I considered at Rent-A-Pro when I was looking to have some work done around the house before…read morehosting my family for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience with Ted and would not recommend him due to his lack of professionalism. First of all, we had to reschedule my walk through 4 different times. This should have been my first clue to move on with other handymen I researched, but I tried to give Ted a chance. He actually offered to do my walk through free of charge because of the scheduling issues, so I moved forward with it. After the walk through, I was issued an estimate, which was reasonably priced. I decided that I would hire a smaller, independent contractor to some immediate small projects around the house before my family arrived (hang a ceiling fan, mirror, and flood light), and hire Ted and his company to complete larger projects once I had some more money saved (build out a few closets, hang some cabinets, repair a porch roof, and repair some doors). When I thanked him for the estimate and told him of my plans, he went off, and my experience quickly took a nosedive. He rambled on and on about how I wasted his time (even though I explicitly told him I would hire him at a later date for the larger projects) and then he made a biased statement that was offensive and unprofessional about working with customers in Southeast D.C. When I mentioned to him that I thought his comment was racially and social-economically charged and wasn't appreciated, he flipped out. I told him I would share an honest review of my experience, including his racially charged comment, and he threatened legal action against me, which isn't even possible. This was all such an unfortunate experience, but I appreciate him showing me who he was. If you are a person of color, ally, or someone who cares about how the people you hire treat others, I would not bother working with him and his company. If he will speak this way to a customer's face, I can only imagine how he speaks in private. Spend your money where you are celebrated not tolerated!

Unfortunately the owner Ted has misled the public and was dishonest in his comment to my first…read morereview. In his own words, he lied when he misstated that I spoke to his staff and that I demanded and "basically telling us to not even bother", which are false statements. Ted cannot produce any phone record documentation that a conversation ever took place. He may claim he called me, but Ted nor his staff have never actually spoken to me. Attached is a screen print image of the owner's comments where he referred to me as "he" and "his". If Ted or his staff actually spoke to me, then they would know that I am obviously a woman. Documented proof that the owner of this company has lied about the actual situation. Unbelievable the lies that this owner will claim. Fact is all correspondence was via documented emails directly with the owner. I have attached my original email to this updated review and the public will see that I was consistently courteous and even stated "Thank you" twice to him. The only reason that prompted the owner Ted to apologize was when he saw that I wrote a negative review revealing his scathing remarks to me. This obviously was not sincere because he waited a week after the incident and was scared that I exposed his true colors. He claimed to "apologize" for being rude and crass to me; however it was not genuine because exactly three days later on March 8th the owner attacks and blames me for his temper tantrum on his comments to my first review. Simply appalling. It is unfortunate because I only kindly declined to his bid (see original review with email correspondences). It is apparent to readers that Ted will vilify anyone that has a bad experience with him or his company. I encourage readers to review all of Ted's comments to the other customers that gave him a bad review. He accuses his customers of all the wrong doing. This owner does not take criticism as a learning experience nor does he take responsibility nor fault. He was even condescending to the reviewer that gave him a three-star review. It is obvious to all readers that in Ted's own words, that he continues to view that his customers are beneath him. In his own comment to me, "I should have over looked your email and moved on", validates this. Overall just a horrid experience from my interactions with the owner. Responding rudely to your customer base is wrong, but lying about the situation is setting an all time low.

We decided to build our own house, for us not only the budget but also the quality of the work was…read moreimportant. Demarr Helped us with site work, they are very knowledgable and they helped me along the way with things I didn't know. Their price was very reasonable among other licensed companies and the final cost was very close to their original estimate. They started and finished the job on time.

I do not think De Marr Construction needs any more reviews, but I am compelled to write one. I have…read morebeen contacting them with minor work outside the scope of their business eg remove soil from my yard that landscaper left and once landscaper removed it, I contacted De Marr again to fill area with soil, cognizant of fact that that I was bothering them, but since the landscapers in this area and this past couple years have been busy, I was getting desperate. I did make it clear that my job was "small potatoes for them" . In any case Brendan De Marr promptly responded on both occasions giving valuable advise eg that there are companies that do specialize in selling and soil. De Marr will be in business for a long long time, even when the business cycle turns south, as it always does, then the weak hands such the ones that do not have the courtesy to reply, will be standing in street corners with the day laborers. At that time, I will opt for the day laborers.

My experience was fantastic! Greseyda, the coordinator, was extremely responsive and helped…read morenavigate communication and scheduling through out the restoration process. She ensured the crews showed up daily on time and they finished my basement within one week which was incredible! Javier, our main contractor, was reliable, honest and very hardworking! The entire crew was amazing, including Roberto and the other workmen that were onsite. The work was impeccable and I would hire them again in a heartbeat! Thank you to everyone at Paragon who helped alleviate a very stressful situation with a basement flooded with contaminated water. I rate them 5 stars!!!

The team did great. High quality work throughout the restoration. I would definitely use them…read moreagain. I appreciated the friendliness and professionalism of my team led by Sergio and Remberto.

Julio with JBG Remodeling has been fabulous to work with! I have personally been using them for…read moreyears and recommend them to my buyers and sellers. They have helped us get my client's homes ready to sell and for my new buyers to make the home their own. They have done remodeling work for my clients, such as their baths and kitchens. He has even renovated one of the baths in my own home, as well as, my investment properties. Other work he has done for us is wood rot repair, kitchen renovations, decks, roofing, painting, and replacing fixtures. I highly recommend JBG Remodeling!

This is the only company I would ever use for handyman services. The office Staff is wonderful and…read morepatient and the handymen are creative and skillful. Fantastic company!

DISAPPOINTING experience. The deck boards were cut UNEVENLY, and the workmanship was clearly POOR…read more When I pointed it out, Miguel tried to convince me it was "intentional," which is obviously not true. I would NOT recommend this company.

Updating review to 1 star. They completely forgot to secure the ends of the deck boards to the…read moreframe. Noticed this because I see a bard warping upwards.