A.R.
Scott Betts. I met him through his daughter, actually, who belongs to some of the same playgroups as we do. He's very trustworthy, reliable, and reasonable. We had him finish our basement in our previous house, and he's done odds and ends like put up baby gates, build a railing for some stairs, install a new front door and storm door, fix our garbage disposal, put up light fixtures, paint, do some wood trim work, etc etc. He really loves what he does too and doesn't charge you an arm and a leg if he has to run back out to Home Depot to pick something up for you.
I know he does a lot of kitchen jobs- tile and woodwork especially. His card says, "Electrical, Carpentry, Tile, Plumbing, Woodworking, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Fine Woodworking"
He's just a nice easygoing guy too, so if you change your mind about a detail midway through a problem, he'll just joke with you and change things to whatever you decide.
(PS- I get no kickbacks for recommending him either :)
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M.