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Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Jans General Contractor LLC. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
A typical single-level deck is 12×16 — about 200 sq ft.
Estimated range
$7,750 – $14,500
Typical carpentry project around $11,100
A 2024 customer said Jefferson and his crew built a deck for them and then replaced their front entry door, with trim work around the door. A 2024 reviewer said he renovated two decks at their house. A 2024 customer who needed their entire deck redone said JANS and his crew were well priced and on time. A 2024 customer said Jefferson designed and built an outdoor play structure for their cats and finished the project in a day. A 2026 customer said Jefferson gave a detailed estimate upfront for a home entrance project, with no hidden costs, and that the work finished on schedule. A recent customer describes a remodel with chipped or cracked tiles, cracked cabinets and visible sheetrock cracks and patches, and says every window he installed had to be replaced. That customer says there was no response for four months before he came back to finish the job, and that a credit of 500 came off the total still owed. That customer also says they asked that no pictures of the inside of the house go online, and that pictures were posted anyway. Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0672165, as active, held by Jans General Contractor LLC.
Horrible experience. First off i consider myself a private person, before hiring Jefferson and even the day of him completing the job i clearly stated that i do not want pictures of the inside of my house online. Jefferson said "ok" "no problem". He is a liar and a yes man, everything is "no problem"(there will be problems). Pictures were taken, posted online behind my back while i was not with him. I wouldn't trust these guys in your home. Some of the remodel i was able to be present for, I saw nothing but problems. I had to correct his workers mistakes nonstop. Do yourself a favor if you can do it yourself, do it and don't waste your time and money. Not only is Jefferson blatant liar the job was filled with nothing but problems, tiles chipped/cracked, every window he installed had to be replaced, had to repaint, ceiling paint left in primer, sheet rock cracks and patches visible everywhere, cabinets cracked, left me with no response for 4 months before coming to "finish" the job. oh yeh and for my trouble i got a "credit" 500 off my total left that he was owed.. Only part of the job that went right was the parts Jefferson didn't do/wasn't invovled in. WARNING He does not stand by his work, once he gets your money your s.o.l. I'm unable to get in contact with him via text or phone call just ignores voices mail/text. STAY FAR AWAY you'll be sorry if you pick him for a serious project/remodel. Take the pictures down maybe ill take my review down.
Review "I recently hired Jans General Contractor for my Home entrance project and the experience was outstanding from start to finish. Jefferson provided a transparent and detailed estimate upfront, and there were no hidden costs. The crew, led by Jefferson was professional, respectful of my home, and kept the site clean daily. Most importantly, they finished the work on schedule. I highly recommend them for anyone seeking high-quality craftsmanship."
Jefferson and crew do high quality work at a fair price. I hired him to design and build an outdoor play structure for my cats. Jefferson was creative and designed something beautiful that my cats love. He knew exactly what he was doing and finished the project in a day. Jefferson is someone you can trust and I will hire him for any future projects.
This is the guy you want doing the work for you. He pays close attention to doing things right. I had him do my deck which I get more compliments on even from other builders.
Excellent carpenter, He renovated 2 decks in my house, he did a quality job. We will hire his services again because he is professional in what he does.
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