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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.