DAVIS HOME REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

Everything went perfect.

In November of 2006, the plaster ceiling in my kitchen had developed a crack and was showing signs of slight sagging. I was concerned about this as I was expecting a lot of company over the coming holidays and didn't care to have it fall on anyone's head, including mine. I arranged for two estimates from companies with the top rating on Angie's List. I chose this one because the price was a little lower. Unfortunately, that was not a wise decision. I did not realize until Waid was on the way to do the job that he intended to use 1/4" Dry Wall (he called to tell me he would be late because he was having trouble finding it). I know from experience that most contractors feel that 3/8" Dry Wall, or thicker, should be used in that situation, but didn't mention this to Waid. I just hoped that he knew what he was doing. He didn't. After taping and mudding, he painted the ceiling with a paint with a sand additive, saying that he always used that to prevent any imperfections from showing in the light. I don't care for a sand finish but, again said nothing in hopes that he knew what he was doing. He didn't. It was not until the paint dried that the "waves" in the ceiling were evident (the dry wall he used was too thin) and made even more obvious by the patches in the paint where the sand additive was thick. Waid tried to fix that with another coat of paint but it didn't do much good. My husband was furious over the deep marks in our front door from where Waid bumped it with some of his equipment. I wasn't too happy about the broken coat hooks in the back hallway where Waid (or his helper) hit it when carrying in the Dry Wall. Just before Waid finished, the ceiling in my front foyer suddenly developed a bad crack. I asked Waid for an estimate (knowing I would never get anyone in to dry wall a 5' x 8' ceiling that close to Christmas. He agreed to put up the dry wall for $250 if my son would come and help him, as he had let his helper go. That seemed high, but I really had no choice...the ceiling looked dangerous. When Waid left, he asked me to make a good report to Angie's List. After thinking it over, I decided that the kindest thing I could do for him would be to make no report at all. I felt somewhat to blame for not insisting that he use a thicker dry wall and paint without sand additive. However, shortly before November of 2007, I looked up at my kitchen ceiling to see that one of the seams he had taped (one that ran the width of the kitchen) was opening up, and the mud had been applied so thinly that the tape was visible in spots in spite of the two coats of sand finish paint. Then I became truly angry at the unprofessional job that never looked good, now looked really bad after less than a year. I would have submitted this report at that time but have had to deal with a lot of illness in my family, including myself.

Waid Davis arrived early and worked hard to finish the job. He did a very professional job and I am very satisfied with his work. He even helped me with a few odd jobs. The price was reasonable and I would hire him again.

Waid said he would not be able to do the work for a few weeks, but that was OK with us. He came out and worked up an estimate for us which included labor and materials and we asked him to do the job. He called within the week and said that he had some time and could do the work right away. That was great. He said it would take about three days and he was finished in two. He cleaned up so well when he finished that the smell of fresh paint was all he left behind.

He was prompt and did a workmanlike job. Very pleased.

Waid did a super job. He picked up the siding for us and didn't charge us for extra trips to the siding company because they gave him the wrong color. You can't even tell where the repair was made since it matches so well. He returned our calls promptly and was very nice. I wouldn't hesitate to call him again for work.

He was very attentive. He was honest and told me I didn't need to have some work done and saved me money. I would use him again.

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I called Waid and he immediately called me back. I needed someone to replace a rotting door frame as well as a loose board on my cedar deck. I also was in need of someone to repair a section of siding on the back of my house which had melted from using the barbecue grill to close to the house. Waid was able to match the siding and installed the replacement panels perfectly. All of the work asked to do was done in accordance to my expectations.

Waid arrived promptly and worked very efficiently. He was polite, courteous and professional. The price he quoted was $40/hour, not the $35 I had read on Craiglist. The overall price seemed slightly higher than I expected, but I he did a very good job and I would surely use him again.

Waid did the repair as an add-on to an already busy schedule. He did a good job and was reasonable. He worked with a friend's schedule to get into the house to do the work as I was out of town.

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I'm very happy with the work performed and the price charged.

He charges $35/hour. He is very pleasant and professional. I felt comfortable leaving him alone in home so I could run errands while he worked. He did a great job.

He was very helpful and gave us ideas for some other problems. He was also easy to work with and the finished products were great.

WAID WAS EXCEEDINGLY HELPFUL, RESPONSIVE, AND REASONABLY PRICED.

WAID IS TRUSTWORTHY. WE HAVE GIVEN HIM THE KEY TO OUR HOME TO DO REPAIRS NEEDED. HE ALWAYS CLEANS UP AFTER HIS WORK. HE IS VERY FRIENDLY.

DID EXCELLENT WORK, FANTASTIC COMPANY. HE'S A PERFECTIONIST. DID PERFECT MITERING, DETAILED CLEAN UP, & I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM. APPEARS VERY LAID BACK, BUT WORKS VERY PROFESSIONALLY. OFFERS GREAT SUGGESTIONS BASED ON YOUR INPUT.

WE GAVE WAID OUR HOUSE KEY EACH TIME. HE COMPLETED THE WORK WHILE WE WERE WORKING DURING THE DAY. WE CAME HOME TO THE WORK COMPLETED AND NO MESS. WE ALSO REFER HIM TO OUR CUSTOMERS. EACH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY. HE ALWAYS SHOWS UP ON TIME AND COMPLETES THE WORK AT HAND IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.