Best Light Fixture in Oakland CA

Gerald is great. Very prompt and knowledgeable. Makes good suggestions and diagnosis problems quickly.

I hired them to install a new front door jamb. They where nice and did a great job removing the old door jamb and putting a new one with a strike plate.

Will hire them for other projects that I might have in the future.

I was hoping to get help from Abe to do a lighting job. He seems knowledgeable about handyman work, but his communications decisions left something to be desired. After an initial phone call where we discussed the potential job, he texted me that the job would cost $150-200. A few days later I made an appointment with him to come to my house at 2:30 p.m., which was the time he suggested. He confirmed that this would work. (This exchange was in the morning of the day of the appointment.) Then, 25 minutes before the appointment time, he texted: I just put it in the GPS. I didn't realize how far you up in the hills. I can still do the job but at least for $225. I then called him, and agreed to pay him a $225 flat rate -- even though I'm accustomed to paying for handyman work by the hour -- if he would take a look at my leaking sink as well, and fix it if he could, as long as he would be making the drive. After seeming to suggest that would be OK, he hung up abruptly after saying OK. So it was unclear at that point if he was going to come to my house. I texted him and called him a few times over the next hour, seeking clarification on whether he was driving over, but the texts were unanswered and the calls went straight to voicemail. Since he seemed to have blocked my number with the intent of ghosting, I called him from my landline. He then answered the phone. I asked whether he was coming by or not -- can you just tell me one way or the other? He said no. I asked if there was a reason. He then hung up abruptly, similar to the previous call. Not quite sure what happened, but I think a potential customer at least deserves to know whether a service provider -- with whom an appointment was made -- will or will not be making the appointment. If Abe had just told me, no, I can't come, that would have been acceptable. But the ghosting practice and abrupt phone call terminations, in my view, are poor business practice, and I hope that Abe (who seems to be a nice guy) learns something from this experience.

I used Marvin to install a water shut off valve for my dishwasher. I also had him look at my dishwasher because it would leak when draining. He fixed the the hose and now I do not have to buy a new dishwasher. Thanks Marvin for the fast and friendly response. I will use him in the future for other projects.

Service level is great. They stick with an issue until they have figured out how to resolve it. They can service boilers which is a rare find.