M D FRITZ CARPENTRY

I am very pleased with the work Matthew Fritz did for us! This summer we decided to have a sunroom built on the back of our house and in that process we had to have some old concrete steps taken out and needed some steps built to replace them. The sunroom company didn't have anyone who could build what I wanted since they normally only do deck type steps and that isn't what I wanted for the inside of our new sunroom. I had previously considered having some brick steps built but the stone mason who came out never did give me the estimate. Time was running out and I was having trouble finding someone to do the steps. I asked the sunroom company help me find someone to build the steps and they did an internet search and found MD Fritz, Carpentry and Fine Woodwork. They sent me his web site and contact info. I checked out his website and saw a lot of beautiful work. I was worried that he might not want to do a small job like my steps, but I decided to check with him anyway. I sent Matthew a photo of our house after the old steps had been removed with some rough measurements so he could get an idea of the scope of the job. Based on this he was able to give me an estimate via email. I liked his proposal so he came out to do more detailed measurements. After that was done, I asked him for a couple of changes--the size of the steps and I wanted both sides finished and he adjusted the price accordingly. We were also under a tight time crunch because the inspection of the sunroom couldn't be completed without steps. Matthew worked hard to meet the deadline and got them installed on the day he promised. He was very meticulous making sure they fit perfectly with the threshold of the door. I had requested tile on the risers to match the tile I was going to lay on the floor. This helps make the transition from the house which has oak floors to the sunroom with tile floors. I absolutely love how they turned out! The steps turned out so nice I asked him for ideas on what could be done to cover up the old basement windows and the concrete foundation. They looked pretty ugly and now that they were going to be the inside wall of the sunroom I had to decide what to do about that. Matthew came through for me again. He built a beautiful red oak panel with a sill to cover up the old limestone window sill. Check out the before and after photos I attached to this review and you will see the transformation from something ugly to something so beautiful it is a shame I have to put furniture in front of it!! I will definitely call Matthew again if (when!) I need more woodworking done. Have to wait until my budget recovers from this summer's project, but I am thinking a handcrafted curio cabinet would be a nice way to display my blown glass collection.