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"After looking at a variety of contractors and reviewing them on Angie's List and their websites, I asked two colleagues of mine who had recent bath renovations done who they would recommend. Irish Accents & Renovations (owner Val Little) was already on my short list and I had gotten an estimate from him for the work. When my friends told me that Val had done the work for them and how pleased they were with the results, I chose Irish Accents. This is a small business which focuses on one customer/one job at a time. Val Little, the owner, was onsite every day of the process. He employs two workers, Kenny and John. Val is hands on and did all the carpentry work himself. Kenny is a talented tile setter with an eye for detail. All three of them work to a high standard and are genial and happy to explain things as they went along and listen to your thoughts. They easily accept suggestions, like where to put a wall plug, outlet or light, or the pattern for the tile. If something won't work, they explain why without issue. We did two change orders as work progressed - the pocket door and the walls in the half bath. Since I suspected that we might have a leak problem in our 26 year old bath, I wanted the new floor and shower to be water proofed using Schluter products. Both Val and Kenny were qualified to install these products, having attended the required classes for contractors taught by Schluter. This did drive the cost of materials up a bit over using concrete board and a paint on water proofing. When Val opened the walls and floor around the shower, we discovered a 2 foot diameter hole in the subfloor, some rotten wall studs and floor plate, and a partially rotten floor joist. This was all repaired. They generally started work about 9 am and finished anywhere from 3 pm to 6 pm depending upon what element of the job they were working at the time. They regularly worked without taking a lunch break. They would stop at logical points, avoiding leaving an element partially done. Each day they would clean up and on Fridays they thoroughly cleaned up, including removing protective coverings on the floor and cleaning everything. They do not work on weekends. Since they were working in a first floor master, with a door to the back porch and deck, they used the back deck as a work area for cutting tile using a wet saw. This made quite a mess on the wooden deck, even though they covered it with plastic sheeting. Without my prompting, the back deck and porch were scrubbed clean of all porcelain dust and debris. In fact the deck looks better after they left than it did before they arrived. Val used the driveway for carpentry and swept and cleaned it everyday. They used our garage to stage materials and tools out of the weather and for some prep work, so half of the two car garage was not usable for parking during the entire renovation. They also used the deep sink in our garage, which proved handy for paint clean up. They used the hose and spigot in the back yard as well. As I said earlier, this is a small company with the owner onsite working. Although Val is happy to help with design and suggest places to purchase tile and fixtures, his estimate is for labor and rough-in materials only. The customer is responsible for purchasing all finish materials. Val will happily pick up any materials. He will also purchase some materials and pass the cost to the customer without markup, providing receipts. In our case this was the Schluter system materials which are available at Mosaic Tile in VB. The entire job, renovating two bathrooms, took 4 weeks. The cost listed in this review is for labor and rough-in materials only. I would highly recommend Irish Accents and Renovations to anyone doing a bath or kitchen remodel or a partial remodel. Their attention to detail is exceptional and their work ethic is admirable. They are easy to work with and do not mind daily interaction with the customer. As an aside, Val fixed our sagging porch screen door and changed the lightbulbs on the 12 foot ceiling in the garage simply out of kindness. This company will be my first choice for any future bath or kitchen remodeling."

"Very knowledgeable staff. Do a water test! You'd be shocked to find all the nasty stuff lurking in your water. I had a water softener and clean start installed. We've all been there, busy week with clothes forgotten in the wash that start to stink. I rewashed them with no detergent and they came out smelling fresh!! The softener has made such a huge difference in my family's hair and skin!"

"My pro was wonderful and very knowledgeable."

"Wow!!!!! professionally installed new shower and tub in 6 hours. It looks nice, clean and modern. Ty ensured every step of the process was explained to me. He even took time out to ensure I took any pictures along the way. Cleaned the area upon completion and tested it to ensure it worked properly. I'm happy with how this worked and exceeded my expectations."

"Great. Atomic Plumbing's Jim Miller showed up during the scheduled maintenance window. We talked about the problem of the clogged pipe, and then he looked at a few things. Then he explained to me what was going, and why. My drainage pipe from the washing machine was smaller than it should have been. I could replace it, and other pipes under the house, or get it snaked out and cleaned out for now. I choose just the snake procedure. He was very thorough and meticulous as he drained the water from my deep sink and then undid the drain plug on the pipe, and proceeded to snake the pipe. Once done, he tested the drainage of the pipe with a full washing machine of water. It passed the test! I was very happy everything went as he said it would. Jim is also a funny guy, as he was working and we talked, he had some stories he told me, that I thought were quite hilarious. Bottom line, I am extremely happy with the job he performed at the price stated. I would not hesitate to recommend Jim, and Atomic plumbing if some one asked me about knowing a good plumber. I know if I have another plumbing problem, I will be calling Atomic Plumbers again. Thanks Jim!"

"The cost of service noted above includes fixtures, tile, vanities, etc.
These people are wonderful to work with.  They use their own employees, not sub-contractors.  Their estimate was the highest of all I got, but gut feeling told me to go with them and I don't regret it.  They were focused on what I wanted and worked to make it happen. Their rep went "shopping" with me to pick out fixtures, vanities and tile and offer suggestions. I didn't have a clue about what tile to get for the new enlarged shower, but after settling on a floor tile, they were able to pick out a complementary shower tile which I liked.  
The master bath was a major rework.  After tearing down the interior wall I wanted removed, it was discovered that there a vent pipe in it.  This necessitated an additional charge to rework the plumbing.  As I am on a slab, the floor had to be dug up to reroute the vent pipe.  The inspector was not happy with their original plumbing rereoute, so a lot of the work had to be redone. They didn't ask for more money to do this.  
A false wall behind the existing shower was removed and moved back maybe 6 inches and the front of the shower was extended a few inches.  A bench was installed.  The few inches on the side and front of the shower made quite a difference in the size of the shower.  
When it came time to pick a top for the new vanities, once again, once again I didn't have a clue what to do.  I knew I wanted quartz and a not a dark color.  Trey brought two samples one of which I fell in love with.  Since it was a remnant, he got a reduced price on it.  
This project started in June/July of 2015 and they are still trying to get the shower door straight.  The door is not standard size and had to be ordered.  The first two doors had defects. (I am using the second one now).  Third door, wrong color, 4th door not right either.  Because of all the problems, they are not charging me for the door.  They have ordered a fifth which hopefully will be OK.  I am sure others would have walked away once I had the second door which is usable but has a defect.
Trey decided a needed a ceiling fan for my my bedroom and said they would put it in if I bought one  I did and his brother Robert installed it, no charge. My total satisfaction was their foremost focus.
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"Harmond helped me over video link to test the components in my broken refrigerator. The testing confirmed that it was the compressor that had failed. I purchased a new refrigerator because I decided it was not worth the cost to replace the compressor."

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"I would say overall the job went well.  The owner is not a small talk kind of guy at all and can even come across as kind of a jerk at times.  His work is good though and he was clear and concise about what work was going to be completed.  He always showed up on time, was professional and made sure the job was done.  His tile guy is not the sharpest tool in the shed and his work is just OK.  We ordered all supplies ourselves and are new at home remodeling. I had planned to do the bathroom myself but we were trying to have a baby and I didn't think I should be around all the particle dust and paint which I explained to the owner at the consultation. Anyways, the bullnose tile we ordered did not match the regular tile in the shower...yes our fault for not ordering the right stuff but the tile guy put it up anyways.  We really wish someone had called us, we thought it was weird that no one called us before putting the tile up. When my husband got home the day it went up, the first thing the tile guy said to him when he walked in the door was "the tile doesn't match".... My husband asked him why he didn't call or tell someone but the guy didn't really have an answer.   Sooo we ordered the right tile and the owner agreed to fix it... for a price of course..... so the tile guy comes back but then he only does part of the bullnose tile and not the whole thing.  ugh.  We decided to call it quits with this company after that.  I wouldn't hire them again just based on our experience. However, despite a small area of mismatched tile, our bathroom does look very good. 
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"I appreciate the speed that Jordan called me back Saturday evening after I submitted a quote request via Angi, their flexibility with changing my appointment, and how great a job that Dylon performed quickly. Work performed included drywall removal, removal of old washing machine valves crimped to polybutylene piping, installation of PEX to support installation of new valves, and repair testing. All for a reasonable price after I spent hours to realize I couldn't do the job myself without special tools. Thanks!"