Craig Packham

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From first contact to the completion of the job Craig was very professional. He returned calls promptly, was reasonably priced, and work was superb. We would highly recommend him.

Over the last 3 months my husband and I have utilized the services of many different contractors and, in general, things haven't run smoothly. They say they will be here at a certain time, say they can perform work they can't, etc., etc.
Craig showed up when he said he would be here, he was very knowledgeable, conscientious, and respectful of our home. He cleaned up his mess upon completion and accompanied me on the final walk through to ensure my job satisfaction.
I will refer Craig and utilize his services in the future.
Now, if he only painted.....LOL

Went well.

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He was very courteous and prompt. He handled himself in a very professional manner. His team, too, was very courteous. His carpentry skills are excellent in some very basic ways. He made me a beautiful bookcase at the end of my peninsula. I could not be more pleased. However, he was not able to perform all the he said he could. In my estimate he was to build a pull out shelf to hold my cookie sheets and other larger bakery pans. he could not build it. Also, in the estimate he was to remove my wall oven, build shelves in the opening and build doors to cover the opening. After he removed the oven he did tried to talked me out of the shelves - which honestly the storage from these shelves were key in the entire remodel. He did however, complete them. Shelves are nice, but when he finished the doors had a gap. In the estimate he was to use decorative glass, he however, used plan, very thin glass. I immediately re-positioned the hinges to eliminate the gap and replaced the glass with the glass he could not find.

Craig was easy to work with. The initial quotes were all done over phone and e-mail - I actually didn't meet him face to face until the day he showed up to do the work. He was patient and quick to respond with my various requests for quotes - siding w/out painting, siding with painting, if we wanted our front door replaced...in the end, we decided to go with siding w/out painting. He was considerate enough to call me when he went to buy our new siding and let me know that our old stuff was no longer in production, but he'd found a very close match. We decided that it would be best to replace the entire section, rather than just the damaged portion, so the slight difference in style would not be noticeable. He and another worker arrived on time, worked quickly, and left the job site clean. He was happy to fix a few small details that I pointed out and the repair looks great. It was the most painless experience I've had hiring a contractor and we will definitely call him again the next time we've got a job!

Craig was very easy to get a hold of to schedule the estimate, despite playing phone tag (our fault). Craig and his associate came to do the estimate and got the pricing back to us when he said he would. The day that the work was performed, he showed up early (but called first to verify it was ok). He moved some furniture and laid down plastic to protect our belongings and then promptly got to work. He stayed until 6 or 7 in the evening to try to complete the crack and kitchen sink installation, but since he was so thorough with the crack, he had to come back the next day to install the sink. The crack he was repairing was about 2-3 inches in places and we had very little hope that it would look 'normal' after any repairs. It looks fantastic and once we paint it, it will look like nothing was ever wrong!!! I couldn't be more pleased.
We have quotes from him for other work and are planning to have him come back in a week or two to complete that work as well. He is a great worker and gives a more than fair price for the quality he provides. Don't pass this one up!

It's been fine.

The job went very well and we are very pleased with the results. Craig is very punctual and always easy to get in touch with. He always responds to calls or emails very promptly. He is very meticulous, very careful and very diligent. We had also planned for him to replace a light/ventilator fan/heater in the 2nd bath but his assistant pointed out improper wiring that required an electrician to fix so that wasn't done. We appreciate that he didn't just reconnect everything as it was.

We will be using Craig in the future.

He did great. He had to tear out the doorframe and replace it and the door. He did a great job. He was very professional. He called on time and came on time. He did it in one day.

Overall, the experience was good. He did a good job. He called right back, was responsive, and arrived on time. I thought the price was a little hig, but the quality of his work was good. I'm happy with his services.

I was very happy with Craig's work, he was on time both for the estimate and for the job itself. He did the work quickly and I am very happy with the results. Additionally, while I knew that I wanted to change from the plastic to improve the durability of the roof, I wasn't sure what material would be best. Craig talked me through the options and was even willing to go take pictures and send them to me as the location he was getting it from was far away from me.

Craig did a great job and was very responsive. My only constructive criticism is that he could answer the phone more professionally (not just "hello") and not park in the driveway.

He did a good job. He was prompt. He did work with us. The price was just about right. I think it was $500 for the materials and $100 for the labor. He was more expensive than some of the other people that I looked at. I think the labor was a little bit more expensive. The quality looks real good. He was responsive. I will use his services again in the future.

The job went perfectly. Craig arrived on time and worked diligently until completion.

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We live on the side of a 150 ft. cliff, and the terrain is slippery rocks sloping steeply down to the cliff, so that made replacing these boards more difficult than normal. They had to put up scaffolding instead of just using a ladder because of this. Even with the scaffolding, the bid came in under what other people had quoted and they finished it in just a couple of hours. They were very good about communicating their availability and showed up on time and were very professional and competent.

Responded promptly to my call and made arrangements to do the job within 48 hours.

I'm preparing my house for sale and needed to have some eyesore repairs done. I got three estimates (all from Angie's list, of course). The first two handymen were great but they were just offering to patch up my decrepit wooden side fence and poorly constructed small wood deck. For just a few hundred dollars more, Craig tore down and rebuilt both the fence and the deck and was able to replace my front door at a fraction of the cost the others quoted without reframing it. The only issue I had is that Craig gave me the 'ugly' side of the fence. By the time I noticed it was going up the wrong way, it was too late to fix. He apologized for the miscommunication. I think a more specialized fence person would know that whoever pays for the fence gets the good side. Since I'm selling it's no big deal, but if I were staying the mistake would be staring me in the face on a daily basis...

This is the 2nd time I've hired Craig and his work was again excellent. He was prompt, his attention to detail was great and his price was more than fair. We decided to remodel our master bathroom and having been so pleased with Craig's work before I called him to check his availability. And despite being a new father, (literally he was in the hospital when he took my call,) we scheduled a time for him to come look at the job the following week and then a day later he submitted his estimate. I booked him for later in the week and after I picked up all the materials he recommended (my choice), he got to work and knocked it out in about 6 hours (and this was with me bugging him and asking questions constantly, so add an amazing amount of patience to his list of good qualities.) Craig will always be my first call carpenter and handyman. I can't recommend him highly enough.

overall good...took a little longer then it was suppose to but the end product was good.

Excellent. Price was good, he arrived on time,,,and job was done successfully in good workmanship. I'd gladly use Craig again,,,and will probably do so on some more home renovations we have planned.

Craig's tape and float work was very quick and professional, and he made a point of cleaning up after himself. His experience shows; he made it look easy! The drip edge repair was more challenging. Working with a 20' long piece of relatively flimsy metal while on a two-story ladder in 95 degree heat can't be easy. He worked meticulously to get everything just right. When he ran into a problem he patiently explained it to me (twice because I didn't understand the first time), offered solutions, and let me choose how I wanted him to proceed. The one downside was that Craig had planned to rent an extension ladder to complete this job, and didn't discover that home improvement stores don't rent ladders until 20 minutes before our appointment. I was disappointed that he hadn't planned better for such an important tool, but it was an honest mistake and I appreciated that he called to explain why he was running late. I offered him the use of my own ladder, and everything was smooth sailing from there. And after watching him work on that ladder, I'm sure glad I didn't attempt the repair on my own. Craig is personable and polite, and takes pride in doing quality (and neat!) work. <---- Read that sentence again because it tells you everything you really need to know. I would definitely hire him again.

Craig was wonderful. He was very professional, punctual and very honest in discussing the job. the price was very fair. He discussed any concerns about removing a live propane pipe or the use of certain products. Giving me the option to decide before he started. He showed up exactly when scheduled, his work was excellent and he was very clean and thorough. I will be using him in future!!!!!!!!! Highly recommended!!! We have a home built in 1897 and have used our share of Handymen, Craig ranks to the top of the list.