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"We are incredibly pleased with the work done by York River Outdoors LLC. They exceeded our expectations, and we believe their work deserves to be showcased in TV commercials. We would not hesitate to hire their younger team members again. If you need decking, fencing, or handicap ramps repaired or installed, we strongly encourage you to contact them. You will be very glad you did!"

"We are so happy how beautiful they made our patio and the wall. They are so efficient and responsive. Tylor even added the grass around and grew beautifully. Recommend everyone!"

"Excellent, smooth, and very friendly professional service. Always going the extra mile to ensure the best quality product. Cleaned up during and after the project to ensure an eye pleasing work site to the very end. Very attentive and patient, always making time to keep you updated on the progress and guiding you as to what they are doing. Never intrusive, always planning and prepared for the job. Created the grandest retaining wall ensuring no more erosion and a more useful landscape for years to come."

"The good:
- The people were friendly for the most part
- They did good work in some ways
- Their subcontractors did good work
- They gave us a quartz counter top "for free" for our desk
- They did a couple extra things without charging us
- Everything looks good (if you don't look too closely)
The bad:
- I did not like the communication in the beginning, but I hoped, based on the reviews they got, that they would do a good job. I was disappointed with a lot of things - see below.
- I had to prepare my own detailed cost estimate (based on their difficult to understand e-mails) and get them to let me know if my estimate was correct or not. They would only give me a lump sum price and very little detail on what I was getting.
- They seemed to have never worked with the Cabinet Factory before. It was almost impossible to get any information about the cabinets we bought prior to signing a contract. Neither Get It Done (GID) or the Cabinet Factory wanted to talk to us about them. In the beginning I asked for no fiberboard and ended up with lots of fiberboard. Also, GID apparently does not know what fiberboard is - they were trying to tell me the kick-boards were not fiberboard (they are). The cabinets seem pretty low quality although at the time I was told by the Cabinet Factory that the cabinets I was getting were good quality and approaching the cost of the high end cabinets. One of the sliders in the pantry broke right away because there was too much weight. I never had this problem with my previous cabinets.
- They used wax crayon as paint in many locations on the cabinets. This is bad because it is not intended as paint, it is sticky, and wipes off easily.
- They told me it would be $100 more per fixture (about $1000) for LED under cabinet lighting. I still don't understand why they say it costs that much more. The lights they installed get very hot.
- There was very little attention to detail. They were going to stop the peninsula cabinets about 6 inches short of the end of the floor tile. It would have looked really silly - fortunately, I caught it in time and got them to adjust it.
- They put two joints in my crown molding about 12 inches apart and did a poor job with the joints. It looks very bad.
- The painting of the walls was bad. They missed lots of areas and they wanted me to mark all the areas they missed for them.
- They did not plan out the closet desk and shelves well at all. I told them I wanted a shelf for a TV, and they gave me shelves that weren't wide enough. Then they rigged it to work after lots of discussion.
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"I purchased the Big Deal on 6/4/15 for $1499. I spoke to Stephanie that day and arranged for Dan Belletto to come to the house on 6/23/15 to measure my shower (75 SF by his measurements). He let me know that there would be additional charges associated with this Big Deal.  I told Dan that I wanted to have a niche and a frameless shower door at this meeting (and an exhaust fan moved but I later decided not to do this because it was too expensive).  I was hoping that he would bring the 5 samples of tile that I could choose from (as was mentioned in the deal), but he said that I was responsible for purchasing the tile with a $350 budget. He recommended "The Tile Shop," in Lynnhaven Mall, as a good source for purchasing the tile.  I soon discovered that the $350 allotted for the tile would not be nearly enough to cover my needs so I paid for the additional tile myself.  The job began on July 1st and Clarence, my tile man, said that he would be done by Saturday July 4th.  There were some setbacks because the Tile Shop forgot to give Clarence my entire order.  They (The Tile Shop) forgot the niche and later on I realized that they also had forgotten the backsplash that I wanted to use for the niche.  I only discovered this after Clarence had tiled the inside of the niche with the wall tile.  He offered to undo it but I decided not to and just cancelled the backsplash part of the order. I had to order additional tile twice during this job which was frustrating because it added almost $200 and an extra week.  Clarence had to make at least one trip/day to Home Depot to purchase items for the job which reduced the amount of time that he had to work.  It would have been better if he had been more prepared.   This process has been much longer and much more expensive than I ever imagined. The Angie's List Big Deal was supposed to include 5 different options for tile but instead, I was given a $350 budget that was insufficient to tile my shower (I have spent over $700 in tile alone and I chose one of the least expensive options.  $200 of this was due to underestimating the amount of tile necessary for the job. I was also charged $53 for insulation (much of which was not even used). The quote for the extra costs that were included by the contractor were the following:
Install new shower body valve (homeowner to provide) $200
Install new exhaust fan (contractor to provide) $200 (we didn't do this)
Install custom niche $150
Repair ceiling  $200 (not done due to cost)
Total=   $750.00 in additional charges
My extra costs were:
$350 for extra tile needed to finish the job
$192 for the Shower Valve
$200 to build the opening to fit the frameless shower door
$50 for insulation
$150 for custom niche
$200 to install the new shower body valve
$400 for the frameless shower door (PLUS $200 for them to install it)
Total Cost for the new shower:  $1499 (Big Deal Cost) + $1742 = $3241.00
I was disappointed because I had stated that I wanted to put in a frameless shower door and was later told (after my written quote) that it would be an additional $200 for this to be done.  I was also disappointed because I had to spend more than twice the budget figure for the tile (and the square footage was below the quoted allowance at 75 SF).  Additionally, the shower door was installed backwards the first time and had to be re-installed which added time and the grout does not match the rest of the shower.  On 9/14/15 I requested to have Clarence come back to put in the missing screw to hold up the door.  All screws were there when he installed the door the first time but he has never come.
 Installing the door was really a 2-person job.  Clarence, the tile guy, was overextended.  Belletto Construction should allow their installers to finish a job before having them move on to a new one.  This job would have been completed on time if they had not overbooked my tile guy. On the whole, he did a good job but was unable to finish in a timely manner due to possible scheduling conflicts that were beyond his control.  I would suggest to Mr. Belletto that he complete a current job before beginning another.

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"Chuck Hipp and his employee, Antonio, did a phenomenal job! The brick fireplace was sinking and the bricks were separating from the wall. After investigation Chuck determined that there were no footers under the fireplace. He installed new footers, supported the brick wall and reattached all the bricks and suggested the fireplace be covered with stucco and tiles to match the Spanish style of the house. The fireplace turned out beautifully and became the true focal point of the living room. The house was listed for sale and I know the beautiful stucco fireplace helped to sell the home quickly. We moved to our new 1948 house and discovered that the chimney needed to be rebuilt. I received a bid from A Step in Time chimney sweeps which was astronomical. I then consulted a structural engineer who confirmed the bid was outrageously high. He recommended a good brickmason be consulted. I found Chuck Hipp and Hipp Masonry Works on Angies List. Chuck investigated the problem and determined that the chimney needed to be torn down and rebuilt at the roof line and he was able utilize new bricks with old bricks to match the new chimney addition to the existing home and bottom half of the chimney. He asked me to drive around and take photos of chimneys I liked and he would duplicate it. I found a chimney on a beautiful older home and Chuck was able to duplicate it to suit my brick, Tudor home. It is gorgeous and best of all the fireplace can now be used for a beautiful wood fire. He then removed and replaced all the broken, damaged bricks throughout the exterior of the house using mainly old bricks salvaged room the chimney rebuild. Chuck and Antonio did incredible work and at half the price of the previous bid. Before they left they brought in topsoil to fill in any holes in our lawn due to the work and they used soil to regrade the back of the house which had been the cause of damage to lower bricks. They also repointed the front steps and remortered the boxes for the exterior porch lights which were hanging loose from the brick exterior. I will only call the HippMasonry Works for any brick work."

"Great group of guys that show up as scheduled, complete the mowing and trimming, clear off clippings from walks and curbing and are on their way with no fuss. The beds and walks are trimmed with a distinctive edge that shows the care that they take in their task. Mowing is always cut to appropriate height for the seasonal conditions without being told. When I talk to the crews and Dan, they are always friendly and responsive to my off the wall requests and comments. I am renewing their services for another year."

"Very well. The crew was on time and ready for work. They did an excellent job on the wall repair even though wall was textured. They matched the texturing, and I can no longer tell where the hole was. In our living room they took up some rotted wood by the patio door and replaced it with tile. they did a very good job."

Breyons lawn and garden offers professional landscaping grass mowing services. I (Breyon McMurren) is sole proprietor. I have been doing this type of work since I was 16 yrs.old. I have been doing this professionally for 4 yrs . I have a great crew that loves this work and pays close attention to detail.Our duties sometimes includes trash removal ,leaf removal-yard resurrection.We build gates ,pressure washing,painting,fire pits and etc We are very reliable,consistent,and very good at time management.We are always respectful to each and every costumer .Every assessment is done honestly.Before and after pictures are always provided.Every transaction is being done on a secure systems.

"My kitchen looks great. The counter tops needed replacing, the cabinets were fading and coming off the walls in several places, I needed new appliances, and the walls and cabinets needed new paint and backsplash. Ryan’s remodeling took care of it all, and it looks as good as new! The guy was punctual, knowledgeable, and got it done in a weekend. I would definitely use them again for any other projects I have."