J Handyman

TL;DR: I would not recommend you hire Joe Waggoner. He demonstrated he can not do the work he says he can, in the time he says he can do it, at the cost he estimates. Ultimately, he took our money in advance and quit the job, leaving us to live in a construction zone, thousands out of pocket. Full Details: I hired Joe for a variety of small to medium carpentry projects in a house we were moving into. Joe could not, or would not, follow basic written or oral direction, nor did he follow the provided detailed dimensioned CAD drawings. He did his own thing, or took shortcuts, instead of following direction/plans and then would not own up to mistakes when he veered off course. When asked to correct/redo verifiable mistakes, he would not assume responsibility; he instead passed on the cost and consequences to us. Joe seemed to expect us, the client, to be on site everyday to review, monitor, and oversee the work. If there was an issue, he blamed us, the client, for not being there to catch it earlier. I even had to coordinate some work with his sub-contractors. Joe needed constant project oversight and emotional affirmation, which was taxing. All of this defeated the point of hiring a general contractor. Ultimately, Joe blew out his estimate, racked up unverified and unapproved charges to our credit card, and quit the job without completing it. We had to hire others to complete the work, which dragged out the 2-week project by months, and exponentially added to our costs. To add to the difficult logistical and financial position Joe put us in, he also left hundreds of pounds of trash and construction debris when he quit and took materials we had purchased for the renovation. When asked, he did return some of the materials but remedied nothing else. Of the work he did complete: the electrical work was not to code and had dangerous splices and other issues we had to have redone by a certified electrician; the drywall seams bubbled up and had to be redone by a professional; there needed to be extensive patch/painting repairs of damage he caused to the house; and the basic carpentry was often off. All leaving us stuck living with sloppy and/or un-functional work. Joe seemed to have no ethical misgivings about leaving us to live in a dangerous construction zone with a toddler when he suddenly quit the job. Overall, a nightmare to deal with personally and financially.

It your looking for a contractor that you can feel confident with Jhandyman is the one that you can count on. Excellent job for Resonable Price.

He is a hard, efficient worker and highly trustworthy!