Dougs Handyman Service of Northern Virginia

spoke to wife, who arranged for him to come to my house. she said he had time to do work and sounded like it would run under $300. I advised that I had a list of about 3-4 hours of work. he arrived 1/2 hour late, no biggie. But his attitude was extremely negative, lazy, and rude! But the worst part was that he unscrewed my shower head to check on the water pressure and when I went to shower, the whole thing came down breaking my high end tile floor! He left the screw out out of either viciousness because he couldn't find it or pure laziness! In the end, he said "I can't do this today and my wife arranges all the pricing". Had the gawl to leave me his business card! Don't hire him- unethical and lazy. I could have gotten hurt when the shower head fell. It is stainless steel and high end, weighing about 6 lbs or more!

didn't return calls

I was pleasantly surprised that I could schedule my needed work for the next morning, and his office followed up with me to confirm the appointment. He arrived on time, performed the work in an excellent manner, and charged a very reasonable price. A pleasant experience all around. I have been looking for a handyman for many projects - I have found him.

Received answer stating that they were booked till January 2014. I did not want to wait.

As explained above - all went perfectly. Arrived on time, worked quickly, charged fair rates - even came back to bring me my Arlington parking pass after forgetting to return it (but I had forgotten to follow him out and retrieve it when he left).

Doug comes in, reviews the list of what we need done. We agree on priorities and he'll be clear on what can be done right then, what has to be done later. he will give estimates at the same time. Then he lives up to whatever he promises.

He tells you up front if he can do a job or not. He is a genius because he can do anything including, plumbing, remodeling, and electrical. His price is reasonable. His personality is jovial and eccentric. He really knows what he is doing.