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Rotted wood is the job people most often called Steve Morris of Boxford Handyman Services about. In a 2020 HomeAdvisor review, a customer said he replaced rotted windowsills within two days of the first call; a January 2022 Angi reviewer had him replace the rotting floor of a horse stall in an old barn. Other Angi accounts from 2020 and 2021 describe matching railings, porch work, decorative fencing on a flat roof section, and a front door repair. The company describes itself on Angi and HomeAdvisor as having over 30 years of industry experience and specializing in handyman and carpentry work. Angi and HomeAdvisor each show 4.6 stars from 19 ratings. The written reviews run from 2019 to 2023, the latest a July 2023 Angi review of a small deck repair. The one serious complaint is an August 2022 siding job, posted on both Angi and BuildZoom. That customer says the vinyl siding was poorly cut and not fully attached, a new driveway was damaged and weather stripping was cut so it no longer fit. They say Steve first insisted the work was done properly, then asked them to fetch repair supplies from Home Depot, then offered to return the down payment and remove the materials, and that he later kept the down payment without fixing the work. His Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration (#112061) is expired on the state registry.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Boxford Handyman Services Company. 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
Easy to work with and responsive. Handled a small deck repair project.
Very quick to respond and did a great job, would highly recommend!
Steve contacted me about this project stating that he does vinyl siding and upon viewing the job agreed to complete the work. Upon said completion of the job there are several obvious issues including some damage to a new driveway, siding that was poorly cut and not completely attached to the house, and weather stripping that was deemed to be reusable which meant carelessly pried off and cut to a size that no longer fits properly. I contacted Steve with my concerns and he was adamant about having completed the job properly but he soon followed up stating that there were some issues. After agreeing to fix the problems Steve then wanted me to drive to Home Depot to pick up the supplies needed for the repairs before he would come to my home to fix the work. After yet another lengthy conversation Steve finally agreed to pick up the supplies which two hours later led to him texting me wanting to return the down payment for the job and to remove the damaged materials from my house leaving me with more damage. Since then Steve has become passive aggressive on the phone, taken the funds for the down payment, and made no attempt to rectify this situation. Currently I am seeking the assistance of Home Advisor to correct this situation and have the work completed properly.
Steve contacted me about this project stating that he does vinyl siding and upon viewing the job agreed to complete the work. Upon said completion of the job there are several obvious issues including some damage to a new driveway, siding that was poorly cut and not completely attached to the house, and weather stripping that was deemed to be reusable which meant carelessly pried off and cut to a size that no longer fits properly. I contacted Steve with my concerns and he was adamant about having completed the job properly but he soon followed up stating that there were some issues. After agreeing to fix the problems Steve then wanted me to drive to Home Depot to pick up the supplies needed for the repairs before he would come to my home to fix the work. After yet another lengthy conversation Steve finally agreed to pick up the supplies which two hours later led to him texting me wanting to return the down payment for the job and to remove the damaged materials from my house leaving me with more damage. UPDATE. Since the initial review Steve has become passive aggressive on the phone, taken the funds for the down payment, and made no attempt to rectify this situation. Currently I am seeking the assistance of Home Advisor to correct this situation and have the work completed properly.
Steve was wonderful! Skilled, caring, competent and thorough, he replaced the rotting flooring in our horse stall and saved our beautiful Arabian horse from the dangers of aging flooring in our old barn. I recommend him highly (and, heâ s a genuinely nice person, too!)
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