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Arie Home Improvement is a West Roxbury handyman and general home improvement outfit that, by its own account on Angi and HomeAdvisor, has about seven years in the trade and offers free estimates. Its listed service mix spans electrical and plumbing work, general contracting, painting, and tile — the range of a small crew that takes on whatever a homeowner needs done around the house. The written record is thin and dated entirely to 2023, split between real satisfaction and one serious falling-out. Four reviewers that year called the crew professional, prompt and reasonably priced — one specifically praised the pricing and follow-through on a home project, another simply called it the best company they'd worked with. But in a June 2023 review, a homeowner described a fence installation that ran ten days past a contracted deadline, arrived with parts that hadn't even been ordered, and finished with uneven post heights and exposed screws the crew wouldn't cover without extra pay — a detailed, specific account of poor project management on that particular job. There's no licence number on file with either directory, so nothing here is independently verified — worth asking about directly, especially for electrical or plumbing work. And with only five reviews on record, all from the same year, there isn't much of a track record to weigh either way. For a straightforward handyman job — painting, tile work, a small electrical or plumbing fix — the reviews on file lean positive. For a larger project on a deadline, ask pointed questions about scheduling and get commitments in writing, given how the 2023 fence job went.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Arie Home Improvement. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A day rate replaces the task list — usually the better deal once the list gets long.
Estimated range
$220 – $850
Typical handyman visit around $540
It was a terrible experience for multiple reasons: 1. The team was not upfront about the timing of the project. We were on a specific timeline and written into our contract was a specific weekend the project would be finished. They made excuses about the conditions not being optimal, only to learn later on that the parts weren't even ordered. They promised by the following weekend and the job still wasn't done. It took an additional 10 days for the entire project to be completed. In the end, they were also not prepared for the scope of project. 2. The customer service was equally bad, from start to finish. Right after signing the contract, the timing changed. Not transparent about why things were delayed. Finally, at the end of the delayed project, when we asked them to fix the outstanding issues, they simply refused, saying it wasn't part of their job. Then unprofessionalism prevailed as the main person, Albi, got angry that we weren't ready to pay the second installment until some of these aspects of the job were finished. He sounded reasonable in the earlier parts before hiring him but I realize that was just to get the job. In the end, he was not prepared for this job and took his frustrations out on us when we were satisfied with the quality. 3. Quality was poor. First, they punctured a tube of our underground irrigation system. I don't think that's their fault and, to their credit, they fixed the problem before even starting the fence. The fence heights varied. While some parts may be due to the tubes running underneath the ground and being afraid of hitting it, it still doesn't feel like all avenues were pursued. The cement was haphazardly placed with some posts looking great and others looking very bad (lots of cement on the grass surrounding the post). They did not clean up the extra cement nor the rocks. They did not sweep the patio where the posts were placed. Three posts were by drilling and the other three used a different method. The different method left exposed screws that they did not agree to cover because it would cost them extra money. Finally, the design flaw of a right-angle when clearly a 45 degree angle would save more lawn should have pursued. I was at work most of the time while they were working so I put some of that blame on myself, not being around to direct them the way we wanted to. For me, the lesson I learned is to hire credible professionals. Pay extra to get the job done well. To clean up their shortcomings is an extra headache/hassle that I would pay extra to avoid.
Very professional team, easy to communicate, they understood right away my ideas and performed the work very quickly
Best company that i worked with
I had a really good collaboration with Arie Home Improvement, prices were very reasonable and the guys were very helpful and gave me the right suggestions for my service. Everything turned up pretty good and one thing I was very impressed It was the timing and the effort to finish everything in details.
We hired them for our project. All the guys were incredible. On time everyday and very professional. Highly recommended.
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