I hate leaving bad reviews, but I have no choice here. We are a Rental Property management company that hired Ethan (EC Projects) for a bath remodel. It was quoted at ~$8k and after beginning the job that increased to ~$9k with an approved change order, which was fine. I would say the job began OK and Ethan did a fair job on the demo and framing. His detail work however was sloppy, leaving bad scratches all over the new tub. He tried to cover them but only made it worse. The tub will have to be reglazed to fix it. Moreover he or his sub installed the diverted incorrectly and we got a bid for $1340 to fix that. Really the worst part has been his unreliability and broken promises. Our tenant has given up so much time to be stood up, delayed, etc. We finally had no choice but to end the contract, and unfortunately we were nice enough to pay almost all of the contract in advance after he asked if we could help him to pay his guys. We are left holding the bag, which is our fault for paying him in advance when the job wasn't close to being done. I would run from this guy. read more

We'd had a termite infestation in our home that damaged a main support beam and many of the struts in the house's frame, and we needed a contractor to repair it. Ethan with EC Projects was the first to respond and the reviews were good, so we went with them. They got the damaged struts and beam replaced, and new drywall and insulation put up. The first issue occurred when the spackle was applied. The guy doing the spackling left spackle handprints all over the bannister and woodwork around the work area, as well as on the carpet. I let Ethan know and they did clean most of it up except for a few spots. This wasn't a big deal since the spackle comes up easily with water. The next issue came up with the paint. Ethan cut a small square out of the wall to take in to get a color match. He assured me the team would fill it in and repaint the spot. This was not done. I pointed it out to the workers when the project was finished and they would not do it. Again, I let it go, since it was small and in an unobtrusive spot. The paint they put up did match the color, but was a satin finish, instead of the semigloss that is on the rest of the interior. I didn't bother pointing this out, since I wanted the project to be done and it wasn't that noticeable. The workers had also taken down the curtain brackets when they replaced the drywall and painted. These were the brackets that held up the curtain rod and the hook on the wall that held open the curtains on the side. They would not put these back up after they had finished painting. I had to do that myself. Next issue was for the wooden support post for the railing around the work area. This was attached inside the wall before the project started, and it had to be detached in order replace that part of the frame. It did not seem that it was re-attached the same way, because two large screws and an empty screw hole were drilled into the outside of the post. I pointed this out to workers and they just said it was something they had to do. Next was a piece of trim they removed during painting, and replaced with a new piece of trim. The workers did not bother to match the stain with the existing trim, and it was stained much darker than the rest of the trim in the house, and there was a big handprint in it. The workers would not fix this either. There were also some areas where paint was spilled over onto the trim, and some chips taken out of the trim. Again, I did not bother pointing this out because it was small and the trim had some existing damage anyway. Cracks also formed in the ceiling in one area where they replaced the frame. Now the small stuff was adding up. During the beam and frame replacement, the workers, drilled several screw holes, or removed nails, in the exterior siding, and they did not fill them in again. I only discovered these after they left, so I did not have a chance to bring it up with the workers. A day or two after the workers left, on 7/21, Ethan came by to pick up the extra drywall and insulation that wasn't needed, so I showed him the only two remaining items I wanted fixed, which were the holes in the siding and the misstained trim. I was willing to let everything else go if they could fix these two items. Ethan agreed those should be fixed and assured me they would do it. He said he would get back to me on when they would come back out. Two days later, I still had not heard from anyone, so I followed up with Ethan. It was Wednesday, 7/23, and he replied that they would come out that Friday, the 25th. When Friday came, Ethan texted me saying it would rain all day, and they would be out th e following week. That Monday, he texted me saying they would be out on Tuesday. But on Tuesday he texted me saying the workers were struggling in the heat. (They were due at 4:30 in the afternoon and the siding is on the shaded side of the house. The trim, of course, is indoors in the air conditioning.) He said he would come out the next day, but on Wednesday he texted me again saying it wasn't dry enough and it was supposed to rain again. He was due at 4:30 pm and my forecast said the rain wasn't supposed to start until 7:30 pm, but he said he would come out on the following Friday, 8/1. Again I agreed and emphasized I wanted the project to be done soon. (It did not rain that day.) Friday came and I did not hear from him. So I texted him again asking what happened and he said he had a family emergency and couldn't make it out, and asked me what time he should show up, but by this time I was done, and I told him to forget it, I would do it myself. Ethan apologized and said he wouldn't reschedule again, but I was tired of dealing with it by this time, ten days had now passed since I showed Ethan the damage, and I could have had it done by then if I had just done it myself in the first place. Ethan seemed sincere, but overall I cannot recommend EC Projects. read more

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Great work on the gutters. This contractor was communicative, on time, and most critically his budget solution worked better for us than lots of time and money spent previously. Thanks, this repair really helped my family! read more

Ethan is the owner, he's clear, communicative, and will update you if the estimate changes before he completes the work if he runs into any unforeseeable circumstances. His company will continue to grow with the level of service and professionalism he provides. I'll hire him again! read more

I had some extensive landscaping and grading performed by EC Services. Overall I am extremely happy with the outcome. My yard and landscape has never looked better. Ethan is the guy you want for your job. Plain and simple. They may not be a huge company that is going to bring out 10 guys to get the job done in a day, but they will be there every day working their ass off until it is done. If you want someone that is going the extra mile to do a job the right way, this is definitely who you want to hire. read more

I'm so glad I found Ethan's business on Yelp. He was the first business owner to reply to my request for quote. His price was the best and he started that same evening. He did a thorough job and even took pictures and video of problematic areas on our eaves that will turn into costly damage if left unaddressed. We were so satisfied that we hired him back for more services. read more

Ethan did a great job although it was a short notice. He is friendly and super nice, even helped me with some extra work besides the gutter clean. read more

Showed up on time took care of the downspout issue and was done quick. Would definitely recommend or call the next time I need assistance.

Ethan accepted a project for painting my deck 2 weeks ago. He requested pics and they were sent right away. I accepted his quote. On the day of service, NO RESPONSE! I texted him 3 times and a HOUR later he responded that he'd have to cancel all together because he looked at the pics again and decided he couldn't do it for the price quoted. Very poor communication and very bad business practices. Sometimes it's not always good to try someone who hasn't been in business long. After this review was submitted I received another text from Ethan calling me a bad client! He stated his dog died and I should understand that people have lives! A dog was never mentioned before but still bad business practices. And to call someone a "bad client" VERY UNPROFESSIONAL! read more

I was very pleased with Ethan and his assistant. They did a landscaping job. He was very polite and did incredible work. I will definitely contact Ethan again for any jobs in the future! I highly recommend Ethan and his company. read more

Ethan came out and cleaned my gutters. He did a great job and was able to work with my schedule. I will definitely use him again.

Talked to plenty of other contractors about our gutter project, and Ethan was most responsive. Did good, efficient work and backed it up with pictures. He also let us know of other fixes we could make ourselves without trying to upsell. read more

Ethan was an immaculate professional - courteous, knowledgeable, communicative. It was so easy to work with him but the icing on the cake was that he went above and beyond on our job. He was incredibly attentive to details and tackled a lot of things we didn't even think about at first. Our yard has never looked better and we will definitely be looking to Ethan again for future jobs! read more

Cleaned gutters for us. Did great work and provided pictures afterwards. Great communication and easy scheduling. Would use again.

I hired EC Projects to clean out my gutters. Showed up when he said he would and did a great job. Thank You.

Very quick and Professional With a great attitude highly recommend. He took great care of my front back and side yards couldn't be happier