Carlos & Carlvern Stewart

These super sweet brothers paint; tile; install custom shelves, baseboards, and crown molding; and refurbish entire bathrooms and kitchens. They also help their uncle Phil Stewart (an electrician who is also reviewed on Unilocal) install lighting. I don’t know what it is they don’t do.
I originally hired Phil to install ten new lights in my apartment, and Carlos and Carlvern came along to assist. While Phil handles the technical aspects, the brothers deal with the measuring, cutting holes in the wall, spackling, repainting, and the whole beautification process. And that’s how I got Carlos to install my kitchen backsplash. While Carlvern helped Phil install a ceiling medallion and bedroom and closet lights, Carlos installed small, round, glass tile in my kitchen. When he finished, it looked like the tile had been there all along and completely belonged there. My friends oohed and ahhed when they saw it for the first time. In other words he did a really good job!
Importantly, when I bought the tile, I had heard that I should buy 20 per cent extra in case some got messed up or chipped in the process of cutting and installing. I thought I brought 20 per cent extra, but I hadn’t accounted for the fact that square feet of round tile actually overlap by nearly half an inch on all sides when it’s installed. And I hadn’t accounted for the extra tile that goes below the counters a few inches behind a stove and refrigerator. So basically, I bought too little tile. Or so I thought. Carlos cut every tile perfectly, so that the 20 per cent extra I had was just enough to cover my miscalculations, and the job was completely uniform. He didn’t need any extra at all, because he did everything that well!
Carlos charged me $ 350 for my 17 sq ft backsplash. I’ve heard of others tiling the same amount of space for less, but I’ve also heard of tilers really screwing up round, glass tile, so I wanted to go with someone who had a lot of experience with it. I do not regret my choice one bit.
I’ll be hiring the brothers again to custom build some bookshelves and install crown molding in my living room and bedroom, because they’ve completely gained my trust. I’ll post again when those are done.
NOTE: Carlvern also specializes in Venetian plaster!
The guys are centered in Brooklyn but they service Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. They bigger the job, the farther they will travel. They usually work as a team depending on how big the job is, but here are their individual numbers:
Carlos can be reached at (347) 228‑3425
Carlvern can be reached at (718) 915‑5481
Carlos & Carlvern’s email:
Phil (electrician) can be reached at (917) 519‑2306
Phil’s email:
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