Given John's response I have to write a review update. I have already laid out what our experience…read morewas with him, the subsequent issues of that work, and what other contractors have told us since we have had others in to actually resolve the core/root problem we were having and feel it's no longer productive to belabor this aspect. However, the true issue here is the picture John has decided to paint of us, which is the reason why I have chosen to write this update just for further context for others considering working with him. To clarify what John describes as "nightmare" behavior. As he says we did not reside at the residence yet so obviously someone had to let him in to do the work. I'm not sure why he believes we were not on time- that's how we knew he was always late sometimes to the point of having to reschedule because we would be waiting for him at the house first. I do not know what difficulty he is describing contacting us and getting into the house when we have frequent text messages and outreach confirming our meeting times with him. Additionally the "late" payment he is referring to occurred over the 4th of July holiday weekend in which he gave us no exact time estimate when he'd be done; we were out with friends and not checking our phones but he messaged us at 5:45PM and we paid at 8:26PM, the very same day with apologies of the inconvience caused by the few hours delay when we had a spare moment to send payment while out. I'm happy he's brought up our text conversations as that is at least one thing I am very much in agreement with. We were nothing short of respectful and cordial in our exchanges with him and thanked him for coming out to do the work repeatedly and I would also gladly show anyone the conversation history and very much stand by the courtesy and understanding we treated him with when he asked for schedule flexibility in arrival times and more. Minus the 4th of July message delay because of us being out of town, we were prompt with responses as well which our texts would show. We also initially reached out privately via email first to try to resolve this directly with John before writing this review. It's one thing for business owner and client to disagree on an experience however I strongly feel the way John painted us as clients is highly inaccurate and upsetting.

John responded to my qoute, and is ready to take care of Home repairs…read more It is really hard finding General Contractors to even answer the phone especially this time of year. The effort is greatly appreciated.

This review is long overdue for work we had done in October. We needed a contractor to turn a large…read morebedroom into 2 smaller bedrooms for our kids. We needed framing, sheetrock, electrical, trim and closets built. Joe was way more responsive than all other contractors and was very reasonable with costs. The price was exactly what he quoted us. (Another contractor was supposed to start before we found Joe and completely ghosted us around the start date.) Lou was the main guy who was here several days and he was great. We felt totally comfortable with him in our home. Our 4 year old son kept asking where Lou was after the project was completed. Lou worked around us when it came to hours that worked best for our family. Our kids love their bedrooms. And our 4 year old son finally sleeps in his own bed. We will be calling Joe when we are ready to remodel our kitchen and bathrooms.

DISASTER. Turn and run. We hired Joe for a large 203K project. We had problems from the very…read morebeginning: he was slow to start, kept changing his mind about the game plan, complained about the fact that he could get no money up front--terms of the 203K that he had of course agreed to--and pressured us to give him significant up-front money to "help him start". He instructed me in June of 2024 to rush to buy materials for a small bathroom that was still mostly unfinished in April of 2025; that kind of thing happened multiple times. His workers were inadequately supervised, and he was difficult to reach, often saying things like I'm at a kid's soccer game, out to dinner with my daughter, etc. The way that 203K's work is that HUD inspectors come out at regular intervals to make sure that adequate work has been done to make a draw from the total budget. Joe did a bunch of stuff merely to look busy to justify the first draw, in August: a slap-dash exterior paint job over crumbling paint that made a mess and did not hold, for instance. Between the first and the second draw, there was slow but meaningful progress--but by then we were 5 months into a job that we were told would take 4-6 months, and nowhere near done. During much of that 3-month interval he had just one guy working on our huge project, an electrician. After the second draw, in late November, he basically just stopped working on the house. We were making double housing payments the whole time, of course, so we panicked. We were almost out of money. After numerous calls and messages failed to get him to pick up the pace, at the urging of our lender, we scheduled a third draw, 3 months after the second one. At that draw, the HUD inspector certified that no work had been done, so no funds would be paid out. That's when we finally worked up the nerve to fire him. It was terrifying, because our lender told us that we would have trouble getting anyone to take on such a large project with only what was left in the budget after Joe depleted it. By the grace of God, we did find one. He swept in and got the job done in about 4 months. We finally moved in almost exactly one year after closing. Of course we had two mortgage payments the whole time. The work could have been finished within 6 months, or close to it, if we had found a great contractor like the one we found after we fired Mr. Depiano. Working with Mr. Depiano was harrowing. We were newbs at this, and therefore easy to fool. DON'T MAKE OUR MISTAKE.

Do not hire!!! Here's what I got for hiring John Keevill to do a kitchen remodel:…read more - Big promises and grand stories that are never fulfilled. While working at my house, John took calls on speakerphone from at least THREE different homeowners who were angry with him over not showing up as scheduled, not receiving materials they paid for, and leaving their homes unfinished / unlivable. He did the same to me as well and won't even return calls. - John uses unskilled day laborers to do electrical and carpentry work instead of trained tradesmen or journeymen. Big shock...nothing he touched works! - Waste material from demolition is left behind unless you repeatedly press him to remove it. - He asks for money despite not hitting normal progress points in a job. I paid thousands for work not yet done. - At best, he shows up for 60% of the expected days/hours, until he's in over his head and can't fix the problems he creates. Then, he ghosts you and makes up excuses.

I paid this guy $7000.00 to put new skirting and insulation on my house and this is what I got!!!…read more When my pipes froze up he told me to go use a hair dryer on them! Whenever I would call him I got the same old story, "I have a couple guys out sick ". Apparently they were sick for a whole month. When one kid showed up after New Years I told him to just leave because I've been screwed over enough by this guy. I've not heard a thing out of him. I think he owes me the $7000.00 and more since my heater had been running almost constantly till I hired someone else. THIS GUY IS NOTHING BUT A RIP OFF ! I had to give him at least one star otherwise it wouldn't let me post the review

Dave helped us repair and replace a shelving unit that was pulled out of the drywall in our laundry…read moreroom. He is extremely responsive, very polite, and professional. Reasonably priced and went out of his way to get the parts we needed to complete the job. We already have him working on our next project in our home in Northern Liberties. Thanks Dave!

Not much to say. Scheduled a date and time and ended up a no show. Never even responded the day of…read moreto let me know that they were never going to come or even followed up with an apology. If this is how he does business, I would be certain his workmanship is just the same. I would never trust this company ever!

They purchased, delivered, and installed an over the range microwave oven. Jim and his helper made…read moresure that it was properly vented, and made sure that I was happy with the set up before leaving. The best part? He hauled the old one away!

Jim Cannon is a great handyman and stand-up person who we have worked with for a couple years now…read more He has replaced windows for us and done other various jobs at our house. He has also put us in contact with other great contractors when the work was not in his purview. In COVID times, he has always been careful to wear a mask. Highest recommendation for this genuine, honest handyman.

Fantastic! Mike and his son just completed a number projects around my house including mounting a…read moreTV on a brick wall and hanging a very heavy mirror. Arrived right on time, very friendly, and highly efficient with their work. Highly recommend and look forward to using them again on future projects!

Their name says it all--everything is meticulously done right. They just power washed the aluminum…read moresiding on my mom's house and it is sparkly clean, looks new. Great prices, super honest. Five stars.

I needed plumbing work at my condo; there were two significant issues and one minor one. I…read moreselected Burnside based on a comparison of various contractors' web sites and on on-line ratings. After a call to Burnside, we scheduled the work. Not only was the job done efficiently and successfully, but it was also done with pro-active communication, and respect of the property and of my time. Justice was the plumber. I was completely satisfied with all aspects of the job.

Burnside charges $100+ just to show up - no matter how small the job. Chris never disclosed this…read morefee prior to his visit to install the faucet that I bought for my sink. Chris did not give me a quote over the phone, but told me the cost would be "reasonable," and I trusted this because a friend referred him to me. Chris spent just over 30 minutes to install and charged me $225 for drive time/labor! Burnside is located 8 minutes from my home. I should have installed it myself. Checking with friends and online for avg. labor rate, tops was $125. Never using Burnside Plumbing again. Had to to put one star up to post.

If I could give Shenberger & Sons 10 stars I would. I had them remodel my kitchen. They worked from…read moredesigning it to gutting the existing kitchen to actual implementation of the new design. They were amazing to work with. Answered all my questions courteously and completely. Updates every morning before they started and at the end of the day. Did all the electrical and plumbing work and cabinet and appliance installation. Just a pleasure to do business with. They basically performed a miracle with an old out-dated, cramped kitchen, and they did it at a reasonable price. I highly recommend them and would definitely use them again. You won't have any  of the horror stories that you hear about contractors when you work with them. It was a pleasure working with them and the results speak for themselves.