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Budget Right Handyman

3.6 (315 reviews)
Open • 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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I hung myself since the handy man could not!
Everything B.

I was referred to this company by a reliable source and was so outdone by my experience that I had to share...for your safety. I scheduled an apt for 20 May 2021 @2p after a silly exchange with a rep over the phone. When scheduling online, you must pre-pay for the 1st hour of service. No issue there but to actually schedule the appointment which is what I thought I was doing by pre-paying after selecting a date, I received a call saying that in order to actually schedule, they require a credit card on file just in case the appointment extends the pre-paid hour. A bit silly as I stated but what eves. 20 May around 3p, I call to inquire where this handyman was; having scheduled myself to leave my office early to be home only to learn, I had never been scheduled. The guys offered a free hour and I rescheduled for today. The handyman calls to confirm my 2p but informed me he wouldn't arrive until 4p. That did not fly for me so he adjusted his day and arrived @3p. He was hanging photos on a wall...easy you think huh? After hanging roughly 7 photos, I'm like are you considering the space between? Did you forget there's a bench in front of the photos and that the photos should be a bit higher to avoid guests knocking them off the wall when sitting to put on shoes? After he adjusted a few it just got worse. I physically laid the photos out on the floor showing him where they should go but this guy could not figure it out. After I pointed out huge discrepancies in spacing that he agreed he saw, he said to me, I'm about to lose my cool. Immediately I felt at any moment, this guy who'd been talking to himself the entire time could hurt me if I continued to stress my concern about the hanging of the photos. He then said I'm feeling too anxious and before I lose it, I'm just gonna leave and leave he did. But not after creating huge, multiple holes in my walls. He was not equipped having large screws and literally, the same tool box I have and trust me, I bought it because it was cute! WTF! I tried to call the company...no answer. So guess what, I hung them myself and did a fine job BTW. The screening process of these handymen is obviously overlooked. I shudder to think what could have happened if this guy actually "lost it". I'm a woman, home alone with this obviously unstable guy. I never raised my voice, disrespected him in anyway. I did nothing to cause his response. I am expecting a full refund of my pre-paid hour and will be sure to follow up here and on google with how this company handles this horrific experience. DO NOT HIRE THIS COMPANY...FOR YOUR SAFETY! Someone might lose it on you!

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Horribly horrible experience. The idea is great until you realize that they don't guarantee that any work will actually be done or that it will be done well. This guy came, sat around, refused to climb the stairs to look at the work that was discussed when I called, left the Home Depot at 9:48 but didn't get back to the property until 11am. It's 20 minutes away even in heavy traffic. And they didn't blink an eye trying to get paid for it. Total nonsense. Instead of calling me back about my complaints, they repeatedly tried billing my card until the bank shut it down for fraud. Most laughable was his billing for an hour to troubleshoot a light and claim he couldn't fix it. The guys I hired who actually did the work days later, moved one ceiling tile and I watched him connect the wires and turn the light on. Less than 10 minutes. So many lies. The contractor wasn't going to do the ceiling because I "changed the scope of the work". But he bought ceiling tiles after we discussed the scope of the work? Why? No logical answer. He told me he was done and going to start on the ceiling when I called at 3:20. When I got there at 4, he hadn't even opened the ceiling tiles. What did he do between 3:20 and 4? Nothing. But he billed for it. Their line is, "we're a time and material company", as if that excuses blatant theft of time. This guy billed for easily 4 hours of time he wasn't working. He completed 4 tasks which should have taken someone with 20 years of experience like they claim, about 3-4 hours. He billed for 8. I literally would have done better throwing the money out of the window while driving. I had to hire someone days later to actually do the work I hired them to do. It was all completed for $800 and in one day. In the end, they were less concerned with poor quality work and time theft and more concerned with threats about a lien and "soon it will be out of my hands". I was planning to see them in court, that's how ludicrous this was. I was advised that I currently have more money than time to waste so "throw them whatever you're comfortable with and let them go away". Brad is a good customer service agent and he tried really hard to sell their line of BS and had he not done a good job of pretending to care and acting like he was being generous, I would have blocked them and went on about my life until it ended in court. If you have one task and time to stand over their shoulder watching, they may work, otherwise save your time and frustration and find a company that intends to provide a solid service and isn't trying to charge you just for showing up.

FIXED: repositioned bike hooks, plugged holes, painted over the spackle

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I used this service for plumbing good work and timely service. Affordable price! I recommend using their services.

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I had Jesse he did my deck work and he created me a door in my crawl space and he did a fantastic job!

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