Jeff’s Handyman Service

Would not use again or recommend. $ 80 an hour (!!) and his helper did most of the work.

Well I am sad to be the first person to write a review for a company that has been in business this long of period of time. I went on
and found this handyman. Jeff came out to our modular home in Santa Maria to provide a quote for painting two bathrooms and a small bedroom. We also wanted to have a couple of electrical outlets added.
Jeff walked through our home and made the following comment. I could give you a quote but it normally is cheater for my clients if we come in and work on the hourly rate of $ 75.00 hour. I did say please put me in the ballpark and he estimated that it should be completed in no more than 12 hours. We agreed and setup the time table for him and his associate to start on Monday, February 11^th at 9:00 am. They arrived a little after 9 am where Jeff stated they stopped to pick up some supplies. They started working and worked until approximately 2:30 pm. They stated they would be back in the morning and should be completed by close of business on Tuesday. I had to leave town and they came back on Tuesday and were not able to complete and came back on Wednesday. Jeff told my wife that he was already at $ 1200 and needed to come back on Wednesday. called my wife and told her the original ballpark estimate was out the door. They came in and finally completed the painting.
The final bill was 50% over the original ballpark estimate. The quality of the work they billed me for left a lot to be desired. They left the door off the bathroom and several electrical outlet covers missing. In the master bathroom there were several areas where they either missed or just did not paint the area.
In closing Jeff billed me $ 15.00 for gasoline to go to HomeDepot to pick up matching paint and a couple of other items. Jeff billed us at the rate of the of $ 75.00 per hour to pick base board trim and other items. I don’t mind paying for quality work and that is what my wife and I did not get them this company.
Over the years I have hired several contractors and handyman and I have «NEVER» been billed for time that any of them spent picking up material on the way to the job site. I would not recommend that you use this company for any work without getting a complete quote. I was out of town when they finished so I was unable to inspect the quality of their work. But hey at the rate of $ 75.00 per hour I could not afford to have them go back and deliver «QUALITY WORKMANSHIP».
You make the decision but I would not use this company again in the future!