Dan The Handy Man

my husband Carl and I had a butcher block top to replace the formica top on our kitchen island. Dan was on time to give a written estimate and scheduled the installation within 5 days. Jacob was on time and very good at doing the installation without a hitch. We were very pleased and will tell our neighbors in On Top Of The World, Ocala of our great experience. We have seen Dan's van around here many times - he's very popular here due to his good service and reputation of quality of work and professionalism of his workers.

Overpriced. Dan Verbally quoted $150 for a job, said would send a written quote and didn't. Sent someone else to do job, very nice person, but was charged $200 after job completed and given an unitemized bill/receipt. Job took less than an hour. Will not use again.

Overcharged for unskilled, basic handyman services. Charged $500 for 5 1/2 hours of basic unprofessional non skilled, non licensed labor for the owners son and helper. They were originally supposed to install two new light fixtures (we purchased the fixtures) along with the following jobs they completed for $400; grille assembly, hanging two decorative pieces on the house, changing a ceiling fan on the lanai, a porch light which they didn’t set correctly, and two garage lights (we purchased all the fixtures separately), but then added $100 more for changing a doorbell face plate (from the plastic doorbell to a bronze pineapple we purchased) hanging a mirror in the den (two mirror hangars we provided) and changing a decorative flag pole bracket on the lanai (four screws) and changing the foyer light fixture (we purchased) we replaced totaling $500. When they arrived Dans son told my husband the two new to be installed lights were not included in the price and would cost an additional $450 EACH!!! Dan blamed my husband for misunderstanding, but my husband had pointed out all the jobs we wanted done and agreed to the original price of $400 Dan noted would include everything. They charged us $500 for 5 1/2 hours of handyman jobs for two guys. No where In Florida does even a technically licensed/skilled professional charge $90 an hour nor does anyone make $45 per person per hour. He hadn’t had the professional courtesy to get back to us. He raked us over the coals for average at best work. Buyer beware!!!

These guys are considerate, polite, honest -always doing a perfect job. They never leave a mess and can do just about anything! The best in Ocala!