CARPENTRY PLUS

Roger was very professional and we are very happy with his work. We will use him again. He made sure (unlike a carpenter we had in the past) that the right building material was used. I even recommended him to my daughter!

The guys from Carpentry Plus got the job done. They did a job on a lot of people would. They seem their price is very high and are poor on communication. They would do any job they could do.

He did a very good job, but was a bit slow to communicate scheduling changes. Professional and personable when dealing with. He  graciously accommendated additional emergency repair not included in original estimate.

He has had a complication with knee surgery and so the last I heard was he was going to start doing customer carpentry. I thought that the price was extremely reasonable and he gave me a lot of tips as well about where I could go to get better pricing for the kitchen cabinets. I trust him and his associate to the point that I had to go out for an emergency. I left them here in house doing the work. He is an artist as well as an technician.

Roger did an excellent job at a reasonable price. The workmanship was very neat, tidy, and finished on time.

Returned calls promptly . Even though it was cold and rainy, he and his assistant still finished the job in a timely manner. They removed all of the old wood and left the area neat. Rodger is polite and personable.

All the work was performed in a professional and competent manner. Mr. Hoffman arrived when he said he would (the first available nice day for the outside work), completed the outside work on the first day, and he completed the inside work on the second day. I cannot grade the cost of the work, because I did not seek other bids. The cost seemed okay to me, I wanted to get the work done as soon as possible, and Mr. Hoffman was readily available to do the work.

A few weeks ago I attempted to scrape and repaint several areas of exterior wood trim. In a few spots the wood disintegrated beneath my scrapper - it had been left unprotected too long. I found Roger through Angie’s List and called for a quote. Roger came out within a few days to inspect and provided a written quote two days after that. I thought the price sounded reasonable given the amount of work (I did not seek any other quotes) and signed off on the estimate. Roger scheduled the service shortly thereafter, but was delayed by several days of rain. He was able to perform the work on the next dry day. I am very impressed by his work – the trim was now put in the correct way (it was a screwy DIY job before) and he made some small angled cuts to dress everything up!

Excellent. Would highly recommend them.

He returned my call. He came out to look at the job. He showed up on time and finished the job in a timely manner. He seemed to know what he was doing. I would use him again.

They did a very good job. They were extremely clean in doing the work. There was no dust left behind. They made good suggestions and were knowledgeable about what would work. I highly recommend them.

Several weeks went by and Roger called to let me know he was going to brace the roof the next day. He did an excellent job and two days later the foundation people showed up and commented that he did a very good bracing job and there would be no damage to the roof once the foundation of the porch was raised. I met Roger down at the property and paid him for the work. His specialty he told me was trim work. He did what he said he would do when he said he would do it. He did a nice job and I would use him again.

This company is outstanding, truly one of the best companies that has done work in our house. We highly recommend them to anyone, and we would definitely hire them again to do similar projects or much larger remodeling projects. They are highly professional, knowledgeable, reliable, and responsive. They provide well-written estimates, return calls promptly, and spend plenty of time assessing the project and explaining options to the homeowner. They use quality materials and take their time doing the work to make sure it is done right.

Roger left me with a terrific first impression when he came to give an estimate. His estimate covered any and all cracks, not just the ones he noticed and documented during his initial visit. His attitude was, "As long as the bucket is out, I'll just patch anything I see." (Other estimates we received itemized every crack in every room, which we thought was a little too rigid!) We are very glad we chose him for the job. His great work reflects his many years' experience, and he was very thorough about cleaning up afterward. He did miss a few tiny cracks here and there, but nothing a new coat of paint won't cure. I had two small boys (preschool-age and infant) with me while he was here, so he was kind enough to finish his work in the bedrooms each day by 1:00 so I could put the boys down for naps. He did so gladly and without complaint. I would highly recommend Roger for this and any other type of repair/remodeling work.

Roger is a friendly, professional guy with nearly 30 years experience. When he came to give us an estimate, I was struck by his pleasant demeanor, his candor and his willingness to discuss multiple options for unusual projects. We were happy to award him the job, and he went about his work with gusto. He did a fantastic job, cleaned everything up very well, and worked around my schedule. He even had time to befriend my little boy and bring in the mail as he passed by the mailbox. I would recommend this guy in a heartbeat.

The work was completed in a timely, clean manner. Roger is not a painter, and I did go over some of his painting. I would call him to remind him of items I wanted more attention paid to, such as sanding the woodwork, plastering the corners of the walls. He is responsive. He did cut one shelf in half to make two shelves which was not in the contract. This was not an easy job, but he is not a methodical worker. In the end the cabinet met our requirements.

The overall quality of the carpentry work was very high. Roger's price was very reasonable compared to some other bids we received, although the deposit he required was somewhat higher than we are used to for this type of work. He started when he said he was start the work, showed up every day to work on it, and finished within 2 weeks. He also returned phone calls promptly. He maintained access to the front door during the entire job. There was one misunderstanding early on in the job regarding the floor decking material (we wanted full-length boards, but he started piecing the floor in from shorter pieces of stock), but Roger was very reasonable in redoing the work and coming to a compromise on the cost of the rework. The one point that I learned in the deal was to ensure all the details are spelled out in a future contract (good learning for any contractor).

It went beautifully; Roger had earlier noticed the builder did a substandard job on installing the casement around the opening so he was prepared to tackle that problem head-on. I'd had a problem with the garage entry steps since we moved in (they were wobbly and too short--I'd already tripped several times). I combined the ''new steps'' project with a threshold/door problem I encountered after I had some changes made to my security system. I knew that once Roger fixed that threshold, my system would work properly. And I was right.

The powder room in this house was a nightmare. Since it's only 33'' wide, the 9' ceiling gave it all the charm of an elevator shaft. Styled with a vanity as well, it was so cramped you practically had to step outside to turn around. Lowering the ceiling was one fix--the biggest one! And getting rid of that vanity and ridiculous fixtures one finds in a regular bathroom! Roger got that vanity out first thing and we immediately saw a difference in space. When the ceiling was dropped, it was the difference between night and day. It really turned into something gorgeous! NO MORE claustrophobia! :-)

We came home from a weekend out-of-town to find four medium-sized holes in the siding on the north side of our house. Three pieces of siding had to be replaced as soon as possible.

A fluke of a thunderstorm driving in from the east caused massive leaking around one of my family room windows. Roger Hoffman solved that problem in a Noo Yawk minute! :-)

In order to sell previous property, I agreed to repaint the shutters on the front of the house; getting the ones off the second floor proved to be such a hassle that I called Roger Hoffman to do it; the ones on the ground floor, as well.

The quality of the work was very good. Rodger was courteous and professional throughout the process. Some problems with scheduling of the work, but overall a good experience.

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ROGER WAS VERY RESPONSIVE IN MAKING THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT. HE PROVIDED A WRITTEN ESTIMATE WITHIN 24 HOURS. ONCE I CONFIRMED THAT I WANTED THE WORK COMPLETED, HE COMPLETED IT ON THE DAY HE STATED. HIS WORK WAS QUALITY AND HE CLEANED UP AFTER HIMSELF. ONE COMPLAINT IS THAT HE QUOTED TREATED LUMBER BUT USED UNTREATED. HE STATED AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED THAT TREATED WAS NOT NECESSARY. I AGREE. HOWEVER, I PROVIDED HIM FEEDBACK THAT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO CHANGE MATERIALS WITHOUT HIM CONTACTING ME IN ADVANCE. HE DID REDUCE THE AMOUNT OWED TO REFLECT THE LESS EXPENSIVE MATERIALS.