The Handy Dutchman

The Handy Dutchman contractor has built our fence, we are very happy with the quality of work, as well as the time line. He has impressed us with the whole process, from the building of fence to cleaning after all was done. All in all excellent, definitely recommending him to others.

Jake and Alex removed our old ugly fence, and replaced it with a beautiful fence all in one day! The price was excellent, the job was even better, and they left the property looking absolutely perfectly clean! We couldn’t have been happier… As a matter fact, my neighbour on the other side was so impressed that Jake and Alex are replacing that fence as well! I highly recommend them! Amazing guys!!!

As a licensed plumber, I had an emergency at a high rise building where all the pipes froze in the lobby do to an open space between the outside and inside of the building. It was late in the day and we had contacted a few Carpenters to help with the repair with no one wanting to help saying the job was too much to handle, until we called The Handy Dutchman. He arrived on site in record time and had a solution within minutes. Jake the owner was nothing less than helpful and professional. He spent the late night working and making sure that the job was done right. I was very impress with The dutch Handyman and would definitely be using Jake for all our repairs from now on.

I needed a new kitchen installed and Jake did a fantastic job!! He gave me a price for the work in the beginning and did not deviate from his quote! Jake was always on time and even helped me install flooring and a bathroom vanity on his own time! I am a realtor, and I would not hesitate to recommend Jake to any of my clients!!

Jake and Alex did a wonderful job on my previously unfinished, dark and dismal laundry room.

They did drywall, a new ceiling, beadboard and new trim, as well as preparing for new flooring. The result is a beautiful, bright and clean laundry room! They were punctual, friendly, great with my dog when I wasn't home, and punctual. Would definitely recommend them!

The new fence turned out far beyond our expectations! It is a masterpiece, one that was totally beyond our own imaginations. All who have seen it totally agree on the quality, appearance, materials and workmanship.

Very pleased with the fast, friendly, and professional service. A true pleasure to work with. Excellent communication skills and patient when I asked additional questions.

They were great. Easy to work with and decent quality. Overall would hire again.

Jake Porter and his assistant Alex gave me a quote for the job and promised they would be here the following week at 9 a.m. and did not disappoint.

The material was of the best quality and so was the finished product. Very polite and respectful. I would not hesitate to recommend this company - as my neighbour recommended them to me.

Was completely satisfied with full bathroom renovation.

A very bad contractor. Red flags should have gone up when he came for the initial visit and could not show us any of his work because his iPad was mysteriously not working, and he mistakenly thought faux brick wallpaper was real brick. We hired him anyway, (dumb). First day, came to demo the old tub, damaged a wall, smashed a toothbrush holder, left the work site a mess. I cleaned it up after he left. Second visit was from a sub contractor to do the drain. No issues. Third visit was to install drywall, regular drywall when we were promised green board. Couldn't finish the drywall because he was unprepared and did not have the needed parts to do the tub spout. After he left, I had to drywall to tie the new into the old. I then started noticing the issues. We were using a fake marble product from a company called "Mr. Marble". When we showed him the brochure, he did not take an time or interest in it. He assumed the product was 1" thick like real marble, when in reality it is ?" thick. As a result, the shower controls were set to stick out too far, and the measurements he gave us to order the walls were too short. When I pointed out in an email that I believed the walls would be too short he got angry and quit. Blaming his breach of contract on the delay in our walls arriving from the manufacturer, but really when I informed him that the walls were only ?" thick he realized he had messed up and promptly quit to avoid the need to rectify his errors. Leaving us with an unfinished, unuseable shower. Jake Porter is a very incompetent and childish contractor. Stay far away.