City Dweller

Prompt service. I reached out to City Dwellers as a first time customer. Within 2 hours, I received an email from David. We set up a time the next morning for an estimate. A home inspector had questioned the strapping of water heater, and functionality of bathroom exhaust fan. David checked out the strapping of water heater and deemed it to be sufficient. David then addressed the bathroom fan. David said the fan was operating adequately. He was at the residence about half an hour. The residence was in the adjoining city of his office. The reason I mentioned the distance was because even if had been located next door, most companies would have charged traveling time. David did "not" charge a penny for the call. I will definitely be calling City Dwellers for window and other handy person repairs and replacements

After contacting several people and having them repeatedly flake on me, David was an absolute pleasure to work with! He responded to my inquiry promptly and came out that day for an estimate. He was able to start work later that week.

I was really impressed by his attention to detail and easy to work with demeanor. He offers suggestions but ultimately defers the decision to the homeowner. He helped me fix a bathtub framing and got through my list of smaller odds-and-ends jobs that had been bothering me for awhile. He was on-time, communicative, and efficient!

His rates are also very reasonable and his pricing is very fair. I am looking forward to having him come back to do a couple of door installations and install a custom surround for my range hood. Would highly recommend!

David replaced our external crawl space vents and did an excellent job. He responded quickly, was friendly and knowledgeable. We will definitely be using him again in the near future.

David did an excellent job on several projects in our home. He is incredibly professional, kind, reasonably priced, and makes sure things are done perfectly. I am a pretty picky person, especially when it comes to our new home. David's attention to detail ensures things are done correctly. If you are looking for a reliable contractor to work on projects in your home look no further!

I included pictures of his work ( he redid our fireplace with mantle and tile, installed our new oven in our island, and put wood-like tile in our office)

I contacted David 2 months ago and he left me such a wonderful, sweet voicemail saying that if I could wait, he would be more than happy to do my task list. I decided that since he had so many great reviews on YELP and that it is difficult to get a handyman during COVID that it would be worth the wait, especially since he was a general contractor and I assumed with workers comp and general liability insurance. I sent him an email with a project list so he could look it over to make sure he could provide service and he assured me that I was scheduled. At the end of November, I contacted him and he told me that he could start whenever I wanted. His exact words, not mine. I was elated! Finally!!

David came out to discuss the project and things were copacetic, although I found out that he does not do any painting. But no problem, he said, "I have someone I work with and you can decide if he has the skillset that you need." He called me later on that day to say his friend James wanted to stop by to take a look. I was ecstatic. James and I talked but it seemed as if he took no interest, that it was too much work for him, even though it was about a two-day job. Later on in the day I received a text message that he was not interested since he was a special ed teacher and did not have the time. Obviously, not a pro, so I was not interested either. But no problem, I could find someone else to do the painting tasks on my list.

Even though this fell through, David seemed like he was very happy as we discuss his approach to doing tasks on the list that were not paint related and how he felt he could accomplish them successfully. After he left my house and later on that day, I got an email from David saying that he would not be able to accommodate me. That he could not take on any new clients. What? I was so shocked. What did I do? I waited 2 months and this is the way he treats me? And why would he wait until he had gone before telling me he was not taking any new clients? Even though his card says, no job too small, I think that because he was not going to get his friend to do the painting, he didn't want to waste his time with me. I got back to him and told him that he owed me at the very least an explanation as to why he could not do the work. He never did really say what went wrong, but keep saying things like, "you are out of my comfort zone, you are a beautiful person and you have a beautiful house, please be well."

My advice is that if you are looking for a reliable person who keeps their promises you might want to reconsider using David. I neither did or said anything to him that would cause this response. We were on very friendly terms when he left my house. My gut feeling is that he is too big for his britches and can pick and choose what he wants to work on, even if it means he has promised otherwise. If indeed he meant that I should wait 2 months for him to see if he was interested in doing the work, he should have made that very clear. Who waits for a handyman for 2 months and expects that they are only stopping by to look at the job? He has cost me significant time on projects that are time sensitive and I am so disappointed. Just remember, he could do this to you too. My list was a basic handyman stuff, nothing too complex or dangerous and not such a small list that he would not want to take it on.

I put so much faith in him and he treated me terribly. Best of luck to all of you and I hope this helps you with your search for a handyman. I think David made a horrible mistake and I hope he learns from it and treats people better. But I wouldn't count on it!

We recently hired David to install a locking mailbox outside our house and hardware (towel rings, toilet paper holders, etc.) into our 3.5 bathrooms. He did a fantastic job. Very professional and clean work. We couldn't be happier.

We'll definitely be in touch when we're ready to hang all of our art and mirrors! Thanks again for all that you do. :)

David came over within 1/2 hour of my call when my dining room light blew out. Super polite, helpful, and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

I was just so lucky to find David. I had called and reached out to others and they either a) didn't respond b) didn't cover my area or c) couldn't do everything I needed.

David was responsive from the beginning and we made an appointment to review the work I needed done (replacement of floor boards in bathroom, replacement of toilet, removal of shower door and replacement of outside shed doors plus a few other odds and ends). Nothing was an issue --some of the work was challenging and David had answer or creative fix for everything. He really listens, is budget conscious and ladies if you are head of household like me, he is not an iota condescending.

He completed all of the work timely and his value and craftsmanship outweighed the cost.

I can't say enough positive things about David. He is phenomenal!

Totally amazing! Understood everything I needed done. Communicated WELL unlike the last handyman I had (posted a review avoid him if you can). David did a great job on the misc items I needed done. Was clean, safe with mask and respectful! Would hire him again in a heartbeat. Efficient with his time and very reasonably priced. Good quality work!

David is amazing and super helpful! He did a fabulous job with our kitchen, and bathrooms remodeling. He always has great ideas and suggestions. I highly recommend David!