All Around Home Improvement

Joe and Chris were very friendly and responsive. They worked diligently to complete the work uninterrupted (as much as construction sequencing would allow). Joe coordinated the design decisions we needed to make throughout the project and our direction was followed through seamlessly. They were very responsive to all of our questions and feedback and adapted their work to meet our needs. We are very happy with the quality of the work and the final product!

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Joe and his team, Dave and Dillon, are superior craftsmen.  They repaired and finished work that a previous person had done incorrectly and left incomplete. Joe and his crew are efficient, competent professionals. They finished a poorly done, unfinished mess to a beautiful creation.  I cannot say enough how good they were, how honest and pleasant.  They cleaned up thoroughly.  

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Joe and his crew are great. They work fast, and quality is top notch.

All Around Home Improvement (Joe and Dave) was AMAZING.  Not only did they finish the job in a timely manner, they went out of their way to help me complete other household tasks.  Whenever I called or text I was able to reached them.  All Around charged me a great price for all of the work that they completed on my home. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who is looking for great work product.  Thanks guys.

Every think was just great. I am very please with his work from start to finish. I would hire this contractor again.

We searched for a remodeling contractor to do a high end kitchen make over.  It was not easy to find someone who could install very high end, furniture grade, custom cabinetry. We also planned a professional type ventilation hood with external blower.  Most importantly, I had to have someone who would pay close attention to every detail.  This was a project that I had planned for many months.  Joe was the total package, able to tackle every aspect of our project.  Joe and his crew are total professionals.  Every detail was perfect.
We both work during the day, so having someone trustworthy was very important.  Joe and his crew exceeded expectation.  They always did their best to keep our home neat and orderly.  The work progressed rapidly.  Joe always kept us up to date about issues and progress, and he responded quickly to phone calls and text messages.  We felt completely comfortable with giving them the key to our home.

The workmanship and professionalism shown by Joe and his highly competent staff were exceptional. They were in our home for several months, and always demonstrated the highest level of professional and personal integrity. Joe and his staff were always on time and on schedule. Schedules were communicated clearly, and Joe was very clear as to how our changes might impact the budget.The workmanship was top-notch. It's clear that Joe and his staff take their work very seriously and make every effort to give each customer a positive experience.

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We are very happy with Joe and would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone. He has done drywall for us (whole interior of our house including the ceilings), installed replacement windows, modified a wall (including electric and TV cable) to mount our flat panel television and hide all the wires, and installed a folding attic stairway.

It was a good experience.

It's been doing fine.

Joe and his team completed the project in a timely manner and to our
satisfaction. They were respectful of our home (protecting stairway
carpeting) and even picked up/cleaned up the space at the end of each
work day. They did a very good job overall, especially sanding the
dryall joints - one cannot see seams or uneveness anywhere in the
completed room, either in the closets,the walls or the ceiling where the former
common wall was. We painted it ourselves so we know! Communication was
good, price was reasonable. We'd use them again and recommend them.

Joe and Dave and their crew were fantastic. We brought them in for a major project gutting and redoing 3 rooms in our newly purchased house. We gave them a very tight timeline (4 weeks) and a specific deadline and they stayed on time and on task. One thing that also set them apart from other contractors that we talked to is that they had good ideas. We had three pretty awful rooms/spaces but weren't sure how we wanted to fix them up. Joe and Dave took our ideas and helped us think through other possibilities for the space. They took a tiny enclosed bathroom and figured out how to raise the ceiling, move a pipe and knock out cinder block walls to make it airy and open. They came each day on time, stayed late when needed to finish things up and did a great job keeping dust to a minimum. They even brought our dog treats! Their entire team was very courteous and professional and helpful (Landon provided some great paint color suggestions!). We would and will definitely bring All Around Home Improvement back to our home and would recommend them highly to others.

Around installed three hand railings and banisters to replace my old ones. I called Joe on Friday 11/2 to schedule the sanding and staining. Landon arrived on Saturday, came back Sunday afternoon and then today (Wednesday) to complete the job. Landon is amazing!! He was very polite, respectful, and considerate of my home. He arrived all three days either on time or before the scheduled time, made sure tarps were put down to protect the new carpet and temporary throw rugs, asked if it was okay if some of the stain touched the walls BEFORE staining and he touched up the paint where he did in fact touch the wall which was minimal. He touched up my walls where the stain did touch but you would never know it. The price was extremely reasonable and fair. Landon's work exceeded my expectations, especially when we discussed the color. I told him I wanted the color to match the woodwork my late husband did in the room and he matched the color on the first try. Sheer perfection!!!

This all went BEYOND my expectations!!! After my husband passed away earlier this year, I started working on the house by ripping up the very old carpets. I needed new railings and banisters for both set of stairs. After I ordered new carpeting, my original contractor was unable to do the job due to an injury. I called Dave at Final Touch Carpentry (who is here on Angie's List) on Friday October 25th and received his voice mail. His message said for estimates to call Joe but I was not prepared to write down the number so I called right back. Dave answered the phone and explained he now was in partnership with Joe from All Around. Dave said Joe would not be back in the office until later that night so I left Joe a message. Joe called me the next day by 9am and scheduled an estimate for Monday between 8:30-9am. Joe arrived on time, was very pleasant and his estimate was totally fair and what I expected. The additional plus was he said he could fit the job in the next day. Dave from Final Touch and his partner Chris arrived today (Tuesday 10/29) as scheduled and they stayed until the job was done. It took a little over 8 hours to complete but through no fault of their own because the stairs were built crooked. Both Dave and Chris compensated for the imperfections and my stairs look AMAZING. Dave and Chris were polite, respectful, dressed professionally and took great care of covering not only my area carpets in the living room but covering the stairs and carpet leading to the lower level which was installed the same time they were here. I can not say enough about how happy and thrilled I am with Joe, Dave and Chris. The work is exceptional and high quality. All Around now have become my new contractors and I highly recommend them!!!

Joe (All Around Home Improvement) and Dave (A Final Touch) installed an exterior door. We had been told by three other companies that we needed to raise the header or cut carpeting to get the door to fit. Joe and Dave got the door to fit without all the extra renovations. They saved us about $1000 over other service providers' estimates. They were prompt and professional. They cleaned up all their mess. All in all, a great experience.

We are very pleased with the quality of work performed by Joe and the All-Around team. Joe worked with us to understand our specific needs and suggest ideas to help make our new space look more like a second living room than a basement. Joe always responded in a timely manner to our texts and calls. He also sent updates on the project and kept us up to date on any delays. We did have a few miscommunications on details but we were able to resolve them quickly. We cannot be happier with our new living space and will definitely hire the All-Around team again.

I'm very pleased with the work done. Joe was punctual for any meetings we set with each other. He was very responsive to my e-mails - always responding within the same day. He was able to recommend/consult on aspects of the project - like the number of lights required for a room of our size and their placement as well as what could be done to fix a REALLY squeaky floor.
Joe showed up on time to start the work and reviewed things with me. He and his colleague even moved a heavy sofa out of the way - something I had failed to do myself. The work took about as long as he estimated and from what I can tell at this point is of sufficient quality. The lights were installed and aligned properly. No ceiling seams are visible as far as I can see and the floor while still squeaky in spots appears to be firmly attached with no irregularities. (I've yet to prime and paint the ceiling, but I have no indication today that there will be any problems.)
All Around's estimate was competitive with other contractor's estimates. And he provided various options and their price differences. Joe and his colleague were always friendly and professional.
There were only a couple of gaps in communication / expectations on this particular job that's worth mentioning:
- When the floor was replaced, they used a rip saw (I believe). This caused a LOT of saw dust that fell into our basement. I had expected some amount of dust and debris falling into my basement office and so had covered up most of my desk/computer. However there was a LOT of sawdust, nails, staples, etc. that had fallen down. I would have liked some warning about this before the work started.
- The next nitpick is as much my fault as anyone's. I had requested directional recessed lighting, but Joe drew up an estimate based on non-directional recessed lighting. I missed that mistake when I accepted the estimate. I noticed this as they brought the lights in and he indicated that only the baffle changed and would incur only ~$20 per light to the estimate.
Nitpicks aside, and overall, I'm quite happy with All Around Home Improvement. They are in my short list of contacts for this kind of work and I'm sure I'll call on them again. The market is full of general contractors, but its hard to find one that is capable of both good business practices and quality work. All Around Home Improvement is one such well rounded contractor.

Once again Joe Burkhart and his crew did the impossible. My wife wanted a new floor before my son and family visited on the fourth of July. I told her that it most likely would not happen on such short notice. As usual I was wrong, I called Joe and he said no problem. I picked out the flooring at Warrens in Webster got a fantastic deal and the rest is history. Start to stop in one day, they even were able to save the thresholds (From my 1880 house). The fit and finish was perfect. They even stayed longer to allow me to get one piece of molding I wanted to have installed. My dogs love Joe and his crew and that is most important to me. Dogs know good people and Joe and Crew are it. We were so happy we invited them to join us for pizza and wings. That worked out well because we planned the next job in the fall for the master bedroom. If you want to see Joe's work let me know. I will show you. Call them! What’s the hold up? All Around Home Improvement Rocks!

Joe was punctual when he came to give us an estimate and clear/professional in explaining what needed to be done. We needed the repairs done before a certain date and he was able to squeeze us in, which I greatly appreciated. Landon did the work and was also very punctual and professional- he taped off the whole area with plastic etc so that no dust would escape. (Something I had been very worried about) The ceilings look great, and he left the area entirely clean. We would definitely hire them again.

We hired the Company to paint our Foyer and upstairs hall area. We received an estimate for both one coat application and a quote for a second coat if needed. Before the job started the Company was very responsive to all requests or questions. The company showed up right on time on the scheduled day for the job to begin. We left the house in the morning and returned home to a completed job. The Company informed us they thought only one coat of paint was needed and asked us to review the work which was performed to see if we agreed. We reviewed the work and it looked great and we were in agreement that the one coat of paint was sufficient. The Company was very clean and cleaned up everything before we arrived home. Other than the newly painted Foyer there was no trace they were even there. Very clean, friendly and professional. This is the second project we have had the Company perform and have been extremely happy with both projects. Would not hesitate recommending to anyone. A++

After researching on line for a reputable contractor (thank you Angie) they came to the house to suggest remedies. Not being aware they could be repainted, I chose to take this approach. After finding a distributor that carried the same style, a new pair was ordered and painted to match the existing shutters.