Noah's Ark Carpentry & Siding Inc

Gary and his team are fantastic! Hands down the best we've worked with in our 20+ years as home owners. As long as Gary is working, we will never go with anyone else. The entire experience was pretty amazing and pain free. They come in, do the work efficiently - each person on the crew knows exactly what they are doing and how to do it - and when they leave, the only way to tell they were there is because of perfectly done end product. Gary, and each member of his team, treated our house like they were working on their own. Call him, you will not be disappointed!

Gary treated my job as if he were working on his own house. He and his team were very professional. But the thing that I noticed and appreciated most was his attention to detail. In fact, he added a couple of pieces of trim that the builder should have included but didn’t, so it actually looks better than new. Scheduling and communication was a bit of a problem, but I’m glad I waited on him. I would recommend him.

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Gary and his crew were amazing. They went above and beyond to make sure that I was happy. When a major snafu developed (termites, yikes!!), Gary called me to break the bad news, showed me the damage, and fixed it for far less than I would have thought possible. I was over the moon. I would not hesitate to hire them again. You can trust these guys. They're the real deal!

It went very well. Gary and Kara are professionals and very easy to work with. The painters were very professional as well and did a fantastic job. They are quite skilled and fast. They cleaned up amd swept the floors at the end of every day. We were completely satisfied and will be using them to paint our bedrooms next.

All in all, Gary did a great job at a very reasonable price and we will absolutely be using him again in the future!

Everything went very well and was very impressed with the results. Will only be referring Noah's Ark from now on.

Gary and the Noah's Ark team are professional, honest and reliable which is why we've hired them repeatedly.  He has some skilled craftsmen on the team that produce quality work.  His quotes are competitive, and he is a straight shooter.

Everything went very well!  The only delay was with the counter top (which was not his fault).  I had an issue with one of  the shower heads losing pressure about a month after he finished.  I called and he sent someone over the very same day!!  It turns out it was not his fault either but the shower head itself.  His guy cleaned it and was in & out in 10 minutes.

Great! Gary and his team finished in three days and were very easy to work with. I would highly recommend Gary to anyone. He did such a great job that I recommended him to my parents who hired him to renovate and paint the inside of their home.

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Gary was responsive and on time for the initial bid. We scheduled for the following week. He picked up 50% payment right on time and worked with my evening hours. The following day we were delayed due to mother nature but he kept in contact until it was go time. The work was quality, affordable and his crew seemed trustworthy. He also respected my belongings in the backyard and cleaned up well. But next time, bring your boys some bug spray. I felt bad for making them work in mosquito heaven.

Gary and his crew were awesome. ?They showed up on time, were respectful and diligent, and knew exactly what to do whether Gary was there or not. ?The great part is that Gary does the work with his crew, but even if he was off working on another project, they were efficient and attentive to detail, safety, and quality. ?The end result is spectacular -- especially given the fact that they just provided the type of detail and styling and structural quality that we would have requested, but because we were very busy this week, we had to trust that they knew what they were doing. ?Gary and his crew made better decisions about how to construct both decks, especially the front, to make them more beautiful and secure than we could ever have imagined. ?I am so tired of having to spell out every detail of renovation, repair or construction projects, and this time, after the holidays, just did not have the bandwidth -- I just asked him to take out the bad board and repair, and everything from the concrete foundation supports to the stain, is perfect. ?Each project was completed within a day. I left before the last deck was finished, and just texted him hoping that all was well. ?When my family arrived home this evening, we were blown away by the craftsmanship, the beauty and attention to detail that they gave to both projects. ?I am so excited about this company and plan to hire them for several more projects before we are through. ?My only complaint is that I did not find them sooner. Gary is honest, fair and well-reasoned. ?He and his crew are pleasant people and enjoyable to be around. As a stay at home mom who was either home alone during the day or with my kiddo on a school day off -- I felt safe and respected. ?I even left for several hours at a time each day because i felt that they were honest and focused and dedicated to doing good work. ?I felt so comfortable with them that I told Gary to open a UPS package that might come while I was away as it had some ordered components for the deck's decor. ?I have never felt that comfortable with anyone, not even family members. ?This guy is honest and hardworking, showing up everyday with his crew, rather than just sending some guys out and showing up to be paid. ?That is not this person. At the risk of never getting on his calendar, I have no choice but to highly recommend Gary and his team at Noah's Ark. ?I will be hiring him for every project we have from now on.

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i live out of state and have a rental in texas.  noah's ark was referred to me.

 i called the number given to me which is the same as what shows on angie's list.  the recording stated, "user is not accepting calls at this time".  seemed strange for somebody running a business, but numbers can change.  i sent a message through angie's list instead.

the next day i received a response through angie's list telling me to send email to their company's address because they don't get their messages promptly through angie's list.  i thought this was odd, because i am always notified within minutes of receiving a message through angie's list.  they also asked for my phone number, which i gave them.

next my phone showed a text message had been received.  WARNING TO ALL COMPANIES:  NOT EVERYBODY PAYS TO HAVE A TEXT PLAN!!!  if we have a phone, you should call.  if somebody says, "please call me", you should call, not text.  texting is passive aggressive, especially when you mess up and don't want to have to explain yourself.  once i discovered somebody sent a text message, i had to pay to read the message.  VERY annoying.  when you enter ten digits in your phone, why would you then enter a bunch of characters, to which you will not immediately receive a response, when you can so easily speak to somebody?  man up and talk to people, for crying out loud!

i called back and spoke with gary.  he "thought" he'd have time to look at the work i needed to have done, but told me to send my email address to his email address so that he could respond.  he also asked for the address where the work was to be performed.  i did that later that day, as soon as i was at my computer.

then i waited.  no response via email; no response via phone.  nothing.  if any information was missing from what i sent, which gary thought he needed, he should have contacted me, but neither he nor his wife did that.

today they said they don't have time to do my repairs prior to my tenants moving into the house.  well THAT is pretty darned inconvenient!  his wife, after telling me they didn't receive the information they needed from me, THEN went through their email account, found the email with the information i had sent, and responded to it for the first time.

they insisted gary sent email to me last week, but i have nothing from them and have asked for a copy, in the event i missed something.

we shall see.

in the mean time, if you want to work with a company that actually cares about doing business with you, or doing business properly at all, i would recommend you move on.

On the day before the long-delayed project was to finally begin, Gary Kirby of Noah's Ark sent an email stating he required a 50% pre-payment for the remodel project services, despite having virtually zero out of pocket costs. No mention of any pre-payment / down payment had come up before, despite face-to-face meeting the day before and multiple emails over 3 months. When I asked if he would consider a 25% down payment instead ( again, he had virtually zero out of pocket costs upfront) and we would provide a weekly draw against work completed, Gary refused to discuss any such arrangement and cancelled the project without any further discussion.
Noah's Ark refused to honor their bid price; created last-minute contract requirements that had no basis in reality, and failed to deliver what we had agreed to in writing. Based on our recent experience  this firm is unreliable, dishonest and most certainly not one I would ever recommend.

They were excellent to work with, very patient, helpful and professional! We have another project this Spring and will definatly give them a call. Gary and all his team were great !!

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Well, he did a great job and he did it correctly.--He didn't just cut the rotted board ends off and piece-meal new boards in.   I also think he under-charged me for the work performed..  He and the men who worked with him were excellent. They are real carpenters and not fly-by-night people.   I didn't get this company's name from Angie's List, so I didn't know going into it what to expect.  The only downside is that they are so busy, I can't get them back again. 

Very detailed, went over options, crew showed up on time and went over all the options and also spent the extra time to secure siding that was loose.

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This is a rather difficult review to summarize and write.Many parts of the job deserve an A rating for quality and responsiveness, while other significant aspects warranted a D or F rating.
For this job, Noah?s Ark decided that it would be best to install all the new wood first and then stain and seal in place with the promise of special care and cleanliness when it came to the staining and sealing. Therefore, on day 1 of the job we finalized the contract grabbed all the materials and the carpentry crew went to work demo?ing all the old wood and installing the new. It was very obvious early on; they knew what they were doing and strived to do a quality job. With that said, the overall carpentry work was great and warrants an A rating. There were several door issues that popped up, in which they dealt with quickly by applying creative solutions. Once the carpentry work was near complete, the staining/painting guys came in
to complete the drywall crack repairs. In short, they did a good job repairing and texturing some rather large cracks and deserve a B rating.
The major issues arose when the staining and sealing took place.  First, the quality of the stain/seal work was very poor and would warrant an F rating. Every board and door has areas with runs and/or globs of stain and/or sealer. There was instances where they forgot to wipe the stain before it dries, and plenty of areas where not stained at all before sealing. Also, no effort was made to minimize the appearance of defects in the doors, nor keep them free of large debris when staining and sealing them. Secondly, little care was taken towards protecting the house while staining and sealing, therefore just about everything needed some level of attempted cleaning/recovery, which included but was not limited to carpet, tile, walls, windows, counter-tops, sinks, door hardware,  etc?.Needless to say, some items would just not come clean. The foreman of the job was notified several times, but there just seemed to be a flat out refusal, by the painters, to utilize tape, tarps, and paper. A final item of note here, once the carpentry work was completed; there was little management of the project from the foreman or owner.
In summary, I would recommend Noah?s Ark for interior carpentry work (A). As for any painting, staining, or sealing I would be
cautious and consider another company for the finish work. The job had such high potential to come out wonderful, but turned into a lot of extra work and headaches for us as we continue to repair, touch-up, and clean.