Like mechanics, good and honest work is hard to find. Pat and Brian (father and son team) were…read morewonderful to work with. Fast, fair, great quality work and honest. They redesigned a roof pitch for me, did a quick reno and roof install and, perhaps most importantly, when I messed up the math on the remaining balance call me to flag that I overpaid. I would use them for anything on my home.

We loved working with Richard at Little Leaf. He got back to us within hours of being contacted,…read morewas highly responsive throughout the process and, although we knew very little about landscaping, walked us through every step and gave us a beautiful design we are really happy with and that met our price range. He was also extremely accommodating of our inconvenient setup (all materials have to be carried through our house, so no use of wheelbarrow or other large equipment); he and his staff bagged everything up neatly and we barely noticed their presence despite hundreds of pounds of dirt moving through our living room! I would highly recommend Little Leaf to give you something beautiful, lasting and affordable, and to help you understand how to maintain it for years to come!

My garden in Brooklyn was having some strange issues this year so after searching endlessly on…read moreyoutube and gardening web-sites with no luck and a lot of time wasted I decided to try and find an expert to come over and figure out what was going on. After speaking to Richard on the phone I could tell he really knew his stuff so he came over to my garden and figured out what needed to change and what I was doing correctly. I now feel confident and much more knowledgeable about how to maintain a really healthy garden. Richard is a really nice, patient and all around great guy to deal with. The amount of time I saved by hiring him was worth far more than he charged (which is very reasonable). Thanks Richard!

We hired Jeremy to replace some doors and trim in our home. He did a great job! Jeremy is…read moreconscientious and helped us stay in budget offering alternatives without sacrificing the look we were going for. Jeremy also helped out in an emergency with a leak due to a broken pipe. It's evident he really cares about what he does. We will definitely use Jeremy for more projects in the future. Without hesitation we recommend Jeremy @ Upstate Upkeep.

Jeremy is a nice guy and does ok work but he is very unreliable. He shows up sporadically to work…read moreand goes completely dark for extended periods of time until he wants to get paid. He left me with $5,000 of materials sitting outside and completely disappeared. He claimed his price was only an estimate when it became clear he was never going to finish for the price he quoted.

I recently bought a house in Dutchess County, NY. Jason and his crew were simply amazing! He…read moreorganized my projects that were quite large from start to finish. I'm beyond happy :) Thank you so much, Jason, for your creative ideas to revive my old farmhouse!!!

Jason is a charismatic and sometimes thoughtful contractor. Unfortunately he is not a project…read moremanager of any sort. He is all too willing to take on a project that he has no experience in completing, and refuses to admit when his limitations have been reached. We ended up 5 to 6 months over schedule, and well beyond the wildest estimate of what the budget may have been for our project. Much of the work that was completed actually needed to be redone properly later. Again, Jason is a great guy, but he was unable to perform to a minimal level of satisfaction.

It's my pleasure to write a review for Fred as he's hands-down the best inspector we've worked…read morewith. For our new primary residence in New York, Fred made things incredibly smooth. He had a typical response time of minutes over text. Setting up an appointment was quick. The inspection itself was in-depth, clocking in at around four hours. After which he churned out an incredibly detailed 68-page report. He addressed our follow-up questions on a dozen subsequent occasions, several of them over the phone. His professionalism, thoroughness, patience, and communication skills are simply second to none.

Quick response through yelp messages, gave a decent price for the inspection. Was able to set an…read moreappointment up fairly quick. The inspection was thorough and included lots of photos. Spoke to Fred for about 35 minutes over the phone after the inspection was done so we were able to know the overall condition of the house. Would recommend his services. Glad we went with Ridgline.

First, It turns out they compromised the structural integrity of our house. Second, they created a…read morefire hazard by butting wood right up against our chimney. Third, our 2x6 roof rafters were fake sistered with 2x4s that are not touching the floor. With 5/8 drywall then attached to the 2x4s and rafters, you can imagine the rest. Not only did our money and materials go to waste, their terrible work has to be mostly undone.

Aiden and his crew are great to work with. Thoughtful and…read morethorough. Creative economic problem solving at work.

Bernie and his team did an excellent job on our building, which is located at the corner of Wall…read moreand John Streets in uptown Kingston. It involved: pressure washing the brick; stripping and sanding stonework, some of which was previously painted; priming and painting our three-storey commercial building in a three-color scheme designed to highlight the building's Art Deco design. He started with a mess following the removal of the city-owned Pike Plan canopy that was attached to our building. The end result clearly shows his skill. While initially Bernie was hesitant given the height, he did the job well, without problem and well within our agreed-upon timeframe. We would gladly hire him and his team again.

Do not hire this guy!! Totally unreliable! I can't speak to his work because I never got to see the…read morework! He was scheduled for a Friday and calls me on a Thursday afternoon and says that something has "come up." I said ok and got someone else, even though they weren't until the following week. Friday afternoon things magically cleared up for him and he said that he would be here by 8am Saturday morning. No show! I call 2x to inquire if I should still expect him. No return calls! Stay away from him, unreliable.

I've owned four homes and worked with countless contractors -- Fred is the best I've ever worked…read morewith. He is literally a dream contractor. Fred built us beautiful builtins, redid our kitchen and our bedroom, put in a projector for our media room, ran ethernet cables throughout our walls, solved drainage problems in the basement (simply and quickly!), sub-contracted and managed workers to install HVAC in our house and install new garage doors, put in radiant floor heating, pulled a rotting floating dock out of our pond and rebuilt it, and even put together our outdoor hot tub for us. When workers came to replace our gutters and botched the job he got them to come back and address the issue until the gutters worked perfectly. I've yet to find a job he can't do or find the right sub-contractor for (and then manage them to get the job done). His work is beautiful, and he often has thoughts on better ways to do things than what we thought we wanted. Freds availability to manage work is particularly amazing because his work is on our vacation home where we are not frequently present. I wish I could clone Fred so he could work on our city place as well.

In the two years we've owned our home, we've remodeled every major area expect our kitchen. After…read morethe hassle of large-scale contractors with endless scheduling problems with their subs, we decided to find a contractor who would be on the job on a daily basis and who had creative cabinetry ideas. Fred Kopilak, with custom cabinet experience and a complete skill set, turned out to be just the kind of contractor we wanted. Fred's work was excellent and well thought out. We ended up with a kitchen that exceeded our expectations. His suggestions provided us with a finished product that is unique and truly outstanding. The work was done on schedule and on budget. A final word on Fred's character. I feel that being able to rely upon a craftsman's work and integrity is critical to a project of this sort. Fred proved time and time again that he could be trusted and relied upon. He didn't cut corners and delivered a first class finished product.