JP WORKS

Jon of JP Works was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. He was incredibly helpful with ideas for big picture issues like room design as well as for smaller details like type and brand of fixtures. He was also extremely helpful with solutions to long-standing problems that we had a chance to fix during our renovations -- in a cost-effective way. We had complete peace of mind with both of our projects (finishing a basement and a bathroom renovation) because of Jon’s knowledge and attention to detail. The entire team he brought in were all very professional and dependable. I will absolutely hire him again for our next project.

Here's why I cannot recommend JPWorks or its owner, Jonathan Worthley. After I contacted Jon, it took a long time for him to come take a look at my house to assess the needed repairs. He said he couldn't look at the outside of the house because there was snow on the ground, but he promised to send me quotes for the two replacement windows he could see were needed. Weeks went by. I had to bug him for the quote, and finally got it. After the snow melted, he and his team took a quick look at the outside of the house and quoted me a ballpark price for the repairs. I agreed, but no time frame or detailed estimate was forthcoming. More weeks went by. I emailed to ask if he was still interested in the work. His excuse for not providing an estimate was that they couldn't really see the extent of the damage so were not able to prepare the estimate. Next he proposed that I hire his team for an entire day to remove clapboards so the damage could be assessed, then reclose the outside of the house. I would pay for the labor plus any materials. I agreed to this. Eventually, two of his workers showed up, spent no longer than 30 minutes looking at the outside of the house, did not remove or replace any clapboards, and left. After another month with no estimate or any contact from Jon, I again emailed him asking him if he wanted the work. He promised to come by today with an estimate. He is now an hour and a half late. He hasn't called either. I spent years making service calls to people's homes. My clients always told me how much they appreciated my arriving when I said I would and doing the work I promised to do. If I had behaved towards my clients the way Jon Worthley has behaved towards me, I would not have lasted in business even six weeks. It has now been six months that Jon has been promising an estimate for repairing my house. I feel that I have been treated with great disrespect. If Jon had said he was not interested in doing the work, I would not have wasted that time waiting for him to do what he promised. I am done waiting for him and cannot recommend him or his company to anyone.

Jon measured once for the estimate and the window order in one visit. I was impressed because all the other contractors we talked with wanted to measure twice. 1) a quick measure for the estimate, 2) and come back a 2nd time, remove the trim, and measure to place the order. I was a little worried the windows wouldn't fit but they did fit. Jon answered all of our questions promptly and in a professional manner. Jon was very flexible in setting up the installation date. We went on vacation, then we were worried it would be too cold, or it would rain. We managed to agree on a good install date that worked for all of us. Jon's crew arrived between the stated start time (8:00 - 8:30am) and promptly began working. The crew worked well together and stayed focused on the job. No arguing, no wasting time. They ripped out the old windows and installed the new windows in one day. And they installed the outside trim. They ran into a few problems trying to get the windows out. But they were able to easily solve the problems due to their skill and experience. Jon worked calmly and meticulously to install the interior trim over the three day project. Jon squirted in expanding foam around the window frames to prevent cold air from coming into our home during the winter months. Other contractors wanted to put in fiberglass. Jon convinced us the foam would prevent cold air from coming in better than the fiberglass. The finished windows look great. While the temperatures are above normal for this time of year our condo seems to be warmer due to the energy efficient windows and good insulation around the frames. We'd hire Jon again for future projects.

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He was very nice. The price was reasonable with other people. I spoke with the owner and he was very personable, knowledgeable, and seemed a good guy.

Jonathan was really great to work with. He had really good ideas and he is a very particular carpenter. His price was reasonable and better than most estimates I received. He was also very neat and kept the work area to a small area so as to limit the impact on the rest of the house. The end result was beautiful.

Overall, the project went very well. Jonathan was patient during the design phase. He hired subcontractors who, in my opinion, did top quality work (I've seen bad and mediocre work). Subcontracting included demo and excavation, foundation work and other masonry, framing (best framers, ever), roofing, plumbing and heating, electrical, interior finishing (blueboard + plaster walls and ceilings), interior and exterior painting and custom wood floor installation (salvaged pumpkin pine). Jonathan himself participated in the demolition by cutting the old garage free of the main house. He leveled a section of subfloor in the main house by cutting the joists free of the main support beams and re-fastening everything (the floor was very off kilter). He installed windows and doors, laid the tile in the laundry, bath and mudroom, built decks and steps for the garage and exterior entries, and installed all of the finish carpentry (trim, molding, etc). All of the work was first rate. Jonathan is a talented carpenter, the tile floors are flawless, and the new structure blends perfectly with the main house. Husband and wife home owners survived as well. To be fair, the project ran over in time and cost but those were due primarily to the surprises we found when opening up the walls and roof of this 1870's house.

Final product was very well done with excellent attention to detail. Price was in-line with estimate, although additional materials were needed to correct problems in joists and support structures that were discovered after floor boards were removed. The job took longer than expected due to master carpenter injuring his hand at another worksite. We were quoted 7 days of labor for 2 carpenters but their days consisted on arrival at 9-10 am, an hour for lunch, and then departure at 3 pm. The second carpenter ended up doing most of the work because ff master's hand injury (I'd hire him again in an instant). Even though the job ended up taking 3 weeks, they did meticulous work and the deck looks great and in much better shape.

He came and quoted the work on time. He then perform it per our agreementt at the price agreed to.

The work done by them was really good. They were good and reliable too.

The work went very well. Nick showed up on time and worked extremely hard for the two days it took to get the job done. He was polite and personable. The work was well done. Overall, a very good experience!

The job went very well overall. There was a misunderstanding about the day it would begin (one day off), but the painter was excellent and did a great job making up the time difference. Very professional. House looks great!

Overall the job went extremely well. It was accomplished in the time frame proposed, and we are pleased with the results. Also, our dog took a shine to Jon Worthley, but agreed to stay with us.

Outstanding workmanship. Very professional, close attention to detail, reliable, fair pricing, friendly and informative. Easy to work with. No problems whatsoever.

The work was done well and the service was professional, friendly and with plenty of useful information provided. He was a good person to work with.