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Online commentary is from the feedback form 
which was part of my website from 2001 to 2011.



193.169.252.98 - - [26/Apr/2010:17:14:07 -0400] 

.. We had just had "master" carpenters employed at our house 
who were contracting with an upscale remodeler as part of 
our renovation.  We hired Roger separately for several 
carpentry projects on areas of the house not subject to 
the remodel, and from then on would not hire anyone to do 
carpentry for us but Roger.   He also turned out to be an 
amazing colorist, creating the entire color scheme for 
our house.  Roger has gone on to serve our friends and 
relatives equally as well.



157.55.39.29 - - [09/Feb/2011:11:50:56 -0400] 

Roger was referred to us .. as a painter and handyman.  
We initially hired him to strip and restore our painted 
woodwork in our dining and living room, but the project 
quickly expanded to include major plaster repair and 
replacement, and we learned just how much difference 
Roger could make in our house.  A year later, when we 
decided to sell our house, we hired Roger to get it 
ship-shape for selling.  He was our carpenter, painter, 
wood floor specialist, electrician and all-around super 
repairman.  As a result of paying Roger $18,000 to get 
our house ready for the market, we ended up asking 
$60,000 more than we had intended, but only after 
re-convincing ourselves to actually sell what had 
now become a showpiece.  We wanted to just stay! 
We actually got even more than our new asking price.
[ed note: It was actually the final $8,000 (second hiring)
that generated the $75,000 selling-price boost.  The
realtor said that she'd never seen a house that presented
so well.]



Notable quotes from angry clients:

"You get more done in one day
than L--- gets done in one month."
- Kent Hanson, Minneapolis, 1994

"You accomplish more in ten minutes
than L--- does in one day."
- H. Sadovsky, St. Paul, 2005

"As much got done without L--- as with him."
- J.R., 2011  (And I had to re-do most of his work.)  

At any rate, it indicates that I'm productive 
and why I finally said "never again" to having
a helper when I'm overbooked.



My two favorite thank you notes -


 A signed copy of the Prairie Home Companion movie
 from a client of mine, Tim Russell, who had been a
 hero of mine for twenty years - a long time radio
 personality and a star of the Prairie Home Companion.

 For Tim, I did extensive restoration carpentry and
 painting, plaster restoration, interior enameling,
 and color selection.





A note from the very same Tim Russell -





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