Hank Stern Carpentry & Handyman Services

Hank did excellent work. A pleasure to have work in my home.

Hank just left my house after completing my repair. He was extremely courteous, punctual, and did an outstanding job on my project. I would recommend him highly and would hire him again.

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Excellent, very knowledgeable really knows what he's doing!

Hank had to recut to base slightly to better match the roof pitch. Everything went great. I am very pleased the final results.

Very friendly, respectful, prompt, paid attention to detail and offered advice on 2 difficult steps to provide a finish comparable to the rest. Reasonable in price for work required. Took all the old materials away and disposed of them. 

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It went way over budget. He estimated $600 or so in labor, it ended up being $1,400 in labor. Hours seemed excessive and for some days made no sense. He charged me $30 for the initial visit.

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Hank stopped by the same day I called after finishing another job to give me a quote.  He started on deck the next day and returned two days later to complete work on shed.  He is a great guy, does good work, suggested options that we might do ourselves to save money.  Will call again if the need arises.  Highly recommend.

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very courteous and punctual, responded quickly, did an adequate job.

Mr. Stern was very professional. He performed all tasks that afternoon. I will call him again.

Hank did a great job, the floor looks great, I am very happy with his work and will be calling him the next time we are in need of a great handyman.

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Called and came over the same day to complete the work. His skill was evident and needed for this complex bit of work I required. Very nice and friendly man!

Hank is a nice guy who knows his stuff, works hard and gets the job done.     We were able to get an appointment within a week of our call, and Hank was prompt and thorough in the work he did.      After he completed the work on the house, we decided to hire him again for work needed in the garage, and we were just as happy with him the second time around!

It's one thing if a provider doesn't want to do the work - either doesn't have time or it doesn't fit into one's skill set or value proposition.  However, to simply not contact me after I followed up shows a tremendous lack of disrespect and professionalism.  Mr. Stern may be a fine carpenter - but he has serious issues vis-a-vis customer service and common courtesy.

Hank showed up on time, worked steadily, and did excellent work. He set up a mini wood shop in my garage so he could fabricate pieces that he needed in order to repair the rotted wood. The outcome was better than expected.

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I can not say enough of what a great carpenter and person Hank is. We have an old farm house that has presented many challenges. One particular problem was a stairway, to the basement, that was extremely steep and very dangerous. We had a couple of carpenters stop by, promise to come back and fix it, and never return. I knew it was going to be a problem to find a person to fix this as it was difficult and hard to do. Enter Hank Stern......I called him and he was here, in my basement working on a solution within the hour. The next day he was at my house, lumber and all to make custom stairs. We got incredibly strong stairs that are now safe. He even gave me the option of ripping out the old steps to save money if I so wanted; so I ripped the steps out to save me money. The next project was to fix old doors so they would close properly. He did that too......perfectly and really quick. So, that is impressive enough, but here is the kicker......since our house is 170 years old we needed some hardware that is not sold in stores. He had the hardware at his house. He called me and invited me to his house, gave me the hardware for free and a soda to boot. I wish I would have met Hank much sooner in life, I would have a great carpenter to call and likely a trustworthy friend. I can not say enough about his skill and character. I generally do not let anyone at my house when I am not home. I travel for a living and both me and my wife have agreed that if an issue arises when I am out of town she can call Mr. Stern anytime. Thanks Hank for your service and promptness.

Hank is an A+ carpenter who goes the extra mile with fine detail and craftsmanship.  Add-ons and changes to the plan are not a problem, he is very accommodating.  Where I asked him to frame out one closet and reuse and existing door, I changed my mind and wanted a second closet added after he started.  He said no problem and jumped right to work.  His estimates are right on the money and always shows up when he says.  You'll be very pleased with his work.