PAUL MONTOYA HANDYMAN

A simple task carried out well enough. Total time spent 2hrs.

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On the roof, Paul patched cracks around vents and a skylight then added a strip of waterproofing in low spots that collect water after a rain.  I don't climb so I could not see the outcome of that work, however it was done quickly.
The yard work was more visible. We needed to clean up some xeriscape that was in place when we bought the house.  It was 3-7 foot wide bands of 3-6 inch stone that trapped dirt, leafs, and trash.  The size of the rock made it difficult to remove the trapped stuff.  Paul removed the large rock, hauled it away, and replaced it with smaller stone.  He and his helpers did a nice job, the new rock looks good..  They were conscientious and cleaned up after the work.  Paul works hard and quickly, as did his help on those occasions when he needed help.  They accomplished rock removal in a much shorter time than I thought it would take and replaced it equally quickly.  Removal and replacement were done by hand, they did not use motorized equipment.  
We have irregular flagstones on a path of fines under a couple of canales.  During a rain the water falling out of the canales washed the fines out of the spaces between the stones.  Paul filled in the missing fines and put concrete grout between the stones. The grout is smooth and neat with no concrete left of the stones or nearby wall.
Paul works for cash.  I bought the materials and paid him for labor.  He did not request an advance before he started and I paid him after he finished each part of the work (roof, rock, and grout).  I cannot say whether or not his price was high or low, but the amount of effort that went into the project made it seem reasonable.
They came when they said they would. Finally, they were prompt.  I was surprised to come home at lunch the day after the small rock for the backyard had been delivered and discover that the back yard was finished (and the driveway where the rock was dumped by the materials company had been swept and was clean).

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I initially called Paul to obtain a quote on some minor landscape work. Which he did and came up with an accepatable pirce for the required work. However he described his expertise was in roofing and took a look at my nine year old flat roof.  The price he quoted was quite low compared ro some past quotes I received. So I accepted the bid.
 Actually Paul finished the roof, the major task, before the landscape. That had to be rescheduled. All-in-all the work went well, and I was satisfied with everything. But I did learn even though his site listed another employee, he is a one-man show. And he schedules work around his day time job. In other words evening and weekends. He is a hard worker and does pretty good work and if you don't believe him he will tell you. He only mention he is the "best" about a dozen times. The only turnoff was upon full payment, he strongly requested a tip. I thought this was out of line.
A week later, I detected a leak in the roof. Paul came over and said ir was not from the roof. Perhaps it was from the sides and slightly raised walls surround the roof? Anyway he hit me up for more $$ to seal the wall. I would assume he would have included this with the initial roof repair? But it was the start of the monsoon season and I agreed to the additional expense and repairs.
I believe Paul needs to improve his business image, document proposals better, utilize a more professional relationship with clients.and show more respect. For this reason I will not hire him again.

Paul gave me a quote for redoing my flat roof, for $2400 cash at $1 per sq. ft.,which I accepted and I purchased the material myself at Frontier Roofing Supplies. He showed up on time and did the prep work, then on Friday, October 3, with a couple of helpers did most of the work, finishing up on Saturday morning. The work looked good, and they did a through clean up before they left. I will be using him again.

I called Paul on a rainy day when I had a leak in my roof. Paul was able to come out within a reasonable amount of time and fixed my leak ASAP. I had Paul come back about a week later and perform maintenance on my roof. I was happy with his work and was looking to have elastomeric coating put on roof. Paul charged me the labor and I went out and purchased the elastameric coating myself. I was able to save a lot of money by using Paul for the installation of the roof coating. I saved money by buying the coating that I wanted at the best possible price and then hired Paul to do the rest. Very happy with the results!

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Everything went fine. It was a very small job. He showed up on time and made the repair quickly and professionally.

He is a construction worker who has many skills. He did a good job of sealing all roof jacks when I had a leak at one. He did not charge for all the work he did, and charged less than most roofers had quoted for the work. However, He was quick, and his labor charge amounted to several hundred dollars per hour, much more than I would have assumed to pay a handyman. A roofer might have cost me more, but, I would have expected a handyman to charge more reasonably for his hourly wage.

However, he was prompt and showed up as promised.

Most jobs went well... Paul would take on any job and bring a helper if needed. As time went on the jobs became slightly more detailed and more expensive but he did a good job and always asked for feedback. He was very pleasant, cheerful and reliable. I would recommend him for handy work/odd jobs.

I bought the elastomeric and Paul furnished all necessary items to complete job. Have used his services before. Will do so again.

On 6/23 of this year, a Friday, we called Mr. Montoya to get an inspection and an estimate. He told us that there were additional areas that now needed patching and recoating. He quoted us $1,000 and we would need to order 3 pails of the same coating with the same arrangement of pick-up as last year and again it would cost $260. We asked why the labor cost was now double the cost of the preceding repair. Paul said we got a super savings deal last year and that the area this year was a lot larger. I took his word for it even though I was skeptical since the material and its coverage was the same. This was Friday afternoon about 5:00. He was going to get his truck and then come right back to do the cleaning the same day. About 7:00 of so he called and said he was still a way off but he could tell it was too windy to clean. He told us he would be back Saturday early morning to do the cleaning and the repairs. He and a helper showed up about 7:30 AM after picking up the coating material and went to work. He rang the doorbell just about 10:00 and told us he had finished. We were dumfounded for obvious reasons. When queried, he said they had worked very rapidly but it was a good job and would last. When asked how $1000 equated to 6 man-hours of labor, he became adamant that roofers charged by the job and not by time worked. He also asked for a cash payment. Thirty years ago this would have developed into some sort of confrontation. Now (old), we paid him by check and he went on his way. I still haven't been on the roof (old) but I think it is just as well. I hope the rains stay on the roof and out of our home. I think that they probably will.

We won't use Mr. Montoya again and if you are inclined to, be sure you lock down a contract with a scope of work

I called Mr Montoya for an estimate on exterior house painting; when he was trying to get me an estimate he told me my roof needs to be sealed. He showed my husband signs of water damaged. We decided to postponed the painting and repair the roof. Mr Montoya gave us an estimated of $2000 for his labor only. We agreed to buy the materials which was $900. He spend less than two hours in two days sealing the roof which my husband found too quick. My husband inspected the roof and felt ok with the the results. Later on we found out he over charge us when we talk to our neighbors who have the same job done. Also, our house is located down hill so other neighbors have a view of our roof; the roof does not look uniform. Needless to say we are to blame we should it do more research about the cost.

all went well. We liked Mr. Montoya's work ethic and how he finished the work.

I have been very satisfied with Paul's work. He is not the and quot;cheapestand quot; handyman, in fact, I have used someone who charged less, but his work is excellent. Also, another problem that I have had with other workers is scheduling and punctuality. Paul makes appointments which he keeps, and if he for some reason is unable to come at the appointment time, calls immediately to let me know, and to reschedule. That, alone, has made my life much easier in terms of my own time. I have recommended him to others, and intend to use him for additional things that may need to be done. The shed that he built was discussed in terms of placement and size with my wife and myself, and when agreed upon, he completed it in one day, with the help of his son. It was exactly what we wanted, and he even shifted things a bit on his own when he realized it was going to be a bit taller that we had wanted, to make it work for our wishes. So, his work is done on time, and efficiently with little muss or fuss, and at the agreed upon price.

Complete roofing (flat roof) repair of all areas around the edges of appliances on the roof, ski lights, the other objects like vents and the edges connecting to the house edges.

Repaired leak around ski light in the kitchen, with elastomeric compound also.

Thoughtfully, suggested and repaired the area leaking around the ski light (in the kitchen) the day of estimate Friday afternoon since it looked like rain that evening.

Came back on Monday with additional supplies and helper.

Completed the job.

No problems since.

Gave us a very fair estimate to elastomeric coat the rest of the roof as requested for future date.

He gave an accurate description of the proper process to apply and the advantages of the elastomeric coating. (I had already investigated the process, cost and advantages/improved insulation value of coating the roof with this material.)

Used Paul previously and call again for this multi-disciplined work.
Again work done with enthusiasm and professionalism.
Will call again in the future.

Fair price, good work, I will call again.

Mr. Montoya was handing out fliers in our neighborhood. We spoke with him briefly that day and were impressed with his personality and seeming willingness to please his customers. We had a small leak in our garage roof, so we called him the next day to come and attempt to find this leak. We also asked him to check the rest of our roof to determine if there was any need to make repairs there. He came the very next day, at the appointed time, and told us that there were places that needed to be resealed and that he had found where the original leak was. He introduced the idea of elastomeric roof coating and we agreed on a price that was fair to both him and us. He came, on time, and began the work. We were concerned quite quickly when he seemed to rush through things and the people who worked for him were less than cautious breaking down one plant when a hose was thrown off the roof and an item on the garage floor was broken when they attempted to removed something from a shelf. They completed the work on the roof, however, being in our early 70's we did not climb up to see if the work had been done as he promised. We learned two days ago (two weeks after the work was done), from a man working on the roof next door, that there was some staining from one of our A/C units and that we might want to call our heat and air people to check the leak. When we did, they found that there was a leak, NOT THE FAULT of MR. MONTOYA, and they made the repairs. They also told us that the turbine on the roof was broken off at the shaft and sitting upright a few feet from where it had been, exposing the insulation in the ceiling.There had been no one on the roof except Mr. Montoya and his crew. We paid our heat and air people to replace the turbine and they also inquired as to why the the elastomeric coating did not go all the way up the paraphet walls as Mr. Montoya promised to do. So, we now will be paying someone to bring the coating up to the level promised by Mr. Montoya. . When I called Mr. Montoya today, he couldn't remember who I was even though it's been only two weeks ago and over two thousand dollars ago. I told him how disappointed we were and directed him to return the balance of the roof coating that was left over. Hopefully he will do that. He insisted he did nothing to break off the turbine, even though it was completely broken at the shaft and sitting a few feet from where it had been located, but that he recalled it only had one screw in it, but he forgot to tell us. Strangely he couldn't remember who we were two weeks later, but he remembered that the turbine had only one screw and he had forgotten to tell us. The turbine was in an upright position and we can only surmise that the birds carried it a few feet and sat it gently down!! Earlier, when we asked him to come back since we still had the leak he did so, but he also hit my husband up for a and quot;tipand quot; for coming back over again to do the work he was originally asked to do. He didn't fix it that time either, so my husband got on a ladder yesterday and hopefully he has the problem solved. I will say Mr. Montoya is a very and quot;chipperand quot; fellow. After I spoke with him today about how we feel he was not honest with us, he wished me a good day. If you hire this man, stay with him every step and do what you can to slow him down. We are very, very disappointed.....we really liked him and trusted him and he let us down. We paid the total price he asked for and asked for nothing in exchange other than he do what he had promised. We asked for no discounts and we are very easy to get along with. He just didn't do what he said he would do.

Everything turned out really well. The fountain looks great, and the lawn is restored. The base of the fountain is made of concrete and very heavy. Paul and Jose had to use boards to move the base to the new location since it was too heavy for the two men to lift and move. The electrical outlet also proved to be difficult. Paul brought in an electrician (included in the total price) to complete the electrical hook-up. Since we were going out of town and didn't want to leave the project unfinished, he talked the electrician into coming after work. The project was finished before we left.

Paul was fairly prompt and did a good job. We disagreed on a couple of quotes but we did ok. His prices were fair. He did his job but left a couple of details undone and complained about how he gave me a too low estimate. I would use him again as a handyman but would have both of us sign a quote in the future.

He seemed like a nice guy. I wouldn't say he was amazing or great, but he was a little bit above average.

My experience with Paul Montoya, Handyman went fine. He's a good man. He seems to have done pretty well. He's okay. The most important thing for him is that he's very responsive. I called him and he responded very quickly. Then he started the work very quickly. I think that's one of the positive things for him.

Very organized, detailed and accurate. Took old open front shed apparently used by previous owners as a skateboard repair area.
He divided the shed in half, placing a partition 3/4 of the way up to the roof( Left open for air to circulate inside). Built in the entire front of the shed, cutting a opening for dog to get inside. He will come back to cut opening in other side of house for dog in separate pen to enter when we are ready.That way, both dogs will have separate bedding area since both are alpha males. Air conditioner will service both sides quite well.
Mr. Montoya then cut a window that will house our small air conditioner in the side of the dog house for those hot muggy days. (dogs are 15+)
Then he set up a 60 foot run with gate for dog to run in.Did a great job.