Heather W.

I have used Acorn Contractors for a variety of jobs, and I have been consistently impressed with their work. Recently I had Jamie come by to do some work on the exterior of our 90 year old brick home. The bricks were painted when we bought the house, and we had been told by another contractor that given the age of the bricks, there was no way the paint could be removed. Luckily, Jamie and his team were up for the challenge. Using a combination of chemical products and power washing they were able to remove the paint without damaging the bricks. After exposing the bricks, they also re-tucked all of the mortar. Along with the brick work, Jamie and his team also rebuilt our front porch. We love the final result! Overall, Acorn contractors do great work for reasonable rates. I would highly recommend them.

I am very happy with the duct cleaning service I received this week. The guys were prompt, friendly, and definitely exceeded my expectations. In addition to cleaning all of the ducts, they also vacuumed up any dirt they saw on my floor. They also did a great job cleaning in and around the furnace, and took the time to show me how to remove the filter and clean it myself (I am a new home owner so these things are new to me!). Overall, I'm very satisfied with the service and would recommend them to others. Given that I have two cats that are constantly shedding fur, I will definitely be using them again.

We recently purchased a house in the East end of the city, and soon found that our basement was leaking. I contacted Leaside Handyman and Joseph (Sean's dad) quickly came over to assess the problem. After a morning of investigating, Joseph found that the damage was quite extensive. Our foundation was cracked and damaged, and as a result water had gotten into our basement walls, rotted wood, and created black mold. In order to fix the problem Joseph would have to re-pour part of our foundation, replace the basement windows and frames, waterproof the wall, install sills over the windows, and install easetroughs on the roof (since for whatever reason this had never been done).He drew up a contract with a quote, which we found to be reasonable. In addition to the work listed above, we were also interested in doing some work on the front of our house, since the siding was old and not very nice looking. Joseph suggested we re-side the house in cedar shingles, and we agreed. We signed on to the contract, and he began working right away. Throughout the job Joseph was reliable, friendly, and helpful. When I discovered that my dryer was not properly vented Joseph promptly fixed the problem at no additional charge. Likewise, when it was discovered that our hose was not working, he fixed that as well at no extra cost. Though the work did take almost 2 months to complete, I appreciated that Joseph stuck to his word and never asked us for more money, even when it turned out that the damage to our outside wall was more extensive than he had thought at the time we agreed upon the price. Overall, I would recommend Joseph, or Leaside Handyman. As a first time home buyer I found him to be an excellent support. Our basement is now dry, our foundation looks great, and our new cedar siding is terrific. Thank you, Joseph!!!