Julie S.
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Reached out for garage rehab, painting; Mr. Vlasaty has a $120 consultation fee which can be applied to job if hired. Came for a 25 minute consult (at tops) with his dog and no mask even though we had an appointment a week ahead of time. No measurements taken. He promotes that he is strictly time and material and we are hiring his 14 years of experience, but he could not give us a ballpark on any of the jobs. He chose to pass on the job because we were having others like another handyman and electrician do some of the work in the garage. We still was paid $120 (which is approximately the rate of 1 1/2 hours of handyman work at his rate). This had nothing to do with the painting inside the house. We requested a refund even partial on the "consult" for which he gave us not additional information that we hadn't already gotten from our other service providers but he definitely had his opinions. He refused and continued to turn down any of the jobs we offered. He never said he could turn down the job and keep the fee otherwise we would have known ahead of time. We had plenty of emails prior to the "consult" so he knew what we were asking of him.
Hello neighbors! We're looking for recommendations for good independent contractors for siding (Hardieplank) a two-story house and sheetrocking the entire inside (1,500 sq feet with high, rather complicated ceilings). Many thanks!!
eliaichi k. replied:
Hey Lady, I recently put out a call to a number of groups/listservs for contractors. Here's a compilation of what folks shared: 1) We love, love, love Baldwin Drywall. We've used them for many jobs and recommended them to many friends. All experiences have been great. 2) We used Agustin Sandoval. Great and trustworthy guy. His number is 206-510-4218 3) I had my kitchen remodeled a few months ago by Corvid (http://www.corvidseattle.com/). I was pretty pleased with the process and how things turned out...Their workshop was in Columbia/Hillman City, but I think they recently moved it to Georgetown. I believe most of the principals live in the neighborhood, though. 4) I do smaller remodels. Let me know what you're planning to do. David Vlasaty (206.852.7289) 5) Mikey Talevich, 206-941-3558 6) joachim damstrom! damstromrenovation@comcast.net (he actually came Very Highly Recommended from friends, but I can't find his review, at the moment...) 7) Mike Clay of C & M Clay (candmclay@hotmail.com). This guy did our kitchen remodel and he was amazing. My good friend who was our architect said he is her favorite contractor to deal with. He did a lovely job and was extremely pleasant to have in our house all the time. Just as a fun aside, he is the fix-it guy who repairs all the bashed up wheelchairs for seattle's quad rugby team. Heh. His son is a well known quad rugby star! Also my kids loved him and he was always up for explaining the process to them. Kitchen came out beautiful. His workmanship is top notch. 8) Brooks Powell, 888-811-6389, brooks@powell-homes.com 9) I can recommend a remodeling contractor to you. Name is Jackie McGuire. If you want to learn more about her you can call me at 206 725 6568, and I will fill you in and provide phone number and address. ~Bob Smith
Hi all ... I am just in the beginning stages of conceiving a new construction project ~ basically converting a two level single family home into two units on my urban farmstead in the Othello station neighborhood. I would like to use a local valley contractor ... does anyone have recommendations or interest in the project?
Jenifer L. replied:
David Vlasaty is a local contractor, soccer aficionado, and neighbor/ColCt resident. He can be reached at (206) 852-7289
David V. replied:
Here's my website: http://davidvlasaty.wix.com/uluwatucarpentry Cell: 206.852.7289. Would love to come over and talk. Aloha.