Mejias Carpentry LLC

Jul 2018

Do you know which thinset to choose or how to get that header out of the way so that you can fit a 32X 80 standard door into your back kitchen entrance? Did you know that in the 50's plastic was all the craze and that funny jade green, pink or baby blue tile in your bathroom might be plastic? Did you know that the backer to that pink bathroom tile is uneven not because the wall is sagging but because they used concrete to grout it. I didn't know. Chances are my original "contractor" didn't know because they all sub-contract to general contractors who do all of the work. I met Melvin Mejia, the owner of this place originally when I was setting up my house for sale. I had the dark dingy basement completely redone via Scaldino Basement Solutions a AAA rated company. Turns out that Mel was the licensed general contractor on these projects and Scaldino was really a basement waterproofing specialist. In any regards the basement turned out beautiful and I've used the same general contractor and electrician to redo my bathroom and kitchen in my new old home which are complete gut jobs. Mel, the owner is a straight shooter, bilingual and does excellent work. He really knows the ins and outs of old homes too as my first home was built in 1931 and my second home was built in 1771 by one of the founding families of Parsippany. I trust that he would do the same great job for you. To date it has all started with a discussion of the project, finishing options, timeline for permit, rough inspection, finish of project and final town inspection. Mel walks us through the process and gives his best good faith estimate as to any pitfalls that might happen with our old homes. So far so good and we've been able to stay on budget through two home renovations. We plan on using Mel to do our bathrooms next.