JNM Carpentry LLC

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John came out for an estimate the day after my initial email. The estimate he gave was good. He was scheduled to come out a couple days later, but due to the week long rain, he had to move the date to the weekend. I was surprised that him and his crew would come out on the weekend, but they did both days, and right on time. The project was mostly completed the first day in a couple of hours. The next couple of days, John came out to finish up the spackling after it had dried overnight. He was always on time. The guys did a great job and were fast, but thorough. I will definitely call on them again next time I have a project.

Their quality was very good. He told us when he was going to be here. He was very good about being punctual. He was delayed one time, but he let us know. He was very professional.

Their price was really good and they did what exactly I wanted. They were fast and their quality was very good. They were extremely knowledgeable, friendly and really good at communicating. They knew their job and I don't have any complaints. I will grade them high across all categories.

They did an excellent job. They were on time and on budget, and were clean, polite and professional. They secured all the permits and handled all the inspections without any problem. I was very satisfied with them. I would rate them highly and would use them in the future, if necessary.

Mr. Jon is an honest and straight forward man. He accomodated me during the evening hours for an estimate. The work was scheduled as soon as we were ready. The men on his team were nice and professional and the work was done on time without any delays. Mr. Jon was always available and easy to reach via phone.

Fast and responsive. Workers were on time and scheduling was flexible in order to meet a tight schedule. Was very helpful in providing guidance on how best to do certain aspects of the project. Worked with me to stay within budget. Was friendly to deal with.

J. was very persistent about his starting time with little to no regard for our schedules unless I told him we wouldn't be there to let him in the house. J. argued that I was asking for too many lights in the room both before and after the contract was signed, and I finally had to have my husband talk to him and actually show him the contract that states "9 can lights. They argued, but J. finally agreed to 9 lights. He told me I would regret so many lights and would soon be asking him to return to install dimmer switches, which he installed the last day or so of the job and which I did not ask for or want. He also argued for so long about putting "eyeball" fronts on all the can lights that I finally gave up and agreed to have them on only a few of the lights and regular fronts on the rest. When the day came to put on the fronts, J. had brought the wrong size regular fronts and had to install all eyeball fronts anyway. We had decided to put a new single switch on each of 2 walls. After the dry wall was put up and the switches installed I walked into the room to find both swtiches in a double switch box on one wall. J. told me HE'D decided to put them both on the one wall. I was home the whole time; he could have informed me if there was a problem, but chose not to tell me of HIS decision until it was too late to put the switches in the orginal spots. He also did not accept my wish to make the mantle the length I wanted it, but instead just informed me he would make it longer. He did not ask me the height I wanted it, and it is too high. I am stuck with both of these problems. He was argumentative to me whenever I tried to explain that I wanted something different than what he had in mind, so much so that my husband had to take off 2 days of work to deal with him because I refused to talk to him about business anymore. He left one day without even telling me he was going, and left one crew member there to work alone. When I asked if he was going to finish by himself, he replied no, that J. would return the next day. When I said I wouldn't be home that day, he didn't know when the work would be finished. It was at that time that my husband saw that the ceiling fan had the light fixture attached even though we'd ask that it be left off and the cap be put on instead. We also saw that 2 pieces of ceiling trims, one light and one dark as sometime just happens with wood stain, were butted together in the center of the ceiling most visable as one walks into the room instead of being put on an end or side of the room. There was also chunks of stain missing from the closet door trim that had been there the night before they were installed. When my husband brought it to his atttention, J. said he didn't know what happened and it didn't matter anyway because it was in the inside of the closet. It matters to us and will be restained. Clean up was not done properly. Only the largest things were removed like the old dry wall etc. My husband and I swept and picked up debris several times after the crew left, and now that it's all over, we're left with cleaning the dry wall and tape putty dust off of the 2 brick walls. When the trim was ordered, J. didn't order the right amount and some of the wood was delivered chipped and mishappened and poorly matched, so that my husband finally had to make a couple of trips to the the lumber yard to pick up and pick out the wood himself. J. was always on time when he came, and he always came when he said he would, but sometimes we didn't know that he and his crew had left and so sometimes, but not always, we had to contact him again to find out when he would be out to work again. In fairness I should also add that my husbandand I stained the wood which took much longer than we thought it would, especially since we had to major family events that happened while we were trying to complete the staining job. So the job took 6 months from start to finish and J. waited without complaint for us to finish the staining. Sometimes not having the wood or the right wood slowed down the staining, too. And, we are not complaining about the length of time to complete the project.

We found JNM carpentry on Angie?s list by reading through the recent reports on home remodeling. We also got bids from two others recommended by friends. JNM?s bid was better than the others were. He included much more detail and was at a much lower price, almost half of the high bid. Jon was helpful in explaining to us what would work and things we should avoid. He has 25 years experience doing this and it shows. Once we agreed on a start date, the action began, Jon brought in five guys and jack hammered the floor and had the framing up in few days. We then realized we forgot to specify how to deal with an existing plumbing stack, we forgot about duct work, and we forgot about smoke detectors. No problem, Jon had already factored that in his bid. In order to meet code, they even installed smoke detectors in the rest of our house. Construction creates a lot of dirt and debris, and even though we would not allow them to bring in a dumpster, they hauled away everything with no impact to the rest of our house. Sub contractors, which were also very professional, did the final painting and carpet. Jon also added nice extras that we did not expect, such as dimmer switches and the correct type of light bulbs, he moved all of the wiring connections in the ceiling from the finished section to the unfinished section, and installed the light fixtures we bought from Home Depot. Overall, except for all of the construction noise, it was a great experience to work with JNM Carpentry.

It went very well, no complaints.

We originally planned to gut the bathroom and Jon gave us a very fair estimate of about $10,000. Unfortunately, our plans changed but we were able to give the bathroom a fresh look with a gorgeous new countertop and sink. Jon also fixed the cabinet doors without being asked. He was always very professional and did a great job. I wouldn't hesitate to call on him again.

Jon, a consummate professional, stopped by to discuss a project idea we had involving kitchen remodeling and possibly an addition to the house. Though we don't really know what we want yet, Jon spent over an hour discussing several ideas, how they would fit with the existing structure, and some great ideas on how to spend less $$. Jon is a laid back, no pressure guy and provided some excellent info to get us started.

We've hired Mr. John before. He gives the total estimate and we work within the cost choices. Examples: Mr. John bid the tile at a cost per square foot. We chose tile in that price range. We upgraded the cabinets but chose to do the painting/ staining ourselves. Mr. John's choices of (contract included) faucets, shower fixtures and glass shower doors were gorgeous. The job took 3 months. It was excruciating because everything came and went through the kitchen. It may have been completed faster but we had winter holidays and material supplier mistakes to contend with. Mr. John has a grand talent for employing the best craftsmen/sub contractors. We felt very comfortable in asking for their suggestions. The tile work around our shower mural is artistry. The floor tile was laid in a pattern we hadn't considered. The new plumbing underneath, in the basement, is elegant spider webs of copper. The trim is precise. The drywall finishing is perfection. The edges on the glass shower doors are ground to prisms. The framing included more than Mr. John had bargained for. Extra framing on the outer walls, extra cribbing underneath to avoid future sagging. At any point, Mr. John and his men were willing to accommodate my ideas. Mr. John employs all American citizen craftsmen and local sub contractors. They are all unfailingly cheerful, helpful, responsive, efficient and talented. Even the helper who carried and swept was a delight to work with.

John gave me the lowest of 3 bids (in ascending order: 12,500; 16,000; and 24,000) and I was nervous to go with such a low offer, thinking the quality would be lacking. I have not been disappointed -- the attention to detail was exceptional, he was very responsive and went above what I expected of him. He worked quickly and kept me well apprised of the status of the job, who was coming, and when they would be there. Exceptional value and quality.

It exceeded our expectations. The bid for the work was lower than three other bids we received for the job. Even with that, the quality of the cabinets we ordered was better than the other bids. Jon was punctual, returned calls quickly and the work was completed in half of the time we expected. The kitchen looks beautiful and we are very happy with the quality of workmanship.

John did a great job. His crew was very prompt, courteous, and great to work with. I would highly recommend him to do work on anyone home.

We wanted to hire a single contractor who would be able to provide all types of service - carpentry, electrical, plumbing, flooring, etc. We interviewed six contractors, all from Angie's List, and received five proposals. Not only was Jon Mittler, owner of JNM Carpentry, the most knowledgeable about the work we were requesting, we also believed that Jon would be the most reliable and trustworthy. We were impressed by how quickly Jon submitted his well-prepared, professional, and reasonably priced proposal. We also appreciated Jon's accessibility, since most days he was working with his crew, or when we needed to contact him by phone. In addition, both the starting and completion dates were within the time frame that Jon had promised. Overall, the project exceeded our expectations and we are thrilled with the final result!

I got five quotes on this job and theirs was the cheapest by $10,000. Jon is the man. They were efficient and helpful from beginning to end. Jon was patient with us and accepted to make a number of changes to the original project. Along the way, Jon suggested a number of improvements to the project (most of which were cost-free), none of which I would have thought about, and all of which were helpful and appreciated. There were a few glitches along the way (not always their fault), as there typically are in this kind of job, but they fixed everything (including things that were not their fault) to our full satisfaction. The finished product is of high quality. And to think that with any of the other contractors who bid on this job, I would have spent at least 10 grand more! I already hired them again to build shelves in my garage.

Fast, experienced 'rehabbers' who were organized and efficient (completed work in 1 and one half weeks). Dependable--showed up every day at the time they said they would. Neat. Cleaned up their mess each day. For an extra $50 hauled away trash.