We hired Keith to install trim in a renovation. I would not recommend Keith for the following reasons:

1. Keith took shortcuts. I hired him to repair a piece of the ceiling that had some water damage. I had already removed the damaged wood from the ceiling and I provided it to Keith so that he had a template to create the replacement. Instead of properly fixing it, he REINSTALLED THE DAMAGED WOOD that I had removed. When I pointed out that this was not what we had agreed to, he basically shrugged and said oh well. He did not fix it.

2. Keith does not communicate and arbitrarily makes decisions based on what's easiest for him, without consulting his customer. I asked him to install 4 1/2" baseboard trim that matched the rest of the house trim and he agreed to it. He had already begun installing the trim in one room when I noticed that he was installing 5 1/2" trim instead. When I pointed it out to him, he said "they don't make 4 1/2" trim". I thought this was strange as I would imagine a carpenter could cut a 5 1/2" piece of wood down to 4 1/2". I assume he decided this would be too much work for him. In an attempt to be accommodating, I decided 5 1/2" trim would be fine and he assured me that where the trim had to match up to existing baseboard, he would in fact cut it down to 4 1/2" and make it match. He did not do this, as when it came time to match up to the existing trim, he decided on his own that he would install a patchwork 'corbel' instead of doing the precise work it would take to match the trim.

3. Keith did not finish the job and argued with me that very obvious trim work that he had previously agreed to was not part of his job. He did not install the length of trim he said that he would and he argued I should pay him more to have him return to complete the job.

I would not recommend hiring Keith Orvis Carpentry as Keith is not detailed-oriented, does not communicate, and does not follow through on his commitments.