Joshua G.

We requested a tricky job of enclosing an airconditioner unit. Roberto did a great job so much so that we immediately hired him to repaint the exterior of the house which he started promptly. During that time we needed to quickly patch and paint an interior wall and Roberto did that too. Just a perfect experience.

We were looking for a window that had it all and this one did. Well built with thoughtful features such as screens and shades. It is a little pricey but these things can be worth it.

Came by the day I posted the job and it was all done within 5 days!

Paul and Gordon came over and worked hard to get it all done in an hour. They had two dismantle two large kid's bedroom sets but did and made sure it fit in the load. Well done.

We had so much trouble getting anyone to come out to prune our tree. But BigLeaf answered promptly on Homestars, immediately quoted and then came and did the job in an excellent manner. The clean up was superb and left the garden looking better than before. They kept in constant contact and updated us as to progress. Highly recommended.

We wanted a garage door installed for our carport. They responded quickly to my call on Homestars and within a month we had a door installed exactly as we wanted. Great job.

These guys were fantastic. To accommodate us, they packed on a public holiday. The move was done over four days which made for a more relaxed affair. It was done professionally. Nothing was too much trouble. Then something happened that I never would have expected. When the hours were tabulated, they came in lower than initially quoted and so our entire bill was 20% less than we expected. Just wonderful. Shows how trustworthy they are. I can't recommend them highly enough.

I contacted Apex. They did a good job although because they are popular they were sometimes a little slow in responding. The installation was professional and well done. It took a few hours but that was just care.

Back in August, we contracted Excel Shades to put in blinds for our entire house. When giving a quote and that installation they were on time and responsive. The problems we had were after that. First of all, their recommendations of what to do were not the best solution to the issues we had. We wanted blinds that would black out a room but in our Master Bedroom the blinds they installed did not do that. What is more, they failed to install fasteners that would prevent the blinds from banging all night if the window was open. We complained about the latter but it took over 6 months for them to install the fasteners. In the end, they weren't a great solution and we will likely have to ditch the entire job for that room. Second, there were some issues with the blinds. Some were not installed perfectly while others were not of great quality and so broke easily. While Excel Shades did eventually come and deal with these things it was an excruciating process. It took them ages to respond to emails and phone calls. Sometimes weeks. Then they would make appointments and just miss them. Time and time again. Then when they finally come they would take away the faulty blinds for repair. They would claim to return in a week and then not be contactable again. The latest incident was the last straw. A blind in my daughter's room would not go the whole way down. It took three weeks for them to come. They took the blinds away and then it was a month of persistent missed appointments and calling before they turned up to replace it. It was supposed to take a week. In the meantime my daughter was waking with the light at 4:30am and not going to sleep until after 8:30. It was ridiculous. Our poor experience here reflects some of the poorer reviews on this site for Excel Shades. There is no excuse for this type of poor service. I can forgive issues with the blinds but missed appointments and unresponsiveness is not acceptable. I would not recommend them to anyone. If we have further issues we will likely just replace the blinds with someone reputable than go through all of this trouble.

Our insurer asked for this and we used Levstein and Stern. They did it quickly and professionally. Apparently I need more words here so I will keep writing a little more. Brevity is apparently not allowed.

I found out about Mike here on Homestars. He had a great set of ratings. Well and above anyone else. He didn't disappoint. Came in quickly and we had a theatre a week later. There were some issues that we had with the house but Mike treated it as if it was his problem and got the job done. Just terrific service. Highly recommended.