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NEIGHBOR RECOMMENDATIONS

The following is a list of service providers recommended by Boylan Heights neighbors. This list is not an endorsement by the Boylan Heights Association nor members of the Web Site Committee. Neither BHA nor the Web Site Committee makes any representations or warranties about the contractors listed or their workmanship. Boylan Heights residents can add recommendations to this list for neighbors by calling or emailing Chris Weedy at 755-3558 or chrisweedy@gmail.com.

SERVICE: AUTOMOBILES

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Automobile Service

Steve

Kings Auto Service Inc

919-834-0748

Ray Lanier

919-828-9112




SERVICE: BRICK MASON

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Brick Mason

James Lewis

919-451-6446

Emily & Eric Brinker

919-835-2769

Great retaining walls, patios and walkways; new or replacement uses brick, pavers, stone, block. Also, builds or rebuilds piers and foundations

Brick/Stone Mason
Chris Jacobs
919-810-4765

Elizabeth Dunbar

919-836-8136

He does retaining walls, patios, fire pits, walkways, all sorts of hardscapes. He did the retaining wall around 422 Cutler. And the stone pathway at the rear of 422 Cutler.



SERVICE: CARPENTRY/ DECKS/ HARDWOOD FLOORS/FENCES/FURNITURE

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor(s) Making Recommendation

Comments

Home Improvements and Repairs

Innovative Concepts

919-269-5399(H)
919-455-7519(C)

  • Judy Murray
  • John Zaloom

Dan Wagner has worked on some houses in the neighborhood. He can do it all- built ins to repair work. He is great.(J.M.)


Excellent attention to historic detail and reasonable approach to expenses. (J.Z.)

Light carpentry, carpentry repairs

Daniel Gardner

919-524-7257

Elizabeth Dunbar

919-836-8136


Hardwood Floors

Bob St. Claire

919-782-5999

Paul Meyer

919-838-9028

Highly professional; very reliable

Hardwood Floors

(Refinishing, repair, new floors)

Sedaris Hardwood Floors

919-420-0254

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

Excellent, reliable

Expert carpentry, including door and
window installation, structural and siding repair

Terry Hunter

919-889-7563

Valerie and John Zaloom

919-755-9098

Excellent attention to detail

Fencing

Ralph Brown

American Heritage Fence Co.

919-554-2848

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

Constructed wood fences at 524 S. Boylan and 620 W. Cabarrus. Great quality, fast work. Familiar with historic district standards.

Framing, Decks, Remodeling, General Construction

Joel Stewart

919-818-4635

919-325-0516

Joyce Kirby

919-828-3389

Framed house at 920 W Lenoir

Everything from minor repairs to renovations and new build

Steve Wilder

Triangle Builders

919-389-5394

Amy Boiselle

919-513-3802

Very professional, reasonable prices, timely

Carpentry

Allen Watson

919-524-0973

Joyce and Lee Kirby

919-828-3389

Terrific quality, good worker, did a great job on 511 Florence Street building custom shelves and trim.

$25hr.

Home improvement/Maintenance

Manu Wolfe

Kipp Flack-Suttor

919-741-1303

919-559-2495

Jackie Pleasants

919-829-1765

Reliable, Affordable, Quality Work
Home Renovations / Improvements
Envision Built

Deveraux Hamilton and Bill Ahle 

919.928.5222 Beth Fazekas

919-641-1408
Reasonably priced and very reliable!



SERVICE: CLEANING

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

House Cleaning

Agustin and Maria Garza

919-395-7703

919-832-1779

Bob Kochersberger

919-833-2597

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Live in BH; friendly; efficient; do a good job

Carpet Cleaning

Mike Irelan

919-345-1373

Christie Scott

814-935-3720

Chris Weedy

755-3558

Prices are very reasonable; does a good job

House Cleaning

Alejandra and Geno Abalos

919-771-2975

Elizabeth Dunbar

919-836-8136


Cleaning of Air Ducts

Mike Hudson

919-567-2830

Claire Cates

919-836-1226


House cleaning

Green Cleaning

mailto:lisa@greencleen.biz

646-645-5472

www.greencleen.biz
lisa@greencleen.biz

Aaron Blankenship

1105 W. Cabarrus
919-236-7384

Uses non toxic, biodegradable, environmentally friendly products to clean houses. She is flexible and meticulous.



SERVICE: ELECTRICAL/HEATING/COOLING/INSULATION

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Electrician

Dominico Diaz

Lighthouse Electrical

919-639-7730

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077

Prices reasonable

Heating/ Cooling

Donald Dean

919-291-9448

Claire Cates

919-836-1226


Heating/ Cooling

Matt Jones

Honeycutt & Jones Inc

919-755-4677

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077


Heating/ Cooling

Blinson Heating and Air

919-881-0915

Paul Meyer

919-838-9028

Highly professional

Electrician

Greg Bunn

919-422-5298

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

Fast, efficient, affordable. Very familiar with old homes. Can be difficult to get work scheduled.

Heating/ Cooling

Chuck Caldwell

919-201-9501

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

Knowledgeable, reliable, fast.

Electrician

James Arnette

919-779-6192

Bob Kochersberger

919-833-2597

Jay Spain

919-828-4086

Responded quickly; reasonably priced; worked fast

Insulation

Insulation, Inc

5902 Fayetteville Rd

Garner

919 772 9000

Glenn Plott

919-833-0570

$450 to blow in insulation into my attic 17-18’ thick

Electrician

Andy Freeburn

freeburn36@yahoo.com

919-862-3733

Claire Ashby

919-515-5337




SERVICE: EYE DOCTOR

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Eye Exams

Dr. David Weitz

919-856-8555

Chris Weedy & Jimmy Creech

755-3558

Very professional; located closeby - on Fayetteville Street



SERVICE: HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Home improvement/Maintenance

Manu Wolfe

Kipp Flack-Suttor

919-741-1303

919-559-2495

Jackie Pleasants

919-829-1765

Reliable, Affordable, Quality Work



SERVICE: PAINTING

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Painting

Karl Hines John

919-673-8017

919-829-2694

Paul Meyer

919-838-9028

Lives in BH; extremely hardworking and reliable

Painting

Julio Rojas

Quality Painting

919-522-9425

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077


Painting

Jorge Reyes

919-264-8109

Chris Weedy

919-755-3558

Did a great job on our bathroom and kitchen

Painting

Agustin and Maria Garza

919-395-7703

919-832-1779

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Live in BH; reliable; good quality; trustworthy; dependable

Painting
Grady Jones Paint Contractors
Clee Grady Jones Jr.
919-272-3858 Elizabeth Spainhour
915 W. South St.
Clee was easy to work with, professional,
and responsive.

Painting

Bill's Painting

919-427-8948

Joyce and Lee Kirby

919-828-3389

Reasonable, fast and reliable.

Painting (indoor)

Jerome Lauck

919-833-6579

919-833-1769

Self-referred

Lives in BH

Painting

Grady Jones Paint Contractors
Clee Grady Jones Jr.

919-272-3858

Lynn Longest

They did a fabulous job! They were prompt, dependable, and professional!



SERVICE: PET SITTING

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Pet Sitting, Pet Walking

Caleb Jeffries

919-834-5623

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Lives here in BH



SERVICE: PLUMBING

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Plumbing

Coward Dunn

Dunn Plumbing Repair Service

919-556-5319

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077

Prices reasonable

Clogged Drains

Wake Sewer and Drain Cleaning Service

919-833-6749

Elizabeth Dunbar

919-836-8136


Plumber

Spiros Varveris

Roto Guys Inc

919-291-4324

Steve & Amy McCallister

919-280-9528


Plumber

Heritage Plumbing

919-374-9248

919-280-5679

John Zaloom

919-755-9098

Specialize in historic properties and are willing to do small jobs as well as big projects.



SERVICE: REAL ESTATE

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Real Estate Broker

Paul Setliff

919-882-5644

Gail Pershing

919- 812-7812

Paul was extremely professional and worked hard to match the best person for my home and our neighborhood. My home sold in one day!!



SERVICE: ROOFING/CHIMNEYS/GUTTERS

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Non-slate roofs and inline gutter work

Best Roofing, Waterproofing and Gutters

919-782-0151

Claire Cates

919-836-1226


Roofing

Jack Cole

Cole Brothers Roofing

919-851-8918

919-639-3008

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077


Chimney Work

Bob Gessner, Carolina Chimney Restoration, Inc

919-856-8858 919-302-7729

Claire Cates

919-836-1226


Metal Roofing, Gutters, Downspouts

Christian Donino

919-523-7855

Paul Meyer

919-838-9028

Extremely reliable; professional quality work

Roofing

John Black

B & B Contracting

919-422-4213

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Re-roofed 615 S Boylan in 2005; owner happy with quote; stood behind his work

Gutters

Absolute Gutter Cleaning

Mike Kyle

919-782-1995

Kent Lioret
1007 W Lenoir

Very good work, highly professional,
reasonable prices, lived in BH for many years



SERVICE: TUTOR

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

French

Jerome Lauck

919-833-6579

919-833-1769

Self-referred

Lives in BH; tutors at Peace College

Mathematics

Theo Fitzgerald

925-963-0731

theofitzgerald@gmail.com


Amy Fitzgerald

919-645-8324

Relationship: Aunt

See website for resume, research on mathematical cognition and teaching philosophy. Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Statistics



SERVICE: UPHOLSTERY

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Upholstery

Dan McKenzie at Finish Pros

919-848-3848

Caroline Charbonnet Munzing

919-838-6662


Upholstery

Rainbow Upholstery

919-829-1332

Adryon Clay

919-834-2505



Lynn Longest

919-622-3877

Very nice, competent, convenient



Fabulous job. This is a family owned business located on West St. They do beautiful work and are great to work with!

Upholstery

AFC

Mark Macklin

919-828-7771

Glenn Plott
919-833-0570


Upholstery

Dennis Williams

919-834-6353

Jennie LaMonte

919-513-4076

Does good work

Upholstery

Tim Stroud

919-431-0774

Frank Haynes

919-829-2642

He did a sofa, chair, and club chair and ottoman for me. And he also did some repairs on a rocking chair the chewed up legs on some of the stuff (he has some guys who do furniture repair that he sends stuff to). He had good fabric prices at the time and I thought he did good work. I recommended him to a couple of friends of mine, who were also pleased.



SERVICE: YARDWORK/HAULING/HANDYPERSON/DUMPSTER

Specialty

Name

Contact Number

Neighbor Making Recommendation

Comments

Yard work, House Painting, Trim Trees

Pablo Merlo

919-940-2943

For help with communication in Spanish call Chris Weedy

Chris Weedy

919-755-3558

Lives here in BH- very reliable-hard worker

General handyperson

Mike Hudson

919-567-2830

Claire Cates

919-836-1226


Yard work; Painting & Carpentry (during winter primarily)

Caleb Jeffries

919-834-5623

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Lives here in BH

Cleaning up yards, etc

Jim Gerardi

Jim’s Maintenance

919-833-2265

Brenda Corbin

919-834-1077

Natural areas, Attics, Basements, Hauling brush, trash, appliances, Tree work, Tree removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding, Landscaping

Movers (within Raleigh); garage cleanup

Marvin Jefferys

919-426-7053

Jimmy Creech

919-755-3558

Bonded; available with short notice; can handle fragile jobs

Hauling, Moving

Larry’s Moving & Salvage Service

919-413-2109 (c)

919-362-9236 (o)

Chris Todd

919-821-3883

Will haul scrap metal, old cars, other junk, etc - some for free - especially metal.

Dumpster

Jess McConnell

McConnell Waste System

919-669-1212

Elizabeth Dunbar

919-836-8136


Landscaping

Harriet Bellerjeau

919-546-9282

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

BH resident; Designed front garden at 524 S. Boylan; Creative, thoughtful, colorful designs; Listens well to clients’ desires

Landscaping

Tom Mekus

Native Elements

919-630-4910

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

BH business; Found and planted unusual magnolia at 524 S. Boylan; Continues to take interest in tree’s health.

Stump Grinding

Horace Evans

919-552-5904

Dana Damico

919-836-7551

Retired postal worker who now grinds stump as hobby. Free estimates, good work, nice guy.

Tree Service

Everett Tree Service

919-271-6108

Bob Kochersberger

919-833-2597

Reasonable price; fast work

Tree Service

William Gillespie

919-609-7542

Lynn Longest

I just had the best experience with someone who left their card in my door. We had a maple tree entangled in our power lines. This guy was very prompt and reasonable and did a wonderful job of trimming then cleaned up completely. I couldn't even tell he had been there!

Handyman

Jerome Lauck

919-833-6579

919-833-1769

Self-referred

I enjoy renovating old homes

Last updated 07/6/08

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