II am a high school science teacher in Vermont. During Feb break, I went to New Jersey from Vt. to help my brother with repairing and cleaning his house as my brother had had health problems for a few years and his house had come into disrepair. My goal was to get as much cleaned up and repaired in the short amount of time i had. I bought a new light fixture for the upstairs bathroom as the old fluorescent light had a bad transformer. I installed the light which I could get to light using the existing wire, but the light switch could not turn off the light so something was bad between the light switch and the light fixture that I could not repair . Just outside this bathroom, there was also a hall light on a 2-way switch that would not turn on. So I called DK Electric to repair these 2 things. Derek was responsive when I first called, arranged for a technician to come out the next morning. He said he knew the neighborhood in Willingboro where my brother lived and said these houses used aluminum wiring in the 50s and these wire often have problems. David, the electrician, came the following morning and was on time and a pleasant guy. He said he would have to charge me something like 334.48 to diagnose why the light would not go on and off with the switch. DK electric uses a book like Auto Repair shops. The prices are listed by the job, not by the time spent. I thought this was high but I had limited time in NJ and needed things to get repaired so I agreed and he started using his tester to test different wires. I stayed with him in the bathroom as I had information to share with him since I had already tried to install the light and he was a pleasant guy to talk with. Together we discovered that the light and switch were on circuit 2 because the breaker was tripped by his diagnoses and it would not "untrip." It was broken at that point. The electric panel in my brothers house is an old push button panel. David explained that these old push-button circuits breakers are no longer used and are actually illegal to repair. He said his company cannot repair the breakers and that to get the light in the bathroom to work my brother really needed a brand new breaker panel and we were quoted at three grades, the top 2 grades being a mix of copper and aluminum, or all copper, He said these old breaker panels are dangerous and my brother should really have a new one installed. he made it sound like there really was no choice and that it was really dangerous to keep this old circuit breaker panel. I wanted to help my brother so I agreed it should be done so all the lights and switches would work. I paid a $2000.00 deposit. They put through the charge immediately and I received a receipt online at my email. "Receipt 02/18/2016, 09:40 AM" through an Intuit Quickbooks David found broken wires in the 2 hall light switches, made a quick repair and the hallway light worked. So to recap, We hired DK electric to install the bathroom light, fix the bathroom switch and fix the hallway light. We had to pay for a diagnosis, the bathroom light was not installed and the switch was not fixed, and the push button breaker was broken.The hallway light was repaired. The bill for that came to $354.46. I have images of all of our receipts. David spent about 1.5 hours at the house. They would start the work the following Monday. I headed back to Vermont.The next day (a Friday) my brother canceled the work order for his own reasons. Derek called me to tell me that my brother cancelled the service and did I know?I didn't know so I called my brother and I tried to convince him to get it done but he wanted to get three bids and find a lower price. Good idea and it is his house. This is when the trouble began. I called Derek and explained that I would need my deposit returned and he said of course and that "i just need to figure out how to do it. I've never had to return a deposit before. Give me a few days. I should have it by Friday." I didn?t understand why returning a credit should be so complicated. Companies do it all the time. In the meantime Derek changed the bill from 354.46 to 575.02! He added ?Replace two 3 way toggle switches(add on Rate) 120.32 EACH for a total of 240.64 for a total now of $575.02.When I called him on Friday to ask about my refund he said that he was going to charge me a $78 dollar refund fee because, ?I am not going to eat what my credit card company is going to charge me for refunding your 2000.00. I pay a 4% for every transaction and I am going to deduct this from your $2000.00 because I should not have to pay or eat that loss!? We argued over the phone-I was back in my classroom trying to deal with this guy between classes. I just wanted my 2000.00 refunded. He now was being a real jerk and so I said that we had obviously come to an impasse and I would not argue with him any longer and I hung up. He kept trying to call me back but I would not pick up at this point. And then he said that he was not going to refund any money until the bill was paid. That was when I found out from my brother that he had increased the bill by over 240 after I cancelled the job! When I called him about this increase he said that David, the electrician who had come done the work, made a mistake on the bill and was chastised for it, he was relatively new, but he made an error and did not charge us for the light switch repair since we were going to get the new Service Box. So we argued about that and at this point he was holding my 2000.00 hostage!(I have all the texts and all the emails and all receipts as evidence.)In the meantime I filed a dispute through Visa and while I had Visa on the phone I told them the story that DK Electric is trying to charge me 70 dollars to credit my 2K with the excuse that his credit card company charges him a fee and 2 different Visa reps laughed! The Laughed and said they had never heard this before. I realized that there was nothing I could say or do to reason with this thief. My brother had a check cut for the 575.02 which cleared last Monday-March 4, 2016. My brother received a check from DK Electric for 1,932.00 so Derek had deducted $68 dollars from my $2000.00 deposit. So as far as I am concerned, DK Electric was dishonest and robbed me and my brother of several hundred dollars. Do NOT do business with this company. Derek is an unreasonable man.
Mark called immediately and showed up two days after that. Lots of stories about the big names he's worked for. "Easy job." " No problem."
A week later, a non-english speaking 'tiler' appears.......All fixed. I pay.
A week later, the 'fix'...
I was extremely pleased to find Matt at Sydscompufix. When my old laptop finally died without warning, I found Sydscompufix by chance through an internet search. I am so glad I did. Matt was able to recover my documents/pictures from my hard drive and move them to a flash drive so now I am no...
Leah M.
5.0
10/2016
Lavelle Painting did wonderful work in a very extensive exterior project. We had bought a 300+ year old house that had many carpentry and exterior repairs in addition to the painting. Mike had some great people working for him who restored the exterior beautifully and handling some surprises...
Roxane J.
1.0
03/2016
In the end, It did not go well and I will file a complaint with the New Jersey Better Business Bureau. II am a high school science teacher in Vermont. During Feb break, I went to New Jersey from Vt. to help my brother with repairing and cleaning his house as my brother had had health...
Jason S.
5.0
08/2014
The repair went well, showed up as scheduled and got the job done. I had almost tried to do this myself, but after watching them do it, I am very glad that I did not attempt that. Even after seeing it done, I would still not attempt it. These guys definitely knew what they were doing.
Fortin's Construction handles all things concrete from foundations to finished floors to countertops and stamped patios. We also specialize in epoxy floors. We are a Veteran owned & operated company. We proudly offer Military discounts available! We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and doing the job right the first time. Call or text us today for an estimate.
"This is a very professional and high quality company. They completed the countertops in two days. The epoxy had a flaw from the manufacturer and they come back immediately and re surfaced it. The counters look like glass. The price was reasonable. We are very happy with the result. The only negative is they could have done a better job cleaning up."
Phil B on January 2025
Fortin's Construction handles all things concrete from foundations to finished floors to countertops and stamped patios. We also specialize in epoxy floors. We are a Veteran owned & operated company. We proudly offer Military discounts available! We pride ourselves on excellent customer service and doing the job right the first time. Call or text us today for an estimate.
"This is a very professional and high quality company. They completed the countertops in two days. The epoxy had a flaw from the manufacturer and they come back immediately and re surfaced it. The counters look like glass. The price was reasonable. We are very happy with the result. The only negative is they could have done a better job cleaning up."
As of 11/13 I am back in VT having completed repairs to friends, family and others in FL and will be taking on projects here in VT again. I am scheduled back in FL for a couple of weeks in February to do some site work for a new build but plan on being in VT until Dec 25. I provide, Carpentry, decks, painting, vinyl siding, window & door replacement, flooring, concrete work & repairs. From new to repair services to renovations. I am a trained Mill & House Carpenter, Graduated from BVT in 1984, after a 2 years active service I returned home to the reserves and began my Construction Career. I have overseen projects up to $100million in value, in 2016 I/we started a new venture of buying and re-habilitating campgrounds in GA & FL. I am now semi-retired and decided to provide quality affordable small construction services. In the very near future I will be providing certified home inspections as soon as testing is completed. If you have a project that needs to be done, give me a call and we can get it done. Please when contacting let me know the scope of work, "type of work as well as 1, room, 2 rooms, etc, typr of room kitchen, bath, closet, etc." this will aid in my preparation to ask pertinent questions as well as limit the back and forth emails and speed up time for us both. Thanks and I look forward to hopefully providing you with timely, cost effective services, Regards Dale H.
As of 11/13 I am back in VT having completed repairs to friends, family and others in FL and will be taking on projects here in VT again. I am scheduled back in FL for a couple of weeks in February to do some site work for a new build but plan on being in VT until Dec 25. I provide, Carpentry, decks, painting, vinyl siding, window & door replacement, flooring, concrete work & repairs. From new to repair services to renovations. I am a trained Mill & House Carpenter, Graduated from BVT in 1984, after a 2 years active service I returned home to the reserves and began my Construction Career. I have overseen projects up to $100million in value, in 2016 I/we started a new venture of buying and re-habilitating campgrounds in GA & FL. I am now semi-retired and decided to provide quality affordable small construction services. In the very near future I will be providing certified home inspections as soon as testing is completed. If you have a project that needs to be done, give me a call and we can get it done. Please when contacting let me know the scope of work, "type of work as well as 1, room, 2 rooms, etc, typr of room kitchen, bath, closet, etc." this will aid in my preparation to ask pertinent questions as well as limit the back and forth emails and speed up time for us both. Thanks and I look forward to hopefully providing you with timely, cost effective services, Regards Dale H.
We are one stop shop. We take care of all trades and materials from start to finish. No hassle, just communicate with one person and take care of it all.
"Andy was hired to remodel a bathroom, and turn an old kitchen into a playroom. He also ended up redoing a hallway. I cannot say enough great things about him & his company. Timely, great communication, amazing work, and so honest and reliable. He went above and beyond to make sure everything was exactly the way I had dreamed it to be. I have nothing but praise for him. Absolutely will hire him again!"
Beth F on May 2025
We are one stop shop. We take care of all trades and materials from start to finish. No hassle, just communicate with one person and take care of it all.
"Andy was hired to remodel a bathroom, and turn an old kitchen into a playroom. He also ended up redoing a hallway. I cannot say enough great things about him & his company. Timely, great communication, amazing work, and so honest and reliable. He went above and beyond to make sure everything was exactly the way I had dreamed it to be. I have nothing but praise for him. Absolutely will hire him again!"
Family owned business with over 5 years of experience handling all your Chimney, Landscaping, Gutter Cleaning, Lawn & Yard Work, Leaf Removal, Mulch & Topsoil, Pressure Washing, Roof Cleaning, Roof Ice/Snow Removal, Window Cleaning. Snowplowing Snow Shoveling Salting Sanding
Family owned business with over 5 years of experience handling all your Chimney, Landscaping, Gutter Cleaning, Lawn & Yard Work, Leaf Removal, Mulch & Topsoil, Pressure Washing, Roof Cleaning, Roof Ice/Snow Removal, Window Cleaning. Snowplowing Snow Shoveling Salting Sanding
We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service. Check out our services offered and call or click to schedule an estimate today!
We pride ourselves on the quality work we provide, while delivering great customer service. Check out our services offered and call or click to schedule an estimate today!
Hoffmann Landscaping is a Landscaping /Hardscaping company, we provide quality Garden maintenance and installation, Patio, driveway, and retaining wall installations, and tree removal and maintenance services. We have a large staff allowing us to get to your project within a week or 2 of your reaching out to us, and we provide extremely high levels of communication and customer service. We have a full time experienced crew of hard working individuals looking to better their lives and their community. most of our employees have upwards of 15 years of experience in this trade.
Hoffmann Landscaping is a Landscaping /Hardscaping company, we provide quality Garden maintenance and installation, Patio, driveway, and retaining wall installations, and tree removal and maintenance services. We have a large staff allowing us to get to your project within a week or 2 of your reaching out to us, and we provide extremely high levels of communication and customer service. We have a full time experienced crew of hard working individuals looking to better their lives and their community. most of our employees have upwards of 15 years of experience in this trade.
We offer mowing, weed eating, raking, leaf blowing. removing and installing plants for gardens. We also offer our fall cleanup service whether it be raking or blowing. We are hard working individuals who offer nothing but the best service year round. We'll will do what it takes to exceed your expectations and satisfaction.
We offer mowing, weed eating, raking, leaf blowing. removing and installing plants for gardens. We also offer our fall cleanup service whether it be raking or blowing. We are hard working individuals who offer nothing but the best service year round. We'll will do what it takes to exceed your expectations and satisfaction.
Accelerated Property Management, LLC, Is a family owned company. We have locations in western North Carolina and in Southern/central Vermont! We take tree service and property management seriously and would love to be your tree and property guys! We hire and train only the best and will take care of your property to the best of our ability. Our mission is to bring quality property management services to you and your family. We value integrity, honesty, and hard work. Give us a call today!
"Mark and Caleb did a fantastic job cutting down the trees and stacking the wood in neat piles. They cleaned up all the branches and debris. Mark is the trapeze artist who climbs to the top of the trees to cut them in sections, being precisely careful as to where it lands so as to not harm stonewalls and nearby plants. Caleb worked hard trimming and cleaning up on the ground. Their price compares or beats all others too. Both of them are true gentleman and we would hire them again in a minute!"
Kathleen C on September 2021
Accelerated Property Management, LLC, Is a family owned company. We have locations in western North Carolina and in Southern/central Vermont! We take tree service and property management seriously and would love to be your tree and property guys! We hire and train only the best and will take care of your property to the best of our ability. Our mission is to bring quality property management services to you and your family. We value integrity, honesty, and hard work. Give us a call today!
"Mark and Caleb did a fantastic job cutting down the trees and stacking the wood in neat piles. They cleaned up all the branches and debris. Mark is the trapeze artist who climbs to the top of the trees to cut them in sections, being precisely careful as to where it lands so as to not harm stonewalls and nearby plants. Caleb worked hard trimming and cleaning up on the ground. Their price compares or beats all others too. Both of them are true gentleman and we would hire them again in a minute!"
We provide a wide variety of masonry related services and retail sales, with a focus on patios, walkways, wall systems, and veneer. We provide natural and manufactured stone options for each of the types of applications recently described. Please give us a call or e-mail to discuss your next project!
We provide a wide variety of masonry related services and retail sales, with a focus on patios, walkways, wall systems, and veneer. We provide natural and manufactured stone options for each of the types of applications recently described. Please give us a call or e-mail to discuss your next project!
With over a decade of experience in site and civil construction we will provide you with the skill and knowhow you need to get your project done right. Specialities include site preparation, concrete sidewalk, driveway and foundation placement, utility placement and general excavation.
With over a decade of experience in site and civil construction we will provide you with the skill and knowhow you need to get your project done right. Specialities include site preparation, concrete sidewalk, driveway and foundation placement, utility placement and general excavation.
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FAQs for gravel driveway repair projects in Tinmouth, VT
The average cost of a gravel driveway is about $1.25 to $2 per square foot, including the cost of materials, equipment, and professional installation. For example, a 16-by-30-foot driveway costs about $1,500. Cost factors include the type of gravel, how thick the gravel is installed, the condition of the landscape, and labor costs. Overall costs will vary depending on where you live and how accessible the job site is.
Concrete can crack from general wear, improper installation, or in response to uneven support from the soil underneath. Small, thin cracks on the surface of aging concrete are usually a result of normal wear and tear, while cracks on new concrete more likely indicate a problem with installation. Larger cracks or uneven steps can signify a much more severe issue. A concrete contractor should be able to diagnose the cause and repair concrete cracks for you.
The cost to install a concrete driveway is $4 to $15per square foot on average. Your price heavily depends on your desired concrete finish and driveway size.
For a driveway that is 200 square feet, you can expect to pay an average cost of $1,900. For a driveway at double that size (400 square feet), the average price is closer to $3,800. Plain concrete is significantly more cost-effective, averaging $7 per square foot, whereas stained concrete averages around $19 per square foot.
The cost of resurfacing concrete is $6 per square foot on average, though that cost can range from $3 to $9per square foot.
For a driveway that is 200 square feet, you can expect to pay $600 to $1,800, and for a driveway that is 500 square feet, that cost averages $1,500 to $4,500. Resurfacing your driveway will give you the look and feel of a new surface without the hefty cost.
A gravel driveway should be at least 4 to 6 inches deep, depending on the soil it’s installed on. Softer soil that doesn’t drain well should have a deeper gravel driveway. Deeper gravel will mean you spend more on materials and labor, but you’ll get a more stable driveway and avoid damage that needs to be filled or graded flat again.
The Tinmouth, VT homeowners’ guide to gravel driveway repair services
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