Farmington Exterior Trim Repair

It was great working with John McCarter construction. I got their number after talking to my neighbor. I called them and they got back to be immediately to give me a ball park price and detail explanation on how they will bill me. Of course until they come and see exactly what's needed to be done will they have the exact price but they gave me all detail just so I know the labor and part cost needed. And how they bill about the hours of service. But gave me an idea how long it would take. So I would be comfortable with the price. After I agreed they got back to me to schedule a date and within few days everything was done. What I really liked; They said they will call me within couple days to schedule. And they did exactly that. when they called we scheduled a day and they said they will call again the day before. Again they did exactly what they said. The day before work they called to remind me and give me a window. I don't need to be there but their guy will be there to do the work will call me on that day before he comes. Again the guy calls me and let's me know he is on his way, since this work is outside I don't need to be there. He comes does his work and I come home everything looks good. I get the bill couple days later. It was so simple and clean and precise. I can't believe they did everything like they said... Is so hard to find any contractor to do what they tell you. I have met few luckily and I have met many that was very frustrating and I'm sure many people who reads review knows exactly what I'm talking about. Bottom line price was very fair. They did exactly what they told me. No surprises, very up front about the possibility cost. And they delivered what they told me. There communication is just amazing. You can bet I will be using them for all future work that I needed and they offer.

Did all in one day. Had crew of 8 people. Had few minor issues which were fixed in few days. Good company, not the cheapest and rather on the high price range. But very good experienced team....

Showed up on time and began work right at 8 AM. Did a great job, patient with my questions, and left the work site in clean condition. Would hire again.

The team at McCarter Construction did a great job, from the office staff to the construction crew. They were prompt, professional and did quality exterior repairs on a very cold, snowy day. I would highly recommend!

Wes came out quickly to give a quote.  He provided a quote, in writing, within a few days and responded promptly to all questions.  He showed up on time and finished the job in the time frame he specified.  They did excellent work and took care of all clean up. They were polite and pleasant while working.

The quote was prompt, detailed and accurate. The team of professional painters was friendly, timely, and did a great job. They really pay attention to the details! Despite the fact they I had not contracted them to paint anything but the trim, they looked at the whole house, and touched up areas on non-trim exterior areas. It looks like the whole house has been freshly painted. They were also extremely neat...no extraneous paint drips or spatters. Rick and his team did an excellent job!

The crew did a great job and Alan was very responsive for any questions.  The guys kept the site clean every day as the job took 1 week.  Alan did not try to add extras like painting my garage door.  We agreed it was not worth the cost and to just have it cleaned. Alan was on site a lot of the time.  You really want to have faith in the team when you have people on high ladders around your house, and you are not equipped to do the work yourself.  Alan and his team met all of my expectations and I would trust them to do any project for my home.

In mid-September, 2012 Len exchanged phone and e-mail messages with me, confirming a 10 am start time for 8 hours of handyman work, the first of October, 2012.  He was polite and responsive in both media.  He called me at approximately 9:30 am October 1 saying he would be a few minutes late, picking up some equipment.  At approximately 10:30, he called again to say he would be even later, picking up some help along the way so they could get the hours in more quickly and complete the job. Len and his partner showed up at about 11:30 to begin work.  While they were not on time, they were pleasant and professional.  They examined the work to be done, took measurements and went to get the materials that would be needed to complete the job.  The material cost was not included in the Deal of the Day, but the material charge nominal at about $20. Len worked on the outside trim job (replacing about 5' of exterior trim that was rotting) and his partner worked inside, replacing a 4' x 4' section of ceiling that had received water damage (due to the rotted exterior trim). Len's replacement trim fit well.  Then he caulked and painted the piece he installed.  While caulking, he inadvertently put caulk on the adjacent brick.  He was not able to clean the misapplied caulk off the brick. His partner removed the damaged ceiling drywall, and cut a piece to replace it.  The original piece had been glued in place against the joists.  He removed the old, dried glue.  However, when he installed the new piece in the ceiling, he did not glue it in place.  Because the old glue was gone and there was no new adhesive to hold it out slightly from the joinsts, the new drywall was inset slightly vs. the surrounding old ceililng.  I noticed this after they finished.  He taped and mudded the joint, using quick dry compound.  After a short time, he went back and sanded and jointed again. By this time, the team of 2 had been there almost 4 hours, and I had paid for a total of 8 hours of handyman work.  So they began clean up and told me they would stop by another day to touch up the exterior paint job, if I wanted.  However they ceiling was not completed, as the joint compound was not dry and I could tell there would need to be more mudding and sanding to get anything near a clean joint.  At the beginning of the day, he suggested he would not be able to finish painting the ceiling.  I was ok with that.  However he did not suggest he would not be able to finish mudding the ceiling, creating a smooth joint. The team cleaned their work areas and left the house clean, without issue.  They were very nice and personable.  In total, start to finish, they worked approximately 4 1/2 hours, providing me a little more than 8 hours of handyman services, without charging me extra. Overall, I was somewhat disappointed with their services for the following reasons:  * They were well over an hour late for the appointment start time  * The sloppy caulking job is something that I can't clean up yet  * The offset ceiling replacement piece was not professionally installed - creating a "divet" or "undulation" in the plan of the ceiling, even with mudding.  * I had to complete the mudding of the ceiling - something I am not a professional at and created more difficult due to the offset of the replacement piece. In summaryl, Len did care about his work and explained everything that was going on.  His communication skills were good, but the finish on his work was slightly off.

Replaced siding one side of house from hail damage and repaired trim work damaged by garage. Good price and excellent work. Good communication from start to finish.

Job went very well without any problems from start to finish. JT and Mike were very professional. Tracy was quick to answer my calls and emails and kept me informed.