A positive experience. Always called and arrived when they said they would. Very communicative…read moreduring the repair. Repair was done well. Will definitely use in the future.

From the owner: Safe Haven Carpentry is a business partnership between my clients and myself. Where their ideas…read morematter and their dreams become my goal.

BigSpan recently completed some renovations at our secondary home. Rob and Laura really came…read morethrough for us. At our initial meeting, my wife and I laid out in great detail several projects we needed done. They patiently listened and quickly visualized what we wanted. Rob also gave some creative suggestions and offered to facilitate delivery of materials as our primary home is 2+ hours away. We couldn't be happier with the outcome. The quality of work and attention to detail is top-notch. Moreover, they're just great people. We plan to hire them again for future projects. Highly recommend BigSpan!

My partner Autumn and I had a wonderful experience with Rob & Laura. We can't recommend them enough…read morefor any job, large or small. For context, our project was a full gut renovation of an old home that sat abandoned for 10+ years. Think leaking ceilings, no functional systems, and a crumbling foundation. Rob & Laura were the driving force for the final 4 months of our home's transformation from "very broken" to beautiful and livable. They were supportive of our project in the months leading up, and have continued to stay in touch since they wrapped up. Their to do list included structural changes, door and window swaps, drywall, trim, and full kitchen and bath installs. That's not to mention a massive list of surprise to do's that crop up with any old home renovation. From their first visit, Rob's cool confidence in their ability to bring our home to life never waned. This was a labor of love on our part. Rob & Laura understood and embraced that. They were happy to hear our vision, and translate it into an executable plan. They rocked every detail from necessities like drywall to custom touches like recreating the original curved ceilings and installing handmade tile from floor to ceiling in the primary bathroom. Communication was easy throughout. I was the primary coordinator of other contractors (electric, plumbing etc). We had zero issues with any overlap. Rob & Laura were always flexible, and easy to work with. I also have immense gratitude for their openness to my participation in the process. This is by no means required, but my partner and I strove to jump in wherever we could. This let us reduce the cost on our end, and learn a few things along the way including how to tape drywall and install tile. If you can get on Rob & Laura's calendar, don't hesitate!

Bob is the most reliable, efficient and kind contractors I've ever worked with. He's communicative…read moreand knowledgable and a pleasure to work with. He is also reasonable with his fees and honest about the labor required to get a job done. Thank you Bob and crew!

In 40 years in the apartment rental bussiness, Bob from Independence Contracting is perhaps the…read morebest person and company that we have ever delt with . I would give them a 5 star+ rating.

Trevor was great at tackling a complicated project and did a great job. I had a settled floor that…read moreneeded careful attention to raise and level and he delivered a nice floor for me yo work with. Highly recommended if you appreciate quality work.

Trevor Milkins is the best carpenter/jack-of-all trades we have ever worked with. We feel so…read morefortunate to have found him. He remodeled our kitchen, mudroom, guest bathroom and primary bathroom. He also replaced a large window and fixed many other issues inside and outside of the house. Trevor has a rare skill set. He is very professional, experienced/knowledgeable, efficient, trustworthy, upbeat/fun to work with. He is also an exceptionally creative problem solver. There is no one we can recommend more highly than Trevor Milkins.

He built this beautiful home in Woodstock NY. From clearing the land, putting a foundation, framing…read moreit and the driveway.

RJ and his crew did a great job with the installation of 2 oversized, custom windows. Some of the…read moresmaller companies were not able to take this on. RJ was able to fit this job in quickly while others had months long waiting lists. Communication was excellent from start to finish, which is not always the case up here. The crew were professional and explained in detail what was required. They arrived on time and cleaned up everything once the job was done and it was done in exactly the time frame they gave me and RJ followed up to make sure I was satisfied with the work. Value and price were as expected for the complexity of the job. I would highly recommend RJ General Contracting, would and will use them again, very satisfied.

Our house dates from 1949, as did the septic tank, a galvanized tin container about 6' in diameter,…read moreno leach field. As the tank had caved in recently, we no longer had a functioning system (which indeed backed into the house at Christmas time.) After we trenched out the old system and at least got liquids flowing, we sought out bids to replace. Not only did the whole system have to get rebuilt to code, but we also had to deal with shale rock inches below the lawn and a wooded area leading down the hillside for the site of the leach field. Given the scope of the project, the first contractor we spoke to was never heard from again. J&R Contracting, headed up the the father and son team of Rick and Rick, arrived 2 days after we called, sized up the project, gave us a realistic estimate given the challenges of the site (e.g. assume an extra day to jack hammer through the shale to create a pit.) We said, "Sure!" Rick took a deposit to pay for the construction of a low profile holding tank, said they'd be back to do the job when the tank was ready. Sure enough, 3 weeks later, the team showed up with two backhoes, a dozer, trucks to transport in sand and topsoil, and chainsaws. We mapped out an area for the tank and leach field, and then they got to work. Over three days a level area was created for the leach field after removing some scrub trees. Specimen trees were tagged and left alone. The big project was jack hammering out the pit, as deep as I am tall. The tank was lowered in, piping connected and soil smoothed over. As J&R already had all the equipment on site, we asked for two days of extra work to bring in ten loads of sand and topsoil to regrade the lawn, reshaping to direct rainfall and winter melt away from the house foundations. The final step in late April will be to distribute shade tolerant grass seed across the new lawn. The final bill matched the original estimate. The added time and materials for sculpting the lawn was, of course, extra. The results far exceeded our expectations.

Never showed up.. spoke with him twice. If your too busy say so. Don't waste the customers time..read more