Dan's Home Improvements

Dan was very quick to respond to my request and efficiently repaired a hole from a leak in my ceiling (repaired with drywall and painted it to match the rest of the ceiling). It looks great! Thank you for all your help Dan!

Dan did a wonderful job drywalling, taping, sanding and painting our basement. He was punctual, worked full days, and got the job done quickly. He also left the basement very clean when the job was done. I would definitely hire Dan again.

Professional, timely, with attention to detail. Great work, will be hiring Dan again. Fair value for quality work. Job was completed without issue or oversight. would recommend to friends and family.

Dan and Thomas replaced 2 posts of the fence that had rotted through and broken. They dug out the existing ones and replaced the concrete and posts without sacrificing any of the existing boards. They also tightened up all the joints along the fence that had been loosened in the wind due to the broken posts movement.

It was good to meet both of them and I was happy with the results.

We contracted Dan for our renovations for our house in December and January. His work is professional and prompt, he priced fairly and was very accommodating. Would definitely recommend again for future projects.

Dan was asked to remove an old l-shaped bulkhead and half of 2 kitchen walls, to be redone for a new kitchen install. He worked the entire day by himself. The first issue came up a few hours in, after spending the first hr on a personal call. He accidentally severed an electrical wire that he was able to see in plain view. He stated he would have had to cut a wire anyways because of 2x4s frames that were getting in the way, frames that were going to be removed, it didn't occur to him that he could just cut wood instead of a wire??!!

Around 5 pm he informed us that he was done. We gave him lots of time and space as not to get in his way, so when we went in to see his final work we were shocked. Even though the walls would be covered with cabinets, everything was rough and uneven. The drywall tape was sparse, and most joints had no tape or mud on them at all. I had to ask him to tape up all the joints and make it actually look 'finished'. He was tired and really didn't want to, but he spent another 1-2 hr taping and mudding. It was late and we were all tired and pretty unhappy with the 2nd effort. The mud was not flattened out, I guess he didn't have a trowel with him or something?? that's the only thing I could think of why someone would leave it looking so bad. It was very amateur looking and not at all like something an experienced professional would do. The tape and mud were once again sparse, like he wanted to save on his material. When we paid him he said he should have charged $900 because of the extra work with the wiring!!!!! We paid him $850 and he left.

Soon after, I texted him back asking him to return to address a corner wall that was chewed up and just plain wrong. A backsplash is going to be a part of the corner and there is no way anything will adhere flat to the surface the way he left it. He came 4 days later, after cancelling once. His first response to the corner was "just ask the tile people to fix it". I explained I was hoping to do the backsplash myself and would appreciate the wall being flat or sanded out, not to mention that he was paid for the work. Unfortunately because of some other reno happening in the kitchen at that very moment, Dan could not get access to the area, nor was he willing to wait. As he walked out of the kitchen he mumbles something about "wow that kitchen looks like 15K, and.... 1K for me" or something I couldn't understand him. I think he was complaining about nickel and diming him. He left us with a corner bead to fix the corner, nails and mud for us to fix ourselves.

We still have more work to do in the kitchen that I thought we would hire Dan for, but not after this experience. He totally did not care about doing anything right.

From the time I entered my request in HomeStars until the work was completed was a week. Three companies replied to my request but Dan was the only one who answered all my questions and gave a firm date / time and showed up to review the required work! Good quality work. My only suggestion is to confirm the cost estimate. I would use Dan's Home Improvements again.

Dan did a bunch of minor jobs at my house. He came within 1 week of me contacting him. He's very hard working and efficient. An honest, good guy who did a great job!

I was never given a chance with the owner exactly what I wanted and had to work with his handyman. The end result the owner did not use good wood or spindles or did they use wood around the lower part of my deck WHICH IS WHAT I REALLY WANTED and ended up using the cheapest lattice instead and therefore the paint did not take to it at all. Very very disappointed with the job and very disappointed with what I was promised. I only wanted a good decent job - not the cheapest way to do something.

Dan completed repairs to our basement after a leak: drywall repair, repainting, etc. He salvaged our custom baseboards and other woodwork so that the wall now looks virtually the same as it was. Courteous, punctual, reasonable, polite, patient. Came on New Year's Eve! Thanks Dan.