Services and Contractors
 
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Updated: July 21, 2008 
 
Brick Work 
Company:  Pires Construction Co., Inc. 
Address:    19901 Belle Chase Dr.,Laytonsville, MD 20882 
Contact:     Joe, President                                Telephone:            301.590.1070 
Rating:       Recommended                               Fax:                      301.977.3928 
Notes: 
 
Company: Palmeiro 
Contact:    Manuel Palmeiro                             Telephone:           301.530.4601 
Rating:      Highly Recommended 
Notes: 
 
Company:  Ev-Air 
Address:     
Contact:    Larry Genovere                            Telephone:  (301) 209-9320 
Rating:      Highly Recommended, but expensive 
Notes: 
 
Building Restoration Services 
Company:  Restortech 
Address:    2729E Merrilee Drive Fairfax, VA 22031 
Contact:     John Pletcher                                  Telephone:            703.204.0401 
Rating:       Recommended                                 Fax:                     703.204.1239 
Notes:       Restoration from fire damages and cleaning, plus restoration of hard wood floors. 
 
Carpet Cleaning 
Company:  SAS Carpet Care 
Address:    1723 Fairview Ave. McLean, VA 22101 
Contact:     Scott Stiles                                      Telephone:            703.356.9854 
Rating:       Recommended 
Notes:       Non Oriental rugs 
 
Carpet Sales/Installation 
Company:  Georgetown Carpet 
Address:    2208 Wisconsin Ave, NW 
Contact:                                                           Telephone:             202.342.2262 
Rating:       Highly  Recommended 
Notes:        Sales, service, installation.Vvery friendly, reasonably priced, quick service. 
 
Cement Work/Driveway Replacement 
Company:  Portugal Construction 
Address:    2809A Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22031 
Contact:     Mike Mercier                                 Telephone:             703.281.0880 
Rating:       Highly Recommended                      Fax:                      703.242.8753 
Notes:       Excellent work and lowest price by 1/3 of those asked for quotes. 
 
Computer Consultation 
Contact:     Marco Piñeyro 
Address:   5935 3rd Street, N. Arlington, VA  22203 
Mobile:      443-414-6361 
Email:        pineyro@gmail.com 
Rating:      Highly recommended by Diana Rich, Cloisters Board Chairman 
Notes:       Troubleshooting, Computer repair, Hardware/Softwars Installation,  
                    Computer training, Website creation, and Maintenance.  Added July, 2008 
 
Electrical Contractor 
Company:  Rugger Electric 
Address:     
Contact:     Harry Donovan                               Telephone:             703.644.0559 
Rating:       Highly Recommended                      Mobile:                  703.328.6440 
Notes:         
 
Company: Certified Electrical Technologies. 
Contact: Alan Moore, Gary Epstein                  Telephone:           301.948.5252 
Rating:  Highly Recommended                          Fax:                     301.948.7707 
                                                                      Web Site:             www.certifiedelec.com 
Notes:   Installed track lighting, whole-house surge protectors  
 
Company:   Pat Brewer 
Contact:                             Telephone:          301.440.0869 
 
Exterminators 
Company:   Atlas Environmental Pest Control 
Address:     Silver Spring, MD 20906 
Contact:                                                           Telephone:           301-890-1220 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Homeowner has used Yorrick 
 
Company:   Benware Termite Control, Inc. 
Address:     Rockville, MD 20847 
Contact:                                                          Telephone:           301-871-1920 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Homeowner has used Gary 
 
Flooring (Wood) 
Company:  C.L. Randolph 
Address:    2275 Lewis Ave., Rockville, MD 
Contact:     Clarence Long                                 Telephone:           301.881.4945 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:         Matched stain on new floor to existing adjacent wood floor. 
 
Furniture Restoration 
Company:  Georgetown Refinishing & Antique Restoration, Inc. 
Address:    1819 14th St, NW, Washington, DC 
Contact:     Dominique                                      Telephone:             202.333.3311 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:          
 
Company:  Eric Jacobson - Jacobson Restoration    (Added 10/06) 
Address:    13044 Mill House Court, Germantown, Md. 20874 
Contact:                                           Telephone:  301-728-2937    Fax:  301-540-2968  
Rating:      Highly Recommended 
Notes:       His prices are more than reasonable, and he can work miracles with damaged furniture     jacobsonrestoration@msn.com 
 
Garage Door Installation/ServiceRepair 
Company:  Acme Garage Door, Inc. 
Address:    1207 Ingraham St, NW, Washington, DC 20011 
Contact:                                                           Telephone:             202.726.0777 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:    
 
Company:  Ed Billhimer Garage Door Services 
Address:    2 Sunnydide Rd., Silver Spring, MD 20910 
Contact:     Ed Billhimer                                  Telephone:               301.608.9444 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:         Works on his own; very honest, good work 
 
Company:   Washington Overhead Door 
Address:       
Contact:                                                        Telephone:               301.937.1800 
Rating:         Recommended 
 
General Contractor 
Company:  Howard White Company 
Address:     PO Box 188, Benedict MD 20610 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            Office: 301-843-6913    Cell: 301-440-1541 
 
General Repair Work/ Handy Man 
Company:  Case Design & Remodeling 
Address:    4701 Sangamore Rd. Bethesda, MD 20816 
Contact:     Charles Khiel                                  Telephone:           301.229.4600 
Rating:        Recommended                               Fax:                     301.229.3185 
Notes:         Cleaned, painted, and put screens on gutters; repaired and painted overhang; very 
         professional. 
 
Company:  Lee's Contracting 
Address:    8743 Christopher Lane Warrenton, VA 20186 
Contact:     Herman Lee                                   Telephone:             540.341.8087 
Rating:        Recommended                               Mobile:                 703.928.1669 
Notes:          
 
Gutters 
Company:   City Wide 
Contact:      Maurice                                     Telephone:                301.424.0933 
Rating:        Recommended 
 
Company:  Royal Gutter Service, Inc. 
Contact:                                                        Telephone:  301-947-3950 
Address:  7640-B Airpark Rd., Gaithersberg, MD  20879 
Rating:      Recommended  (7/05), but expensive ($250.00) 
 
Company:    Cole Roofing, Inc. 
Contact:       Janet                                          Telephone:  703-836-6679 
Address:    737 S. Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA  22314 
Rating:       Highly recommended (12/07). 
Notes:       Charged $95.00, came same week as called. 
 
Handyman:  See General Repair Work/Handyman, supra 
 
Heating/AC 
Company:  Rod Miller Heating & Air Conditioning 
Address:    9157 Brookville Rd., Silver Spring, MD 
Contact:     Smitty                                             Telephone:            301.587.1517 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:          
 
Company:  CroppMetcalfe 
Address:    5114 College Ave., College Park, MD 20740 
Contact:     Timothy Nettleton                           Telephone:             301.441.2233 
Rating:        Highly Recommended                     Fax:                       301.927.3003 
Notes:          
 
Intercom Services 
Company:  Comsec Intercommunication & Security Systems 
Address:     PO Box 4336, Silver Spring, MD 20914 
Contact:                                                           Telephone:           301.989.0805 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:          
 
Kitchen & Bath Renovation 
Company:  Sunset Custom Interiors 
Address:   3655 Byron Circle Frederick, Md. 21704 
Contact:    Joe Carroll                                   Telephone:  301-802-9026 
Rating:      Highly recommended 
Notes:      Has done 4 kitchens, 2 bathrooms, and 1 master closet in The Cloisters 
 
Company:  Case Design & Remodeling 
Address:    4701 Sangamore Rd. Bethesda, MD 20816 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            301.229.4600 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Also have handyman division for small jobs (noted elsewhere in contractor list); very pleased 
        with small kitchen/bath renovation job they did for homeowner. 
 
Company:  Cornerstone Design Center  (Added 10/06) 
Address:    2820 Dorr Avenue, Fairfax, Virginia 22031 
Contact:     Mr. Eddie Bevis                                      Telephone:   703-207-8555 
Rating:       Highly Recommended 
Notes:        His prices are reasonable, and his work is remarkable. He recently completed my new kitchen, and some other small projects in our home. 
 
Landscaping 
Company:  Merrifield Garden Center 
Address:    12101 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 
Contact:     Joe Saunders                                   Telephone:            703.968.9600 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:          
 
Mirror Cutting/fitting/installation 
Company:  Columbia Mirror and Glass of Georgetown, Inc. 
Address:    2212 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20007 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            202.333.3037 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Two different homeowners recommended this firm. 
 
Painting Contractor 
Company:  Benchmark Painting & Wallcovering Shop 
Address:     5515 Wilkins Ct., Rockville, MD 
Contact:      Martin, Wayne, or Paul                  Telephone:            301.770.4347 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Company does wallpapering and painting. 
 
Company:  Isias Grandas 
Address:    918 Patton Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20901 
Contact:     Isias Grandas                                  Mobile:                 301.370.7150 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Drywall finishing, wallpaper as well as painting. 
 
Company:  Ortega Painting 
Address:    12803 Longfellow Court, Woodbridge, VA 
Contact:     Cruz Ortega                                    Telephone:            571.238.2852 
Rating:        Highly Recommended                     Pager:                   703.213.9729 
Notes:        Excellent work and lowest price by 1/2 of those asked for quotes. 
 
Company:  Richard Winkler 
Address:    600 Braxton Pl., Alexandria, VA 
Contact:     Richard Winkler                              Telephone:            703.836.4432 
Rating:       Highly Recommended 
Notes:         
 
Company:  Luis Quinones 
Address:    3809 Terrawood Court 
Contact:     Luis Quinones                                 Telephone & Fax:  301.570.4316 
Rating:        Highly Recommended                     Mobile:                  301.806.6557 
Notes:        Excellent quality; removes doorknobs before painting doors etc.  Recommended for 
                 professional skills as well as honesty and integrity. 
 
Company:  De Ly ("Mr. Lee") 
Address:    3521 Gordon St.   Falls Church, VA 22041 
Contact:     Mr. Ly                                            Telephone:            703.845.3458 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:         Has done a lot of work in Cloisters West. 
 
Company:  Marvin Rodrigues 
Address:    PO Box 602, Silver Spring, MD 20918 
Contact:     Marvin Rodrigues                            Telephone:            301.908.7474 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:         Interior and exterior painting; excellent for painting, but do not use him for anything else 
                  such as carpentry or repairs. 
 
Company:  Danny's Painting 
Address:    945 Buchanan St. #79, Arlington, VA  22204 
Contact:    703-271-9840; 202-437-5967 
Rating:      Highly Recommended (April 05) 
Notes:      Great work at reasonable prices 
 
 
Piano Tuning 
Company:  Robb Lasko 
Address:    13400 Crispin Way, Rockville, MD 
Contact:     Robb Lasko                                   Telephone:              301.460.1116 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:          
 
Company:  Jordan Kitt's Music 
Address:    9520 Baltimore Blvd., College Park, MD 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:             800.466.9520 or 301.345.4090 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:        Steinway & Sons pianos 
 
Plumbing 
Company:  W.F. Collins 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            301.654.9492 
 
Company:  H.D. Johnson Plumbing, Inc. 
Address:    5500 MacArthur Blvd. Washington, DC 
Contact:     Mr. Johnson                                    Telephone:            202.244.6555 
Rating:       Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Homeowner has used this company for past 15 years. 
 
Company:  Thomas Plumbing & Heating 
Address:    13211 Hathaway Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20906 
Contact:     Michael Thomas                              Telephone:            301.933.5995 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:   
 
Company:  Stang Plumbing & Heating   
Address:   www.stangplumbing.com 
Contact:     Jim Proffitt          Telephone:  301-926-1462  
Rating:      Highly recommended 
Notes:       Added 12/06 
 
Roofing 
Company:  Shen Valley Roofing  
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            540.879.2507   800.296.7663 
 
Company:  J.A. Skillman Co., Inc. 
Address:    11600 Cedar Lane Beltsville, MD 20305 
Contact:                                                            Telephone:            301.937.4339 
Rating:        Highly Recommended 
Notes:        Excellent quality; sometimes a little slow to respond. 
 
Company:  Ev-Air-Tight, Shoemaker, Inc. 
Address:    5810 47th Ave., Riverdale, MD  20737 
Contact:     Larry Genovere                              Telephone:  301-209-9320 
Rating: 
Notes:  6/05 
 
Company: Katchmark Construction, Inc.  
Address: 3856A Dulles South Court, Chantilly, Virginia 20151 
Contact:  Amber Franklin (703) 817-0200 X216 
Phone: 703-539-5166Fax: 703-817-1175 
Rating: Highly Recommended 
Notes: Very Professional, very reasonable, Quality Material for Roofing and Skylight. Added Oct 2009  
Website: http://www.katchmark.com/services/roofing.html    Added Oct 2009  
 
Satellite Dish Installation 
Company:  Fairfax Antenna 
Address:     
Contact:                                                            Telephone:           703.550.8500 
 
Stone Mason 
Company:  Hadrion Stone Masonry, Inc. 
Address:     
Contact:     Greg Gaedner                                  Telephone:           703.522.7197 
Rating:        Recommended  
Notes:        Not interested in brick work, but does stone work. 
 
Tile Suppliers/Designers/TileWwork 
Company:  Ademas Tile 
Address:    816 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 
Contact:     Sandy Klien                                      Telephone:     703.549.7806 
Rating:       Highly Recommended                        Fax:               703.549.8013 
Notes:        Very unusual selection of tiles, granite, marble, and other stone. 
 
Company:  Ideal Tile of Rockville 
Address:    1610 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 
Contact:                                                              Telephone:     301.984.3200 
Rating:        Recommended 
Notes:     
 
Tree Specialists 
Company:  Wood Acres 
Address:  10315 Kensington Parkway, Kensington, MD 20895-3358 
Contact:   Forest Bowen (Arborist)  
Tel:  (301) 949-4100 FAX: (301) 933-6215  
Notes:  Highly Recommended.  Experienced crews; friendly customer service and "bend-over backwards" attitude to ensure a contented customer. (Entry added 6/06)  Comment added 9/08:  While I find them more a more expensive than others their work is tops. Bid the tree pruning with them as they might need the business and give us a good price. 
    
Window Replacement 
Company:  The Window Man 
Address:    3853-A Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA 22031 
Contact:     Geoffrey Bumbaugh, Sales Manager    Telephone:     703.978.9888 
Rating:       Highly Recommended                         Fax:               703.978.1012 
Notes:        Work done when promised; high quality of work; company sells several different brands,  
                  offering various levels of windows.   
 
Company:  Renewal by Andersen of Washington, D.C & Maryland 
Address:  5528 Nicholson Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20852 
Contact:  Bill Marks, Sales Manager  Telephone:  301-881-8482  Fax:  301-881-7054 
Rating:  Highly Recommended 
Notes:  Renewal by Andersen is the custom replacement window division of Andersen Corporation -- a nationally-recognized residential window company.  (Added February 2010) 
 
Window Washing 
Company:  Wizard Window Washing  
Address: 
Contact:                                                                 Telephone:  202.744.7477 
Rating:       Highly recommended 
Notes:       He does a superb job and is very clean. He has done work for 3 or 4 CloistersWest  residents for several years.