Lasky Homesmith Services

A large kitchen cabinet became detached from the wall and was tilting onto my refrigerator. I called Jeff Lasky and explained this problem and other smaller things that needed fixing. He came out, gave me an estimate and we subsequently picked a date. His estimate was $300, which is his minimum charge. This included a carpenter who works with Jeff. The work started on time and Jeff and the carpenter reinstalled the cabinet, installed a keyed lock on my cellar storeroom door, fixed a closet door that wouldn't close and bathroom towel fixtures that had fallen off. Jeff also noticed that my front door didn't close properly and fixed the hinge. I am very satisfied with the work and will hire Jeff Lasky again.

I called Jeff Lasky and he came over to fix it. It turned out the fix needed to be more involved than he anticipated, so he told me he'd need to come back with the proper equipment. In the meantime he was able to tighten the hinge temporarily. That worked fine, and he called and came back the next week on time and did the permanent fix, which was quicker and quieter than I expected. I will call Jeff again for our future fix-it needs.

Job completed on time and without any issues. Very satisfied with the work and quality.

We had a great experience throughout the qouting process and the price was reasonable. In the end, the timing ended up such that I did the work myself, but had I gone with a handyman it would have been Lasky

Jeff arrived as scheduled; was personable, knowledgable and professional; took his time putting together the quotation - and was very candid saying the job (installation of built-in wardrobe) was large and might require extra time; and finished the job expertly. It did take longer than expected but the additional charge was exceptionally reasonable. Will call Jeff again if needed: highly recommended!

Jeff first came over to estimate the repair work needed and first we discussed the possibility of replacing the skirt and also the left hand vertical section, but after examining the damage determined that all we needed was a new skirt. Jeff also decided to use PVC rather than actual wood for the new skirt. Removing the original skirt turned out to be tougher than anticipated, but Jeff and his helper were able to cut it off in sections. Overall Jeff and his helper did a very good job of fixing the window to our needs and was able to save us lots of money by recommending the minimum amount of work and for charging us for only the labor and not for the PVC. I would strongly recommend Jeff to others who need similar carpentry work done.

Jeff did a really good job. He was one of the few handymen to respond to my call. He stopped by within 48 hours of the call to give an estimate. On the day of the job, he and his assistant arrived promptly and finished the work within the timeframe he had given me. He was also very conscientious about cleaning up around the work site. I am very pleased with the work that he has done.

The stairs up to our porch had gotten rotten and needed to be repaired/replaced. Jeff was fantastic. First of all, the quality of his work is excellent. In addition to that, he was efficient - the work was done very quickly! Jeff was responsive to phone calls and emails, which made it easy to keep in touch. He did his best to keep the costs down, and even found us a reasonably priced painter for the finishing work, which made our life a lot easier! Basically, Jeff is an excellent carpenter, professional and pleasant to deal with, and respectful of our budget. I will hire him again any time I need carpentry work done.

The former tenants in our house had neglected to tell us that the windows were almost all falling apart. Most of the sashes were broken, several of the wood frames were rotted, it was a mess. Jeff repaired them all for far less than I expected, and very quickly. He was so good, we hired him to do further carpentry work on the house, and will hire him any time we need work done.

Jeff scheduled the estimate, arrived when he said he would, and proposed a couple different ways of completing the job. He then emailed me an estimate within a few days. Jeff actually built the railing in his shop, then dropped it off at our house. We primed and painted it ourselves, then let him know when it was ready to install. Two days after it was painted, Jeff came with one other worker to install. He called the night before to set up a time and arrived when he said he would. We are very happy with the solution (1/4 the price of a full railing around the whole porch) and would use or recommend Jeff Lasky again.

Not surprisingly, Jeff seems to be much in demand, so he may be a bit slow to respond to new clients, especially those with "emergency" problems that are probably better suited to a handyman or general contractor. However, when he did show up to check out the job, he invested serious time in taking measurements and figuring out the best way to solve potential problems. He then came back as soon as he had an opening (a few weeks later) and did everything promptly and completely. We have a backlog of projects throughout our house that have been waiting for a finish carpenter, and I'm now looking forward to having Jeff do a lot more work for us.

We hired Jeff Lasky and his crew based on a recommendation from a friend. Jeff was contracted to restore the original windows in our home. This process could not have been more difficult. Jeff came and removed our windows and told us it would take 2 to 3 weeks maximum to restore the windows. In total our house was without windows for over 3 months!! When our windows were returned and installed that insides were scratched and gauged. Initially, when his crew reinstalled the windows none of them fit properly and would not close. Jeff's response to us was that our windows had never fully closed, which was completely untrue as we had never had any previous issues. It was later determined that when he had them reglazed that some of the glazing had dropped inside the grooves and prevented them from shutting. It has been over a year and our windows still do not open/close properly. The "spanish wood" he used on the sides for the windows to slide has warped and now sticks out when the windows are open. I truly feel that we just wasted $5000. I would be extremely weary of using him for any substantial projects and was very surprised that he has received so many positive reviews. Who knows, maybe we just ended up being his "one bad job". Hopefully anyone else who uses him the future will have a different experience.

I chose them because of the reviews I've read from angie's list, they were all pretty positive. They were very prompt, they were able to come within a week of when we called and we really appreciated that.

Jeff was easy to reach by email. He came to assess and advised me of the need for a small cement foundation, which I agreed with. He listened to me about my not needing fancy wood, just a solid stair, and he made an estimate of labot plus materials. He and one assistant came to start the job within a few days. It took three days. Jeff was very tidy in doing the work and took away all debris. The new stairs he constructed is excellent - it's solid, and perfectly aligned and level. I'm very happy with the finished work.

Jeff and his associate did a wonderful job repairing part of our deck and kitchen baseboard. They were very meticulous and professional. The work was perfect!

Jeff and his partners did a great job installing a Sunsetter awning for the deck. This job turned out to be difficult. The awning was heavy, the studs were hard to find, but the team made it work. He was meticulous about the details. The awning looks great and works beautifully.

Jeff was very easy to work with - responsive, punctual, clear and up front about all costs. I would definitely work with him again.

I have an older counter depth refrigerator with cabinets directly above it. The new refrigerators do not fit in the available space so the over-fridge cabinets needed to be substantially trimmed without looking noticeably different than the other kitchen cabinets. I called Jeff and he came by that same day to look at the cabinets. He came by 5 days later to do the work. Jeff has an impressive truckful of portable woodworking equipment, and he and his helper overcame several unanticipated and challenging problems. The trimmed cabinets look great! You can hardly notice they were trimmed. I am very happy with the result. Would definitely hire Jeff again.

I have tried several times to use Lasky Homesmith Services again for other projects around my home but he never returns my calls. I called him a couple years ago for a project and it took him 4 months to call me back. I called him again about 2 months ago and I have yet to hear anything from him. His work is good but he is not very good at responding to calls. He answers when you call originally but only takes down your number and never returns the call.

I called and emailed and requested work to repair a wood stairway next to my house. He said that he'd stop by to look at the job. He didn't get back to me so I called and he apologized for letting it slip through the cracks. After inspecting the stairs. he thought that they were in pretty good shape except that one stair was on a bit of an angle. I asked if he could fix that and he said no, I presume because it was too small a job. I had said how one stair had completely collapsed because the bracket rusted out and that's why I wanted others replaced but he didn't think it was a problem. After looking at the steps again, I disagree. Some of the brackets are indeed rusted and, while you can jump on the step and it won't break, at least several need to be repaired. I'd prefer to do all of them at once and start with a unifor looking stairway (I didn't say that to him though). Why he didn't want to do what I asked, for instance, ask me exactly which ones I want replaced, I don't know. I would do it myself but I have a back injury and just can't do that kind of work now, not to mention that I'm really busy, which is why I wanted to find a good handyman for jobs like this. I would have thought he'd want to help me out with this little job but I guess it wasn't big enough. That doesn't make me feel good about the service so I'll try to find someone else.

He was good but my uncle did it for me so I did not need to use his services. He sounded good but I decided to use someone else. I will have him bid again in the future.

Jeff responded quickly to my call and came over that afternoon with Tom to check out the job. They discussed options with me after they struggled successfully to remove the deck panel that needed work. The following day they began to redesign and rebuild the access deck and replaced several pieces of the damamged decking. Jeff also worked on a front storm door that was not closing correctly and was scraping. I did not ask Jeff his hourly rate or the approximate time it would take to complete the job which I should have done. We also did not have any kind of written or verbal contract. I am very pleased with the results but I would ask for pricing in advance when I contact Jeff for future jobs.

He came out right when he said he would to provide an estimate, and told me he would email it to me. I never heard back from him. I can't really comment on the quality of the work. He seemed to know what he was talking about. From other reviews I read, it sounds like the same thing has happened to other people. If you don't hear back from him, move on.

For the most part, the finished product was fine. The client wasn't able to put the mezuzah up but I was able to put it up myself later. The client was up front on their hourly price, and was able to do work the day after contacting them. They came over in the morning to assess the work and see what hardware they had to buy. Then they came back a few hours later to do the work. Once the work was complete, I paid via check and they left. However, there were a few aspects of the job I wasn't happy with: 1. The customer wanted to mostly use picture hangers that you stick to the wall. I wasn't sure but decided to let the guys do their thing. Well, once the apartment got a little humid this past Spring, one of them fell. We will see if the rest stay up. 2. While I knew the hourly rate, I felt that the customer took a very long time. I had 5 small pieces in the kitchen that needed to be arranged specially, but I didn't think it would take as long as the client used. Towards the end of the work another apartment's fire alarm went off, and that was the only thing that made Lasky and his assistant work quickly, because they wanted to get out before they may have been blocked in by a fire truck.

Jeff was great. He was very responsive, came promptly, and did great work. I would call him again in a heartbeat.