Maryland and D.C. Home Improvement and Home Inspection discussion and Repair Advice

Online ratings are something which we obsess with. They are something any good homeowner will research and review prior to hiring any handyman. Reviews (and referrals) are extremely important for new homebuyers alike, who, are just getting their "feet wet" in the home ownership lifestyle. That is why we at EFynch wanted to make something better. Currently, you can find online ratings, reviews, and recommendations from a host of other sites. However, many of these are unchecked, unverified, and often come from conflicting sources. As far as we can tell- 99% of online reviews have not gone through any filtering process (this effects most sites that supposedly post "trusted reviews"). Not to be negative, but this sucks- we wanted to create something better. The new EFynch Handyman rating system is revolutionary- we promise. 1. Instead of a simple 5 start rating which you can make on anyone listed in that site's directory, we have a 10 point rating sys...

Baltimore, MD : We've all encountered it. You open Facebook or another social platform and see someone asking for a recommendation for a service. Typically a handyman, plumber,  etc (we will keep it to Home Improvement for this article). Over the next few hours your timeline will fill with the posting person's friends and neighbors posting then, passively arguing whose contractor is better. Want to start a real debate? Forget politics, ask for a plumber instead. See below: Recommendation #1: "Call Tom, his number is 410-555-5555" Recommendation #2: "Try Jim, his number is 443-555-5555, he did our work last year, he is great" Recommendation #3: "Hey, last year I used Frank, he did a great job. He was prompt, fair priced, honest, sincere, etc. etc. etc." Notice a pattern? The first person usually throws the minimum info out, then it progresses with more detail. *Side note- I once saw a women recommend her roofer with a 5 paragrap...