Multi Family Construction

I hired Matt and his crew at first to remove my popcorn ceilings. I have to say the crew who did this did well at not leaving a mess in my home. However, the attention to detail (around the edges, etc) were less than desirable. I can live with this. A few weeks later, the edges of the paint in the bedroom started peeling, but I had a professional painter come in and take care of this for me. Also, the crew did dump an entire can of combustible ceiling paint spray in my recycle bin (which I luckily found). These are little things. The real issue I have is that I also hired them to paint my pool deck and install a pool liner in my above ground pool. I had several issues. First, the deck painting was horrible. It was a darker stain and it was uneven and very splotchy. In addition, several places were missed. Matt had his guy paint over it again. I thought it was taken care of but in a few days when it dried well, it still looked uneven.
Matt also build a deck fence which he charged $ 340 for… made out of cheap wood and looks like it was made in junior high shop class. It was put on the deck and was uneven. Matt said he would correct this and make it right. He played with it a few times and never corrected it, or was unable to correct it.
Then, it was found that the previous owners had rock outside of the pool (instead of dirt) which he insisted was not to be done and he would have to fill with dirt. So, he supposedly had his crew remove all the rock and fill with dirt. Come to find out, this was not done as he stated. I know this because my liner had a seam defect and ripped. He came out to look at it and dug beside the pool (which was rock) and he left the hole there and then the dirt that he used was barely there. Definitely a half-​*** job. I am very disappointed in the workmanship and the way things were done (or not done). It is extremely disappointing. Therefore, I WOULD NOT recommend this company as they will take your money and leave you with the same or more problems than you started with. Oh, and I have several pictures to prove this. Beware — I learned a very expensive lesson.
I just remember one more thing — when working on installing the pool liner, Matt Fosdick (owner) screwed up and left something behind the liner. My pool was full of water, which he drained and then filled it up again. I spoke to him REPEATEDLY about this, as I felt I should not have to pay the water charge for filling up a pool AGAIN. He said, «I followed the instructions as to what was written, it is not my fault and just ask the water company to take it off your bill. My bill was triple what it usually is… This guy is all about excuses and blame. It is NEVER his fault.
P. S. We live in the same neighborhood. This is how he treats his neighbors I guess. Regardless and more importantly, this is the level of service and workmanship given to a customer.

Matt is the handy man my family uses. He does remodels, home repairs, painting, carpentry, and other various jobs around the house. He’s a real nice guy, very trustworthy, always does a perfect job. He really knows his stuff too, he knows all the products and can advise you as to which is right for your situation.
My wonderful dog Zelda recently punched out a window at my parent’s house, and of course on thanksgiving night. Matt was over fixing it the very next morning, he talked to us about what we wanted, advised us on different options, got the supplies and did all the labor, promptly and perfectly.
He’s done several other jobs for us. He built us a raised wooden garden, he installed some high tech sink hardware, built a cedar and bull panel fence out back, he was the contractor for the installation of my parent’s rain gutters, as well as several other jobs.
Matt does it all. I recommend him for any household project. If you live south of the river, call him up.

Not recommended for drywall texturing.
I needed the ceiling of my garage «textured» to match the walls of the garage.
My request for quote included:
1. Repairing an exposed (cracked) drywall tape joint.
2. Floating and sanding rough areas that had been repaired.
3. Applying wall and ceiling spray texture to match walls as closely as possible.
Upon completion of the work:
1. The cracked drywall joint was still visible and «re-​texturing» only made the crack more noticeable because the new texture did not match and it was not feathered into the existing texture. The area was taped off so the outlined area stands out from the existing textured area.
2. Ceiling drywall joints were not properly floated and are still visible.
3. Application of ceiling texture was inconsistent. There are areas that match the walls quite well and there are others that were sprayed at an angle (instead of perpendicular to the surface) with too much material such that drips formed.
Rather than go into the details of my contractor selection criteria, the contract negotiation, and the unpleasant «discussion» that took place after the work had been completed, I thought I would limit my review to the details of the service provided.