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Rick Medcke

Derek came and gave us an estimate that was fair. Once we approved the estimate and Derek started on our projects he showed up on time and worked hard to ensure we were happy with the work. He gave us great feedback back on what options we should consider and why we should consider them. Best compliment I can give is we will use Derek in the future with our next projects.

William Threlfall

We have hired Derek 5 times so far and have been extremely pleased and impressed with his knowledge, expertise, competence, and efficiency! Derek knows what he is doing and does it without wasting any time. Normally i would gripe about the cost (Derek is expensive) but he is well worth the cost! Better to pay reasonably more for high-quality work well done than pay less for poor quality work that ends up needing more work to fix properly. Project 1: Replace old flimsy handmade latch-and-padlock garage entrance door after 4 break-ins and 4 failed attempts by us to improve its security. He knew exactly how to enlarge the opening and install a new door with reinforced frame and deadbolt system. Project 2: Replace an old deteriorating roof structure overtop of a patio area outside our back door. He not only replaced it but substantially improved it in terms of sturdiness and esthetics. Project 3: Installed a platform and framing to support an in-window air conditioner we had bought, for less than half the cost that Best Buy had quoted! Project 4: Built and installed a new gate and repaired fencing near our garage after street people had destroyed the previous aluminum gate latching mechanism and had broken through the fence 12 times even after we had repaired it each time. He custom-built a new gate out of treated wood 6 feet tall (previous gate was only 3 feet tall) and added heavy-duty framing and latch mechanisms. He repaired the destroyed part of the wire-mesh fence and reinforced it. Project 5: Replaced 7 old lighting fixtures in our house with modern LED lighting fixtures, and repaired drywall in the basement ceiling that plumbers had wrecked while replacing an old leaky copper drainpipe. Work in the basement utility room included moving a light and adding new switches. He found some old amateur not-up-to-code junction box wiring above our kitchen light and fully informed and advised us that we needed to hire an electrician to assess and fix that since he is not a certified electrician and did not have the electrical expertise to ensure that that work was done in accordance with modern fire and electrical codes. So he knows his limits, and he referred us to an electrician he trusts.

Benjamin Hinse

Great handyman you can count on to take care of business, it great to have a contact that can take care of so many different projects for us. Drywall repair, painting, misc construction jobs, and equipment operator.

Chris Murray

After hearing from a few friends who’d tried to DIY replacing their doors I figured we were better off calling a pro. We needed some insulation done as well so why not get both jobs done in one go? Reached out to Derek through the requests on his website and he came out and did an assessment on site, took all the measurements and got us a quote for everything we needed. Once we approved the quote he was quick to get to work and was great at working around our one-year old’s nap schedule (doing the work on the door on the opposite side of the house while she was asleep, doing the insulation near her room while she was up). All the work was done quickly and efficiently and you’d never know he was here from how the site was cleaned up. Just a few days from when we first reached out, we’ve got a new door and a much less drafty house!