If you need a professional and thorough handyman then Danny of Arc Handyman Services is the one for…read morethe job. I have used his services over the last five plus years at my home and have received excellent customer service with jobs done right; the first time. I have referred him to clients and friends and continue to do so based on my positive experience. Danny knows his craft, manages expectations, communicates efficiently, and tells it like it is. It is my pleasure to endorse him.

Dan and Kristen are an incredible team. Kristen was quickly able to get me an appointment to do a…read moredifficult washer and dryer install and Dan was on time the next day and did excellent work solving a complex problem. Just great people that are easy to work with and reliable, at a reasonable price. I will use them again without a doubt!!

Douglas Floors did a fantastic job on our near hundred year old floors. When it's such a project,…read moreliterally having to move out, it matters that the end result was worth it. We appreciated the guidance and expertise offered and couldn't be more thrilled. They even helped us remove furniture when the rains came and they were not small pieces of furniture. Thank you Team Douglas! I love my floors!

Honest and hardworking ! The crew did a great job - the quality was outstanding and they met the…read moretimeline and worked well with our contractor and other subcontractors.

Luis and team were wonderful to work with. I had never done a backyard remodel so I appreciated…read moreLuis taking the time to walk me through the process, the materials/samples, and what he would recommend overall. I couldn't be happier with how it came out and can't wait to start enjoying the space. Highly recommend using them for any landscaping needs!!

Fast and easy service! He came out right away for a water leak and fixed our irrigation system no…read moreproblem. Definitely recommend

We absolutely loved working with Christine Bergman of "Styled and Staged". Her "reading" of our…read moreSanta Barbara area West-Indian themed home was so insightful. The requested partial staging was fairly priced and the results just stunning. Not only beautiful enhancements, but small thoughtful touches to add warmth and a sense of "home". Especially in a time of sudden and drastic changes in the RE market (pandemic), her gorgeous furniture and accent pieces very definitely made our home "shine" to best advantage and greatly helped us to sell. We highly recommend Styled and Staged to any wishing to sell their homes--to do so will be a huge advantage. Thank you Christine & Team for being so wonderful at your job and so delightfully easy to work with!

After months of building, patching, painting, installing and generally remodeling the whole house,…read moreit's time to sell. Now you want it to look it's best! The house will be listed in 3 weeks and I need someone to stage the house; to add the finishing touches. I interviewed several staging companies. The last person I called before making a final decision was Christine Cowles Bergamin at Styled & Staged Santa Barbara. Of all the staging companies that came to my house she spent the most time. Christine and her husband Mauricio are a terrific team. They spent time measuring rooms, taking pictures and really getting a feel for the house. I was very impressed and decided to hire them on the spot. Within a day I received a detailed written estimate. She recommended which rooms were most important for staging and what I could do to save some money. I decided to do more than less and she got to work. A few days before my property went on the market, Christine and her husband got to work. They spent two full days "dressing" the house. Christine obsessed over every tiny detail. Furniture came in and then came out, pictures in pictures out: It was a frenzy of activity, finding just the right pieces for the space. Staged & Styled SB converted my house from a nicely remodeled house into a high end luxury home. A professional photographer, a great agent and a fabulous staging company and my home was listed on a Thursday. The next day I received multiple offers and accepted the best offer Saturday. All this before the open house on Sunday! A professional staging company is a must. The property shows better in the MLS listing and creates a real "buzz". There's more interest, more offers and it sells fast! Thank you Christine and Mauricio. I couldn't have done it without you! Brian P. Goleta

Can't say enough good things about Jason and the work he did to patch and paint a medium size hole…read morewe had in our bathroom ceiling. Service and value. Winning combination. Would recommend!

When we bought our house 2-1/2 years ago, it was a nondescript, pinkish-yellowish color that didn't…read morecomport with Santa Barbara's world-renowned style for its Spanish houses -- bright white, with red-tile roofs. Jason Price's Circle Painting employed Uriel and Maybelline, the best two-person crew we've ever seen. They did a perfect, thorough job of turning the house into a dream Alhambra that could rival the Santa Barbara County courthouse downtown -- perhaps America's most beautiful building. At Jason's suggestion, the trim is a blue-green I liked, called "Santa Barbara blue." The painters were hard-working, dedicated and careful, even while reaching an impossible, dizzying corner high on the upper story. I could not recommend any company more highly. We have the hacienda I have always wanted.

I would recommend this business to everyone! My husband and I finally decided to paint the exterior…read moreof our house and were nervous about what to expect. From start to finish, our experience was phenomenal. Every still staff we encountered was courteous and professional! We had a few meetings to go over what we wanted then requested five paint samples to choose from. After choosing a color, we waited for the rain to pass and the work got started. Our house was properly prepped and ready for paint. It took about a week and a half to complete everything. I appreciated that the team always cleaned up their stuff at the end of each day and never left trash around. The finished product blew me away and I've never been happier about how my house looks. I also feel that we got everything we paid for and more. If you're needing a painter, i would highly recommend these guys! Absolutely amazing.

We are extremely thankful we selected Fresh Coat Painters to paint the exterior of our home in…read moreSanta Barbara. We were completely satisfied with the entire process and finished product. We interviewed and received proposals from at least 4 different, highly rated, painting contractors in the Santa Barbara area before deciding to go with Fresh Coat. Their attention to detail - beginning with the proposal itself - was impressive. Since our old wood-sided 2-story bungalow style Santa Barbara house (built in 1911) is a secondary rental home and not our primary residence in the Coachella Valley, we were doing much of the planning of the 4-color scheme and communication long distance, making it more challenging. Justin answered all our many questions and provided helpful information and suggestions throughout the process and could not have been more accommodating. Both Justin and Martin (the co-owners of Fresh Coat) and their crew could not have been more professional and thorough. They were excellent communicators and answered all of our questions. They also brought up areas of concern with the old house and reassured us that the final result would be satisfactory. Since we were making a major color scheme change, we were anxious about how the final result would be. Not only were we happy to see the finished product, we even got positive reviews from the neighbors about the new look and the courtesy and professionalism of the crew. We had other proposals from well-reviewed contractors but felt that Fresh Coat's proposal was the most thorough and detailed and competitively priced. We were very pleased that not only did the job turn out beautifully, but that it was finished on the exact date Justin had estimated for the completion date. The workers arrived promptly on each day and were conscientious of their work and cleanup each day; and they were extremely polite and respectful of our tenants and nearby neighbors. Indeed, one of our neighbors overheard one of the workers stating to the other worker that it was important to keep their voices low so as not to disturb nearby neighbors. A great example of a professional paint crew. We can wholeheartedly recommend Fresh Coat to anyone looking for a top-quality paint job.

Olaf was amazing. He showed up on time gave me an amazing quote and I felt very confident with his…read moreability to take care of the problem. I live up on the fourth floor of a condo complex and was concerned that the installers would have to use special equipment. I was ensure that they could do this from the inside and it wouldn't cost me a small fortune.. On the day of the install, everything went well the installers that came by were extremely professional did a great job and did it in less time than what they had estimated very pleased with the service. Everyone should definitely get a quote before you go somewhere else.

Recently had our retractable screen replaced and very happy with the results. Thanks again Olaf!read more

Anacapa Plumbing was excellent. They responded quickly, offered a fair price, and finished the job…read moreahead of schedule. Communication was clear throughout. Sharin came the next day to provide the estimate, and his trenching crew arrived early after confirming that timing with me. The plumbers, Torin and Nate, completed the work on time. I am completely satisfied. Dave

I hired Anacapa Plumbing for a residential plumbing project at my property, and unfortunately my…read moreexperience was very disappointing in the areas of management, scheduling, communication, and billing. To start, the work was scheduled to begin on a Monday between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. I already was not thrilled with such a large arrival window, but I accepted it. What was not acceptable was that no one showed up and no one called. I rearranged my morning and ended up being late to my own job for no reason. There were also repeated communication failures during the project. At one point, I was told the water would be shut off on a Monday, so I had my renters make plans to be away so they would not be inconvenienced by having no water. Monday came and went, and the water was never shut off. Apparently their plans had changed, but no one communicated that to us. When they finally did shut the water off, it was handled in a way that created a completely unnecessary burden. On one occasion, the guest house was without water all day and overnight. On a different day, the main house was also without water all day and overnight. In my opinion, this was avoidable. I had already run the main line to both houses. They only needed to run piping from those lines to the water heaters. That work should have been staged so everything else was prepped first, with the final tie-ins done once the glue had cured, keeping the water interruption to maybe an hour or two. Instead, two families were significantly inconvenienced, and the attitude I got was that this was standard and no big deal. Another issue was professionalism on site. One of the workers was loudly yelling and swearing in the crawlspace, including repeated profanity. This was not a vacant construction site. This is a home where people live. I was grateful my wife and kids were not around to hear it. After the plumbing work was completed, I finished enclosing the relocated washer and dryer area by framing, insulating, and drywalling the space. When I finally hooked up the machines and ran a load of laundry, the room flooded because water backed up and poured out of the in-wall washing machine drain. I called Anacapa Plumbing, and since this happened just a couple of days after they finished the job, I expected a prompt and professional response. I was told someone would come that afternoon. No one came. Then I was told they would send someone the next day. A plumber eventually came while I was at work, stayed about an hour, and left without any communication. Hours later, I still had no idea whether the problem had been fixed or whether it was safe to use the washing machine. I had to call and leave a message to find out. Later I was told it was okay to use, followed by a $270 bill for that visit. The billing was another major issue. The original estimate was around $15,000. The final bill came in at about $20,000, plus the additional $270. That is roughly a 25% increase with no meaningful communication, warning, or explanation during the job. In fairness, I did add a small amount to the scope by having them run about 25 feet of hot and cold PEX with two shutoff valves, but I do not believe that justifies an extra $5,000. For context, I am a General Contractor and have been for 18 years. I often try out subcontractors on my own properties before using them on residential client projects. Anacapa Plumbing was one of several companies recommended to me locally. Based on this experience, I would not use them again, and I would not recommend them to others. P.S. Thorn was nice and a good worker.