Aleck Maxwell

Description  Roofing, painting, flooring, doors, and windows

Feedback  I have been using Aleck for a long time. He does several jobs for me, and I have never been disappointed with his work. He does roofing, painting, flooring, doors and windows. He is hardworking, reliable, and trustworthy. His prices are reasonable, he does the work thoroughly, and there were no complaints. I recommend him to others.

Handyman

Cost  R1100

Description  He installed security gates and filled my paving

Feedback  He needed to be managed about accuracy and tidyness

Description  Tiling and painting

Feedback  I used Aleck to install tiles and paint the house for me. He is professional, hardworking, and delivers quality work. His prices are reasonable, he works well with his team, and no time was wasted. His work is neat, he cleans up afterward, and I never had any problems with his services. I recommend him to others.

Description  Tiling and carpentry work

Feedback  I used Aleck to install tiles at my house. He also does ceiling, cabinets, and general maintenance at my house. He is hardworking, reliable, and charges reasonable prices. His work is neat, thorough, and I never had any complaints. He works well with his team, and I never had any complaints. I recommend him to others.

Handyman

Cost  R50000

Description  Painting, bathroom and kitchen repairs

Feedback  We’ve had the worse experience ever with Alec Maxwell whom we contracted with to complete a home improvement project and paid him R50000. On his first day (10 December) a fight broke out between his workers who were drinking on the job. One them damaged our fence. We watched while Alec and one of his workers argued violently for over an hour. His worker claimed that Alec doesn’t pay them and is dishonest. Alec gave us some excuse and we allowed him to continue working because his worker was drunk so we gave him (Alec) the benefit of the doubt - what a mistake this was. Two weeks later, another one of his workers who was working In our home started harassing my family claiming that Alec hadn’t paid him and therefore his family doesn’t have food. We explained that we had paid Alec and we can’t get involved in a dispute between Alec and his workers….. the poor guy begged us and returned to our house 3x when Alec wasn’t there begging us to help his family as Alec didn’t pay him. Again there were two violent confrontations at our property between Alec and this particular worker. Then a few weeks later, another guy who Alec arranged to clear rubble came to my house and questioned my mother because Alec hadn’t paid him and and told him he can’t pay because we haven’t paid him (utter lies, we paid Alec R50k for work he hasn’t completed). After delays and poor workmanship, Alec sent a WhatsApp saying he no longer has the money we paid and asked us to give him time to raise the money to finish the work. There is about R15k work outstanding for which we’ve already paid the materials and labour, money that he lost or spent and is now asking us to give him time to raise the money. Here is a copy paste of the WhatsApp: “Hi Donna the problem that l have is when l go home l did leave the slips to collect the tops .just give me some time to raise the money to buy new tops. I understand that am asking alot . I won't run away . So am asking u if u can give me time to raise money to buy tops so that l can do your job .. since l came home l didnt have a job . So l promise u l will finish your job. U know the problem l was in last week . But l will raise the money . The guy that borrowed my car lost my slips….” We have been to the police and are now taking legal action against Alec. Shame on kandua for not vetting people first and then unleashing them on unsuspecting consumers. And shame on Alec Maxwell - you give everyone in your industry a bad name. We will let the court resolve this.