I say this without irony: besides our children, Anthony was our biggest blessing of our ten year marriage.
Let me tell you why.
We hired someone we trusted to help set us up for success in our half-DIY kitchen renovation: build a beam for a supporting wall, add in other framework, and additional work with plumbing. Not only did all of this guy's work fail during the inspection, but he ran for the hills after collecting payment (luckily, not the full amount--we learned later though that he didn't deserve even a quarter of what we paid him).
After more investigation, we learned that we were looking at a completely gutted kitchen with work that had to be COMPLETELY redone, from the new-but-wrong beam, to the plumbing.
I was weeks away from delivering our fourth child and completely lost. All other contractors we called (and we called SO SO many) either didn't return our calls, were too busy, or clearly were delighted to take advantage of a desperate pregnant woman's situation and ride all the way to the bank. (Luckily, we were wiser by this point and were able to identify those people quickly.)
Anthony was connected to us by some Facebook miracle and since January is a slower month for his usual business--solar--he was able to fit us in.
The amount of work this man did in a week's time is extraordinary. He worked ALL day every day, not even pausing to eat, and dealt with the hardest of situations. Nothing he did was simple--even things that should have been still presented tricky problems that had to be thought through carefully and executed with exact detail.
Not only was Anthony on site and doing all the construction himself, but he did so with level-headedness, craftsmanship, and a sense of honesty that completely blew my mind, especially after our first experience. I was brushed off and dismissed by other men we had worked with before; not with Anthony. I was treated with respect and 100% fairness, and involved with things--which I absolutely wanted. Also, the work he did was exceptional.
Finally, every single thing Anthony did passed with flying colors with quite the picky inspector. The inspector clearly respected Anthony, his thought processes behind things, and his actual work. Because of Anthony, ALL our problems were fixed beautifully, we passed inspections the first time, and were able to move forward with our renovation so that this baby came home to floors and walls that we wouldn't have otherwise had without him.
So whether you end up working with him on solar or construction projects, I absolutely cannot recommend Anthony enough. He restored my belief in humanity again (not an exaggeration). Both my husband and I credit him to blessing our lives during one of the most stressful times of our lives. Thank you, Anthony!!!!!! read more
