I hired this man/company (by which I mean fraudulent thief) to repair logs on my home, and my…read moreelderly mother gave him a 50% deposit. He showed up at my cabin and had a temper tantrum that he was going to have to share the driveway/work space with another tradesman because he claimed I'd told him we would be alone (not true btw, but scary). I told him to leave and have susequently asked him to return the deposit several times. He has not, and it turns out he isn't even properly licensed to do the log repairs. He speaks disrespectfully to women, to and about his crew and the Ojibway tribe. He left two huge gaping holes in my home, taking not only the new logs he purchased with my deposit but also the old ones that were original from the 30s... Additionally, he had done some painting at my place but did property damage as well when he power washed areas he was not asked to wash. He took it upon himself to choose paint colors for my front porch. Luckily, I ended up finding someone qualified and honest to fix his mess. I'm also working with my attorney and the Alger County Prosecutor to ensure this thief doesn't take advantage of anyone else in the community.

From the owner: It's our goal to add value to your home and make your surroundings better align with your style. A…read moreskilled painting contractor can revamp your home from floor to ceiling. We know all the ins and outs of painting services, and we're eager to get to work on your home or business.

Avoid this contractor!…read more In late Feb. 2022 I hired J.A.C.K. Contracting to paint an apartment, and install a new sink and dishwasher in a kitchen island where there previously was no dishwasher. I paid a 50% deposit, and was assured that this work would be done by my move-in date of June 6. I ordered paint right away, and Jeremy Murphy told me that they would get started painting in early March. He later changed his bid for the painting job, claiming I had given him incorrect measurements. (He had sent one of his own team members over to measure, but I really wanted to get this project going, so I agreed to the new bid.) I heard nothing for a while, and would email every few weeks just to say, "Hey-I'm moving into this apartment in early June-just want to stay on your radar." I always got a reply within a few days that they would be starting soon-not to worry. This continued right up until the last week of May. When I sent an email saying "We're moving in a week-these jobs need to be done immediately" Jeremy said I had told him our move-in date was in mid-July. I sent a registered letter and email asking for our deposit to be returned, which went unanswered for a week or so. It wasn't until I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau that he contacted me and told me the date mix up was due to a secretary's mistake. (I never communicated with a secretary, only Jeremy via email and phone.) He said that he'd been in the hospital and that was also part of the reason for the delay. He promised that they could paint after we moved in-moving our possessions, draping everything, etc. My husband and I had to leave town for a conference almost immediately after moving in, so I boarded our cats, and told Jeremy that the apartment would be unoccupied for four days, and he could get in and paint. He said that would work. We returned from the conference to find the painting was still in progress, so we had to stay someplace else for a week while they finished. At the end of that week, Jeremy texted me that they had finished and asked if I could drop by payment that day. When I arrived and paid him, I should have done a walk-through, but I didn't. The painters weren't actually quite done yet, and I didn't want to get in their way. After I paid Jeremy, he left in a hurry and did not return. Later that day, when the crew left, they left trash bags in my yard, and ladders, scaffolding and other supplies on my deck for two weeks. There were paint drips down the walls, speckles on our furniture and other belongings, and paint on the carpet and trim in some places. They used only of the amount of paint Jeremy had told me to buy, but it had been purchased months earlier and I couldn't return the extra (about $500 dollars' worth of paint). I expressed these concerns to Jeremy, and he told me he would fix everything when he worked on the kitchen island, which was held up waiting for new countertop, because he didn't tell me what size to order until he was onsite painting. He explained that he had been robbed of the cash I had paid him when he went to a gas station the day the job was finished and was preoccupied with that, rather than checking that the paint job was finished. After seeing the shoddy quality in the painting, my husband and I decided we didn't want this company working on a more complicated project in our home. I asked Jeremy for a refund of my deposit for the kitchen island project. After a couple of emails to this effect over the course of a month, he responded that he had tested positive for Covid and couldn't get to his workplace to create a list of what materials he had bought for my project to deduct from the deposit. (I purchased the dishwasher, sink, faucet, garbage disposal and all connectors that were advised, so I wasn't really sure what this might be, so I asked for an itemized list, and to be given any of those items.) A month later, the $1,382 deposit still hasn't been returned. Between May and August, Jeremy claimed to have had to fire his secretary for making mistakes, been in the hospital, robbed, positive for Covid, and unable to return our deposit because of a family emergency. Either this guy has the worst luck ever, or he's full of excuses.

From the owner: Started in 2017. We have been extremely busy ever since. We have grown exponentially and will…read morecontinue to grow as long as the customers enjoy our work. We have done over 300 jobs and will continue to take jobs as long as the Customer understands I do not substitute quantity for Quality as I treat every job as if it were my own home. My schedule is busy but it will pay off in the quality of work and customer service you receive and you will be glad you chose Jack Contracting LLC dba Mack llc as of recently.

Keys Epoxy did our garage floor, it was done thru emails from beginning to end. We are residents of…read moreTexas in the winter and Michigan in the summer. I reached out to them in the Spring of this year and our garage floor in Michigan was completed in record time, before we arrived. All along the way they kept me posted of their progress. Their pricing is fair and reasonable and customer service is great. Joey and Brittany made the whole process easy. I highly recommend Keys Epoxy.

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Do not do business with these guys. Baker Painting was hired to paint three sides of a two-story,…read morewooden commercial/residential building in Grand Marais, Michigan, constructed in 1883. I was looking for someone who would pay attention to detail to restore this building to her former glory. What I got was a hack job, that went way past the deadline to complete the job and a faulty paint job with rusty nails staining the entire building. They claim to warranty their work. They do not. In fact, they will not even return a phone call or email if you call to complain. Stay away from these guys. This is a father/son operation. The old man, Albert, is the front man/con man. He will look you in the eye and promise you what you want to hear. He is a smooth talker. Do not fall for it. There are a lot of reasons I would not recommend Baker's Painting of Cedarville, Michigan. The biggest reason is they cut corners and don't guarantee their work. They failed to properly prime the old nails on my building and the rust immediately bled through the paint as early as the day they finished the job. With as many years at they have in the business, they knew they needed to properly apply a non-water based rust inhibiting primer on all the nail heads to prevent them from bleeding through, but they did not. As a result, the paint job is a complete loss. I had hired another company seven years earlier. The properly primed all the nails and that paint job is holding up well eight years later on the one side not painted by Baker's Painting. So, I know that the technique and simple technology exists to avoid this problem. Baker paint simply thought they could cut corners and that the nails would not bleed through so quickly. They were wrong. I, unfortunately, was not able to be on the job site the days they were doing the priming, otherwise, I would have caught the problem. The day I did the final walk through with John Baker, I pointed out the rust already coming through. He side-stepped the question and said this was natural. I knew it was not. I spoke with his father, the boss, and he said he would come out and look at it. He never did. From then on they never returned phone calls or emails. Wanting to uphold my end of the deal, I mistakenly paid for the job before they resolved the issue. I will not make this mistake again. I trusted them and they let me down. I should have known something was amiss with these guys when they showed up at week later than their agreed upon start date of June 16, 2014. I even provided free housing for them, since they were from about two hours from here. Once they started the job, they frequently would not show up stating "rain was forecasted." Then of course, it would not rain. What was going on was they had multiple jobs going on at the same time and they were just leading people along. Albert said he estimated the job to take 10 days. It was completed on July 18, two days past a month from when it was suppose to be completed. I kept saying it never rained on those days and Albert would say, "I have to be able to guarantee my work." Well, that's the biggest joke. They do not guarantee their work. Another scam Albert employs is part way through the job he will express that he underestimated the job and looking for sympathy will ask for more money. DO NOT fall for this. If you are considering hiring Baker's Painting, I invite you to come look at the paint job they did on my building at 14281 Campbell Street, Grand Marais, Michigan. It's easy to find. It houses the Campbell Street Gallery. It's the one with all the rust running down the sides from all the rusty nails and lousy paint job. Avoid disappointment DO NOT hire these guys. Feel free to call me, too. 231-215-0173.

From the owner: Commercial painting, interior & exterior house painting, varnishing, and staining, drywall repair,…read morepower washing, caulking & chinking, furniture refinish, floor refinish, deck & dock cleaning & refinish, spray painting, wallpaper, and scheduled maintenance. We are insured.