Straight Up Home Improvements

When I hired Mr.Damato to come into my house to do work, every day that I was home, all I could hear from him was constantly yelling at his workers especially one of his sons he introduced me to. I felt bad for the kid. He had two workers at the time and he would yell and scream at them and constantly use foul in the ogre language to his son and Mr.Damato knew I was home working and he still continued to be in my opinion disrespectful not only to me because of his loud yelling at everyone but to his workers and son as well. I would highly not recommend Mr.Damato to anyone.

When I hired Steven to come into my house to do work, every day that I was home, all I could hear was him constantly yelling at his workers. He had two workers at the time and he would yell and scream at them and constantly use foul language and Steve knew I was home and he still continued to be in my opinion disrespectful not only to me but to his workers as well. I would not recommend Steven to anyone.

Thanks to Steve Damato and his crew at Straight-Up Home Improvements, we have a beautiful, functional, and sturdy (better than code) covered deck adding value and livability to our home. We were installing a swim spa and wanted a deck to provide easy access from our back door, as well as outside relaxing and entertaining space. We initially planned to use a contractor recommended by the pool company, but became concerned by his poor online reputation, reinforced by his carelessness in the bid process, and our gut feeling we were being overcharged (almost gouged). A neighbor highly recommended Steve, so I sent him an email with our current bid asking for a rough estimate. Steve’s reply convinced us we were about to pay too much. We later took bids from other outfits, including Steve, who all made us realize our original builder’s plans were subpar. Steve handled the permitting process for us, fixing two problems left by other contractors, and also provided a reliable and fair electrician who fixed a mess left by another. He made design recommendations that maximized our value, while increasing beauty and function. Steve is both a craftsman and a problem solver. He showed me a house he was working on in our neighborhood and I swooned over the kitchen. To save money on a ceiling I added on, I went with a cheaper bead board. The joint areas did not look good, but Steve added trim and painted the heck out of it until I was satisfied. He suggested under-the stair-lights instead of the expense of installing a new outdoor fixture (they look very cool). I could provide more examples (and can show you the deck if you ask Steve to put us in touch), but you get the point. The only differences in the final amount paid from Steve’s original estimate were changes I asked for later. Only downside – he is so busy that he may have to alternate between your job and others. Plus, he can’t control the weather! If you want an honest contractor who does a lot of work himself, diligently oversees his crew, and takes pride in his craftsmanship and your satisfaction, hire Steve Damato of Straight-Up Home Improvements.

We hired Steve Damato and his team to do a complete bathroom remodel. We started with a room that was just about unusable and after Straight Up Home Improvements finished the project, we have a beautiful new bathroom that far exceeded our expectations. The detail and the tile design in the shower is absolutely stunning. My wife and I were not able to be home for much of the project, Steve made certain that we were kept up to date with phone calls, pictures and even video. One thing that Steve brings to a project is superb craftsmanship, if there is something that is not precisely perfect, he will start over until it is done right. The term good enough is non-existent with this team. We have many more home improvements planned and we will certainly be using Straight Up Home Improvements again.