"Margaret made custom curtains for 2 bedrooms, custom shades for the same 2 bedrooms, & custom shades for 2 large picture windows (living room & dining room). Margaret installed all of these shades & curtains. Her prices are better than her competitors. I like her fabrics better than her competitor. Her work is impeccable. (She is more of a perfectionist than I am.) She is reliable, honest, timely, & pleasant."

"Chris was an unknown, but we had an emergency repair from storm damage - a large tree trunk slamming through the window and wall traveling over 25 feet inside the house. He came and finished the reconstruction/repair in a week s time as he estimated. We have since hired him for another residence. He has a wide degree of construction knowledge and skills. He s also a friendly and amenable craftsman."

"Great! Anton and his crew are skilled and professional. Anton provided a detailed estimate before starting work and along the way as we added additional tasks, so there were no surprises. His prices are reasonable especially given the quality of the work. He was able to schedule our tasks quickly, which we especially appreciated since we had just recently moved in. Anton was present for the entire project and he and his crew are all very courteous, easy to have around and trustworthy. They cleaned up thoroughly after the job each day. Best of all, Anton and the crew are very good at what they do, and they all take pride in their work to please themselves as well as the customer. Also, Anton crafted a beautiful mantle for our fireplace and built it in his carpentry shop. It looks great and is just what we wanted. We recommend this company highly."

"I needed stucco repair work on an old chimney (and other spots). Grady was meticulous and thoughtful on what approaches and materials would work. Throughout the project they allocated sufficient time for each treatment to cure and inspected the work before proceeding to the next step. Grady started the project with no money down and only required ongoing payments for materials until the project was well underway. The final payment was due only after they did a final inspection. Total project cost was also below other bids."

Experienced home improvement professional specializing in wood fence installation, wood carpentry, roof inspection/repair, and other residential repairs for home owners.\n\nServices offered:\n• Exterior Wood Fence Install\n• Professional Roof Inspections and Documentation \n• Exterior Porch, Deck, Shed, Roof & Steps Repairs \n• Wood carpentry, wall framing and install\n• Renovations & remodeling\n\nI have experience in a broad range of renovation and construction projects and understand that homeowners are happy when they receive: clear communication and quality work, at a fair price. My goal is to provide craftsmanship that lasts while helping homeowners improve and protect their home.

"Alberto and his team were very professional. They were punctual and neat each day they worked. The job took 5 days which is what I expected. I would definitely hire them again to do work for me."

"Made an appt. with Castle Rep, James, for 17 windows and vinyl siding. He spent 1 hour talking about how great his company and windows are before finally getting down to the issue. We were told that CASTLE makes and services their own window, with all the best technology and technicians available. The price per window for energy efficient came out to over $1,200 per double-hung window! And since they make their own products, we could not find a way to compare quality and price with other manufacturers. But his per-window price exceeds the average price of $500-700 by A LOT! When we balked, he made a call to his "manager" to see if we qualified for a "special promotional" discount. If we were to commit right there on the spot, we would get an additional 10% off! Still way to high. We said we would think about it (he got sad and snippy), and that we wanted to hear about the vinyl siding quote before we made any decisions. He told us he could not give us a siding quote until his company did an "eagle view" measurement, which would require another appointment! We had no intention of sitting through ANOTHER high-pressure appointment. High pressure, long-drawn out presentation and he would not leave us with anything in writing! No brochures, prices, nothing! He refused to put anything in writing and we could not have a break down of labor and costs. I even asked him if I could have a copyhh of the window warranty and he said "only if you purchase right now." And they did not come prepared with references or previous job locations! When we further researched the company, we found they did make very excellent products, but the #1 complaint was by far that they did not honor their lifetime warranty and that customer service was horrible. In the end, we chose not to do business.."

"First we made it as easy for the painters as possible by removing all covers from electrical outlets, all ceiling fixtures, including fans , venetian blinds on windows and a sliding door including the hardware. We did not remove the door knobs on a couple of doors that were to be painted, but asked if they would loosen the knobs so that a little paint could be put under the plate. In addition, asked that the screw holds for the header of the vertical blind not be filled in as we planned to use them as a guide for raising the blinds when we put them back. We even penciled around the holes as a reminder not to fill them in. When we found that they had been filled in and painted over, we were upset about it. I also found that a repair of a dent in a window sill had been filled with wood putty and painted over with out having been sanded smooth. This too was pointed out to the foreman- Donald. There was a crew of 3 who were diligent workers but not skilled painters. At the end Donald signed off on the job and I thought it was OK until several days later when we were sitting in the room and the sun shined on 1 wall and we could see that the paint job was very splotchy. I called Rich and he came out with someone and looked the rooms over and in the one large room he immediately pointed out spots missed in the ceiling and a poor paint job on another wall. This was in March and the state was beginning to shut down or reduce the work some non essential businesses could do. However Rich said he would come back to redo the painting. Not hearing from him I contacted him a few weeks later and it was then that he began to have excuses as to why he couldn't come back, that he didn't like the way my partner had disrespected him by being upset with their filling the screw holes in the wall that we had asked them not to etc. Actually I believe it was Donald who was offended because he didn't like being criticized. As it was Rich sent me a check for $ 250.00 , I guess as a sop to his conscience because he had promised a "pristine job". It is rather interesting in that Paint Life was on the letterhead of the quote that I was given and that was the name in Angie's List. Later as I did a little on line research I found another paint company by the name of True Care Painters , but with same phone number as Paint Life and I was told it was the new name of the company. Another interesting thing is that I wrote to Rich after cashing the check which had his home address on it to explain why I was accepting it rather then taking him to small claims court and the letter just came back as being undeliverable with no forwarding address. As for Donald Bing I don't know if he is an employee or a part owner of the company I would like to think that Rich Bardy was sincere in thinking his crew could deliver a pristine paint job, but when he saw it wasn't a pristine job he really wanted to correct it but someone made him change his mind and I suspect it was Mr. Bing who probably was also not pleased that Rich had found the job Donald had signed off on needed to be redone in places So , no I would not recommend his company what ever its legal name is Paint Life or True Care Painters."

"Excellent. I am.very happy with the result."

A full service residential and commercial painting contractor specializing in quality paints and Venetian Plasters