Jim Stephens Woodworks

After calling twice to reach Jim, he assured me he was the right person for the job, and it would only take him approximately an hour.
We set a day and time for yesterday, and he just never showed nor called.
I am very disappointed, and expected far better from a so-​called professional.

I called Jim to give me an estimate on repairing some damaged wood siding from termites and water. He returned my call immediately and set up an appt to come by. He came by to see the work, left to check the price of some materials, and came by the next day with a written estimate. When I told him I would like him to do the work, he set up a time to reinspect to make sure we were still on the same page and collect a deposit for materials. He was prompt and recorded the deposit on the estimate. So professional! Then we scheduled a time for him to begin the work. Unfortunately, the job before mine asked him to do additional things which put him behind. Rather than leaving me wondering what was going on (as some contractors do), he called, explained the situation, and asked if that was okay. I really appreciated that he called and told him that was understandable. He then was able to tell me his exact time frame for finishing the other job and starting mine. He has been incredibly professional, kind and wonderful through this whole process. Would highly recommend.

I was very hopeful given reviews and my 1^st meeting. Called me back once after I left a message, then drifted off. I left 2 more voice mails requesting call backs. Never heard back, nor did I get the requested quote. I really liked Jim on first and only meeting and am willing to change the review if I ever hear back from him but it’s been 6 weeks…

We had serious termite damage all over the outside of our house.
We found Jim through Unilocal and had a nice meeting when he came over to check out the work.
We agreed on his estimate (very reasonable) and he replaced all the eaten up lumber within a few days.
The quality of his job looks totally professional.
We are very happy and we’ll call him again.
Thank you Jim!

Jim is easy to get along with and great to work with, with none of the bad attitude or inflated prices that you’re likely to get from similarly experienced carpentry professionals.
We recently completed an extensive renovation of our 4,400 sq ft home, and we brought Jim in to install the 20+ doors and base/​case mouldings. It was all Craftsman style, and he (along with teammate Dan) did a wonderful job of completing the work to our specs — even re-​doing certain details where we felt some adjustment was needed. Halfway through our job, his work truck broke down, but he piled his tools into his beach van and got right back to work on our house.
Later, once the house was painted, I brought Jim back to help me install our kitchen cabinets, relying on his cabinetry experience to accurately level the bases and safely hang the uppers. It all came together quickly, and Jim was once again a pleasure to work with.
We’re still not 100% done with our renovation, and while I’m doing most of the remaining finish work myself, I plan to bring Jim back to help with certain projects if he’s available.
At the very LEAST, please call this guy for an estimate before you decide who to hire. Once you’ve met him, his experience, personality, and fair prices will probably sell themselves!

Jim is not a professional. We hired Jim to replace a door and frame. The door that we bought was fiberglass. It was too big for the frame, so Jim shaved it down, which ruined the door. He took a huge chunk out of the door, so when he hung the door you could see outside between the door and the frame. He cut a c shape into the door, and when we told him that it did not look right, he claimed he did not know what happened but he would fix it. He never did fix it, and we ended up contacting a real professional firm, and having the whole thing redone. Turns out you are not supposed to shave down a fiber glass door. On top of that when he finished the frame for the door, he used chewed up wood. One piece looked so bad, and I thought he would replace it, but he thought it was finished, so i had to point it out and have him replace it. When he was done, i could not believe the sloppy workmanship i had to pay for.

Jim is a professional.
And I mean that on many levels. He arrives on time, gives you an accurate estimate of what needs to be done, and gets the job done. His prices are fair and his craftmanship is impeccable.
Jim has installed doors, created a mantle, and a custom shelf for our home. We look forward to hiring Jim for more challenging projects in the future.
In addition, Jim is a family man and just an all around nice person to deal with. Give him a call. You will not be disappointed.

Living at the beach has its obvious advantages as well as some disadvantages. One disadvantage: everything rots & rusts, quickly.
My most recent rotting issue: a pair of wood French doors.
Of the four estimates I obtained for door replacement, Jim’s was the best. And Jim showed up on time for the appointment, unlike two of the others who rescheduled on me at the last minute. Twice.
I got no time for such nonsense.
Jim brought me into the 21^st century by replacing the old wood doors with fiberglass doors that need no painting. He also replaced part of the door frame as well as the threshold. He showed up exactly on time to do the job, which took an entire day. When I saw the crapload of equipment he set up on my patio, I was impressed.
And now I know the difference between a finish carpenter and a handyman.
For «expert door hanging & finish carpentry» I cannot recommend Jim Stephens more highly. The work he did for me is flawless, and he did it at a very fair price.
Next we’re gonna deal with the rotten wood railings on my deck. Rotten, because somebody in the past used the wrong paint. That’s the bad news.
The good news: now I have a specialist whom I can trust to do the job right, the first time.