J&A Rapid Handyman Service

Jose and his partner came to my house again for a second time. They both arrived at the time we scheduled. Painted 2 outside storm doors, an outside railing, a sub-​cellar floor as well as cleaned out a dryer vent. They did an excellent job!!! Very pleased. Pricing was reasonable. We had the dryer vent cleaned out professionally several years ago by someone else and it only lasted a few months. When Jose did it last year, it actually lasted the whole year until now, where there was only minor lint, which proves he did a really good job. I again would highly recommend him. He’s very honest, professional and does excellent work.

I called on Easter and left a message for them. I waited and got no response. I then called again that Monday and got the voice mail again. I have been calling for 2 days and no one answer. Not sure what is up with these guys.

We hired Jose to do three relatively small jobs. He showed up right on time and ready to go. Jose and his helper worked quickly and efficiently, and they used their professional skills and creativity to give us exactly what we wanted (even if we didn’t always know ourselves how it should be executed). We’ll definitely be calling on him again when we need him. Count us as satisfied customers.

I had sheetrocking and moulding, floor tile, ballast, bathroom vanity top installation by J&A. Jose is punctual, honest, flexible. He took me to home depot and helped me by making valid suggestions, picking out material and deliver it home. he cleaned up after himself, tried to save me money in materials by suggesting alternatives. very pleasant and eager to make me happy. I left him in my home while I went to work without any problems, He also finished a brick wall for me that needed a face lift, a big laborous job and the price was unbeliveable. I definitely would invite him back to install tile in my hallway!

I have to say. I was very disappointed. I had ripped out a floor to ceiling shelving unit which revealed a sub floor that I had to finish. I hired J&A to put in some flooring and molding in a rather small area.
Let’s start with the flooring. Not such a great job. For some reason, and I don’t know why, cause the boards weren’t even touching the wall, the floor boards are buckled in an area. This should not be as there was adequate room.
Then, the molding. Did an absolute horrendous job on matching my old molding, and ran out of the stuff to boot. That following weekend, my father and I, who are not carpenters, ran to Home Depot (not even a flooring/​molding store) and matched the molding almost perfectly in three pieces rather than his ONE! (ONE piece for molding! Are you kidding me!!!) We then ripped theirs off and did it ourselves and it looks great. Unfortunately, I’m left with a spot on the floor where the wood buckles. We didn’t fix that. I would not recommend.

Jose was great to work with! Very professional, hard-​working, does a great job. I needed my 55″ Samsung flatscreen TV mounted on a very thin (2″??) cement wall — my boyfriend and I tried it ourselves before calling and put a giant hole through the wall! — and Jose really helped me out. They mounted it just as I asked, very sturdy, leveled, etc. and showed me how to conceal the wires. I’m so glad I had them mount the TV… much more complicated than I had anticipated!
While they were there I also had them hang up about 5 wall-​hangings (all of our walls are cement — horrible to drill into) and even mounted my TRX anchor (workout device) on the ceiling! …I would definitely have never felt comfortable trying to install that myself!
I would highly recommend these guys anytime you need some handiwork — Jose and his assistant showed up as scheduled, worked quickly, were very diligent and detail oriented — they even patched some previous holes in the wall with moulding just so it would look better. Very reasonable prices too. Great guys!

We called Jose to tile our bathrooms. He gave us a great price and showed up on time each day for the work. He and his partner were extremely friendly and personable, and did an okay job, but were definitely not detail oriented. Firstly, my husband and I had to pick up all of the materials, and this meant several days of running around for odds and ends. Secondly, we are still trying to clean off the grout handprints and footprints left on every surface they touched. Thirdly, when you look closely at the work it is sloppy. Corners are not finished well, lines are not straight, our toilet is put in crooked, and the sink has about an inch of caulk around it that looks as if my five year old daughter caulked it in. I will say that when we called Jose to complain about some of this he came back out free of charge and worked away for about two hours. It is his work ethic that is impressive. His work could be improved.

Jose was great. Very punctual, flexible and works hard. Left a small mess, but I can clean it up myself. He painted multiple rooms for me, bought supplies and brought them from the hardware store, installed 2 plasma TVs into concrete with rotating arms, etc. Also he installed some closet wood poles so I can put hangers.
I would recommend Jose, definitely take care of him (i got him a whole pie since they were here for the day) and also tipped him because he works hard.

I have had TVs mounted before in prior apartments, and the quality of the work done by J&A this past weekend in my new apartment was unrivaled.
The work was done efficiently with my input required for each TV as to where EXACTLY it would be on the wall. Jose provided visuals and approximations of where the top and bottom would hit in order to make it clear what the final product would look like. The way the wiring was done through the wall was extremely precise and neat. A cover was put over the hole in the wall which I have never had done before. And, Jose left strings attached so I could add more cords through the wall with ease. He also managed to get a cord through the wall for a very large TV — a feat past installers were unable to accomplish.
I was able to schedule an appointment day of and never had difficulty reaching Jose. His partner /​assistant was also very courteous and pleasant — even asking me if I wanted something to drink when they stepped out for a two minute break while I waited for my TV stand to be brought in by my movers.
I would definitely hire J&A again and recommend them to friends — they do really great work.

I called this service.
They told me on the phone that they ONLY install appliances. They do not do ANY repair or service.

Beware. I scheduled my appointment and all seemed well, but the guys just never showed up! I called twice to see what happened and if they were just running late, but no one picked up or called back. I had to re-​arrange my schedule to make sure I was home during our scheduled time too, so this left an especially bad taste in my mouth. Awful, awful service!

Professionals. That’s how I describe Jose and Clark. I work as an office manager for a company in SoHo. I was in need of a handyman service to help with some odd jobs around my office. I found Jose and Clark on Unilocal,and was so impressed with their work that I asked them to help with some odd jobs at my home. They changed my shower head, hanged pictures and curtain rods, and added a chain link to my apartment for a very reasonable rate. I would recommend these guys to everyone. Plus, their back and forth banter is priceless!

My third time using this service and I am also compelled to update my posts to say what a wonderful and thorough process it always has been. I’ve never had a handyman who is so thoughtful, knowledgeable and helpful. It’s awesome to see someone who cares so much about their profession and I feel very lucky to have such dependable service to rely on.

Jose and Clark did an awesome job installing my TV. This is Jose’s business, and he was very diligent about making sure the TV placement was to my liking — we even had a philosophical discussion about the TV being objectively level versus subjectively level.
They also hung some blinds, properly installed my AC and hung a mirror.
They did a fantastic job, cleaned up and even helped me carry out the ginormous pile of boxes that had accumulated in my apartment. Moreover, the price was very reasonable.
Next time I need a handyman, Jose will absolutely be my first call.

super service! they arrived on time, gave me a great estimate, went to home depot for supplies, and finished quickly.
i had them fix a closet rod which had fallen down, install a shoe cabinet and install the AC. they gave me options as to how i’d like the work done with pros & cons of each method.
me like options.
they cleaned up too, although jose’s assistant was a tad hung-​ho in the clean-​up dept. and tossed the garbage into something that was not the garbage bin.
there was some bickering involved between the two of them during the work, sort of like a married couple who have spent too much time together. hopefully they still share a spark :)

I needed a carpenter to do some custom woodwork/​installation for me, found J&A on Unilocal and decided to give them a call. Jose and Molina (? — I think that was his name) came on a Sunday to give me an estimate and we started work the following Thursday. They could’ve started the same day, but I live in an apartment and was afraid the noise would get my downstairs neighbor complaining.
I was a little surprised that Jose sent 2 other workers whom I had never met — neither of them came with Jose initially. I think they underestimated the amount of work that needed to be done because these guys came over without the proper tools (I needed some crown molding to be cut and installed, and they came with handsaws which ended up costing them time and effort). Also, it seemed as if only one guy really did the work and the 2^nd guy was just there to help hold things — plus the 2^nd guy would constantly leave for cigarette breaks. To their credit, they came on time, were friendly and were very careful and detailed. They couldn’t finish the work in a day so Jose called me to say he would personally come the next day to finish up.
These guys have good craftsmanship but I would make sure when scheduling (if not doing work that same day) that you get at least one of the same people who showed up at your doorstep initially.

After we couldn’t get a hold of our regular guy, my husband found these guys through Unilocal today. Got them to come the same day to put up 2 ceiling fans. Alex and Clark came on time and worked quickly. Took them less than 45 minutes. Cost us only $ 140. Happy with their work and the price.

This is what business is about. You call, they answer. They reconfirm and they SHOW up: on time and they get right to work. Need more stars to provide them a true rating.
Update:
These guys fell off. Either they failed to know how to expand their business by taking on more workers, or they fell off and started smoking. I’m forgetting their number.

I found J&A on Unilocal. I provided them with a list of tasks, including:
dimmer wiring
hanging lights
IKEA blinds
floor repair
bathroom fixture replacement
hanging custom shelves
Fixing cabinet doors that had previously been installed incorrectly.
Suffice to say it was an assorted list, and they tackled it with ease and at a great price. In fact, I felt that they worked so well and efficiently, that we ended up paying them $ 100 more than they charged us. I highly recommend them.
The missing star from the «Five Star Review»:
There was a third person with them (not of the J & A duo) and
he tended to talk a lot, slowed the process down and seemed a bit absent minded. However, that said, this nameless third person did a great job as well.

This is what J&A does fabulously:
If you need
* Your flat screen mounted
* Invisible wiring
* Paintings and portraits hung
* Painting
* Plumbing
* Blinds
* Shelving
* Cabinets
* Walls
* Doors
* Assemble furniture, fixtures or lights
These 2 guys will do it – and do it well! They are just 2 guys that I found on craigslist but they do a great job. They have a minimum fee of $ 125, so if you need a bunch of little things done, its a great deal.
The only reason I’m giving them a 4 is they left a bit of a mess after they did my invisible wiring in my wall from the drilling, but for such a great price, i can’t complain.
So nice and they will work in the evenings as well – had them come on a Friday night to mount my TV and have some paintings hung into my brick walls and they did an incredible job. Then they came back the next morning to do more!