Testimonials
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Paul Maloney has worked as our maintenance person for the past three years. After our long-term maintenance person retired, we struggled to find someone to take his place. We tried employing a replacement, we tried using companies who advertised themselves as all things to all jobs, we tried contracting on a task by task basis. None of these options worked for Deakin. Then we found Paul!
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There is no task too big or too small for Paul. He will construct, repair, paint, hang/rehang, assemble/disassemble, move and replace. He provides all of his own tools and will purchase whatever he needs to complete a job. He removes any packaging or rubbish and leaves the workspace neat and clean every time. When he sees what has to be done, he goes quietly about his work and fits into the rhythm of the day, which is really important in a childcare setting. Children are delighted to find out what Paul is doing and he has the patience and personality to engage with them as appropriate.
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Paul is utterly reliable and trustworthy. He is responsive to our oftentimes urgent calls when something has to be fixed that day, He has access to our building outside of work hours when necessary. I am delighted to recommend Paul as an honest, hardworking and reliable maintenance person.
Evelyn Callaghan, Director, Deakin School for Early Learning
My wife Andrea and I first met Paul Maloney (or Charlie as he is known in his old home town of Young! Charlie Paul to us!) when we were looking to buy in Canberra. Charlie Paul was happy to look over a couple of properties with us with suggestions about value and the quality of the properties. When we finally settled on our new home Charlie Paul was happy to help us iron out the inevitable kinks in our renovated government home. He then helped us navigate the complex ACT building regulations to erect a “small” shed – “The Taj Ma Shed” in our back yard and helped with managing subcontractors and ensuring their work was of a high standard.
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Charlie Paul also helped deal with a few annoying structural issues in my work place with some innovative solutions.
Since the Taj Ma Shed was finished Charlie Paul has helped with a number of odd jobs around the house and is ready for our next small project “gutter guard” – no more cold winter gutter cleaning for us.
Charlie Paul always had helpful suggestions about fittings and lay out of the shed and other home improvement ideas we had. But most importantly he is a good bloke and he understands that there is important things in life to discuss like the hapless Wallabies, occasionally brilliant Canberra Raiders, and keeping the important women in your life happy.
Vince Kelly
I have no hesitation in recommending Paul Maloney to any carpentry or building work you need, including problem solving if you need someone to fix 'things' up around the house.
Examples are:
I needed to install a pulley system to lift my rooftop tent from and onto the roof racks of my car. Paul managed to work out an innovative and efficient way of installation and it works! This has made it easy for me to stow away my rooftop tent when not in use.
My former builder did not complete window installation for 17 replacement windows of my house. A friend recommended Paul, he came at the said time, quietly went on his work and finished the installation beautifully at a reasonable price. This was in 2011.
Paul has since completed many carpentry jobs around my house, including bamboo floors, extension of my deck, built a wooden sleeper retaining wall, purpose fit vanity unit, modifying the roof ridge to make it comply with the building regulations, kitchen bench installation, etc. I have recommended Paul to my friends too for whom Paul has also completed some work.
It is evident to me that Paul has an excellent attitude, honest, reliable, and a hard worker. He delivers high quality work on time, at agreed price, and will rectify if needed.
Siau Goh
Thank you Paul and your professional tradesmen for all that you have done for us. The changes to our rooms has been incredible and life changing. It was great to have someone we could trust to project manage our remodel and organise trades that worked well together and who turned up when they said they would and carried out their work with utmost professionalism. We will be recommending you to everyone who needs work done to their homes.
Greg & Amy, Nicholls ACT