CHARISMA REMODELING & CONSTRUCTION

Professional,courteous, and genuine. A real pleasure to work with. A great job done by real professionals. Very pleased.

Sergio Dias, the owner, provided an excellent servicce that exceeded all my expectations. It was Best Price, meticulous work, no hassles and a pleasure to work with Charisma Construction. Sergio always kept his word and I never had to worry about his or his crews' workmanship. Others were so much above his price range so I was worried about his workmanship. But, I need NOT have worried. I will recommend Sergio to any one and give him the highest recommendation. If you want to talk to me about Charisma; I will be glad to. My cell is 978-561-5555. Try Sergio before you contract any one else. You would be happy you did.

The three jobs required different expertise, which is exactly what I like about Charisma : they will find the skills you need as they rely on a network of multiple reliable partners. Jobs were done according to the estimate in a timely manner. We were given advice on best and most affordable material to pick and Charisma offered to take care of the delivery for heavy/bulky items. Communication was easy and contractors were respectful of our time and space. We were always updated on progress of work. Would highly recommend them for worry free house jobs.

The quality of the work was excellent, the primary person who did the install was a pleasure to work with, and in general the company was very accomodating. All of the other quotes I obtained were much higher, and I cannot imagine that the quality of work could have been any better. They were also very good at discussing options with me, made some great recommendations on design, and were very flexible. The job did take longer than expected, and the subcontractors that were used were not punctual, and often did not show up on the day they indicated. But it was more than worth the wait for both the quality of the work and the very reasonable price.

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All the work on my project was completed on time and within budget (under in some circumstances). ? Sergio is trustworthy and hard working and I know that he does his best to get me the best price on materials and subs. ? Our project was complicated because our house is 150+ years old and located in the Historic District. ? Many facets of the project had to abide by guidelines set forth by the Historic Districts Commission (like adding granite slabs as a facade to the foundation). ?In addition it was complicated to build onto a house that has a stone foundation and uneven floors. ?Everyone came to the job with a can-do attitude and when issues arose, they persevered to do the job right. ?I needed everything done by Christmas and although the project started late (June) because of issues with the Gas company, I was in my new kitchen and Master Bath by our agreed deadline. ? Follow up with Sergio has been ?easy, and I know that he will not leave me until the job is 100% complete. ? All of his workers and subs were respectful of my home, and kept the workspace immaculate. ?I cannot recommend them highly enough.

All work was done on time and on budget (under in some circumstances).   Sergio is trustworthy and hard working and I know that he does his best to get me the best price on materials and subs.   Our project was complicated because our house is 150+ years old and located in the Historic District.   Many facets of the project had to abide by guidelines set forth by the Historic Districts Commission.   I needed everything done by Christmas and although the project started late (June), I was in my new kitchen and Master Bath by Christmas.   Follow up with Sergio has been so easy, and I know that he will not leave me until the job is 100% complete.

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We were very happy with the work, with the professionalism shown and with Sergio's responsiveness or any question or concern that we came up with.  He cheerfully put up with our changes of mind and design and added his own suggestions that made things even better.  His crew was very professional, quiet, punctual, neat and unflaggingly pleasant.  This was about as good as a major remodel could get.  I'd definitely recommend them, and if I come up with other projects, I wouldn't even bother to get a quote from anyone else.

I have to say, they did a phenomenal job.  Sergio is diligent, talented, very detailed and punctual - he was always around to oversee and complete some of the painting too with his team of guys - Claudio, Alex and Junior were so polite and very hard workers - they truly were a pleasure to work with and very trust-worthy.   The work was completed in stages, due to weather (rain) and time-scales from us, over the month, as we needed to sell our house, so they started with some minor painting work on the outside, replacing some worn clapboards, touch ups but this turned into a full house paint job when our buyers wanted the house painted - they did such an amazing job, we don't want to move!  The house looks fantastic and the door replacement worked out very well - the deck looks great too. Thanks Sergio and guys!   I certainly would not hesitate to use them again for any home remodeling work and found them extremely reliable and knowledgeable.  Sergio made sure the work was done on time, on schedule and was very professional.

Excellent. Would definitely use them again.

We are first time home buyers who bought a fixer-upper and sought to renovate it through the FHA 203k loan program. We interviewed 13 contractors and ultimately decided to go with Sergio (Angel Construction). We are very glad we did. He is easy to work with, efficient, hard-working, patient, skilled, honest, and the work done is excellent. We have absolutely no complaints, just praise! After interviewing several shady contractors and after having heard so many horror stories about rehab projects that failed, our expectations of the whole process were low. Although we thought we picked the best contractor of the bunch (Sergio!), we still were sure we would encounter difficulties along the way, or find our project at a complete standstill. Instead, we were extremely surprised with how smoothly the process went. We did a gut renovation of our house, and there were no surprises, no delays (other than working with our city's water department), and we came in within budget and within schedule. I thought this type of success would be not just unreasonable to expect, but impossible. A huge part of this success was Sergio's ability to know at what points we wanted to be involved in the decision making process and at what points we did not need to be involved. I suspect other contractors would use the "decision points" as a way to stall so that they could then focus on a different project (and I've seen this happen so many times before in my own work!). Not Sergio. This project stayed on track, and all of us worked hard to keep it moving forward. For those of you who use Angie's List to find a contractor -- a word of advice. I interviewed 13 contractors, 12 of which I found through Angie's List. Some of the experiences I had were downright negative, but I find that few people post negative reviews partly because it's not worth the time, but also because it's not fully anonymous. Many contractors can tell who called them in for what bid, and I found one of them to be downright hostile to people who wrote negative reviews. Do not treat Angie's List as anonymous reviews but as if you were talking to someone who won't openly critique someone else. In other words, what are the things not said? What are the things written that are neutral in tone? Is there a critique nestled in the middle of praise, and is that one line of criticism a deal breaker? The way Angie's List came in useful for us was comparing what people in general said about one contractor versus another in terms of tone and content, but it was entirely not useful in deciding who would make good candidates initially for the type of work we wanted done. So it's a great comparative tool, but not so great on a one on one basis (especially since we interviewed some real non-starters). And so when we narrowed our 13 potential contractors down to 3 finalists, I scoured the reviews on Angie's List. What set Sergio apart was how enthusiastic everyone was about him. And he deserves all that phrase. We really could not be happier. We will hire him for other projects in the future, I am sure of that, and we recommend to anyone reading this to hire him!

Their estimate was extremely high. They were very professional. It is ran by two brothers. I would get a quote from them in the future.

Excellent work. Original quote was for 2 coats on walls and trim. But some of the colors we chose required 3 coats on the walls and the latex trim over oil required 3 coats, too. In the end we were charged a very modest upcharge for the extra trim coat and not charged at all for the extra wall coat. Sergio obviously takes great pride in his work, and this is reflected by his crew's attitude, too. Sergio checks on all work done by his crew and jumps in for some things, too. One example was some of the cut-lines in the corners of the kitchen where we alternated colors on walls. Sergio was very particular and had his guys redo it until he was satisfied with it. Sergio also did some small extra things like plane the corner of a door so the paint wouldn't rub off. Sergio and his crew were all very professional and very pleasant to work with. This is especially important for an inside painting job. I would definitely use Angel Painting & Remodeling again.

We are putting our house on the market and needed to repair the bathroom and update the kitchen. It was also necessary to update all the bathroom hardware (5 bathrooms), paint several rooms in the house, and repair and paint some of the exterior of the house. Sergio has had a "can do" attitude through it all and has encouraged his employees to do their best and be professional. Sergio has been willing to do even small fixes on parts of the house. He does use subcontractors for plumbing, electrical, and granite. They were responsive to Sergio's calls and available when needed. Sergio is easy to communicate with and is available by phone always and will respond quickly if an issue arises suddenly. And in the evening, email works well! We are moving out of the area...wish I could bring Sergio and his boys with me.

Sergio is one of the most honest and trustworthy people I know, and I would not use anyone else. I have known him for 10 years and trust him to do a really honest job. He only hires capable people and personally makes sure that all work is of the highest quality. He is also extremely fair in his pricing. He can do ANYTHING, and if he can't he has the resources to find someone who can do the job well. There is not a job I would not feel comfortable asking him to do.

I have had Sergio work an a number of projects since my original review in 2008 and I still can't say enough good things about him.  He is honest, hardworking, calm in the face if issues, and he finished my large project on time and in-budget!   He's the best.