Johansen General Contracting

1. Removed chiminey and patched roof
2. Removed fire place and chiminey on the other side of the house and patched roof.
3. Took wall down between kitchen and dining room.
4. Installed sliding door in living room and patched shingles on outside of house.
Completed job in 2 days cleaned up after job was done like they weren’t even there. job is completed 100% to my satisfaction. already scheduled appointment for kitchen remodel. would definitely recommend

I have held off on writing this review for over a year for two reasons:
1. maxim: ‘if you don’t have anything positive to say, don’t say anything’
2. who wants to be responsible for harming anyone’s livelihood?! We worked with Johansen because of Unilocal reviews solely.
Since then I’ve been scolded by other Unilocalers as not holding up the Unilocal responsibility and have felt conflicted within as well since ignorance in this matter does not lead to bliss.
Anyhow, the job done was:
–incomplete, &
–poorly executed
The floor replaced now sags (immediately after replacement — not with use!) and causes walking difficulties/​dangers and the wall length bookshelves replaced were completely inappropriate for load held and now sag ridiculously as well. If I could easily post a picture of it, you’d gasp.
While there are many excuses as to why, I additionally took the time and effort to walk the finished project with Johansen (no small feat as I live across the country from my father’s home where the work was done) with a detailed outline of EXACTLY what and where we requested follow up from poor execution. Johansen promised to follow through especially with respect to the ridiculous wall length bookshelves and creating supports to make it reasonable. Nothing’s happened over a year later and all those details are now lost and forgotten along with any other attempts for a positive completion on Johansen’s behalf.
Obviously, I would not recommend their service.

We have used Johansen Contracting for two projects in the last few years in Jersey City/​Hoboken and I was very happy with both. John is friendly and honest and made the entire process so easy. He is knowledgable, knew what needed to be fixed and clearly explained everything. The projects were completed right on schedule and thoroughly, with everything cleaned up and back in place when the workers left. When John came to inspect the finished project he wasn’t happy with a few small details so he made sure someone came back to make it perfect! I would definitely recommend and will use Johansen Contracting again for future projects.

Our townhouse had a tree fall on it and it caused some damage to our roof and deck. We had several contractors come out to give us some estimates. But, John struck us as the most professional and trustworthy. John fixed the damage to our roof and the back of our house and worked with the insurance company to make sure the appropriate work could be done. He clearly explained everything and his crew was very professional. The job looks great and I feel confident that it was done well. I’d recommend John to anyone.

John is a colorful guy to say the least he helped me with my home repair after my sewer pipe broke in my finished basement. He argued with the insurance company to get many upgrades that I didn’t know I was entitled to. Helped me through the whole process with out a hitch. Would definitely use him again ! But I hope I never need to! Lol

We recently hired John to replace some gutters and build a new set of exterior cement steps. John gave us a prompt quote before the job, he showed up at the time he said he would and finished the job on time. Also, he provides great customer service along with a great sense of humor. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him and his crew. Thanks John!

This was a totally great experience with John. Very honest and straightforward contractor, something I found very rare and my experience. We started out with a small job but John was kind enough to point out some things that may need to be worked on in the future and prices are so reasonable that we just opted to do them then and there… Need to take advantage of a good thing and a person who stands by the quality of work that they do. Thank you John and Crew.

John is friendly and reliable. He does a lot of work in my building and was referred for some minor kitchen repairs. He came on a Saturday to look at the repairs and told me exactly what needed to be done and when he would have it fixed. He arrived on time and completed the job exactly as promised. I plan to use him again. Thanks John!

I recently hired a local «handyman» to repair my closet after it collapsed. Within 24 hours the whole thing came crashing right back down! That is when I reached out to John t to get the job done RIGHT!
He came straight over to take a look at the issue, and we came up with a plan to replace the shelving and repair the damage. John is knowledgeable, professional, patient and truly cares about helping his customers. He completed thorough, strong work and helped me get my closet back together!
I am so happy with the work he did in my unit — he will always be my first call when I need help with something in the future. I would highly recommend John and his team!

John is a thorough professional. He knows his stuff, and was so helpful in doing plumbing and electrical repair in my condo. On time and on budget.
Would recommend him highly.

We used John for two projects and it was completed on time and budget. The first was Garage and basement and the second was Gutters, renovate a bedroom, refurbish wood floors and front of house-​Concrete steps, railing and land scape. He is always on time and is very honest with what has to be done correctly-​no short cuts. We plan to use John in the near future for other projects. We have recommended John to our friends and neighbors.

Our basement flooded out and John came recommended. I’m really happy with how everything went. He was very helpful with the entire process and meticulous with his work. He has a passion for doing the job right. The basement looks much better than it even did before! I’d recommend him to anybody.

John was referred to me by a mutual friend and he took the time to explain every repair that was need at the time. He should up WHEN on the schemed date — with his staff — and finished everything THAT day. Those repairs included a new roof on a portion on the house (not a small job, by any means). And when he was done, he explained everything to me again — which was appreciated because I’m not used to handling anything related to construction. John is kind, timely, courteous, and knowledgeable. He didn’t take advantage of my lack of knowledge & I was extremely appreciative of that. All around good person.

John helped us with some minor repairs and then later to do a face-​lift on our kitchen.
He is knowledgeable and patient and was able to meet our very demanding schedule and wants.
He does not cut corners and helped us to really get what we had wanted. I would highly recommend John Johansen.

After a few years in my apartment I needed to deal with the cracks in the wall and the separation in the seems and just generally freshen up the place. John Johansen came very highly recommended and I couldn’t be more pleased. His men were very neat and cleaned up every day while the work was going on and did a great job. Everything looks great!

After moving into our Jersey City apartment last year there were a number of touch up items we wanted to get done (painting, crown moldings, etc.). John came highly recommended so we brought him to do the work. We were very pleased with the quality of work and professionalism of his team. All items were completed the way we wanted and he took the time to some projects we might want to do in the future. He gave an honest opinion about whether or not the work was needed so I trust he was doing what was best for us.

My wife and I bought a house that was recently renovated but not finished. John walked us through a number of the finishings, gave a fair estimate, and a 3 – 4 day time table. He showed up when promised with full staff, walked them through what they needed to do in each room. We needed paint in all rooms, trim that needed to be installed, puddied, painted. Unpainted doors, unpainted windows, an old bay window that was peeling, front door that needed tlc, chair railing that was unfinished. Bottom line, he got it all done on schedule and with a high level of attention to detail. He even said he’ll come back after the movers bring everything over to touch up the walls.

I am in the process of buying a house and I needed a contractor to assess a couple of the inspectors concerns and write up an estimate. I spoke to John of Johansen General Contracting and he was more than helpful over the phone and even went to the property with my realtor and wrote up an estimate. He was friendly, reliable, and explained the entire situation in a way I would be able to understand. He was very professional and I will definitely use his service if we buy the house. I am very impressed.