Angi: Find Local Home Services 4+

I have come to trust and depend on Angi for many of my home projects. My fence was installed by Main Line Fence Company several years ago. I was very pleased with them. I hired a great handyperson (Belle’s) for some small projects around the house: faucets and sinks in kitchen and bath, countertop and backsplash, new handles and hinges on kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately she is no longer doing this work.

I also hired Patriot Mobility to install handicap ramps at the front of my house. Again I was very pleased. They gave a prompt estimate, which was very reasonable. At the time I didn’t hire anyone because of Covid. When I was ready to hire and called them about the job, they honored the original bid, even though it was two years later. They submitted plans, drawings and insurance information for the township. The work was started on time, the workers were very nice, and the job was completed on time. The ramps are perfect.

When I am looking for professionals for my home projects, I go to Angi first. I do read the reviews that others have left. I then contact two or three of the companies and ask for bids. Based on our interactions I hire the company I feel will do a good job.

Thanks for the great feedback! We are happy to hear that you had such a positive experience with Mr. Ramirez. Be sure to leave a review if you haven't already either through the app or by calling us at 866-986-5478.

Lately I’ve had several projects going simultaneously. I was VERY thorough and detailed about each project only to find that the contractors that I contacted or who contacted me through Angie’s List had little or in most cases, no information about the project at hand. There were several instances where they didn’t even specialize in the line of work I was seeking. For example, I called one company whose specialty was Tree Service and I was contacting them about replacement siding. More recently, just last week, a contractor called me to say that he understood I was in need of a new roof and the project I was needing help with was for concrete work. He was under the impression that the work was to be done on a house I sold several years ago even though I was very clear to indicate my current address when conveying the information online to Angie’s List in the details about the project. I gave a three star rating out of five becauseI have been impressed in the past with the caliber of the contractors who have done work for me and the quality of the work performed. So Angie’s List, either start conveying all of the details that a customer provides you with to your contractors, or if you choose not to convey it, then don’t ask customers for it in the first place and have them simply indicate a general project and the customer can convey the details to the contractor when they speak with them.

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Pros: good if you just started in an area and don’t know who to hire

Cons: 1, you can NOT back out of a project creation! Even if you click cancel the app would ignore and have contractors call you anyways. This is SUPER inconvenient cuz you get a lot of calls for a project that you didn’t want to start! 2, you will get LOTS of calls! Even though you didn’t select the contractor, for some reason Angi would just share your info with all of them and they will ALL call you. 🤦‍♀️ Once in a while you’ll also get really persistent people that even tho you said you don’t need the service, they keep calling and texting 🤦‍♀️ I don’t blame the contractors to be honest, they are running business here, but seems like Angi could give users more control on which contractors they want to be contacted with, vs. everyone and anyone. And their contractor experience seems to need a lot of work. I’m guessing the app profits when there are more call volume instead quality service. I understand but that’s such a waste of both consumer and the contractors time!

TLDR you can use this for the first month you moved to an area. Once you have some idea about your neighborhood just use google maps or ask your neighbors for referrals. There are so many ways to get contractors now, it just ain’t worth the frustration or being bombarded with unwanted calls/leads. 🤷‍♀️

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