The team worked very quickly and did a great job managing all the old roofing junk that came down. Our yard was in good shape, which we appreciated. The team also helped with the installation of new skylights and to haul up and mount a new swamp cooler. The only aspect we weren't thrilled with was some schedule delays, which may not have been in Oakridge's control. The job was scheduled to start after a long holiday weekend and the supplies weren't in from the vendor in time AND we had some rain or threat of rain to contend with. All in all, the team finished promptly and did a great job once they got past the initial schedule delays. 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The promised water seal over the cement board joints on the floor and wall did not appear – after bragging about how it was an “extra step” they routinely did for quality, it was deemed “not necessary.” They failed to shim my old wall studs and so were forced to apply up to 1 ½ inches of mastic over bowed cement board to get a flat tile installation. The mastic was not given sufficient time to cure and the wall tiles therefore are flawed, with raised edges and corners, and uneven grout lines. Their tile cutting equipment was not capable of smooth cuts on the expensive Italian porcelain tile I chose, so they charged me extra for polishing the small chips out of the cut edges, and made so many bad cuts that they nearly ran out of tile, of which I had purchased 15% extra. They used PEX tubing instead of copper on the shower faucet installation, in direct contradiction to the manufacturer’s directions, which they did not bother to read, so had to return to correct the resultant “shower rise” problem that resulted. The fix then leaked which required tearing out drywall behind the shower for the second time. The unsanded grout they used on my decorative glass tile strip in the shower is cracked, and the tile pieces are uneven and of varying depth into the very thick mastic layer. It took them at least three tries to arrange the sink supply plumbing to fit inside the semi-pedestal they knew from the start must cover the plumbing. My sink and medicine cabinet are offset from the vanity light above by about an inch, which cannot be corrected without ripping out and replacing the expensive wall tile. I have had to spend many hours sanding, puttying, and spackling, to prepare for paint walls and ceiling that were supposed to be made “paint-ready.” In removing my bathroom door to bring in the new tub, they split the door wood on one corner, and didn’t bother to inform me. They used heavy decking screws and an impact driver to apply trim work to the exterior of the new window, leaving large gouged holes in the trim and sill to be filled and sanded – not “paint ready.” Baseboard was installed with a nail gun which split the wood in two places. Overall the workmanship was substandard, and I have just discovered the mess where they dumped their water bucket after grouting and drywall spackling, carefully hidden under one of my juniper bushes. In my view, two local handyman types without proper equipment for the job do not constitute a “German Quality” workforce. I got “handyman” quality for almost $13000., plus I supplied the tub, sink, plumbing fixtures, vanity light, tile, grout, and medicine cabinet, for an additional cost of about $3000. To be fair, I do not believe that Bruno’s workers intentionally produced sloppy work; I believe they did the best job of which they are capable. Perhaps the most unprofessional aspect of the interaction was that exactly seven days after I received via email the invoice for the remodeling (there was still some custom cabinetry to be done), I received another email dunning me for payment and placing the cabinetry work, which I assumed based on our discussions that Bruno was working on, “on hold until payment is received.” The invoice contained an un-itemized charge of almost $700 for “extra material,” which they refused to adequately explain. I paid the invoice under protest, and have cancelled any further work and will hire someone else to come in and fix what can be fixed. I cannot recommend The Home Construction Doctor, LLC. I would not hire them again. They are good at demolition, and probably rough carpentry, and the like. Do not hire them for plumbing, tile work, or for any fine finish work, especially if it requires measuring carefully and adding or subtracting fractions of an inch. If you expect a contractor to bring in qualified subcontractors for important aspects of a remodeling job, this is not the person to hire. If you need a handyman job done, this may be a good choice, although expensive, and beware unexplained late charges.
UPDATE 9/18/13: I feel that I must reply to The Home Construction Doctor's response to my initial review. I am disappointed that in an effort to distract attention from the point of my review, namely his poor quality of work, Bruno chose to bring up issues that are irrelevant to the outcome of the job. He says correctly that I had a bad experience in trying to order some fixtures online. But most of the materials came undamaged and in fact the issue was completely resolved before the job started, except for the tub drain, where the manufacturer specified the wrong model, which was easily replaced locally. Also, Bruno is fully aware that the incorrect tile order was the fault of the tile vendor, who was able to supply the correct tile within a week, which delayed the finish of the job slightly. Note that I did not complain about the duration of the job, since that was beyond Bruno's control. His workers were unable to cut my tile not because of brittleness (porcelain tile is of course brittle) but lack of proper equipment. Their tile cutting saw was old and poorly maintained, and not capable (or the workers were not) of straight cuts, as evidenced by the results. Clearly, Bruno's workers had never had to deal with this type of Italian porcelain. The late charges were not "fully itemized" and I was in fact dunned for payment one week after receipt of the invoice. Bruno's citation of his awards does not change the result of my job, where there are many very obvious and visible instances of poor workmanship, including faulty tile installation and misalignment of the sink, mirror, and vanity light. These defects are available for inspection by anyone considering hiring The Home Construction Doctor, by request. I wonder what workforce Bruno was employing when his business was very active and he earned these awards. Presumably they were more qualified and competent than the workers he assigned to my job. I am now in possession of a very expensive bathroom remodel that is very disappointing to me and that cannot be fixed for any reasonable cost. Again, the visible results of the job are evidence that my complaints are valid, and are available for anyone to verify. They will easily see the crooked tile cuts, the raised edges and corners, the sunken and raised tiles, the crooked and uneven grout lines, and the misalignment of the sink, mirror and vanity light.
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Holiday Decorating reviews from real Angi homeowners in Los Alamos, NM
The first guy came on a Saturday afternoon, spent about an hour working, and couldn't free the clog. Said he would return Tues morning (Monday was a holiday). I waited until 10am, no phone call, so called the dispatcher. She said my plumber was off that morning! I asked her to send another...
Katherine H.
5.0
06/2014
The Oakridge team did a great job. We were very happy from the estimate through the end product. Manny did a great job explaining his strategy for reroofing, since every roofer we met with during estimates had a different approach. We felt comfortable with the quality of the membrane...
Joseph B.
3.0
07/2013
The workers were pleasant to deal with, punctual, willing to correct errors and make small changes, and diligent about cleaning up each day. However, the sheer number of errors was exhausting. Sloppy workmanship and failure to pay attention to munufacturers' installation instructions ...
They were very professional and they came out right before a holiday. They were also very prompt, and great at discussing the various options that I had.
I AM A PASSIONATE AND ENTHUSIASTIC INTERIOR DESIGNER. MY MISSION IS TO CREATE TIMELESS, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR SPACES FROM THE HEART. WITH CLIENT-DRIVEN INSPIRATION I STRIVE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERIORS. I BUILD LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY CLIENTS AND PROVIDE UNIQUE OUTLOOKS IN THE WORLD OF DESIGN. WHILE I CONTINUE TO LEARN THE EVER-CHANGING INTERIOR DESIGN FIELD, I ALSO CHALLENGE MYSELF TO BE THE MOST WELL-VERSED PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AS POSSIBLE.
I AM A PASSIONATE AND ENTHUSIASTIC INTERIOR DESIGNER. MY MISSION IS TO CREATE TIMELESS, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR SPACES FROM THE HEART. WITH CLIENT-DRIVEN INSPIRATION I STRIVE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERIORS. I BUILD LONG-LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY CLIENTS AND PROVIDE UNIQUE OUTLOOKS IN THE WORLD OF DESIGN. WHILE I CONTINUE TO LEARN THE EVER-CHANGING INTERIOR DESIGN FIELD, I ALSO CHALLENGE MYSELF TO BE THE MOST WELL-VERSED PROFESSIONAL DESIGNER AS POSSIBLE.
Decorist is an online interior design service that provides professional decorating help – in your style and on your budget – for a low flat fee starting at $199 per room. Whether you're moving, renovating or just want a fresh new look, Decorist is the easy and affordable way to design the room you've always wanted.
Decorist is an online interior design service that provides professional decorating help – in your style and on your budget – for a low flat fee starting at $199 per room. Whether you're moving, renovating or just want a fresh new look, Decorist is the easy and affordable way to design the room you've always wanted.
Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Clemens & Associates, Inc. is a landscape architecture, contracting, and fine stonework firm creating some of the area's most spectacular gardens since 1980. We offer a wide spectrum of professional design, installation and maintenance services for gardens, water features, stonework and garden structures. Our specialty is in creating and maintaining outdoor spaces for living. Clemens & Associates architects are specialists on water conservation issues and xeriscape design. Our design staff is experienced in creative problem solving and is ready to meet your challenges! We have a talented team of landscape architects, designers, construction experts, supervisors and crew members. Clemens & Associates offers experience, quality workmanship and dedication to customer service, a successful combination that yields superior results and an enjoyable working experience. Clients and their architects and contractors repeatedly praise Clemens & Associates, Inc. for our creativity, professionalism and responsiveness. We love what we do and the quality follows naturally!
Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Clemens & Associates, Inc. is a landscape architecture, contracting, and fine stonework firm creating some of the area's most spectacular gardens since 1980. We offer a wide spectrum of professional design, installation and maintenance services for gardens, water features, stonework and garden structures. Our specialty is in creating and maintaining outdoor spaces for living. Clemens & Associates architects are specialists on water conservation issues and xeriscape design. Our design staff is experienced in creative problem solving and is ready to meet your challenges! We have a talented team of landscape architects, designers, construction experts, supervisors and crew members. Clemens & Associates offers experience, quality workmanship and dedication to customer service, a successful combination that yields superior results and an enjoyable working experience. Clients and their architects and contractors repeatedly praise Clemens & Associates, Inc. for our creativity, professionalism and responsiveness. We love what we do and the quality follows naturally!
Hey, I'm Lance! I became a professional online portrait artist in 2006 after my family was taken from me in a tornado losing my mother, father, brother, and son. Twenty-eight lives were taken as well as all their possessions, like mine. I drew from destroyed photos their families so they could have memorial portraits of them at the funerals and for the rest of time. Since then I have made a living traveling the country doing shows and drawing from photos you email me on line. There is NO GIFT more unique that brings more tears of joy to a loved one's eyes like one of these. Nothing. I've seen it time and time again. I make it affordable to anyone who's ever wanted one of these. Paintings with half the detail of these can cost upwards of $30,000 limiting something like this from hanging in living rooms for families to the rich only. Not anymore. Here's how it works.. Simply email me your favorite picture or pictures to [email protected] with a brief description of what you would like done. The bigger and clearer the picture the better the drawing. I will start an initial sketch right away and take pictures of it and show it to you. Please email them quickly if possible, because the holidays are coming and I get busy. Once the initial sketch is done. I usually take something down on it. It's a lot of work doing the initial sketch. This varies on the cost of the drawing which we will discuss right away. Drawings are usually 175 for 9x12's 225 for 11x14's 275 for 14x17's After this process is done I continue with your art piece sending you photos on line all the way through which many people find a lot of fun. I am also friends on Facebook with almost every person I've ever drawn for as well and would like to be your friend as well if you would like that. I post them on FB at your discretion. It makes me way more legit to people as well. The Prices vary with the art because of the size of the drawing as well as the number of faces. The number of faces DOES NOT double the cost. Usually an extra face is added depending on the size from anywhere between 25 and 50, but I do deals on these more than anything, so please call me about it at .(850) 691-3976
Hey, I'm Lance! I became a professional online portrait artist in 2006 after my family was taken from me in a tornado losing my mother, father, brother, and son. Twenty-eight lives were taken as well as all their possessions, like mine. I drew from destroyed photos their families so they could have memorial portraits of them at the funerals and for the rest of time. Since then I have made a living traveling the country doing shows and drawing from photos you email me on line. There is NO GIFT more unique that brings more tears of joy to a loved one's eyes like one of these. Nothing. I've seen it time and time again. I make it affordable to anyone who's ever wanted one of these. Paintings with half the detail of these can cost upwards of $30,000 limiting something like this from hanging in living rooms for families to the rich only. Not anymore. Here's how it works.. Simply email me your favorite picture or pictures to [email protected] with a brief description of what you would like done. The bigger and clearer the picture the better the drawing. I will start an initial sketch right away and take pictures of it and show it to you. Please email them quickly if possible, because the holidays are coming and I get busy. Once the initial sketch is done. I usually take something down on it. It's a lot of work doing the initial sketch. This varies on the cost of the drawing which we will discuss right away. Drawings are usually 175 for 9x12's 225 for 11x14's 275 for 14x17's After this process is done I continue with your art piece sending you photos on line all the way through which many people find a lot of fun. I am also friends on Facebook with almost every person I've ever drawn for as well and would like to be your friend as well if you would like that. I post them on FB at your discretion. It makes me way more legit to people as well. The Prices vary with the art because of the size of the drawing as well as the number of faces. The number of faces DOES NOT double the cost. Usually an extra face is added depending on the size from anywhere between 25 and 50, but I do deals on these more than anything, so please call me about it at .(850) 691-3976
Holiday Decorating questions, answered by experts
In the Christmas days of yore, people braved winter weather to staple or tack their Christmas lights onto their rooftops or nearby surfaces like the fascia boards. Problems quickly emerged with that approach. Damage to the roof, even small marks from staples, provides entryways for moisture and similar issues that can hasten roof rot, wear, and associated leaks. Plus, some homes had tough fiber cement boards or other materials where staples and screws didn’t work.
Professional holiday decorators are used to working with homeowners with varying needs, so the services can include nearly anything related to holiday decorations.
Some services you might want to consider include the following:
Removing holiday decorations at the end of the season
Packaging decorations after removal
Holiday decoration storage
Outdoor Christmas lights cost between $80 to $300 on average without installation. This comes out to about $4 to $50 per strand. You can get a box of outdoor Christmas lights for as little as $20, if you just want to decorate a small area, like a doorway. If you want to go all out and cover your entire home, you'll need between 10 to 20 strands of 100 to 200 bulbs each.
No, you shouldn’t insert an LED light into an incandescent socket. It usually won’t fit anyway, but in the unlikely chance that it does, its electrical demands are too different for it to work properly.
The installation duration typically ranges from a few hours to a full day, depending on the size and complexity of the design. Coordinating with professionals can help estimate more precise timelines based on your specific installation preferences.
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The Los Alamos, NM homeowners’ guide to holiday decorating services
From average costs to expert advice, get all the answers you need to get your job done.
Christmas light installation costs depend mostly on your home’s square footage, but our expert guide breaks down all the factors that influence what you’ll pay.
If you're dreaming of rocking around your—professionally decorated—tree this season, this is how much a Christmas tree decorating service will cost you.
Assuming you’re comfortable being on an extension ladder, hanging Christmas lights on your roof peak may be simpler than you’d expect. Here’s how to do it.
Nails and staple guns can damage fascia boards, but there’s a better way. Find out how to hang Christmas lights on fascia quickly and easily, with no damage.