4D Repairs & Restorations

I had called several contractors to do the drywall work and several more to do the masonry work on the stairs.  When Keith arrived, I mistook him for a mason and asked him to give me a quote on repairing the stairs.  He did what he needed to do to prepare an estimate and then noted that he had come to quote the drywall work.  He said that he could do both types of work, so off we went to have him evaluate the drywall work so he could prepare a quote. 
A few days later he was back with a quote which I accepted.  He started a few days later with an assistant and had both jobs done in a bit over 2 days.  He covered the existing wood paneling with 3/8 th inch thick drywall on 2 walls, filled in the seams and sanded them down.  He also replaced a section of ceiling in the built under garage with  fire resistant drywall, per my request.  The work included matching the existing swirling sanded paint that was already on the ceiling.  The work looked very good. 
We had agreed that 5 vertical stantions of the railings (aluminum) had to be replaced.  He found replacement material for the stantions (the original manufacturer was not in evidence) that was of sturdier construction than was already there.  This was excellent as the original units were not very sturdy, in my opinion.  Keith arranged for 2 bluestone steps to be cut to size and drilled for the stantions to be cemented in place.  He cemented the steps in place, mounted the stantions in the pre-drilled holes, reinstalled the railings and cemented the stantions in place.  The repair was done quickly. 
I'm satisfied.

Keith, the owner, was very fair in pricing, did overall great work, & I was very satisfied with the experience.

went very well overall.  The best part was I felt I could trust him to be in my home.  I had mouse problems and needed to have some holes in the floor under a bathtub in my doublewide patched, which he did with flashing.  Also, he eliminated some access places in the skirting and also found some slits in the vapor barrier under my floor which he repaired.  Must have done an excellent job since I don't have anymore mice coming in the house.

Called Keith to price gutters. While he was there, I had him look at and quote work on the back deck and support for the 2nd story porch. The existing support was 4"x4" posts which looked inadequate for the job - had they failed, the entire porch would have ripped from the house. I asked Keith to replace the posts with 6x6s and to sister a 2x12 to the existing 2x12 2nd floor header.
When he looked at the foundation, he noted (and I agreed) that the walls below the deck on either side of the cellar entrance were failing - and they were part of the support for the deck which in turn supported the porch. As part of this job, he replaced four feet of wall on either side of the basement steps, reinforced the remaining four feet of wall, replaced 2-4x4 posts with 2-6x6 pressure treated posts and sistered a 2x12 to the entire perimeter of the 2nd floor porch (about 20 feet by 6 feet).
The job was complicated since one of the porch supports was not directly over the poured concrete pilaster so Keith nailed several pieces of 2x8 between two 2x8 joists to transfer the load to the pilaster. He also put up and painted a piece of chip board to block off the underside of the deck where the dogs like to plan their escape to the great outdoors.
I am very satisfied with the work done in relation to the price charged and 4D will be my first call for future work.
My only disappointment was that Keith subcontracts the gutter work. Although the price he quoted was excellent, actually getting the subcontractor on site to quote the job has proven impossible to date (almost 6 weeks).

Painless from estimates to finished jobs.

It went really well. He's a really nice guy. Follows up with you whether it's new or old work. A friend recommended him to me. I would highly recommend him to any. Very reasonable prices too.

Fantastic, and he is very thorough with all that he does, from start to finish!