Vintage Restoration & Home Repair

08/29/2024

Customer is delighted with their new mahogany porch!

PM us for an estimate and your porch can look this good!

04/17/2024

Vintage Restoration & Home Repair is looking to hire a general laborer, carpentry skills is a bonus, but not required.

Pay based on experience.

Must have their own transportation. Local work only.

Call 717-749-7977 for more info, or PM us directly.

12/27/2023

Thanks to a mild winter so far, we're again booking outside work. That means there's still time to get those repairs and projects done that you SHOULD have done last fall!

PM our page or call 717-749-7977 for a free, quick estimate. Licensed, insured & local with reasonable rates for quality work.

Check out our page for more info.

12/05/2023

My wife saw this on Facebook and said I should offer this to my list of custom door options.

She's pretty smart, after all, she married me.😉

So, if you're looking to have the happiest dog (or cat) in the neighborhood, give me a call or PM me.

I've also done custom half-doors to keep pets, toddlers & older folks from dangerous stairways while allowing air-flow & a clear view beyond the door.

I've also custom built new doors for RVs with great success.

Got door work? Contact me via PM or call 717-749-7977.

12/02/2023

Borrowed from another page, but nothing has changed except the price of materials and labor.

A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job....
I answered him: $ 1500
He said: So expensive for this job?
I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?
He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"
- For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself.
- But.... I don't know how to.
- For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want
- It seemed right to him and he agreed.
- But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc...
- But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.
- Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.
- Okay, he says.
- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work
- But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.
- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.
- Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.
- I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.
- That is? What is this?"
- Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc.
- Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!
- Do you have them? You can do it to me before?"
- Okay!
- I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time
- At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later...
- You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Patents
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices. My prices to do this would be much higher than it says here for that job but its the point not the amount.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

I am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

11/29/2023

December Special!! Get those winter projects done & save money at the same time.

10% off our already reasonable Labor fee for jobs booked in the month of December.

We specialize in small home-improvement projects, from fixing those old-house windows to adding or repairing your porch.

Stair repair, door work, cabinetry...we can do it all! We recently completed our last outside job of the season by building new party rooms & pedestrian bridge at Funcastle and now have time for indoor jobs.

Licensed, insured with great, local references.

PM or call 717-749-7977 to set up a quick, free estimate.

06/17/2023

Shed roof leaking? How's that pavilion roof holding up? We can help keep you and your stuff dry! Licensed & insured & we actually show up for those small jobs. PM or call 717-749-7977 for a quick, free estimate.

06/17/2023

Got an RV with doors that need help? Don't pay upwards of $800 for ANOTHER flimsy door that you have to wait weeks for delivery and then install it yourself (hoping it fits!) Drop us a PM or call 717-749-7977 for a free, quick estimate on a new, custom-built door. We're licensed & insured.

06/17/2023

Want to keep the dog downstairs like this customer? We do custom doggie-doors! Would also work great to keep your toddler away from dangerous steps. PM us or call 717-749-7977 for a quick, free estimate. Licensed & insured.

05/22/2023