WELL. THEIR COST IS VERY REASONABLE AND THEY ARE WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. THE OWNER COMES OUT AND TAKES A BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURE FOR EACH PROJECT, SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE. I AM VERY COMFORTABLE HAVING THEM IN THE HOUSE WHETHER I'M HERE OR NOT, THEY ARE VERY TRUSTWORTHY.

I AGREED TO HAVE HIM GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE ON THE JOB, I NEVER RECEIVED THE ESTIMATE. INSTEAD, HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS SENDING SOMEONE OVER. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED HIS ESTIMATE. HE TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, AND IT WOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS TO DO. SO I AGREED, BASED ON THAT CONVERSATION. THE WORKER CAME OVER AND STARTED THE PAINTING. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THIS JOB WAS GOING TO GO WAY OVER THE ESTIMATE, I CALLED THE NEXT DAY, AND HE SAID NOT TO WORRY, AND IT WOULD ONLY BE A FEW MORE HOURS. HE HAS NOW SENT ME AN INVOICE FOR 14 1/2 HOURS OF WORK, AND I KNOW THAT HE DIDN'T WORK FOR 2 FULL DAYS. HE WORKED 2 AFTERNOONS. THIS SHOULD ONLY BE ABOUT 10 HOURS. THERE IS ALSO PEELING PAINT THAT NEEDS REPAIRED.

I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THEIR WORK, THEIR CLEAN UP WAS EXCELLENT, AND THEY WERE GOOD TO DEAL WITH. THE QUALITY OF WORK WAS VERY GOOD AND THE COST WAS REASONABLE. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WAS WITH THEIR BOOK KEEPING. IT WAS A BIT OF A STRUGGLE TRYING TO GET WRITTEN ESTIMATES FROM THEM. BUT OVERALL, I WAS VERY PLEASED.

JIM LAIDLAW WAS WONDERFUL, PROMPT, PATIENT AND PROFESSIONAL. I WILL USE THIS COMPANY FOR ANY MISCELLANEOUS WORK I NEED DONE AROUND THE HOUSE.

THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER TAUGHT THEM WELL, AND THEY SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD STUDENTS. POLITE, WELL MANNERED, RESPECTABLE. THEY WERE VERY CLEAN, NEAT, ORGANIZED AND PROFESSIONAL ABOUT THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THEY EVEN CHANGED OUR HVAC FILTERS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PROJECT TO HELP KEEP THE DUST DOWN, ALONG WITH AN EXHAUST FAN OUT OF THE BASEMENT WINDOW THAT RAN DURING WORKING HOURS. A VERY PLEASANT OUTFIT TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME.

HE HAS NEVER GIVEN US AN ITEMIZED BILL, EVEN AFTER WE HAVE ASKED FOR IT. THE INITIAL JOB WHICH WAS MOSTLY THE PLUMBING I WOULD RATE HIM FINE. THE WORK SEEMS TO BE SATISFACTORY BUT HIS PRICES ARE HIGH. IT TOOK THEM ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO GET THE WORK COMPLETE. WE HAVE SPENT LOTS OF TIME TRYING TO GET THIS WORK FINISHED. HE HAS HIRED A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND THE QUALITY IS JUST NO LONGER THERE. HE HAS BEEN REMINDED NUMEROUS TIMES OF THESE SMALL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED. WE KEEP CALLING HIM AND CALLING HIM. HE DID COME BACK TO FINISH THE BALANCE OF THE WORK. HE DID A FEW OF THE THINGS, BUT HE FORGOT TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID HE WOULD DO. NOW, THINGS HAVE TO BE RE-DONE AGAIN. I CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM I WANTED AN ITEMIZED BILL AND HE STARTED YELLING AT ME.

BILL WAS THE LEAD ON THE PROJECT, I WENT TO HIM FOR ALL MY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND CONCERNS. HE ANSWERED THEM IN A MANNER THAT WAS CLEAR AND TO THE POINT. LIKE HE TOLD ME, THEY WILL MAKE YOU LIVE IN THE WORK THEY ARE DOING, THIS WAY YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY ARE DOING. THEY ALSO TOOK A LOT OF DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE WORK BEFORE THEY STARTED, AS THEY DID THE WORK AND THE COMPLETED WORK. ALL PERSONAL WERE VERY WELL MANNERED AND PROFESSIONALS. I WILL USE AND RECOMMEND THIS OUTFIT IN A HEART BEAT.

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THE WORKMAN DID DO GOOD WORK, BUT THEY WERE VERY TARDY IN GETTING BACK TO ME WITH AN ESTIMATE. ALSO, I KNEW THEY CHARGED $40 PER HOUR, BUT I DIDN'T COUNT ON TWO PEOPLE SHOWING UP, WHICH MADE IT $80 PER HOUR. PRICEY.

THIS COMPANY IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND IS GROWING. THE DOORS WERE PUT ON BY SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH JIM AND THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL ALSO. AS FAR AS PRICING, IT SEEMED A BIT HIGH WHEN I CALLED AROUND TO COMPARE, YET I HAD FAITH THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM THE WORK THE RIGHT WAY. WE HAVE A NEW HOME AND MANY OF THE SUB CONTRACTORS THAT THE BUILDER USED WERE HORRIBLE. I WANTED TO KNOW THAT THE JOB WOULD BE DONE RIGHT WHEN I HIRED SOMEONE TO DO THIS.

BILL WAS EXTREMELY CONSIDERATE AND DID OUTSTANDING WORK.

COORDINATED REPAIRS WITH THE PAINTERS. THE OWNERS, THE CREW AND THEIR WORK WERE EXCEPTIONAL. IT WAS A PLEASURE DEALING WITH EVERYONE.

IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH JIM AND HIS CREW. THEY WERE EXTREMELY COURTEOUS, HELPFUL AND RESPONSIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE, INCLUDING REPLACING A DOOR IN THE GARAGE. THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL WAS GREAT AND THEY DID NOT RUSH THE WORK. THE PRICE WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE HIGH, BUT WELL WORTH IT TO GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT. WE WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM, AND WILL DEFINITELY USE THEM AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

WE WERE INITIALLY INTERESTED BECAUSE JIM SAID HE COULD GET THE WORK DONE WITHIN OUR SHORT TIME FRAME AND THINGS JUST GOT BETTER FROM THERE. JIM AND HIS STAFF GAVE US A TON OF PRACTICAL ADVICE AND PERFORMED THE WORK AS PROMISED, TO VERY HIGH STANDARDS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET. IT JUST DOESN''T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!

HE DID A GOOD JOB AND I WOULD USE HIM AGAIN.

THERE WERE TWO MEN HERE FOR THREE DAYS AND ONE MAN FOR TWO MORNINGS. THEY DID A TERRIFIC JOB. I AM THE ENVY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

THE FIRST PERSON SENT REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE JOBS WAS BEYOND HIS COMPETENCE. HE ARRANGED FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO LOOK AT AND SCHEDULE THIS JOB.

THIS COMPANY DOES AIM TO PLEASE, AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THE JOB RIGHT. THIS HAS NOT BEEN IN ABUNDANCE IN THE NEW HOME THAT WE HAVE BUILT. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FROM BAD WORK. I CAN SAY THAT HANDYMEN AND CONTRACTORS ARE MUCH HIGHER HERE THAN IN KS, MO, TN & MS, BUT I DO FEEL GOOD THAT JIM AND HIS COMPANY WILL GET THE JOB DONE RIGHT. JIM HAS EVEN FOLLOWED UP AND ASKED WHEN THE SHOWER DOORS WILL BE IN, SO WE CAN RESCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. DEPENDABLE, PERSONABLE AND CONCERNED ABOUT DOING A GOOD JOB FOR THE CUSTOMER. GREAT TRAITS TO FIND IN SOMEONE DOING REPAIRS IN YOUR HOME. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THEM.