York Deco

Aside from trying to agree on a scheduled date for work to be done.  Work was done professionally and on time.

The cost was based on an Angie's List Big Deal.
The technicians were prompt, competent and hardworking. 
The company submitted a proposal for additional work which seemed to us to be overpriced and to exceed our needs.

They did a really good job!

very cooperative in scheduling appointment. pleasant and efficient. it was a small job and part of a special deal.

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I emailed them the first week when I was ready to have them to do the work. I never got a response. I called them, no answer and I left a message. A week later I still did not hear back from them. I emailed them again to see if they were ready to do the work. No response. I once more decided to call them, no answer, I left a voicemail and to this date I still have not heard back from this company.

I am really impressed at the quality work and efficiency of this company. Not only they are meticulous, they are very skilled and versatile. Chris has the gift of visualizing your ideas and turning them into a reality. I was stranded with a gallery project I run. I had a previous handyman service which didnt know how to finish the work. Chris and his assistant showed up, walk thru with me, took notes and within 24 hrs he sent an estimate. The price was ok, considering the emergency and the quality I require in my work. I had no problem in hiring them. They worked day and night, they kept me up to date about the progress. I knew right away they were good. And that I shouldn't worry about my project. Thanks to them and their effort I was able to have the gallery ready.I highly recommend them, dont hesitate in calling them.

Chris was very helpful. When he visited us for an estimate, he gave us many options and took the time to explain the process. We could tell he was very engaging and motivated in performing the work. I understand why it took him a while to visit us and provide me an estimate. He's very busy due to work. Once we received it, we were a bit nervous about hiring. We were afraid we was going to be like the prior contractor we had to kick out. Turns out we were impressed since day one. They mobilize very fast, and started working right away. Within 2 days we saw good progress. He procured all of the kitchen materials, he insisted from the beginning to allow him to handle everything. His highly skilled and qualified tradesmen are punctual, polite, respectful and hard workers. He works along them, runs the jobs, brings the material. He inspects the work and makes corrections before handing it over. You can tell they are very busy however they are worth the wait and every penny you spend in them is a great investment. 
He also finished the work on time and within budget, I had to do a few changes to the finish work but he charged me reasonable for the change order. I will be calling them back very soon to continue renovations in my house.
Good job Chris !

I love to work with these guys. They are friendly, professional, they always come when they say they're going to come and they do a good job.

I was happy with the work.

While it took a while for Chris to call me back after first contacting him, I am very glad I waited for him.  I needed wallpaper to be removed in the entry way and an adjacent gallery, the walls replastered and painted, and baseboards replaced after a floor had been laid.  Additionally, I needed a track lighting system to be installed in the gallery: this entailed having a block wall channelled for electric conduit to be brought up to the ceiling, crown molding removed and replaced.  My wife and I are very particular about workmanship.  Chris' crew came promptly every day, and their workmanship is excellent, and they left the job clean and neat every day they were on the job.  If you are looking for skilled workmen who can achieve excellent finish work, York Deco is the company for you.
I am currently having Chris' company return to do some additional painting in other rooms.
Be prepared for frustration getting a response to your initial call.  However once Chris comes out, contact is much improved.  And, as I said before, the wait is worth the quality of workmanship.

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....I need a new bathroom but not ready for the expense just yet...my Tile and Tub were in bad condition, 28 years old...I wanted a quick fix to last until next year....He arrived ontime,,,,did the best he could with very old tile, recaulked the bath tub cleaned up and left,I am happy it will last until the renovation.

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It was great.  They did a good quality job.  They cleaned up when they finished.

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The appointment took quite a while to set up.  I asked specifically if they were sending a professional who was trained to do grout and tile work.  Chris Escala assured me the work would be done by a professional.      

I have a hard time believing the guy had done very much work on grout or tiles in his whole life. He first inspected the job and then went off for an hour to the hardware store to buy the proper grout.  The color he chose matched well, but I later found out he got the 'sanded' type of grout instead of 'non-sanded' which is more appropriate for such jobs.        

When he got to work, I checked in to see how it was going and found him finishing a line of grout around the edges of the shower that was easily 3/4- 1 inch thick, with a pronounced rounded edge in all four corners --- covering not just the grout lines, but the tile as well. I may not know much about grout, but I know it is meant to be inside the cracks between tiles.  He was clearly an amateur.  On the spot I re-directed him to make the grout lines much much thinner and he complied. In the end, though the line was a little thick, it wasn't offensive.  It looked good.       

But within weeks, the grout in the shower began cracking and chunks of it became dislodged.  Nearly three months later, it looks worse than before the work was done.   A professional tile guy subsequently inspected and told me the new grout had merely been packed onto the old -- and that to form a seal, the old grout had to be removed first.       

York deco failed miserably. They sent an amateur -- he tried his best, clearly, but he didn't know what he was doing.

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I purchased the big deal through Angie's List and Chris (the owner of York Deco) called within a few days to set up an appointment to come look at the space and determine what work needed to be done.  I received an estimate a few days later and I thought the price was very fair. We scheduled the work about a month later, due to schedule conflicts on my end. The workers did an excellent job, my house is very old and the walls in the two rooms done were in poor condition, under a layer of wallpaper that was at least 50 years old. I am amazed at the transformation, the walls are now smooth, and close to perfect. Chris and his workers are polite and took great care in their work.  I would definitely hire them again for future projects.

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Due to weather conditions the job was postponed several times. Chris did stay in contact via text message, although I would have preferred phone contact. I appreciate that Chris showed concern about my satisfaction of the job. All issues were addressed and taken care of in a timely and professional manner. All worked out great and I will most definitely work with this company again in the future.