Edson Lacerda is, by far, the best handyman/carpenter in Massachusetts. I needed an exterior side door replaced and gave him a call. He came out the same day, in-person, for a free estimate. Examined everything carefully -- literally got down on his hands and knees to look at the concrete and the foundation around the door. Poked at everything, took measurements. You could immediately tell that this was someone who really *cared* about the job, and about the work he was doing.
He told me what kind of door I needed to get, I picked one out, he said "That one is too expensive for what you need!" and suggested a couple other doors. He's the expert! It was perfect. He even picked up the door for me from Home Depot for no extra charge.
Not only that, but his estimate was lower than any of the other three estimates I got for the same job!
I was so happy with the door, I hired him to rebuild my front porch a month later. It was fantastic. Same attention to detail, excellent craftsmanship. He noted some issues with the support structures for the existing porch (the thing was about to collapse!), offered a couple options for rebuilding it and installing new concrete and rebar -- the cost overruns were only 8% of the total project.
I went from having the worst porch in the neighborhood, to having the best porch.
Seriously, this guy is a steal. Really knows what he's doing, cares about the work, and he's super nice and friendly! I've hired tons of contractors for work on my house and I still can't believe he actually exists. read more