MARIO GRIMALDO

The crew is punctual, polite and they have many skills.   I appreciate the quality of the work they are doing.   Mario knows all about the correct way to paint, and his carpentry work on moldings and trim is superior.   This is a lovely old house and it needed a lot of TLC.  We are pleased and feel blessed to have met Mario and his crew.   You won't find better.   His prices are fair and we worked in stages so we all understood how much everything would cost.    In an old house, one fixed thing leads to another broken thing and Mario never gets ruffled.

The estimate was high but due to the outstanding reviews we decided to spend more money to avoid problems.He did have another large project at the same time but assured us that he could get it done. Halfway through he started saying that it was going to cost more. My husband and I got uncomfortable with the way he seemed to be preparing the way to give us an even higher bill. When we told him that his estimate was already about 30% higher than other estimates he got very upset.The bottom line is that he did not finish the job as expected and when we called him back because one of the toilets was wobbling he never returned the call. We had already paid in full

Mario gave us an estimate. We set up an appointment. There were minor delays with getting the tiles in, but once the project was underway everything ran smoothly. Mario was prompt, courteous and attentive to clean up detail. This project probably took 5 days and he always cleaned things up at the end of the day.

Fantastic! The plan was to do a band of tile to accommodate a new shower fixture, but the old tile presented enough problems to warrant a redo of the entire enclosure. Mario even came shopping with me to advise on measurements and design, which I thought was above & beyond the call of duty. I picked a rather difficult design with decorative tiles and angled cuts, and he did a really beautiful job at a very reasonable price. After the tile work was done, he patched the access-panel drywall which was located in a walk-in closet. It was time to paint the whole closet anyway, so he did that for me as well that day. Since the carpet in the walk-in was old and nasty, I asked if he did flooring, and again, no problem. I bought the laminate at Lowe's in the morning and everything was done by that evening. Incredible. Great price as well. Basically, if you point it out, he can do it. Also patched the drywall in the garage from some wiring rework, and fixed towel bars in 2 bathrooms that wouldn't cooperate. Also, he's just a really nice guy. Sometimes arrives a little later than he says, which was fine for me since I'm constantly running late anyway, but it was always within about 45min of the stated time. Sometimes his brother joins him for some of the bigger jobs. Will definitely use him again for any and all work the house needs.

He worked nights and weekends, he was really responsible. He caught problems before I new they would be problems. He did the job quickly and never left a messy work area. He was really professional, he was incredible to work with. Everyone who has seen my kitchen has been impressed. The other quote we got was twice a much, he gets an "A" in my book. If anything else comes up I'm calling Mario.

He is very courteous, neat, and competent.

He was very professional and friendly. He took longer than we thought he would take. We were there while he did the job. He worked very quietly. He did a simple brick pattern. He paid a lot of attention to the detail. The job was well done. It looks very beautiful. His price was very reasonable.

The job went really well. He thinks ahead and sees potential problems and deals with them. He found a problem with the wiring that could have burned the house down and called in an electrician. He called in a plumber to help with the sink and dishwasher. He noticed that are a/c vent was going to be under the stove with the new cabinet layout so we were able to move it before the cabinet install. The floor and back splash are pure craftsmanship.

Mario was incredibly knowledgeable and meticulous. He made suggestions regarding material that were very sound and helpful. He is very, very nice and fair. Our contractor was going to charge 1500.00 minimum to contract out the job-Mario did it (probably better) for a fraction of the price. We have since used him at my parents house where he has done demolition, carpentry (removed a wall and put in a header), removed cabinets, repaired rot and flooring, etc. He is incredible and can do almost anything, if not he has a colleague who can!! He's our favorite one-stop-shop handyman. My husband is an engineer and has verified the quality of his work. He's a GREAT bargain & better than 90% of the contractors/handymen out there.

I used this individual because of the recommendation for him in Angie's List (although the one recommendation listed was for a much smaller job than I was doing). Because Mr. Grimaldo is an individual, and not a large company, there may be a wait time because he is working on another job - I waited three weeks after we met him and he gave us an estimate. Mr. Grimaldo is a hard worker - I went by the townhouse once or twice a day to see how things were going - he (and sometimes he had a helper or two working with him) worked from early in the morning until the evening. Originally, I was going to have him do just the tiling, but found out he could do so many other jobs that I needed to have done in the townhouse that he did all of the repairs that were needed - tiling, painting, plumbing, vanity install, other repairs such as hand rail, etc. - and did a wonderful job. In addition, he was very pleasant to deal with. I would definitely hire him again and have already recommended him to friends.

I had called Mario after the last contractor ruined the shower in my bathroom with a bad tiling job. Mario fixed the slope on the shower so it would drain properly and fixed the tiles. He was so good to work with, much more professional and knowledgeable. The repair was made quickly and most importantly, it was done right.