Ronald Lopez, General Handyman

We asked Ron to remodel a small bathroom and the results have been a disaster (see the pictures of the white subway tile bathroom – they speak for themselves).
We are 14 days into a «5 day project» and Ron ***walked off the job today*** after I pushed back on his latest upcharge and asked him to fix tiling work that is completely unacceptable.
He previously did two cost effective projects for us with reasonable quality. This project has been nothing like either of those two projects.
He upcharged us once for a simple shower box that was always in the plan. Then he tried to upcharge us for fixing the bathtub drain after he and I specifically (during pre-​quote) looked at fixing the drain (through a hatch I showed him) – he texted «Nope… not in my notes or the agreement».
I offered to let him finish the job «with quality» (including fixing a reduced number of tiles vs. what you see below) and he simply responded via text: «No thx».
He ruined more than a thousand dollars worth of tile and it will cost me even more – to say nothing of the inconvenience – to finish the project right.
Meanwhile our three small children remain without a bathtub for some yet to be determined amount of time.
Ron proved to me that he’s a man who doesn’t stand behind the quality of his work.
And worse, he proved to me that he’s a man whose word means nothing – which, like the tile he installed, speaks for itself.

Very disappointed with Ron. Scheduled a time for him to come give an estimate on a laundry list of jobs around the house. Cancelled last minute on me and rescheduled for the next day. Showed up and was very pleasant for the walk through. Sent me a quote that felt a little high. I countered 20% lower. We compromised and he agreed to about 10% under his bid. I then scheduled the installation of my front door which he was going to stain as one of the jobs only for him to come back the next day and say he’s no longer interested in the job at the agreed upon price. He wanted to renegotiate or rate after we had agreed. I had $ 2,000 of stuff for him to do around my house and apparently that was going to be too small of a job for him. Look elsewhere.

Just Needed to hang a large mirror up on my wall. Gave him a Call on A Tuesday Afternoon, mostly contacted back through text, offered to come same day, but schedule didn’t work out and he ended up coming the next day. Very flexible with the schedule. Came in with one guy and put mirror up in about 20 minutes. Did a great Job! When it come to things like this people just want to get the job done quickly and at a convenient time and Ronald did it all. Recommend for sure!

Ron, you and your team are the perfect match! From the start you painted my place perfectly, continuity with all my request and for the wall hangings. You and your team are the the best!
If anyone is looking for a big or small place, Ron and his team will make it perfect and he stayed on my budget.
Will never hire any anyone else!

Ron and his crew did an awesome job on our master bathroom! They transformed our room in less than one week! Took down a wall, drywalled, redid the shower, tiled, painted, installed a stand alone tub, minor plumbing and electrical! Great at communicating, worked long hours and kept to his estimate! We will definitely use him again!

Ron and his team are great! Good at communicating quotes and answers to questions through phone, messaging and email. Have had a few things done around the house and love the work done (will post pics). They clean up at the end of each day and hauled away all the big stuff. If there was something I didn’t like it or changed my mind, no problem, it would be fixed or changed if possible (sometimes late minute changes can add cost but that is expected). Can’t wait to see what the next home project is.

I had Ron and his men do a lot of work in my house. The floor was done correct and beautiful, the demelation of kitchen was great, and they demoed a wall and rebuilt. I am very upset because they replaced two windows. The windows were HORRIBLE quality. The lock broke only 3 weeks after replacing. I called and text pictures to Ron and asked to have it fixed. He ignored and never fixed. I had tp have a legit person fix it for me. I have had 4 other companies out to give estimates for the rest of the windows in the house. The first thing they say is «who did these windows?» The paint is all chipped from the house and not repaired and the windows are not the correct fit!!!
The second complaint I have is the plumbing they did in my kitchen. He redid the sink pipes only a year ago. I came home the other day and the pipes had came apart and water all over my new cabinets and floor. BOOOOO! I now have to get new pipes again with only a year of use. That should not happen happen only a year later.
He is a really nice guy, just wish all the thousands I spent with him didn’t require me to have very expensive repairs redone by someone else!

Very professional and a great communicator. He stuck to his estimate, even when the job got bigger than he thought. I’d definitely use his service again.

I would give zero stars if I could, Ronald is not reliable and strings customers along. He doesn’t show up when he says he will and doesn’t call. He often sends his employees to do job but doesnt supervise and doesnt check work. Can not recommend, too frustrating to work with.

Run from this guy! Profinish Drywall bid the job, and then tried to cut corners by added in a lower grade of insulation, my contractor caught him, he said he would correct it but did not. All of his joints cracked, they sprayed texture on my skylight, and light switches, they did not bring tools so they when into my garage and used my contractors tools, that are now missing. This guy wants to get paid before the job is finished (DO NOT DO THAT) His bid said contractor, but I cant find a license any where. Pay extra for a professional, it will cost you alot more to have this guy screw it up, I now have to repaint the interior of my house and that after I have a real Drywall contractor fix the bad work. the guys that showed up are street labor at best!

I don’t like writing reviews after one job. I usually give the company or person two or three projects to demonstrate their performance and service, increasing in difficulty, before I decide to write a favorable review.
I had Ron do three separate jobs for me. The first was considered easy, the second somewhat medium in difficulty, and the third complex. The second was a garage frame repair and restucco after my wife’s car ran into it. The third was an back garage play area/​bonus room remodel. The remodel included windows, drywall, insulation, recessed lighting, hardwood flooring, baseboards, ceiling fan, electrical, your name it… This one was not for the faint of heart!
I am happy to report Ron and his team passes my stringent litmus test for getting a great review. The results were beyond our expectations, it is a beautiful bonus room and all of our family and guests rave about it every time they visit. The attention to detail, professionalism, and meticulous nature of Ron was always refreshing and soothed our feelings as projects continued.
Ron is very aggressive with assuring he gives you the best possible price, but don’t for a minute doubt that price is correlated to quality. Not with Ron its not. He easily beat four reputable companies (rated ‘A’ from Angies List) in terms of cost and we are stunned with the quality and beauty of his work.
I just hope Ron doesn’t get so busy that he has no more time for me anymore… lol. But this review is well deserving. Nick

Ron & his coworkers did an awesome job on our house! We had them tear down a wall, install bifold doors, & lay bamboo floors. The finished product looks wonderful. Ron & his coworkers were professional, nice, on time & overall a pleasure. Would definitely use Ron again!!!

Ron just finished my bathroom, and I cannot wait to post a good review here in Unilocal.Ron and his folks are very professional, very experienced. He explained to me up front lots of details, to let me know what to prepare, how he’s doing it, and what to expect. Their quote is very reasonable, and close to the final cost. The bath is done beautifully. I’m uploading some pics to show his good work.
I’m doing my main bath in a few weeks. It’s very likely I’m going to use Ron again.

This guy gave the worst quote i’ve ever seen! I had to repair 3 dry wall holes from tv mounts (still had the dry wall pieces) and all that had to be done was to reset the drywall piece sand it and repaint it. He wanted to charge $ 405.00 and I had to supply the material.
I’d go with Webb’s handyman services he said he’d do the job for $ 150. Do your research and don’t get ripped off.
only plus side was he’s really good at responding to texts.

I called Ron less than a week ago to patch a series of holes in our ceiling. He responded to my call right away and sent two very polite and talented gentlemen to do the job. They showed up on time, did the job quickly, and cleaned up after themselves. The price was very fair. After the horrible experiences I’ve had with previous contractors, I was more than happy to pay them for a job well done! I will be using their services again in the future.

Ronald is a great handyman! Goes above and beyond with all the extra fees. Thank you Ronald!!!

I was starting to feel like it would be easier to buy illegal items than get a handyman to come fix my floor (three calls, no shows, etc) but then I found Ron!
He called back within an hour and was over a few hours later bidding my mess of a bathroom floor. He gave a very reasonable quote and was over a two days later ripping out the floor. Poor Ron and his co-​worker came across a nest of subterranean termites and tons of mold. As there was a lot more to the job the estimate did go up, but by a very reasonable amount.
Ron was great at communicating his schedule and always showed up earlier than planned. Our new bathroom looks beautiful (he ripped out the wood floor, cleaned mold, and replaced with tile. Also re-​sealed the toilet which had caused the damage).
We will be calling «Handy Ron» (as my 3 year old calls him) for any future repairs. I highly recommend him.

I have used Ron and his team on three separate occasions now. And he is currently at my friend’s place doing an install of crown moulding (I recommend him to everyone).
I decided to finally write a review because sometimes after just one job you don’t really know who someone is. But, after three jobs I can tell you he’s the best I’ve ever hired from Unilocal.
He’s a busy guy, but that’s a good thing. You don’t want someone to work in your home who never works on other people’s homes.
Once we figured out a good day for us both to do the repairs and installations I needed he showed up early each time ready to go. I used him for a huge chandelier install. A shower detailing and recaulking job, and a garbage disposal install which due to the limited space underneath I thought would be a nightmare. It was no problem.
His rates are the best I’ve ever seen and they never leave a mess — That’s actually a very revealing detail. I’ve had other people come in and leave a mess for me after they’re done. Those types of people are not good at their job to begin with because they don’t care about the customer. But, Ron and his team do.
He’s never tried to ask for more than the estimate, even when a job went beyond what he thought it would. I actually ended up giving him more because it was the right thing to do. If you need work done this is the guy to start with — if he’s available. So don’t wait until the last minute to try and book him. Ron and his team are efficient, kind, and honest. Five Stars. I’m already looking for stuff he can do again because I definitely don’t have time to do it myself.

I was not going to write a negative review even after having a rocky experience with Ron. But after he busted my $ 40 Lutron Fan/​Light switch then denied doing so, he left me with no choice.
I had several projects in the pipeline, and requested four quotes from Ron. He came in at great prices, so I said lets move forward with all of them, but start with the Interior of the house which entailed patching, texture, painting and spraying some cabinet doors.
Rons guys are all really nice guys, but much of the work was pretty shoddy. When I say shoddy I’m referring to paint drips on baseboards they didn’t bother to clean up (even when I apprised him of them), incomplete patch work showing the tape which was supposed to be covered, and last but not least, numerous dents, messy/​dirty caulking, and sparse paint coverage on my brand new cabinet doors. These issues were the least of it.
When his guys took the cabinet doors, I helped them label each door, and told them specifically that each hinge must stay where its at (as the hinges are adjustable and if moved to another door, will not allow the door to fit correctly). Of course when he thought he was done with the doors, he left them in a box on my doorstep, no labels, and all the hinges in a plastic bag. In the end I had to have my cabinet guy come back and install the hinges to each door, then adjust each hinge on every door.
Ron did rectify most of the quality issues, except for the drips and dents. But Ron did not hesitate to be defensive and argumentative on multiple occasions. Throughout the project, he would never call me back, even when I requested him to do so multiple times. He communicates mainly via email or text, and never came back to check on his teams work. Very unprofessional.
I was ready to let sleeping dogs lie, that is until when rectifying the remaining issues, he broke my expensive fan/​light switch then denied it. He suggested that maybe my roommate broke it. Which is interesting since my roommate has been out of town for two weeks, and I use the light switch every day, which simply does not work now. It looks like he jammed a screw driver in it to adjust it, and now the button is jammed and I can barely get the light to turn on/​off.
BTW, I have a home video surveillance system, including one in my office where Ron broke the switch, so there’s no point in lying to my face.

Ronald often does work for my homeowner’s association, that’s how I met him. Recently he was hired to fix what a different contractor had messed up… that says a lot! As does the fact that you will need to book well in advance, because Ron’s a very popular and a very busy guy.
Ronald is frequently around my building doing exterior repairs on my townhouse complex… replacing rotten wood trim & siding and such. The HOA is always so pleased with his work (for the past 5 years) that I hired him to do some interior work for me, and Ron & his crew have been working in my house for the past few days.
They always remove their shoes when they enter my house… and this is important haha! If the crew knows they will be in and out a lot, going after material and tools, they cover all my carpet with tarps… no small task when there are several split levels, with many flights of stairs. Ron is meticulous about protecting your property and furnishings, and keeping any mess to a minimum, and I appreciate that! Also, his guys who work for him are so nice! No sour faces ever.
Ronald is working toward his contractor’s license. His rates are reasonable. There seems to be no area he doesn’t know and understand… he worked on my fireplace, and my drywall. And did some electrical work, and some tile work, and carpentry. I expected to have to replace a ceiling fan and an old doorbell unit… had been told by another contractor that both were shot… but Ron fixed them both in a jiffy! Cool! Saved me money!
So…
Ronald does property management, electrical, carpentry, plumbing, fencing, masonry, tile, roofing and painting. He also likes bathroom and kitchen remodeling, and recently did my neighbor’s new kitchen. And he installed new windows for them.
Ron likes working with wood, he told me he likes rough and fine carpentry. He likes doing crown molding, hanging doors (he did a French door for me), and installing hardwood floors.
Ronald has plenty of references. He’s honest & trustworthy & conscientious.
He works primarily in South Bay… Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo.
Check out my photos I took today as the crew was working.