Campbells Home Service

Don came out and gave me a fast quote on some work I needed in a common area in our 4-​unit duplex. I needed drywall, painting, small laminate work. He told me he would put a vent at the top and bottom of the room that housed a water heater and also make the light «timed» so as to not waste electricity. He did not provide that. He also failed to replace the light switch plate/​cover. Totally left the job incomplete. If you walk into that room now, you’d say…“oh so you’re having some work done on the common area huh?” Never finished the job. Had no problem cashing the check. He seemed trustworthy, but no. Live and learn I guess. Doesn’t anybody value their own personal work anymore? Does anyone believe in basic integrity? I’ve been looking for someone like that in Oakland since 2012. So far I have only found 1 plumber and 1 handyman.
Beware of what he tells you and that the job is completely finished before you pay him.

Don did a very good job replacing some old worn redwood siding– replacing whole walls and piecing in where there were only a few bad boards. He was conscientious, on time, and on budget. Nice guy. No BS. We were kept informed throughout the process. He was very thorough, taking care of all the little details without any prodding. The job ended up looking great because he clearly cared about how his work looks. Pricing was in line with other quotes we got. He did an excellent job of pricing out the materials at a number of places to keep the overall cost of the job down.
Don obviously has a lot of experience. He appears to have a number of other areas of expertise, and we will be calling him again.