I hired this contractor after a basement water leak. The scope included patching and repainting the…read morebasement walls, reinstalling the drop ceiling, widening the doorway entrance, and a small paint job in the entrance foyer and near the second-floor fireplace area. I chose him for his Chamber of Commerce membership, strong Google reviews, and because he offered the earliest start date (May 11, 2026) of the three contractors I was considering -- despite being the most expensive. The project felt rushed from the start. For seven straight days, only one employee did the actual work; the contractor himself showed up only on the last day, to clean up. That evening, around 8 p.m. and after dark, I was pressured to pay the remaining ~$5,000 balance (total cost ~$10,000) before I had a real chance to inspect the work. Trusting it had been done properly, I paid. Afterward, I found numerous workmanship defects -- I've documented over 100 photos, a sample of which are below. I didn't feel treated with the professionalism I'd expect, and I'd encourage anyone reading the glowing reviews here to weigh them against this account. I've already filed a small claims case; the court's certified mail to the contractor's listed address was returned undelivered, but I intend to pursue this through other means. Please review the photos and do your own due diligence -- get everything in writing before paying.

Hired Steve back in February 2019 to build 2 closets in the basement. He built the wall of one…read morecloset partially covering an existing outlet. I asked him to make the wall shorter or move the outlet 3 times. His response was to carve out a piece of the sheetrock exposing the wood stud because the surge protector plug would not fit into the outlet. Besides this Steve was extremely rude to me. He told me not to speak to him in a very nasty way. It cost me extra money to fix his mistake! Never again! Let me clear up a few untruths you stated Steve trying to clean your record up: 1) We did not agree on your 'making covered outlet work' as stated in your rude text message to me'. Covering that outlet OUTSIDE the closet was a violation waiting to happen and needed to be fixed . You said the closet would stop a foot away from that outlet but you built it longer. 2) You were asked to place garbage AFTER job was complete or at END OF DAY when work was done. You made the bags so heavy that I could not carry to the street and I had to rebag them. I asked you to put the bags on the side of the house not in front...2 times..once for you, once for your helper! 3) You were asked if you wanted coffee or water 2 times in a day! You complained how other homeowners did not even offer you a drink of water after working in their homes all day. Why are you not complaining that I asked you what you and helper wanted for lunch and I paid for it for 3 days? 4) You told me NOT to come down into my own basement in my house! 5) Speaking nicely to your wife when you gave me estimate DID NOT translate into your being nice to me. Sad to say you were down right nasty especially before the last day! 6) Rerouting baseboard was only discussed as to whether it was okay to build a closet around it ! There was nowhere else to move the baseboard which mean the closet could not be built. 7) As for the outlet in another closet, you built it straight across to the wall when I asked you to build it so that the outlet would be exposed. After giving me a price you told me it would cost extra to build it shorter. 8) Last day of the job, who would blame me for not wanting to speak to you when you REFUSED to fix the closet on top of the outlet, when you were disrespectful in your attitude and tone of voice! 9) 8 months later review statement.... trouble walking/doing stairs due to medical procedures and finally surgery to ankle...finally the outlet is fixed but it took hours to unlodge from behind the wooden stud/ sheetrock and it cost me extra money! Thank you , Steve!!!! 10) Tops of closet where they meet the ceiling were finished showing spaces to the joists. Your closets were not amazing. Do not text me again because you do not like my answer to your reply! 11) You mean you had to add an additional clause to your Additional Terms because of my behavior? Don't disparage my character....See photo ....Hold Your Questions.....opportunity to ask about covered outlet at end of project AFTER the damage was done

I recently had my kitchen cabinets painted, and I couldn't be more impressed with the service and…read morequality provided by this company . John and his team were professional, punctual, and paid attention to every detail. They transformed my cabinets, giving them a fresh, modern look. I highly recommend this service to anyone looking to update their kitchen at a reasonable price.

Joh Patrick's team repainted our kitchen cabinets and they did an impeccable and efficient job of…read moreprepping, sanding, spraying, hand-painting and cleaning up inside and outside. Well done, at the right price!

Did a nice job, on time, reasonable money and seems to be a painter (not a handyman)read more

Hi, I just had my very large one family house power washed…read more In addition, I asked Leo, and his helper to do my backyard pavers. He quoted me a fair price and I accepted. I was very satisfied with their workmanship. I found the aforementioned individuals to be very Professional, Knowledgeable and Courteous. Tom Monroe Twp. N.J.

Paul took my down payment and never showed up for the job. See attached picture of the text where…read morehe even tried to coax me into letting him steal $500 more! Incredible.

Know your prices! He rips off elderly and women who know nothing about the work! Not just…read moreoverpriced, rapes you on the job and his work was not even mint, someone had to fix the hot water heater that was replaced. Beware!

great working with Sergio. high quality, good prices, and timely work. Sheetrock, painting,…read morecarpentry work is all high level. will definitely recommend.

I had him come to my daughter's home because we needed a wooden gate put up to block the stairs…read morenow that my granddaughter is starting to walk He came in and he measured. He was very nice. We had said to him we would get back to him. My husband and I decided to have him do the job. He explained to us everything he was going to do and the safest way to do it. He came back. He completed the job. His price that he gave us was very reasonable.We were very, very happy with the work he did and I would definitely recommend him to anyone who needs work done. He was on time there was no mess and the job is absolutely beautiful

Amazing job! I hired john to clean my pavers, seal them and painty house. They did an amazing job…read more John and his team were very professional, always returned my calls and he made sure I was informed every step of the process. He uses nothing but the best products for sealing and for painting. I have tried other guys in the past and would never hire anyone else for now on. I will recommend him to all my family and friends. He is a local guy from the island, which is a big plus to me. Will always go to John first for everything!

A&J Powerwashing was a life saver! They were professional, quick and efficient. They moved all our…read morefurniture back into place and left our yard clean and neat. Would recommend to everyone!

Tony painted all the rooms of my condo in preparation for getting ready to sell it. Timely work and…read morevery reasonable pricing. Also went above and beyond with dealing with a few curve balls with the project. Would hire again, thank you!

I was doing an attic job in someone's house and a guy broke the ceiling in the master bedroom. My…read moremanager found Toni online, he was down there in the next hour. At first he was not able to do anything rite away, but after I explained him my client will not go to sleep untill the ceiling was closed, because they had a rodent problem in the attic, he quickly went to get the sheetrock and at least close it for the meantime which was very helpfull. He was also a true proffessianal to the homeowner and myself. Will defenitly recommend and will be using again for anything else we need done.

We requested painting of several rooms in our house. We were extremely pleased with the work that…read morewas done. They were very professional and took great care to prep, paint exactly what we requested and always clean up at the end of the day. I would definitely recommend Svenson's for their value, and professionalism In a job well done.

AMAZING WORK! All work came out beautifully and exactly how we asked! He was always on time and did…read moreexactly what we discussed!