Wifey and I purchased Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro and found John E B Good Handyman had…read moreseveral good reviews on Yelp. He responded quickly and communicated well. He gave me an up-front estimate, which seemed fair. He asked for a 50% deposit, which (based on past reviews) also seemed fair. The first workday, he arrived then left because of weather: it was a bit misty but not actively raining. Each day, he arrived at around 11 am. I told him up front that our HOA is very strict and that the lights must be professionally installed. Halfway through, there were cords dangling making it appear unsightly. I told him again that we want all cords hidden. At the end of it all, there were still cords dangling in several places, easily visible a casual observer. Additionally, while Govee recommends their lights be 2 to 4 inches from the wall, he installed them at least 10 inches from the wall, making for a muted and dimmed light show. In the end, we were very disappointed and had to hire a second contractor to uninstall his work and then reinstall the lights correctly. If you need Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights installed, look elsewhere. I cannot speak to any other work he John does.

John and his employee arrived on time and were prepared to do the job of instaling my doggie door…read more They honored the amount quoted for the job, even though it turned out my door was metal instead of wood or plastic. This added significantly to their time. I had a good time visiting with them, and we laughed about our goofy dogs. They cleaned up their mess and were respectful of my property while here. I do not hesitate to recommend John. I have two happy little dogs who have already figured out how to use the door!

The staff is courteous and provided a high quality proposal that delivered what we were looking for…read moreat a fair cost. We ultimately decided against the project due to it being a "nice to have and we might occasionally use" project.

Service was awesome and my deck is beautiful. I would recommend!!!…read more The price was fare.

Ricardo with Affordable Concrete & Construction did an excellent job on our project. From the…read morebeginning, he was honest, professional, and clearly passionate about his work. His crew was respectful, hardworking, and showed great attention to detail throughout the entire process. The project was completed on time, and they went above and beyond to make sure everything was done right. The quality of the concrete work exceeded my expectations, and the entire experience was smooth and stress-free. If you're looking for a reliable concrete contractor for patios, driveways, or any concrete work, I highly recommend Ricardo and his team. It's hard to find this level of dedication and service these days. I will definitely be calling them again for future projects.

Terrible experience with Ricardo and Affordable Concrete. I…read morehad met with Ricardo and I explained what i needed done. I stressed to keep rain runoff away from existing patio slab. I ended up getting exactly what i did NOT want. (See photo) When brought to his attention, Ricardo stated that he used a laser level and that me and my wife personally reviewed and approved using our own level. What is NOT true about this statement is the section of new concrete with yellow arrow (see photo) was not personally reviewed nor approved for slope by my wife and I. What is true is that 2 different sections of Ricardo work were checked and found to have an issue with the slope. All of this detail should have been checked by Ricardo, not my wife and I. Ricardo accepts no responsibility for his mistakes and because i was present throughout the job I should have caught this mistake, flagged him and called time out. Almost to say it was my fault. I fully regret hiring this company especially for the amount of money i paid. Almost 12,000.00 dollars. Be careful who you hire, do your homework and most importantly get every little detail in writing. These types of mistakes should not happen. A professional company should consider and apply any and all City of San Antonio Codes to eliminate any discrepancies or mistakes such as water runoff. Affordable Concrete kept my wife and I busy as there were other issues that needed addressing as well. Be careful with who you hire! My response to Ricardo. You are correct, you had no control over my existing slab. You did however have full control on how the concrete you installed slopes. It is the installation and slope of your work that is diverting water onto the existing slab. That is how the water in my photo got there. It is not complicated so please quite trying to spin reality. Its your product, you should own it. I can take a garden hose and show you a video if you like. Just let me know. Also, I will not be deleting my Google review. Maybe some edits but nothing else.

Oscar built a large deck in our backyard and did a great job. The process was quick and we got…read moreexactly what we wanted. I felt the price was fair. Communication was terrific. This was our first time working with a contractor and it was a great experience. Highly recommend.

I spoke with Oscar about replacing my patio cover. I chose another company to do the job, so my…read morereview is only based on my communications with Oscar. First with the good...Oscar was very responsive, which I appreciated. He came out to give me an estimate and was on time. He was very friendly and likeable. My concerns were over his professionalism and high-pressure tactics. First, I wanted the wood painted and he said no and "we are not painters" with a little laugh. He eventually agreed to it. Another concern was that he did not want to put his estimates in writing until the contract was drawn up. He was showing me contracts he had with a couple of his customers pointing out they were $50K and $80K deals. I did not feel comfortable with him showing me other customer's contracts. Multiple times he referred to these deals pointing the dollar amounts, which seemed odd I thought. Here's the final straw. He did not want to leave without a commitment. After he took his measurements, answered all my questions, and gave me multiple estimates, I thanked him and said I would give it some thought, but he didn't want to leave. I tried multiple times, but he just stuck around. It felt very awkward. He told me he would give me a discount if I committed that day. I told him I would let him know by the end of the day. Only three hours later, at 3:30pm, he was texting me asking if I made my decision.

Alan replied one year later and stated apparently I'm not a customer he wanted to do business with,…read morehmm he sent his people out to give a quote so he apparently wanted my business but then he and his people dropped the ball. If after coming out they decided that they didn't want my business I would've thought the professional thing to do would to just say thanks for the inquiry but this is a project we're not able or willing to do. I've also noticed that it seems when someone gives him a negative review he can't find their information. Just based on his responses if I were a customer considering this company I'd reconsider after looking at his responses doesn't take responsibility for his actions.

***PLEASE READ BEFORE HIRING FREEDOM***We hired Freedom Outdoor Living to expand our back patio and…read morebuild a pergola. While there are aspects of the project that we feel they did a good job with (mainly the pergola), we feel it's important to warn other potential customers of the issues we have experienced working with them. First, this company uses subcontractors, and unfortunately, many times they didn't show up at all to perform the work they were scheduled to do or performed the work incorrectly. This led to significant delays throughout the project and was extremely frustrating. It put us in the position of constantly following up to ensure the work was done and done right. As an example, the concrete steps we asked them to build were initially very narrow and a safety hazard. We asked them to correct that. Our pergola was not built correctly according to the design, and we had to ask them to correct that as well. The railings around the patio were installed incorrectly, and again we had to ask them to correct this. We understood that the stain of the existing patio may never perfectly match the new concrete patio but the colors are not even close. Dominic was our main point of contact with Freedom and was apologetic every time this occurred (which was frequently) and let us know the excuses the subcontractors provided. They did make these corrections, but what I'm not sure Dominic (and Allen) with Freedom understand is that this is absolutely a reflection on their company when they hire subcontractors that either unreliable, incompetent, just "don't care," or all of the above. Unfortunately, they had already stained our concrete steps so when they did fix the prior sloppy work, the stain didn't match the remaining patio. The biggest complaint that we have with them is that once the entire project was complete (in April 2023), within a month the concrete overlay that they had put on our patio to match the extended patio we built (which it never did) started to deteriorate in a section of the patio. (We now know from speaking with others who have knowledge of concrete work that this overlay was not installed correctly from the beginning). We immediately informed them of the issue and 3 months later (after repeated texts) they repaired the section of damaged overlay without restaining. In other words, we had a large white patch of concrete on our brown stained patio for another 2-3 months. Again, after repeated texts and excuses, they finally let us know they would be sending someone out to stain the patched area of concrete. We had asked them to ensure that the patched area matched the remaining concrete and asked them to fix the issue with the entire patio being multiple different shades of stain. To this they asked us to either pay $3800 to correct the poor staining all done on our patio by THEIR contractors or only stain the patched area of concrete for free. We absolutely refuse to pay Freedom more for THEIR work that was not done right to begin with and agreed for them to only stain the patched area (with the expectation that it would, at least, match the existing patio). Of course, it doesn't and looks awful. I included a picture here so you can see how bad this looks. We are now left with a concrete patio that is 4 different shades of brown and is an eyesore. We have texted Allen and Dominic multiple times to ask that they do the right thing and restain our patio so that all of THEIR work is one color. What is very disappointing is they are not even responding to us anymore. There is no sense of wanting to do the right thing for their customer or even taking pride in the work they are doing. It is very disheartening that after trying to be understanding with them throughout all the delays/failures in the project once they got their money they really didn't seem to care. Allan/Dominic/Freedom Outdoor Living, if you are reading this and would like to correct your staining work on our patio and make this right, we would gladly welcome it and be happy to amend this review.

Did a great job. He was reliable and fixed all the work needed to get the pool running properly…read more Great value.

Talk about Stellar care! Jose came over and replaced our pump and fixed our light. Amazing!!!!! If…read moreyou have a pool, hire Miazo! So kind and caring.

I have used Chris for a couple projects now and he and his crew have done a wonderful job. I've had…read moremany work crews here over the past few months and Chris and his crew are by far my favorite. His attention to detail from the quality of his work to keeping the job site clean and showing up exactly when he says he will be there and completing the job on time were all superb! He even fabricated and helped me with an idea I had for a gate that was a little out of the box and he kept tweaking it until it he got it perfect. I have been super impressed. They go above and beyond and even chased down my dog when he escaped and brought him home. That dog always escapes and no other crew has ever bothered to try to catch him. The escape wasn't even the fault of his crew just my child. I highly recommend Chris for any welding or other jobs you have around your home!

From the owner: Pop’s Property Services – Top Rated Fence, Gate, Deck and Painting Experts in San Antonio and…read moreSurrounding Areas Enhance your property with the trusted professionals at Pop’s Property Services. We specialize in fence and gate installation including automatic gates, manual gates, chain link, iron, steel, and wood options. Our team also provides expert fence and gate painting or staining, repair, and weatherproofing to keep your investment looking great and lasting longer. Expand your outdoor living with our full range of deck services. We offer custom deck construction, design, repair, and replacement using high quality materials for long lasting beauty and durability. Our services include Automatic and manual gate installation Fences in chain link, iron, steel, and wood Fence and gate painting or staining Fence and gate repair and weatherproofing Deck construction, design, repair, and replacement Professional carpentry and custom projects Expert exterior painting to boost curb appeal and protect your property Trust Pop’s Property Services for meticulous workmanship, honest pricing, and results you can rely on. Serving all of San Antonio and nearby areas. Contact us today to schedule your free estimate for fences, gates, decks, and painting!

I requested to have the driveway, sidewalk and back porch pressure washed. Joshua was fast…read moreresponding to my request. He came the same week and did a great job. I would hire him again.

From the owner: We provide true professionalism in all our work an give lowest prices in all of San Antonio…read moresurrounding areas •Patios •Decks •Houses •graffiti Removal •Oil Stains •Fences •Mildew •Roofs •metal buildings •siding

If your looking for a great deck builder in Sa..Lone Star custom decks is the right place...they…read morewill build you a great deck...

Update 11.16.2022 - I want to reiterate we loved their work but again their communication is just…read morenot great. Here is an example of it; after I wrote my review here is how (text messages) he approached me. Attacking a customers character is never good First off I have to say the work and speed that their crew delivered was great. We love everything that they did for us. We had a number of requests for them to: 1. Build a deck near our pool with cover 2. Replace our fencing to hide the pool equipment 3. New fence towards the back of our property In the photos you can see how great it turned out. Now where they lost their stars is in communication and dealing with conflicts. 1st issue - We had a dumpster provided that they subcontracted and had a number of issues. James gave my husband the phone number to contact dumpster company and "deal with the issue". As a customer all issues pertaining to a subcontractor that THEY hired should have been handled by them and not us. 2nd issue - some of the fence posts they installed warped and we asked for them to come repair. We had to text and call about 10 times! We were given dates that someone would show up and then no one showed up and no communication about 5 times. Continuous calling and text had to occur with the same result. Then random out of the blue one day someone showed up to fix the fence and once again no communication to inform us they were coming nor after to check how the repair went. This process was extremely frustrating and clear that dealing with conflicts isn't their forte.

We contacted them to repair an iron gate with a broken hinge. They kept in touch to let us know…read morewhen they would arrive (on time) and gave a reasonable quote based on photos sent. Effective and professional communication from quote to repair!!! The job was completed in a timely manner for a reasonable price. Definitely recommend!

They did a great job on one of my fences that I needed to get repaired. They worked with my…read moreschedule and my budget, so I was pretty happy about that. Thanks, Johnny