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Rock Creek Woods

A Charles M. Goodman Community

Caring for your home

Air Conditioning and Heating – maintenance and repair

Academy Heating & Air

301-770-3100

11720 Nebel Street, Rockville

Claire & Greg Murray: excellent service

Kim Young & Brad Koltak

May Nakamura

 

Adam’s Heating & Air Conditioning

301-937-2336,

Beltsville

Theolyn & David Wilson

 

Davis & Davis Air Conditioning and Heating

301-942-7210 Kensington

Helen & Cedric Beachem

Alida DeCoster & Perry Beider

Ruth Gruenberg

Claire & Greg Murray: excellent

 

JBI Air Conditioning Plumbing & Heating, LLC

12217 Distribution Pl. Beltsville, MD 20905

(301) 937-5330

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: great job on our renovation

 

Kensington Cooling & Heating

301-564-6565

Pati Young

 

Mindte Air Conditioning & Heating

Rockville 301-424-8786

Molly & Dan Yorkowski

 

United Air Temp 800-890-4328

Jean Hanson & Lester LaForce

 

Appliances – purchase and repair

Alco Appliance Repair, Inc.

(301) 937-6996

4416 Tonquil Street, Beltsville

Neil Klopfenstein:  A small, trustworthy group for appliance repair. They will try to make repairs first, not just recommend buying a new appliance.

 

Apache Appliance

240-876-3822

Susan Mathiascheck & John Brodkin: quick and honest; Russ explains what he’s doing and how to prevent problems.

 

Bettar Appliance

301-949-2500, 10503 Wheatley Street OR 301-949-0036, Kensington

May Nakamura: for appliance sales & service

Warren & Sarah Eresian

 

M & M Appliance Sales & Service, Inc.

6201 Blair Road, N.W.

Washington, DC 20011

202.882.7100 EXT 955

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: great prices and service – purchased all kitchen appliances at M&M

 

Silver Spring Appliance

240-271-4267

Jenny Letizia: Informative, honest, saved us money.

 

Waters Appliance

301-258-7500,

Gaithersburg

Kathy & Tom Waldmann: Best for parts, e.g., cords, gaskets, etc.

 

Architect/Design-Build

Amanpreet Birgisson

AB Studio, LLC.

(703) 994-7469

birgisson@aol.com

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: architect and interior designer on our renovation

 

Audio-Visual – retail and installation

Chris Kane

Casaplex, LLC

202-558-6519 (Office)

240-744-2886 (Mobile)

casaplex.com

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: Sonos sound system and smart TV.

 

Carpenters

R. Stair & Rails

301-540-0018

1127 Taft Street, Rockville

Julie & Dick Marcis: Very good.

 

Carpet cleaners 

All County Carpet Cleaning

301-831-8511, Joel Owen

CJ & Sam Ginder

 

Chimney cleaning and repair  

Priddy Clean Chimney Sweeps

Air Duct Cleaning Service

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 599-4500

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms

 

Closet door repair 

Advantage Door & Windows

301-855-6474

[formerly Rick’s Restorations]

Ruth Gruenberg

Sue Furney: A one-man operation, he successfully fixed my closet doors.

 

Decks – building and care 

Willie Hernandez
240 475 3811
John Freymann: I just had my new deck done and want to recommend him to the rest of the neighbors. very inexpensive, very nice man, good job. (2008)

 

See Dirt Run
301-540-1243, Germantown
Cathy Lamont: They did a really good job of deck cleaning without using power washing.

 

Dan Diggs
(Rhonda’s brother-in-law and our neighbor)
Window Genie of Bethesda (very professional company!)
(301) 933 0433 Also window cleaning and power washing

 

Electricians 

Alex Ellison

MaeDae Electric LLC.

Office – 410-999-7719

Cell – 410-999-4174

alex@maedaeelectric.com

www.maedaeelectric.com

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: MaeDae did all of our renovation electrical work.

 

Donnie Brown

301-946-2368

Pat Kassebaum: Very good.

 

Eyler Service and Contracting

301-473-4197, Ken Eyler

Theolyn & David Wilson: Licensed in Md., DC, and Va. for both residential and business

 

Bill Musgrove  301-831-7356

Claire & Greg Murray

 

Stephen Palmer Electric company

4218 Howard Avenue, Kensington,

May Nakamura

 

Ronco Electrical Services   301-384-0873

Kim Young & Brad Koltak

 

Trunnell Electric Services, Inc.

301-258-8300

15754 Crabbs Branch Way, Rockville

May Nakamura

 

Fencing and Rails

Carter Brothers Fence  703-255-0824

Susan Mathiascheck & John Brodkin: Gave lowest estimate by far, installed fence in one day.

 

AGSStainless.com

206.842.9492 office

206 841 2209

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: interior and exterior cable rail

 

Flooring

Premier Floors 301-977-0031

Betsy & Jeff Binckes: They did a great job refinishing our floors.

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: refinished floors, built new interior steps and nosing

 

Cooper at Cooper Flooring

703-426-0356

Sarah & Warren Eresian: They did a good job of repairing and refinishing hardwood floors.

 

Custom Carpet Shop  301-881-7322

5414 Randolph Road

Jean Hanson & Lester LaForce

 

Georgetown Hardwood  301-808-2344

Claire & Greg Murray

 

Perge Carpet & Floors  301-942-3330

11305 Georgia Ave, Wheaton

CJ & Sam Ginder: We were very impressed by the job they did for us. Extremely competitive prices.

 

Wool-To-Wool Carpet Discounts

wool2wool.com

859-421-7204

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: wall to wall carpet lower level – best price – great quality

 

General Contractors/ Handymen / Repairs

A3 Home Improvements, Inc.

Scot Weeks

240-888-0973

sweeks@a3homeimprovements.com

20203 Goshen Rd, Suite 232,

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Jules O’Rear: Scot is honest, hardworking, and reliable. I do most things on my own but Scot is my go to guy for anything at the handyman level.

Handyman Services

Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist

Certified Lead Paint Renovator

 

Handyman:  Clifton Duvall

240-644-5195

Pati Young:  Clifton knows a little about everything and is a pleasure to work with.

 

Handyman: Leo Flores

301 728-4685

Cedric and Helen Beachem referred him and offered to translate

 

Hydro Pool & Spa

301-258-9595

Kim Young & Brad Koltak

good for service and repairs

 

Handyman/GC: Jaysand Remodeling

Jay has retired — this is a link to his former apprentice, now Master Re-modeler: Scott http://scottshomeremodeling.com/

Jay just put in a new skylight and fixed a bathroom vent. He and Scott did a great job and would not hesitate to refer them for any remodeling work. He remodeled the bathrooms and kitchens 10 years ago, before we moved in and they are still in great shape.

Feel free to call or come by to see his work if you are interested.

Renana Keynes

 

M&L Handyman Service

301-592-1361,

Bethesda

Kim Young & Brad Koltak: $45. per trip charge

 

MER/Morrison    301-572-5629

Waterproofing Contractors, Silver Spring

Kim Young & Brad Koltak

 

Handyman: Eriscon Ramirez

Contact Cathleen for information at

301-560-4123.

Cathleen Horan & Rob Smith: on time, reasonable prices, small, medium and large jobs.

 

Rob’s Handyman Service

301-460-8357, Rob Meyer

Ruth Gruenberg

Helen & Cedric Beachem

 

Handyman: Jose Sepulveda

240-462-4023

Helen & Cedric Beachem: Primarily a roofer but a proven gutter worker as well as other things

 

Ted Thanos

301-570-9392

Julie & Dick Marcis: For decks, interior renovations. Reasonable and meticulous.

 

Chevy Chase Glass 301-654-2022,

Bethesda

Julie & Dick Marcis: For stationary glass replacement.

 

Hutchison Glass & Mirror

301-984-7500

Julie & Dick Marcis: They repair and replace glass, as well as installing mirrors; very good work.

 

Noble Exteriors 240-372-4167

Sunny Lee Sunny@NobleExteriors.com

www.NobleExteriors.com

Augustin: did a wonderful job and had the best price among the many we contacted.

 

Royal Gutter Service   301-947-3950

Gaithersburg

Alida DeCoster & Perry Beider

 

Gutters

Jose Flores
703-344-8344
Gregory Arms and Valerie Tate: Jose was able to source gutters to match our paint color and to suit the architecture of the house. He was reliable and skillful.

Dan Diggs
(Rhonda’s brother-in-law and our neighbor)
Window Genie of Bethesda (very professional company!)
(301) 933 0433 Also window cleaning and power washing

 

Housekeeping

Reina Garcia
(301) 526-5660
Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms – Reliable, detail-oriented, reasonably priced, friendly; and a great flower arranger (at Johnson’s Florist). Also works for Betsy & Jeff Binckes and Leslie Derr Eigner.

Diana León
(240) 705-4363
Luis Franco and Paola Pinto: thorough, meticulous, and truly interested in the quality (not just the speed) of her work.  In addition to doing cleaning and laundry, she is an excellent cook (we leave her the recipe and ingredients, and find a well-prepared meal). She is also very personable, and charges very reasonably for the quality of her work.

Selma Tejada
Contact Claire for information at 946-2148.
Claire & Greg Murray

Linda Schwanz
301-464-5109
Julie & Dick Marcis

Kitchen/Bath Renovations

Blair Construction

800-750-1455,

Annapolis

Ann & Don Byrne: We would be happy to show neighbors what a great job Blair did on our kitchen and bathrooms.

 

Cabinet Discounters

301-258-7360,

Gaithersburg

Claire & Greg Murray: Ask for Hans Englehart

 

Century 21 Home Improvements

301-459-2755,

Lanham

CJ & Sam Ginder: For cabinet fronts — beautiful job, on time

 

D&S Quality Home Improvements

301-854-6477

Doug Castner, Mount Airy

Dave Roth: very good general contracting work. Doug is reliable and makes good recommendations. He’s done a couple of major projects for me; very pleased with results.

 

Mosaic Tile

P: 301.881.2520

www.mosaictileco.com

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: kitchen and bath tile  – good curated collection

 

Watkins Cabinet Company

301-428-8510,

Barnesville

OR  301-972-8119

Molly & Dan Yorkowski: for custom cabinetry.

 

Landscaping / Lawn / Yard Care

A&D Landscaping
(301) 370-7829
Alex Ruiz is the owner.
Luis Franco says he is knowledgeable and meticulous, and chooses his turf and supplies providers carefully.

Happy Garden
Gordi Victor Pascual
301-523-5661
Heather & Neal: Gordi did our steps along the right side of our house and the landscaping there. Great value, very professional. Theolyn referred him to us.
Many neighbors use this service.

 

Irwin Stone, Jack T. Irwin 301-762-5800
601 E. Gude Drive, Rockville
Kim Young & Brad Koltak

 

Montgomery County
Master Gardeners Association
301-590-9650
Annabel & Paul Kaufman: They provide free help in identifying yard and plant diseases and problems

 

Mr. E. Ortega
301-946-8418
Martha Reeser: I have used him for one year for all kinds of yard work including snow removal. He is a very reliable, honest, and reasonable worker.

 

Super Lawns, Inc.
301-924-0505
Silver Spring

WheatonTurfmaster’s
391-527-0437, Gary Glick, Rockville
Theolyn & David Wilson: For fertilizing, etc.

 

Wheaton Lawn Service
301-933-5296
12842 Littleton Street,
Wheaton
Cedric & Helen Beachem
Katharine & Tom Waldmann: reliable—will rake leaves, clean up fallen branches, special arrangements possible

 

Stonework by Flavio & Sons
301-598-8528
Helen & Cedric Beachem: retaining wall

 

Rasevic Construction Company
Paul Rasevic
5200 River Road, Bldg 6,
Bethesda 301-986-6900
May Nakamura

Kevin P. Horton
301-370-3099
Yardbuddylawn@yahoo.com
In 2016, a huge tree fell across the Black Path. Kevin came over and cut up the tree. He lives across the creek on Byrd Road. He does lawn and garden work.

Nurseries

Johnson’s Flower & Garden Center

301-946-8700

Kensington

Theolyn & David Wilson

 

Behneke’s Nursery

Claire & Greg Murray

 

Sun Nurseries

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms

 

Painters

 American Painting

301-603-7806,Eduardo Salazar

14205 North Gate Drive, Silver Spring

 

H&W Painting, Rodney Wilson

703-820-8968

Kim Young & Brad Koltak

Heather and Neal Cox: Great guy

 

Jose’s Painting, Inc.

301-437-1896 cell

CJ & Sam Ginder

reliable, competitive priced, good job

 

Luis Sorto’s Painting, interior and exterior

240-417-2490

Germantown

Sarah & Warren Eresian: What a find — a painter who believes

preparation is the most important part of house painting! They

patiently scraped and hand-sanded each window at our house. Hard

workers, very dependable, fair prices for quality, detailed work.

Mick Braden & Steve Dempsey: Luis and his crew did an excellent job

on painting the house — and left the yard cleaner than when they

arrives! They were punctual, courteous and diligent.

 

Piano tuners and movers

John Becker, piano tuner

703-237-1317

Maggie Toscano & Rick Stumpf: Listed in Washington Consumers Checkbook as good value.

 

Carl D. Root Piano Services

301-279-2440,

Rockville

Dave Roth: Carl has kept my piano in tune for years; He is very reliable and I believe serious musicians in the neighborhood also use him.

Julie & Dick Marcis

Plumbers

Coleman Plumbing & Heating
301-585-2352
Silver Spring
Jan Downing: I have found Don Vilas, and his wife Pam who handles the phone, to be reliable, courteous and helpful.
Alida DeCoster & Perry Beider: Don seems to know our houses well, reasonable prices.
Ruth Gruenberg, May Nakamura, Theolyn & David Wilson, Kim Young & Brad Koltak, Susan Mathiascheck & John Brodkin, Molly & Dan Yorkowski

 

Jack Mettee, Plumber
301-881-5456
Rockville
Katharine & Tom Waldmann: Prompt, reasonable.

 

A. Wagner Plumbing
301-897-0024
Kensington
Betsy & Jeff Binckes

 

W. H. Winegar & Son
Burtonsville, MD
301-422-8588 or 301-384-5818
Julie and Dick Marcis highly recommend this plumbing company.

 

Roofers

 

Bill Thomas, Jr.

301-758-5396

Heather & Neal Cox

Did our roof/skylight in 2003. Nice guy who did great work and was priced way under all other estimates

 

Albert Cipolari, 301-949-0547

Silver Spring 301-384-7849 (fax)

Katherine & Tom Waldmann

 

Corley Roofers

301-894-4460,

Temple Hills

Pat Kassebaum: Very reliable and competent

 

CSR Roofing & Gutter Services

240-888-1598,Cleve Rowe

May Nakamura

 

D&M Enterprises, Todd Bardwell

301-948-0100

Mariann Seriff & Val Campbell:

They also do gutters.

 

Tree Pruning/Removal

Alvarado Tree Service
301-384-4004
Jules O’Rear and Cedric Beachem; Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms – has a tree expert license (required by MD law), insurance verification, and recommendations; good pricing, great job

 

ArborCare

18001 Bowie Mill Road, Rockville, 20855

phone 301 570-6033

www.arborcare-inc.com.

Pat Kassebaum says, “Tree specialists over at least 25 years. They send out an arborist to assess conditions for no charge and provide an itemized contract so you can choose whatever items you want done. The most recent arborist I’ve had was Kevin Clair. He understands about wanting a natural look; he wants to preserve health and not cut down trees.”

 

Bartlett Tree Experts

12200 Nebel Street, Rockville

Van Kesteren 301-762-1434

Chris Larkin 301-881-8552

May Nakamura

Katherine & Thomas Waldmann: Tree care is expensive, but Bartlett is professional and reliable

Annabel Kaufman: also recommends Chris Larkin at Bartlett

 

Thomas G. Dietrich 301-770-7464

4614 Creek Shore Drive, Rockville

May Nakamura: for small tree removal

 

Mulheron Tree Experts 301-942-6700

10563 Metropolitan Avenue, Kensington

May Nakamura

 

 

 

E. Mills

540-937-4915

10565 River Road, Rixeville, Va.

May Nakamura: Tree trimming and removal.

 

Scott’s Landscaping & Tree Service

888-400-8733

Annabel & Paul Kaufman

 

Takoma Sales & Service

3605 Damascus Rd

Brookeville, MD 20833

301-260-8060

Referral from Cathy Lamont to Renana Keynes

 

Windows

Dan Diggs (Rhonda’s brother-in-law and our neighbor)
Window Genie of Bethesda (very professional company!)
(301) 933 0433
Cleans windows,
Pressure wash patios, walkways, driveways and houses
Window tinting (film)
Cleans Gutters

Alan Augustine
Squeeky Clean Window Washing
301.424.4020
Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms and other neighbors have given this service high marks.

 

Felix Aguilar

571-259-3900

Pati Young:

cleans windows and gutters and is dependable.

 

Blaine Window Repair Service

Silver Spring

Neil Klopfenstein

Sue Furney & Joan Cadmus

 

Campbell Glass & Door Service

301-670-0630,

Gaithersburg

Alida DeCoster & Perry Beider

Claire & Greg Murray

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms – can replace single pane with double pane maintaining the original frame to glass ratio (as required for 20% tax credit through National History Register designation)

 

Thompson Creek Window Company

800-886-7274

CJ & Sam Ginder: Excellent service.

 

Donations

 

A Wider Circle

9159 Brookville Road

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-608-3504

contact@awidercircle.org

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms: A Wider Circle’s provides basic need items (including furniture and home goods), education, and long-term support.

 

Freecycle

https://www.freecycle.org

Sarah & Warren Eresian

 

Interfaith Clothing Center, 301-424-3796

751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville

May Nakamura:  Donate clothing and household items that will be provided to those in need.

Valerie Tate & Gregory Arms

 

NAMI Thrift Store, 301-949-5731

11718 Parklawn Drive Rockville, Maryland 20852

Neighbors can donate clothing and household items; proceeds go to Montgomery Co. branch of National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

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