Around The House

I called Jeff Hatfield, owner of Around the House, and told him that we needed bead board paneling installed as a backsplash in our kitchen. Jeff was prompt as to our scheduled time. As we were discussing what I wanted done, it was apparent that we had very different ideas as to how this was to be accomplished. Jeff had assumed that we would want tongue & groove, and what I actually wanted was just the beadboard paneling. He showed me samples of his work, which looked very nice; however, I tried to explain that I did not consider my home high-end and would be very satisfied with the sheet paneling. Jeff did inform me that he would not install certain grades of paneling, but he would research to see if there was something on the market that he would use. I also said I would check into it, as I knew a couple of people that had used the paneling that looked very good, and they were happy with their choices. Jeff measured for the paneling. I also showed him some trim work that I needed done. Jeff wrote my name and phone number down with the measurements, and I assumed I would hear from him. I understand if he decided that this was not a job he wanted to do, but I did feel it was unprofessional not to call and inform us of thal. Jeff advertises as a handyman, which I felt my job was worthy of a handyman's services. Perhaps he should more appropriately be listed as a master carpenter. I did not want to give a letter grade but was unable to review without it. My grade is only indicative of Jeff''s attitude toward the work I wanted him to do and not calling us back.

Jeff was prompt and did what he said he would do.

AWESOME!!! Jeff's work is superb. He was on time and worked diligently. He kept the worksite as neat and organized as possible. Since my job was not clearly defined, I just ended up hiring him on an hourly basis. This is the first time that I hired someone on a hourly basis where I felt like I really got my money's worth. I highly recommend him and will definitely use him again.

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I didn't know anything about them before I hired them but, they were very reasonably priced.

Everything went well from start to finish

Jeff did an amazing job. He was very punctual, cleaned up daily, showed up when he said he was going too, and went beyond our expectations! We would definitely, and have, recommend Jeff to anyone. We will be using him for more stuff around our house in the future!

The work was 10 out of 10. They did a great job.

Trying to coordinate work when out of state is difficult as I had to align multiple people for a simple bid process. Jeff was very polite on the phone and promised to be at job site for a bid. Had to wave off others and coordinate with management company to allow access. That was the last I heard from Jeff despite calling him repeatedly and leaving messages. He may be the best handyman around, but fails big time on simple professionalism. Everyone is busy. It is not that hard to call and be honest with potential customers instead of stringing them along. Would never recommend someone like that. If he can't regard customer's time during the bid process, what makes you believe he will honer it after.

Around The House are our faithful people who we turn to when we have a problem. He always does an excellent job. They have very good prices and he is high up there on my list.

When we called Jeff, he made an appointment for the next day, arrived on time, was unfailingly polite, and immediately found the problem with the door. He had a quick solution for it, fixed it, and it's still fine. We may ask him to come back to remove the doorframe, correct the opening so it is square, and reframe it, re-hang the door again, and paint the new doorframe on both sides. The original door frame sloped downhill about 15 degrees from the time it was installed.

Jeff responded to our call for a handyman in a timely manner. He gave us an estimate and started the work right away. He is very professional. He takes pride in his work. He did a great job of cleaning his work area each day. He wanted the work done to our satisfaction as well as his.

I had someone else try to fix it a few days ago but he couldn't fix it. I called Jeff and he came right out. He had to run up to the department store for one little part. He had it fixed in less than 30 minutes.

He is very particular about doing a professional job. I like his attention to detail. He made sure the wood stain was the best match possible.

When Jeff came by to give me an estimate, he did a temporary "quick fix" on my door so I could lock it. I so appreciated this, because up until that time I was using a rod to block the door. Jeff ALWAYS kept in touch with me giving me a realistic time frame for project completion. All finished projects, the deck, the front door and the interior painting were PERFECTLY done. I couldn't have been happier with ALL of his work. Thank you to Angie's list because I'm sure I would never have found Jeff and his wonderful work and work ethic.

Came on time for bid- completed work on time and cleaned up all debris. Very satisfied with Jeff.

I called and scheduled an appointment to have him come by, see all work needed and provide a bid. My son even had to rearrange his schedule as he works night and the appointment would interfere with his sleep schedule. Worker never came by, never called and would not answer his phone when I called to check on his location and ETA.

I called Jeff to explain what we needed built, and he was able to pick up the materials and come right away to build the needed structure. He seems to be able to clearly understand what I am asking for, he listens to the info I give him and uses his skill and inventiveness to solve our needs. He customized the size to keep the trash containers from moving around. He was so accomodating for this small project, and we really appreciate it.

He was fabulous and he alone was worth the cost of my Angie’s List membership. He was super dependable and super nice. On our stairwell he did a fabulous custom job. I can’t talk highly enough about the guy. I couldn’t believe we got someone who was so nice, so helpful and did such a quality job. He’s a small business and he works by himself. He’s just excellent. There isn’t anything I can say that he can do to improve his image and his work.

He did a great job.

As described above, the job was flawless. Mr Hatfield was confident and his work exemplified that confidence.

I am quite satisfied with the work and will call Jeff again for other jobs. I felt that his pricing was fair and reasonable, and he took care and took the time to make sure the work was done right.

I contacted Jeff before arriving in town and discussed the scope of the job. When we were able to meet and explain what was needed for the job, he carefully looked over what was needed, took measurements, discussed his and our ideas for the job and promised an estimate in 24 hours. After thinking through the work, and with a couple of alterations, he made a bid and we accepted it. He was able to start work the following day, and completed the whole job in less than a week. He required half of the estimate to start, and the balance on completion. This was very professional and we were very excited about his timetable of finishing within a week. He kept to his promise and we feel we have made a friend as well as located a great contact for future jobs.

Jeff is punctual, thorough, professional, quick and efficient. I called him Wednestday with my idea for a deck. He showed up, made a plan, gave me a bid and started that Friday, - by Sunday evening I was sitting on my new deck. I had similar experiences with all the work Jeff did for me over the past 2 years. He get's it done quick, cost efficient and right the first time.