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About us
We are a family owned and operated, and have been in business since 2004. Our mission is to provide the best customer service available anywhere. 100% Client satisfaction is our goal. We offer a 10%new client discount to all Angie's list members. Just mention Angie's list. When you call , or email.
Business highlights
21 years of experience
Services we offer
KITCHENS, KITCHEN REMODELING, DOOR INSTALLATIONS, WINDOW, INSTALLATIONS, ROUGH CARPENTRY, FINISH CARPENTRY, DRYWALL REPAIR, DOOR INSTALLATION & ADJUSTMENTS, WINDOW & GLASS REPAIRS, SIDING REPAIRS, TILE INSTALLATION, PLUMBING REPAIRS
Services we don't offer
MASONRY, CARPET
Amenities
Eco Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount
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Accepted Payment Methods
- Check
Reviews
4.732 Reviews
| Number of Stars | Image of Distribution | Number of Ratings |
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Showing 1-25 of 32 reviews
Laurie O.
Feb 2012
Handyman Services, Kitchen and Bath Remodeling
He was very punctual and professional. he was able to install a portble dishwasher and do other plumbing very well.
He was able to find the roof leak quickly, and determine what needed to be done to fix it. He gave me a very reasonable estimate, and he did not charge more than the estimate.
He was able to find the roof leak quickly, and determine what needed to be done to fix it. He gave me a very reasonable estimate, and he did not charge more than the estimate.
Annette O.
Sep 2011
Handyman Services, Kitchen and Bath Remodeling
His prices are always good, he takes the time to do the job right. He brought another person with him just to get the work done more quickly and they stayed after their time just to get everything done. They were professional and cleaned up after themselves.
Joyce D.
Sep 2011
Handyman Services, Woodworking + 4 more
He was responsive and did a great job.
Sheryl S.
Sep 2011
Handyman Services, Doors + 1 more
He was really prompt, really polite and a great guy. I will use them again in the future. He was fantastic.
Judy C.
Jul 2011
Handyman Services, Doors
Professional, thorough, took the time to explain all options. Appears to take pride in and stand behind his work. Needs occasional reminders for invoices/contracts/details, but well worth it.
Vikram A.
Jun 2011
Handyman Services
Did not complete all the tasks we set out to do. But, we completed most of the small items.
Response from J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT
"The client told me he would call me on Sunday to set a time, for either Monday or Tuesday. He had guests coming in from out of town. I did not receive a call so I figured he was tied up with spending time with his family. I figured he would call when he was available. I should have given him a follow up call."
Anne N.
Apr 2011
Doors
He worked very hard and did a great job. He was nice enough to come back on a Saturday to complete the job. His pricing was very fair.
JEAN-PAUL C.
Apr 2011
Handyman Services
We needed a few handyman jobs done around the house some dry walling and minor repairs. We organized a weekend estimate (Sat) and when Mark could not meet the time he kept us informed. We were very grateful as we have very busy week-ends. He came on Sunday and took notes for the estimate. He explained that he was expanding the business to do all sorts of big jobs like full remodels etc. He told us he would get back to us by Tuesday (2 days) after the visit. When the quote did not come in on Tuesday we called and he responded that he had fallen behind and that he would be it to us by Wednesday this happened a few more times. Long story short we still have not seen a quote. I guess these jobs were just not big enough, that being the case perhaps you should remove yourself from under the handyman tag. We are VERY disappointed as some of the work was for our nursery and we are left to look for other alternatives. I caution if the quote is this hard to get I would not trust the time line on the work.
Response from J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT
"Unfortunately I was taken very ill for a few weeks, and I did not have the opportunity to get back to the client. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. From now on I will make sure in the future that if something like this happens again. I will inform someone to make calls in my absence. Sincerely, Mark J. Ruzicka"
Wendy G.
Jan 2011
Handyman Services
The expereince was positive and although Mark was unable to fix the doorbell, I appreciated his honesty in recommending that I find an electrician. He picked up the new lock for my front door and installed it without any problems. Good service, I would use him again!
Sharyn H.
Jan 2011
Handyman Services
Work was completed.
Edward Z.
Dec 2010
Handyman Services, Siding Service
They came a day later than stated but were responsive when I called. The siding looks great and they even added nails to some of the other loose pieces in the area.
Cynthia G.
Dec 2010
Handyman Services, Siding Service
A piece of facia board blew off of our roof in a wind storm. I obtained the company name from Angie's List and called them. Mr. Ruzick responded quickly and sent one of his employees to view the damage right away. The work was completed in a professional manner within a week. He not only replaced the missing board, but tightened the adjoining facia board as well. The work would have been done sooner, but we were still experiencing windy conditions. Although, Mr. Ruzick quoted me a price of $150 to do the job, he only charged me $135 due to a "new customer discount" he was offering at the time. The work was done in a timely, professional manner and at a reasonable price. Furthermore, he and his men were nice to the neighbor's dog. You can't ask for more than that.
George C.
Dec 2010
Doors
He was wonderful. He was on time and the person he brought was wonderful. The work was excellent. It was a wonderful experience and he did the job within a week?s time. He cleaned up every day before he left. I would highly recommend him.
John G.
Nov 2010
Handyman Services
Mark was delayed a few minutes and called in advance to let me know. Service was professional, courteous and reasonably priced. This is my second experience using this company and I will certainly do so again.
Leslie S.
Oct 2010
Handyman Services, Woodworking + 5 more
Mark responded quickly to our request for a quote and once we accepted committed to working within a tight time frame before our party. He and his crew are very professional and thorough; always asking if we were happy with the job through each stage. Mark is a great communicator- routinely calling to let us know his arrival time and scheduling and responded quickly if we had questions or wanted to make changes. His team is polite, friendly, competent and always completely cleans the site. We were very happy with the first job he completed and had him quote on what we initially thought were minor repairs to our deck. We realized that the structure was unsound- the deck had to be rebuilt. Mark and his crew took on the job which grew to include pouring a concrete patio below the deck. While removing soil to pour the footers and the pad, his crew uncovered drainage problems, necessitating excavation of 4 ft. of saturated soil, replacing it with gravel and dry soil and installation of rain leaders. Mark pulled together a team of professionals to help with any aspect of the job that he felt he needed support for. He is honest about what skills and jobs he can and cannot do, which we greatly appreciated considering how huge our job and needed repairs turned out to be. Our deck has just been completed and looks terrific. The finish excavation and leveling of the soil and planting grass seed is next.
Karen P.
Oct 2010
Handyman Services
Because of how long the job took I will not contact these people again. In January I had asked for an additional estimate on house painting and was told they would contact me a few days later. When they finished the patio job that's when I received the estimate on painting my house. By then I had already decided not to use them.
Response from J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT
"I have to agree with her on this. I was told by the sub I was using that it would take about two weeks to complete this job. Unfortunately I should have qualified this contractor better before hiring him on. Since that time I no longer use this contractor on any of my projects. I now prequalify, and check references on every contractor I now use. As far as the painting is concerned I did not want to start another project until I was sure the patio was completed. That is why I waited for the previous project to be done. Since this time I have built a phenomenal crew of dedicated and hardworking contractors who will do what ever it takes to get the job done. I apologize again for any inconvenience I have caused you. Thank you for your input. Mark"
Norman H.
Oct 2010
Drywall Service
They have come a few different times. It didn't go very well and that is why we've had them back to try to finish stuff. Their work is good when you can get them to finish, but getting them to finish is a chore. We had a problem because they would leave and be gone for a few hours. They would disappear before the work was done and then we would have a problem getting hold of them. We had to pester them for a month to come out to finish the work. They finally would but it was a big hassle.
Response from J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT
"The matter at hand was a leaky roof, and water logged drywall. We completed the repair in April of 09. We covered our workmanship for six months. We received a call that following July that the leak was back. So we went back and repaired the damaged drywall, and roof at no charge for labor. We again received a call in Feburary 2010 stating that the leak was back again. So I fit them into the schedule in March to repair the roof again. I did not charge for taking care of this, even though the warranty I offered was up. I try to be fair and straight with my clients as possible. Yes it did take about a month to schedule them in. However I did not charge for my time, or my subs. Every other job we completed they were happy with. With no call backs other than the roof issue. Thank you for your feedback. Mark"
Billy G.
Sep 2010
Handyman Services
The time frame was within the estimate. The dumpster did not arrive until the afternoon, but the workmen did not slow down. The dumpster was still there the following day, and Mark called and it was promptly picked up early the next morning. As a result of the excellent work, we are getting another estimate for additional electrical work.
Robert P.
Aug 2010
Handyman Services, Doors + 4 more
Very well, Mark showed up as promised and set out to complete all 3 tasks in same day as requested. He and helper worked diligently all day and the 3 items were done very satisfactorily
David B.
Jul 2010
Handyman Services
Above explains it all
Response from J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT
"I can't understand as to why he filed such a report. The first time I did work for him he seemed to be satisfied with the work that was performed. He called me a second time to move the equipment that I had hung the first time to a new location to make room for his brewing equipment. Yes I did ask for his help when installing the punching bags do to the fact that they were heavy and awkward. As to not getting back to him. I gave him a price for the drywall repair but never heard back from him concerning this. I figured he was not satisfied with the price. As to the thing I could not fix. This was his $200.00 InSinkErator garbage disposal. This unit was totally locked up and I cold not get it to move. However the unit looked new, and I told him that it might be under warranty. So the first thing he should do is contact the company and see if it was still covered. He later called and Thanked me due to the fact they were going to give him a new disposal at no charge because it was still covered by the warranty. That was the last that I heard from him until now 10 months later. I always ask my clients if they are satisfied with work we have done. If they are not I do my best to make them totally satisfied. I cant please everybody but I can at least try. But if the client doesn't inform me when something is wrong there is nothing I can do."
MELISSA R.
Jul 2010
Doors
We had a number of break-ins in our area where somebody came during the day and slammed front doors and he did a good job of installing side bolts on a number of our doors. He was prompt, his prices were reasonable and he did a good job.
Jessica G.
May 2010
Handyman Services
For the most part, the job went fine. He did take longer than another handyman might, but he was careful and thorough about his work. He didn't arrive when he originally said he would, but he did call to let me know he was running late. Because I have a tight schedule, the lateness was a problem, but I was very glad he called.
Andrew M.
Dec 2009
Handyman Services
They were fine and did a good job on the roof. They did some painting on the inside which tended to get a bit sloppy.
Scott D.
Sep 2009
Handyman Services
I was very happy with my experience working with Mark. This is my first home, and this was the first major repair I had to deal with, and it had been fairly frustrating. Mark got back to me quickly via e-mail after I had sent him an e-mail through Angie's List. We arranged for him to come by in the evening to give me an estimate, and I ended up having to reschedule twice. Mark was very flexible about working around my availability for the estimate. I ended up not being able to be home for the estimate, but my wife said she was very happy with the care with which Mark went over everything when describing how the work would go. He got me the estimate via e-mail very soon after stopping by. The original estimate for the work struck me as high, but I went ahead and scheduled a time for Mark to perform the work later in the week. Mark agreed to reduce the price somewhat, and ultimately lowered it a little more after completing the job, since he did not have to remove as much siding as he had anticipated. On the day of the job, Mark was originally scheduled to arrive in the morning around 8:30, but called around 8:45 to let me know he was running a bit behind. He arrived a little bit after 9:00. The plumbers were scheduled to arrive between 10 and 2, but Mark had no problem creating access to the pipe before the plumbers got to my home. He also took the time to show me how to remove the siding so that in the future I could do it myself if I needed to. Before starting work, we had signed a contract agreeing for me to pay roughly 1/3 of the cost upfront and the remainder upon completion of the work. When it was time to install the door and replace the siding, Mark had another person help him. When the work was finished, Mark offered to reduce his charge even further (without any prompting from me). Overall, I was extremely pleased with my experience working with Mark. He seemed dependable, honest, and trustworthy, and I anticipate working with him in the future to take care of some other jobs around my home.
Shelley E.
Aug 2009
Handyman Services
A storm lifted off a strip of siding from the house. I recovered the strip and contacted JR for a quote. We set a time an he arrived promptly. I also asked for a quote to remount a sliding screen door that was difficult to re-install, due to some warping in its track. JR sent the quote by email. I answereed by email. We set up a day, by phone. I left the materials out. when I came home the work was completed, as agreed.
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FAQ
J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT offers free project estimates.
Yes, J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT does not offer a senior discount.
No, J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT does not offer emergency services.
No, J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT does not offer warranties.
J R HANDYMAN SERVICES & HOME IMPROVEMENT offers the following services: KITCHENS, KITCHEN REMODELING, DOOR INSTALLATIONS, WINDOW, INSTALLATIONS, ROUGH CARPENTRY, FINISH CARPENTRY, DRYWALL REPAIR, DOOR INSTALLATION & ADJUSTMENTS, WINDOW & GLASS REPAIRS, SIDING REPAIRS, TILE INSTALLATION, PLUMBING REPAIRS
MASONRY, CARPET