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address: "3104 Marion Ave;, Mattoon, Illinois 61938, United States"
latitude: 39.4802
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# Precision Carpentry

Original Houzz profile: [Precision Carpentry](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/precision-carpentry-pfvwus-pf~1578186004)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** General Contractors
- **Location:** Mattoon, IL
- **Serves:** 61938 and surrounding areas
- **Houzz rating:** 1.0 out of 5 (1 review)

## About

### Houzz Badges

- Houzz Influencer

We are remodeling contractors doing both interior and exterior remodeling including room additions.We have 40 years experience in the trade and offer quality work at affordable prices.

### Services Provided

- kitchen and bath remodels
- siding
- soffits and fascia
- windows and doors
- cabinets
- flooring
- drywall
- decks
- fences

### Areas Served

- 61938 and surrounding areas

### Typical Job Cost

$1,000 - 50,000

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Precision Carpentry |
| Address | 3104 Marion Ave;, Mattoon, Illinois 61938, United States |
| Phone | (217) 259-1696 |
| Website | http:// |
| License Number | N/A |
| Followers on Houzz | 5 |

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Precision Carpentry](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/general-contractors/precision-carpentry-pfvwus-pf~1578186004)
- **Website:** http://
- **Phone:** (217) 259-1696

## Reviews

**Overall rating: 1.0 out of 5 — 1 review**

### All 1 review

**★ — jwurts4, Dec. 2015**

> Work was not completed within agreed upon timeline.  Quoted for 2 weeks and took 8. Schedule was extended without pressure from us.  They insisted upon payment with 1 day of work remaining. They packed up and didn't return to complete the project.   Precision Carpentry will not return calls ot emails. When I stopped him (Mike Bridges)  in person he said it would be taken care of the day before Thanksgiving so my family would be able to see it. I took them over for the grand reveal only to be let down again. Now they have changed their phone number and my job is still not complete. I do not recommend them for any project based on the low morals/ethics this business has.

## Community Q&A

**Q: Exterior Arch Repair** *(in Home Repair)*

Hello - 
I have an exterior archway above my front porch - home is about 15 years old.  As you can see, it's in bad shape, and I need to replace whatever this is that they used.  I cannot figure out what it is that they used, or what I might could do affordably to fix this - welcome any suggestions as to what type of material this is or other suggestions on how to repair.

A: http://www.certainteed.com/trim/

**Q: Wooden Console and Cofee Tables** *(in Woodworking)*

Hey guys,
As I visit this site very often for new techniques and experience, I decided to share with you my works.
Here are the tables I made for my summer house. Material is oak.


My wife also managed to shoot the video of the whole process of creation.

A: Very nice . As a cabinetmaker ,I'm not to sure about your joinery but time will tell.
I'm curious about what type of wood that is .I'm in central IL and we have some honey locust that I love and has a similar color and grain.Not sold commercially but I know a local sawyer that sells me some.
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**Q: My First Liability Claim** *(in Kitchens)*

After paying liability insurance premiums for over twenty years, I’ve finally had a claim filed against me.
I’ve done undermount sink reattachments at least 50 times over the last 8 years without incident and this was a typical job. The original installer smeared polyester on stone scraps then bridged the sink flange and stone bottom to hold the sink. Non-mechanical fastening like this fails anywhere between 6 months and 6 years later.
Often the sink is completely detached, but I had to drive a scraper into the silicone between the stone and sink flange to get this one to let go. The stainless steel sink, which probably weighed less than 4lbs., broke the CPVC water supply line behind the cabinet and inside the wall on its way down.
It is amazing how instantly focused one becomes with water blasting into the cabinet and onto the kitchen floor. I tried to stem the flow with my hands while instructing the homeowner to turn off the main shutoff. A computer geek type, he had no clue where it was located. I abandoned my post and ran to the side of the house, turned the valve, only to hear the homeowner shout that the water was still coming. In hindsight, I should have just broken or cut the plastic pipe and had the water pump harmlessly onto the lawn and a $1.50 fix. Instead, I ran to my truck, grabbed a monkey wrench, and turned off the water at the curb box. If more than 8 minutes elapsed between the break and shutoff, I’d be amazed, although with water gushing, 8 minutes feels like an eternity.
I returned to the kitchen to find about an inch of water covering the tile floor and wicking its way to the wood floor in the dining room. I commandeered the homeowner’s push broom and swept it through the kitchen garage door where it ran harmlessly to the driveway. I finished rehanging the sink mechanically, told the homeowner “No charge”, and to call a plumber in the morning. Although I’m a licensed Florida building contractor, reattaching a sink is considered maintenance and doesn’t require a license or permit, not so repairing broken supply lines inside walls.
Several days later I received a certified letter from the homeowner’s insurance company stating their intentions to subrogate their expenses on his claim to my insurance company. I immediately contacted my insurance company to see how they wanted to handle the situation. They didn’t seem interested in attending the meeting offered by the homeowner’s insurance company, nor the documentation I had substantiating the repeated failure of CPVC pipe in Florida. (Pipes have broken from simply turning a shutoff valve.) Or in forensic testing of the piece of CPVC I absconded with:


The failed CPVC is on the top, new CPVC on the bottom. Note the color difference.
My insurance lady told me they’d probably just settle; it was less expensive than proving the truth. When she told me they wouldn’t cancel my policy for making a claim, she lied, but my agent says he has another company to resume coverage when this policy expires. I wonder if my premiums will rise?
Now I find and test the main shutoff valve on my sink reattachment jobs before beginning any work.

A: I hate CPVC.That stuff gets very britle with age and sometimes will just shatter with the slightest amount of pressure.I've been lucky enough to never have any major damages cased buy it.Usually on the out flow side of a shutoff or in a basement.I always locate the main shutoff and meter before working on any plumbing.
Liability insurance sucks.I pay around $3200 a year and have never had to file a claim. Another factor people don't see when complaining about our bid prices.

**Q: Which type of doors are better for a corner cabinet?** *(in Kitchens)*

We will have a 36" corner cabinet with 12" doors. Do piano hinged doors or two independent hinged doors provide easier access?

A: I am a cabinetmaker and prefer the doors hinged on each side .You can get the euro hinges with different degrees of opening which solves the problem of banging in knobs.The ones that are hinged together get pretty wild and flop all over the place plus take a lot more room to open.

**Q: AGGGHH!!!!!!** *(in Remodeling)*

I hired a small company to do a small construction job for me back in March.  They were recommended by one of my painter's helpers - it was his brother, nephew and one other guy.  They came out, quoted me a price to remove my soffits and to drywall over the damaged plaster ceiling and paint it.  They did nice work (I thought at the time) and were very good about cleaning up afterwards.  Of course, I realized later that they had gotten dirt in my high gloss oil base enamel ceiling paint and in certain light it is quite apparent.  Yes, it could be sanded and then repainted, but after having had my kitchen done, I'm pretty much through with sanding and all that dust, so it will stay the way it is.
At the same time, we talked about them putting bead board over a rough plastered ceiling on my sunporch and painting it as well.  They gave me a price and were to start in early June.  The job kept being pushed back and back and I was leaving for a month in late June, so we agreed we'd start this the first week of Aug.  No one showed up or called.  Finally got hold of them - he'd forgotten to put it on his schedule but could do it in two weeks.  Two weeks came - again, no one showed.  Called again - they were still tied up on a job.  Finally, the son and helper showed up and said their dad had lost his measurements and they were here to do them again.  We again discussed the size of bead board I wanted and they said they needed the paint as they wanted to paint it, put it up and then touch it up where they had nailed.  Fine - went that day and got the paint and left it on the front porch.  They were to paint it and be back Wed.  No one showed.  Called the dad and he said they couldn't possibly finish the job that week - they mow all day on Thurs and Fri.  Mow?  So I was told the following Mon they would be here.  He called on Thurs and said they were having trouble with the paint (SW acrylic semi-gloss) - it was "bubbling up" and they would have to sand it down and repaint it.  He said they were painting in his dad's garage which was very damp.  I said fine but I'm not paying for this due to poor choice of place to paint.  I was to also go chose some vinyl bead board for them to install on the front porch ceiling.  I went to Lowes and bought it and left it for them to pick up.
Finally, they showed up this AM, 45 minutes after they had said they'd be here.  I would have liked 45 minutes more sleep.  I had removed all the small items from the sunporch and they put all the rest in my dining room, a room that I had only recently finally gotten back after redoing my kitchen.  They started to remove ceiling trim and I asked them just what the problem had been with the paint.  They said the bubbling was the knot holes seeping sap through.  I nearly had a heart attack - I was not aware they were buying bead board with knot holes.  They said that's all there is - knotty pine paneling.  I asked what primer they used - they had used the wrong one for knotty pine and I knew that it would continue to seep and be a problem.  I asked to see the wood on the truck and was appalled - there were sap deposits everywhere and the paint job looked like it had been done with a cob.  I said this was totally unacceptable.  They said "Call Dad".  I did and he said for them to call him - I suggested he call his son himself.  Son rang the doorbell again - had I talked to "Dad" - I said he was going to call HIM.  He said he had and that they were to bring the bead board back and work on it.  I suggested that instead they would go to Lowes and pick up the vinyl bead board and get it installed on the front porch so I could re-install my porch light which had been down for 2 months.  They left, saying they would pick it up and be right back.
Two hours later they had not returned.  I called "Dad" and he said he'd told them to come back to where he was working and that they were not going to complete the job - I was too hard to please - after all, it was "only a porch".  I said did I not at least deserve a call telling me this?  He didn't want anything more to do with me.  I told him to send "the Boys" back to put all my porch furniture back on the sunporch.  They would "try" to get by this afternoon.  I will never see them again.
I'm terrified that he's going to dump that $500 worth of bead board on my front walk and expect me to pay for it and if I don't, he'll put a Mechanics Lien on my house.  I have NOTHING in writing about this job, other than the price scribbled on a piece of notepad.  
I'm SO disappointed - really wanted my pale blue bead board ceiling on my newly redecorated sun porch which I use all the time.  And I'm furious that they have let me down so badly. I"m also afraid I'm going to be stuck with that bead board.  And I have no idea who else to hire for such a small job - contractors don't do small jobs anymore.  
GRRRRRR.....  Can no one do anything right these days?  What an unholy mess...

A: I did not intend to be harsh in my post but what I picked up from the op after 40 years as a contractor is that she was wanting this done cheaply and was probably very picky.Maybe I was wrong.
Still does not excuse what happened to her by the crew she hired but after 40 years of qualifying potential customers I probably would have passed on the job to begin with.Not because it was small .I would just like to hear the other side of the story and I imagine there is one..
I wish you the best and you were done wrong.I would just like to here the whole story.

**Q: Need help of bathroom installation** *(in Bathrooms)*

Is that suitable to install (or convert to) a tile shower at the second floor of a single house?  I am worrying about the tile shower structure, manmade skill and locate at second floor will contribute the water leaking issue in the future. Please advise. Thanks

A: Millions of people have second floor tile showers with no issues.Mainly because they hired a tile contractor with experience that knew what he was doing and did not try to cheap out.

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*Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-23.*