Handeejoe

I called Jose after he sent me an email on my YELP request to receive a quote for removal and installation of a security screen door. I told him I had the replacement screen door and needed the old door removed and the new door installed. Jose asked me to send pictures of the new door and then he gave me an estimate for the job. The price was reasonable and Jose removed and replaced the security screen door the next day in about 1.5 hours. Jose did a great job. I will definitely use his handyman services again. We were very happy with his ability to work us into his schedule.

thank you so much Jose you did in excellent job on hiding the wires from the TV at my apartment and hang the PlayStation on the wall we definitely going to call you again.

came on time an completed work in a timely manner. will use Jose again. he listen to my input.

Joe,

was quick to respond and finished installing the garbage disposal within one hour.

His prices are very high. The job was super rushed.

Needed a TV re-mounted because it was starting to get loose from being moved around too much. Called him and he was able to come out the next day. His rates are super high compared to our regular handyman who was out of town at the time. He charges 2.5 times more than our regular handyman.

He was there for a total of 10min. Didn't seem very diligent with the work.

Joe was great to work with! I reached out to multiple companies and he was the fastest to get back to me, best price and was able to get come out the quickest. He was thorough in his work and fixed our door quickly. Will definitely use his services again!

I highly recommend HandeeJoe for anything you need! Not only did he install our doors, but was very optimistic, positive and showed his attention to detail. We will for sure contact HandeeJoe for future projects!

Was initially quoted a price per hour to assemble two beds. But due to some weight restrictions Joe had to enlist some help and charge a flat rate. He was able and willing to come back later that day. He got everything set up quickly and efficiently. Joe even went above and beyond to dispose of not only the cardboard packaging but the wooden pallet that the shipper left behind.

Do not hire for stucco work. Raised the price after already giving a quote, and then left bucket of concrete because he didn't want to take it away in his car. Would not hire again.

Response: Please see screenshot of our conversation scheduling the STUCCO job. That's your #.

WARNING!!!!! Do NOT hire Joe for door installation. If you don't want to read the story, just look at the pictures below.

We hired Joe to convert a short cubby-hole storage door to a full size/walk-in door. This required moving the header wood up and installing a pre-hung door. He did not move the original header up. He just placed a 2x4 as the door frame top which is not even supported by the "jack/trimmer" studs. He also did not use new wood for the "jack/trimmer" studs (see diagram below for proper construction). He left gaps where the old header was located and filled in with pieces of wood. Jack/Trimmer studs are supposed to be one piece. He also left a diagonal wall brace hanging after he cut it. All of this was discovered after he left when we did research on how this job should have been done properly.

None of the frame work above would ever pass a construction inspection.
He claimed we did not hire him to do frame work, only hang a door. However, the job and request clearly stated the door header needed to be moved up to install a new walk-in/full size door.

As for the new door itself....

When Joe "finished" the work, I came over to review the job. The door was completely warped in the frame and not closing properly. He tried to blame this on the original framing. After having to press him on the result, he begrudgingly reworked the pre-hung door. Now the door closed okay, but the gaps around the door we're all off. He then blamed it on the "cheap" pre-hung door. Prehung doors are near perfectly aligned by default, the gaps were off because I later learned he did not use shims between the prehung door frame and the house framing. I pressed him again about the gaps and he was very agitated but used screws of various tightness to make the gaps look better. This caused the jamb to separate (shown in images). In the end, the door is still crooked and gaps are off, it's also not level.

He also botched the door trim which was falling off the frame/not properly attached around the edges. To hide the major flaws, he boogered on a ton of caulk. I had to press him on these issues too. At least the trim was no longer falling off/insuffiently attached when he left, but it looks horrendous. Sanding and painting isn't going to correct the mis-alignment issues. At this point he was just in a great big hurry to leave.

Bottom line, there was ZERO pride in his workmanship. He just did not care and was annoyed when clear problems were pointed out. We're not being nitpicky at all...everything was done completely wrong after talking to another handyman/contractor.

As it turns out, Joe is a member of "Backed by Yelp Guaranteed"....we had to file a claim with them because he would not respond to any communications after the fact. Yelp is returning the money we paid Joe so we can have someone come out and correct the job.

Please excuse the fingers in the photos, this was a requirement by Yelp to prove legitimate "after" photos.

If you want something done quickly he is your guy.

If you want customer service- he is not. He spoke very rudely and was super sarcastic in responses with anything I said to him. Being a woman had a very real impact in how he spoke to me- as when my boyfriend repeated what I said then he took it more seriously.

Also, he will upcharge for any request without telling you prices first. It was 75$ for a tv mount. Then another 75$ for a sound bar mount with a piece to hide cords.