Amanda Smith @ Axness & Kofman Real Estate
Referral Directory
Trusted Professionals
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Over the past 20 years, Axness & Kofman Real Estate has collected some of the best home service providers so you don't have to "try your luck" when it comes to hiring professionals.
​AKRE and clients have worked with many of the listed professionals and highly recommend their services. Please share any services that you would like to recommend including your own business if you have one. I love helping people, and networking is a fantastic way to do that effectively!
Note: Although we believe that these businesses will meet or exceed your expectations, please qualify each provider before using their service.
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RECOMMENDED SERVICES
Contractor & Carpentry
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Castor Homes Services
Eric Castor
Home Improvement, Repair, & Maintenance
503-928-2680
Excellent work, pays attention to details and very reliable!
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Modern Blueprint
General Contractor
503-816-1618
Ben and his team are great to work with!
​An all-in-one service. ​
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Kory Williams Construction
2170 SW 7 th Court/Gresham, OR 97080
Phone: 503-492-3940 Cell: 503-201-7154
Email:constructionbykory@hotmail.com
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Concrete Contractor
"G"s Concrete
503-891-5947‬
Terrific to work with and does a great job​!
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Excavation/Demolition Contractors
Warren Ewing
971-222-4042
One of the hardest working, most conscientious contractors we've used!
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Plumbing
Western Plumbing
503-639-5296
They are prompt, friendly and did good work
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Roto-rooter Plumbing
503-682-9774
Many clients have been pleased with their price and work.
George Morlan Plumbing
Water Heater Service: 503-274-1444
Portland: 503-771-1145
Tigard: 503-624-7381
Typically, the company will not serve Water Heaters 10yrs or older
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Wolcott Plumbing
(503) 420-8022
Wolcott is quick to respond and schedule. My clients have been happy with their service.
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Sutherland Plumbing
Plumbing and water heater replacement based in Aloha. Great service and rates.
https://www.sutherlandplumbing.com
503-719-4015
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SUNGLOW Homes Services
sunglowinc.com
971-357-0655
Offers HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, for residential & commercial.
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Electrical
Wolcott
Mike Wilson
Service Electrician
503-491-4848
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Alameda Electric
503-863-6887
It's best to text Katie to schedule apts. She and the electricians are friendly and informative!
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SUNGLOW Homes Services
sunglowinc.com
971-357-0655
Offers HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, for residential & commercial.
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Other
Accounting
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Brandon Benson, CPA at Clifton Larson Allen, LLP
Direct 503-808-4110
brandon.benson@CLAconnect.com
1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97204
Dave has worked with Brandon for the past 8 years and he is very knowledgeable, thorough and easy to talk with.
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Arborists
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Certified Arborist/tree care
Kevin Murphy
General Tree
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​​​Eduardo's Tree Service​
Clients were very pleased with Eduardo's work and prices
503-969-6694​
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Forrest Johnson- Certified Arborist
allaroundarbor.com
O:503-730-3632
C: 503-943-0628
Very knowledgeable offers trimming/pruning, tree removal, cabling, bracing, assessment, diagnosis & disease treatment
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Attorney
Confluence Law Center
Paula Walker
Trust, Wills, Probate, Elder Law
(503)-616-3113
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Carpet Installer
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Angel H.Ortega
Residential & Commercial
503-449-6419/ 503-358-2751
Great to work with, quality work, friendly, and punctual!
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Modern Blueprint
Flooring installation - carpet, wood, vinyl, tile, and more.
503-816-1618
Ben and his team are great to work with!
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Carpet Repair​
Carpet Surgeon
(503) 520-9717
Highly recommended to us by a client a number of years ago. Saved her a lot of money by not having to replace a lot of carpet.
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American Chimney & Masonry
503-644-0393
Timely on return calls, reasonably priced, and very helpful!
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Chimney Specialists
Rose City Masonry
Mike Swift
503-619-6041
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Computer Recycling
Free Geek
503-232-9350
Recycling of computers and accessories. Donations appreciated and tax deductible. Small fee to recycle monitors.
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Crawlspace Contractor
Crawlpros
866-385-0042
Escrow/Title
Emily Hummel Escrow Officer
Fidelity National Title
(503) 541-2667
Emily does an excellent job and goes above and beyond to make sure your transaction goes smoothly from purchases to refinances. ​
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Estate Sales
A Season in Time Estate Sales
Office 503-667-5756
Cell 503-730-0629
Nancy provides an in-depth service from assessing a clients situation through completing the estate sale. She is unmatched in her commitment to get the best return on the items being sold, even putting items on Ebay if that will get a better price. ​
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​​Foundation Systems
Terrafirma
Joe Peck - System Design Specialist
541-900-0552
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Furniture- Custom builder
Jonathon Cole
503-381-1420
Jon builds terrific furniture and built in cabinetry
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Garage door service
TF Draper Company – in Forest Grove. Great rates and service.
503-357-1103
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Lawn irrigation backflow testing
Accurate Backflow Testing
Clients in Forest Grove really like Accurate Backflow Testing Great rate and service.
https://www.accurate-backflow.com
503-357-1444
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Inspecteck West Inc.
(503) 310-2612
Homes inspections, sewer scopes, radon testing. Family-owned business offers backflow assembly & testing.
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Oil Tank Decommissioning
Soil Solutions Environmental
503-234-2118
www.soilsolutionsenvironmental.com
We use them for all of our underground tank issues and have had consistent success
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Professional Real Estate Photography
Virtuance 1-844-443-7325
ask for photographer Yulia Kolonia
Excellent attention to detail and very reliable!
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Radon Testing
Valley Radon LLC
Rachael Dolan
503-881-2597
Rachel is easy to work with, very friendly and efficient!
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Real Estate Agents- local and across the US
Do you or a family member need a good realtor outside the Oregon Tri-Counties? We know many terrific agents and we're part of a nationwide network of the most experienced agents in the country. Email or text Amanda@axnessandkofman.com
361-806-1217
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Tub/Shower Refinishing
Dennis Paulus
503-816-4173
dennis@abrportland.com
ABRportland.com
Easy to work with, reasonably priced, replies to text/calls/emails quickly, and provides quality work.
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Upholstery
Gresham Custom Upholstery
Wayne Singleterry
635 E. Powell Blvd, Gresham 97030
503-997-9346
Wayne is very detailed in his work and has many years of experience working with different materials.
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Window Replacement & Repairs
Clear Window Restoration INC.
5461 Windsor Terrace
Phone: 503-653-4013
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Painting
Rodolfo Carcamo
971-388-1940
Rodolfo is one of our clients favorites of all the services we refer. He does nice work at a good price and has a terrific attitude.
JK Paint & Contracting
Call/Text:
503-840-8690
Clients have been very pleased with their work. Reasonably, quick to respond and scheduling.
Maintenance, Inspections & General
Appliance Repair
Sergery Khozin
ARO 503-928-3466
https://aroappliancerepair.com/
Sergery provides timely and excellent service! No extra charge for appt. during evenings, weekends, or holidays!
Ace Handyman Matters
Crawl Space
John's Waterproofing
Len White -System Design Specialist
503-339-4994
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Drywall installation/repair
Juan Hernandez
503-954-5282
Juan did all of Ryan Kofman's drywall work for a recent remodel and did a great job. His bid was lower than most and Ryan has had him do some other small jobs as well.
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Drywall
MC&I Drywall Masters, LLC
Martian Cuellar
503-737-5416
OR CCB 184361, UBI WA 603-395-692
A top professional, responsive, polite and accommodating. Martian works a 100 mile radius from Cornelius, OR
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Gutter Cleaning/Moss Removal
& Windows Cleaning
Fleur de Lis
​ (503) 639-8479
We've had a number of clients use them over the years and were pleased with the resluts.
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Gutter Installation
J & M Gutters​
503-266-4537
Several clients that have reported J&M Gutters to be reasonably priced and good results.
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Home Inspection
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Wall-to-Wall
971-915-3150
Larry & his team are fantastic to work with! Very detailed inspection, the reports are dialed in, the teams' knowledge is up to date!
They offer home inspections, radon, sewer, pool & more!
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Inspecteck West Inc.
(503) 310-2612
Homes inspections, sewer scopes, radon testing. Family-owned business offers comprehensive inspections, backflow assembly & testing, home energy scoring, lead & asbestos testing.
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Heating & Air Conditioning installation and service
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Toby at Distinctive Mechanical
503-516-3071
Toby is smart guy, does quality work and his prices are reasonable
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SUNGLOW Homes Services
sunglowinc.com
971-357-0655
Offers HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, for residential & commercial.
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Oregon Heating & Air Conditioning
503-691-9699
Clients have been pleased with their service.
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Hybrid Heating and Cooling – They are in Cornelius. Great rates and service.
503-357-5663
Roof Installation & Repair
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Ability Plus Roofing, Mike Doyle
503-628-6322
Ability Plus has replaced roofs on many of our clients' homes with great success.​
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Bliss Roofing
971-316-5569​
Great company to work with!
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Roof & Gutter Cleaning
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Dr. Roof
503-642-7690
5115 SW 168th Pl. Aloha, OR 97007
Good work for clients. Quick to respond, quick to schedule & reasonably priced.
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State Construction (roofing)
503-313-4381
http://stateconstructionpdx.com/
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Cedar Roofs NW
503-221-7035
One of our clients said, "They were not the cheapest, but in researching different methods of cleaning, I found their method and product application better than most. They did a good job-I did ask them back to clean the gutters-they did so with no problem."​
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Septic Installation
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Warren Ewing
971-222-4042
One of the hardest working, most conscientious contractors we've used​!
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Septic Pumping and Inspections
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Aloha Sanitary
503-648-6254
We've had Aloha Sanitary pump and inspect septic tanks and been satisfied with their work.
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American On Site Septic Pumping
503-538-8808
Good service and price.
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Structural and Seismic Engineering and Repair
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Secure Seismic
Daryl Hare
Cell: 503-407-3862
Office: 503-208-2537
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Well Pump and Service
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Phillips Pump
503-625-6669
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Drywall installation/repair
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Juan Hernandez
503-954-5282
Does a great job. For a past job, his bid was lower than most.
Exterminators
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AXIOM eco-pest control
easy to work with, professional and reasonably priced
503-772-9466
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​Pest Plus
www.pestplusllc.com​​
Robert is great to talk with about treatment and options.
503-504-4040
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About
Axness & Kofman Real Estate has helped hundreds of people buy and sell homes in the greater Portland metro area for more than 20 years. My passion is to help people move forward with their goals in mind. As a client-centered agent, it is truly gratifying to go the extra mile for clients to help them find a house they will call home!
