The Franklin Report New York City Fifth Edition

By Elizabeth Franklin

THE FRANKLIN REPORT, a Manhattan-based print and on-line publishing company offering readers the most complete, inside information on top-ranked home service providers, announces the launch of its... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970578083
• ISBN13: 9780970578082
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Allgood Press
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wow -- Now I know who to Call!

I have often wondered why this guide did not exist. You select a restaurant, you have a guide, you select a hotel, you have a guide -- you select an electrician and you end up with the guy with the biggest ad in the Yellow Pages. By definition, the guy with the biggest ad also is probably the most expensive -- he needs to work at least two jobs a day to pay his Yellow Pages bill.This book finally give the consumer a leg up -- separates the pros from the inept. The research is top rate -- who does all this leg work? Certainly will become the bible -- now if only they will do a guide for my summer house locale. . .

How did I ever keep home without it???

Once you discover this book, you wonder how you ever lived without it. It fills a real need for any homeowner or renter who will ever need to find a professional to fix up their home or just to fix (repair, clean, install, redo) something in it. I got my Franklin Report a few weeks ago and already have answered a desperate friend's cry for help about who to call to get a dining room chair fixed in time for a Christmas dinner. The book is surprisingly entertaining, and has an informative section for each specialty that helps in choosing a service provider and negotiating the work agreement. It also has that all-important but very hard-to-find information about pricing. Every home should have a copy. I'm giving it to my friends for Christmas this year. I know they will thank me!

A Much Needed Service

This first rate book not only provides authoritative guidance on household services, it also provides very practical and informative advise on how to deal with the service providers and scope out the jobs involved. To have a rating for all relevant aspects of a renovation/price, quality and reliability, makes this effort very instructive.This is truly a welcome compendium for New York City dwellers.

Finally! The Real Thing!

The really reports the "word of mouth" view that I have always hoped and wanted someone to publish. I had a great experience with a few of the vendors in this book and they got it just right. Conversely, I had the worst experience of my life with a completely incompetent contractor and they hosed him. What a service!

A Homeowner's (or Apartment Owner's) Best Friend

An incredibly valuable resource--like the Zagat's of home services. This book pulls together a wealth of information about all kinds of home service people in the NYC area--from architects to exterminators. As a new homeowner, it has saved me hours and hours of searching and compiling my own information--it's all organized here in this well-designed and user-friendly book. I've already found a few leads for an electrician, and I plan to use this book as my ultimate guide for home renovation. A brilliant concept!