I had a great experience with Meza Construction. I had hail…read moredamage on my roof and Meza replaced it in one day leaving my yard completely free of debris. The workers were polite and friendly. Their price was also reasonable. I highly recommend them.

Excellent. Meza Construction replaced the shingles on our large Victorian house (2600 sq. ft roof)…read morein Iowa City. The work was completed quickly and expertly in a day and a half. The workers were diligent, considerate of the surroundings and trustworthy. The final invoice matched the estimate and the price was very reasonable. Clean-up was strategic, and thorough. I recommend Meza Construction highly!

Love my new deck , Ryan was great to work with and had great advice for what I wanted for a deck…read more.Then Matt and his team came and did a amazing job putting it up, even with the heat and rain they had to deal with. 5 stars from me . Thanks again Lovewell Looking forward to lots of time using my new space. Ellen C

Hawkeye Fireplace took a look at our fireplace and saved us from making some expensive mistakes…read more They pointed out some things that needed fixing not only on the fireplace but on our house. Best they gave us a very fair price.

We had these guys maintain our fireplace a few years ago and they did fine. This spring we called…read morethem out because of nests in the venting. They said it was impossible to remove them and we would need to replace the fireplace for $8-9k. Called Colony Heating in Cedar Rapids about getting a new fireplace; instead Colony just removed the nests.

Ron was very easy to work with and communicated every little detail to us and also kept us informed…read moreof sub-contractors schedules. Very happy with the final product!

If you're a college student looking to rent downtown, I'd definitely recommend Hodge! We rented…read morefrom them for 3 years during undergrad and I can say that compared to other companies that operate downtown Hodge has great customer service and EXTREMELY fair pricing for the location! We lived at the 130 E. Jefferson property (directly across from the biology building) and Y'ALL we were paying less than some of my friends who lived down near the railroad tracks renting from other companies. Central air, secured keypad entry (not like some of these any-key-will-open-the-door buildings!!!), walking distance (literally less than a minute to the PBB or Pentacrest), and CLEAN. Monthly pest control and the hallways in the building were always pristine as well. Jodi was always extremely helpful answering any questions or helping resolve any issues and never acted like tenants were an annoyance. SERIOUSLY ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE SO NICE! THE NICEST COMPANY I'VE RENTED FROM. If you're looking for your first apartment out of the dorms and want to live downtown/east campus and not get screwed over by all of the awful housing in downtown Iowa City, I'd HIGHLY recommend Hodge.

I lived at 203 Myrtle Avenue from 2014 to 2017, in 2 different apartments. I would definitely…read morerecommend it to anyone looking for a cheap but decent place to live. It's way cheaper than anywhere else downtown because it's dorm style, not because there's anything wrong with it. Every floor has a men's room, a ladies' room, and a kitchen. The restrooms have multiple toilets and showers, plus you can always go to another floor. I never couldn't shower when I wanted to and usually had the whole room to myself. The common areas are clean and the appliances work. Washers and dryers stopped working occasionally but always got fixed or replaced soon. Management were responsive and helpful. They always answered the phone during business hours and had an emergency number you could call 24/7. The bathroom ceiling started leaking at 1 a.m. and was fixed by 5 a.m. That's the only major maintenance issue in 3 years. Pest control sprayed every month, and I never had more than the occasional lone insect. Heating and AC were powerful and never broke. I got my security deposit back even though I didn't clean super thoroughly. Rent increases were modest, around 10 dollars a year. I rented a parking spot in my last year and never had anyone else park in it. As for safety, I'm a young woman and I walked around outside at all hours. Never had any problems. I didn't even bother locking my door when I was just going to the restroom. As far as I know, nobody was robbed while I lived there. Some of the tenants hung out on the steps to smoke, which I guess could look scary to some people at night, but they were always polite. I only had a couple of small problems, which are normal in apartment buildings in my experience. The smoke alarms went off every few months, usually in the middle of the night. It usually took around half an hour to get them turned off, since the fire department had to come and confirm there wasn't a fire. The building's heat was set high, so I was sometimes too hot in winter and had to open the window. I also kept my own heater turned off a lot of the time, which saved electricity. When I lived on the first floor, anyone in the parking lot could see right in, so I kept the blinds closed most of the time. The first floor apartment also smelled a bit, though I probably should have aired it out more often. I would recommend living on a higher floor. There was some noise because the building was near the hospital and the train tracks. It didn't bother me but I'm good at tuning things out.

Had three exterior locks fail about the same time in different ways which I attribute mostly to old…read moreage (original to the house, 1985.) Sent Lee pictures. A week later he replaced all three - they look great and work smoothly.

Locked my keys in my car at the gas station on Labor Day. Lee's…read morewas the only one to answer that day. He was there in 20 minutes and got me taken care of. Great service!