CARACO CARPENTRY

Great! Don always was there when he said he would be, did what he said he would, explained everything to me in a way I could understand, did an excellent job (better than I thought possible), came in under estimate, and was a pleasure to work with. I will definitely engage him again for all projects he provides services for.

Don is the best. He treats everyone like he wants to be treated. His work is outstanding and his prices are fair. He cleans up when he done and itemizes your invoice. Ive used Caraco carpentry for a few years now and I always know what Im getting. Its always the right choice.

Don is the contractor you want to hire. Period. He was on time throughout the project. He was responsive and understanding. He's proficient at his craft and fair with his prices. I feel like he can fix anything and if for some reason he cant, he ll find out how. I will use him for everything, here forward. He found the issue and repaired it with a solution he explained in detail. He documents everything and keeps you in the loop. He goes the extra mile. What else can you ask for? Trust me.

Polite, courteous, great work, prompt. We will hire them again.

Despite some early communication problems, which were due to unavoidable life events, once we connected and the work started, Don and team did an excellent job. They really paid great attention to and quot;the detailsand quot; without over indulging and wasting time. Unlike other contractors with whom I've worked in the last few months, this team has a great work ethic. From the thorough estimate process detailing range and scope (it actually came in under budget) to the photo CD documenting all the stages of work,to the recommendations for future care of the work done as well as other adjoining structures, it was obvious this carpenter took care and pride in his work.

I now have painters working to finish my continuing house repair project, following up on what Don started. Having come after plenty of carpenters, they had never seen the quality of the woodwork that had been done and how it had all been prepped for paint; it was, using the overused yet seldom true term, and quot;paint ready.and quot;

At the end of their first day the painters told me again, unsolicited, and quot;Your carpenter did a GREAT job!and quot;.

I agree with the painters. I will hire Don and team again to do all my carpentry work.

He did awesome, does good work and is responsive. He is always on time and normally comes in under his estimates; the process is all very honest and transparent. I will use him again in the future.

Very conscientious, kept me informed all along the way. Was sensitive to the costs.

The stairs look good. The owner is Donald. He is very laid back, and sometimes he is little hard to get hold of. Once I get in touch with him, he is very prompt at getting things done. His prices are fair. He finished the work within a good amount of time. We couldn't see him doing much work because we went for vacation.

Again, this was much too big a project to describe in detail. But Don took charge from the start --- that is, before I bought the house --- and solved the massive initial problem, which was that the back portion of this 150-year-old rowhouse was sinking. Given the scope of the work and my financial limitations, it took about a year and a half, but Don was there absolutely whenever I needed him, which was most of the time. He broke down the project into phases, charging on a time-plus-materials basis, so I could closely track what was getting spent.

I recently bought my first house, a funky little trinity, and discovered (after buying it, and after a lousy home inspection failed to pick this up) that my stairs from the 2nd to the 3rd floor were physically coming apart. I had a bunch of professionals look at it, including a structural engineer, who deemed the house unsafe to occupy until the stairs were fixed. After getting a whole bunch of estimates, Don Caraco, who responded to my calls quickly and came over immediately, was totally the guy for the job. He just really knew what he was talking about, and provided a bunch of creative and very effective solutions for fixing my funky flight of stairs. These stairs, it should be noted, are curved and totally weird (see description of work above). Don's work was superb and he was an absolute pleasure to hang out with, and as I saw how he was accomplishing the job, I asked him to give me a bunch of estimates for other little jobs around the house (again, see above for details). The incredible thing was, as I hesitated about the additional costs this would incur, he actually told me that fixing that first flight of stairs had been easier than he anticipated and that therefore I was well under budget, and that all the additional work would still get me in UNDER the initial estimate he had given me. I've never met such an incredibly honest contractor. So in the end, my stairs were fixed superbly, my walls received extra structural support, I have a beautiful little closet and a recessed shelving unit, 2 other flights of stairs have been solidified, and I paid LESS than the original, extremely fair price we had agreed on in his initial estimate for just the one flight of stairs. Seriously, go with Don if you have carpentry work to be done - you won't regret it.

Very well, Don was very communicative. He explained everything he needed to do, explained unforeseen problems and additional costs before he did anything. He answered all questions by email or phone as soon as I inquired. Trustworthy. Provided photos of the work as he completed it, by email.

I was completely impressed. We put this project off because it was a dirty, noise making project and my wife works from home alone. She felt completely comfortable with Don and he cleaned up every day after he was done. The work was higher quality than I expected or needed because we will carpet them but he said they needed to be that way in order to be safe. He also did a few other patch ceiling patches that we needed. Overall his final bill was under budget and a not so nice project was completed with very little inconvenience to my wife (she would have said so if there was). We will be having him back in a couple months to do the nursery and some closets. Brooks

This was a lot easier than it could have been. Don gave me an estimate and advised that it was best to get other estimates. (He even gave me a competitor's name and number.) He was able to schedule the work within a week. It took a couple days, this is very exacting work, and then he cleaned up every last speck of sawdust before presenting the bill, which was below his estimate.