Five Star Trusted Vendor Network
The Five Star Trusted Vendor Network highlights independent local service providers we know, trust, and confidently recommend to homeowners across Downriver and Metro Detroit.
These are companies we know through real project coordination and firsthand experience. This page helps homeowners understand who is featured here, why they are trusted, and where to learn more about each company.
A Curated Group of Independent Local Companies
Five Star Professional Contractors created this page to feature local companies we know through real working relationships and dependable service history. The goal is simple. We want to give homeowners a more trustworthy way to discover local service providers who have earned our confidence.
Before starting Five Star Professional Contractors, Chris King spent years in property management and coordinated residential work across many projects. Those years provided firsthand experience with how companies perform when timelines and communication truly matter. That real-world experience shapes the companies featured here today.
Inclusion in this network is not based on paid placement or casual mention. It reflects professional familiarity and referral confidence built through firsthand experience with reliable companies.
Curbside Property Services
Curbside Property Services provides donation pickup, secure shredding, senior transition support, junk removal, light demolition, and property cleanout services throughout Flat Rock, Downriver, and Metro Detroit.
As a property manager, Chris worked with Brian on bulk cleanouts and demolition-related work. He saw his company’s performance firsthand on many occasions. What stood out was the consistency of the work and the follow-through. Difficult transition projects were handled with a practical, community-minded approach. Five Star Professional Contractors is proud to recognize Curbside Property Services as a company we know, trust, and confidently recommend to homeowners who need reliable cleanout support, donation logistics, and transition-stage property services.
Homeowners can learn more about their services at Curbside Property Services.
JT’s Garage Door Service
JT’s Garage Door Service provides residential and commercial garage door installation, repair, and opener service across Allen Park, Downriver, and Metro Detroit.
As the owner of Five Star Professional Contractors, Chris recommends Jimmy based on more than a decade of firsthand experience. Their working relationship began during Chris’s years in property management, where JT’s Garage Door Service stood out for quick response times, dependable service, and fair pricing. Since then, Chris has continued referring Jimmy with excellent results.
Homeowners, Commercial Property Owners and Managers can learn more at JT’s Garage Door Service or by calling (313) 743-4575.
Curbside Giveback
Curbside Giveback is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Flat Rock, Michigan, and it serves Downriver and surrounding Metro Detroit communities. Its mission is to keep usable items out of landfills while redistributing them to families and individuals in need through donation pickups and community partnerships.
We are proud to recognize Curbside Giveback as part of the broader service mission connected to Brian’s work. It reflects the same practical, local, and community-minded values that make strong vendor relationships worth highlighting. It also adds a meaningful community benefit to the transition and cleanout work often tied to property updates, downsizing, and estate-related projects.
Homeowners interested in learning more about the organization and its mission can visit Curbside Giveback.
Above Grade Excavation
Above Grade Excavation provides residential excavation services including retaining walls, paver preparation, driveway work, grading, post hole digging, and pole barn site preparation across Livingston County and surrounding communities. Their equipment includes CAT Grade Control technology and a tiltrotator setup that supports precise site work and efficient project execution.
Five Star Professional Contractors is proud to recognize Above Grade Excavation as a company we know personally and trust professionally. Owner Trever Blankenship comes from a long family history in excavation and operates with the reliability and attention to detail that homeowners expect from experienced site contractors. He is also a United States Marine Corps veteran, and we are proud to support veteran-owned local businesses whenever possible.
Homeowners can learn more about their services at AboveGradeMichigan.com or by calling 810-295-1551.
Everyone’s Plumber & Handyman
Everyone’s Plumber & Handyman provides plumbing, bathroom remodeling, emergency plumbing, pipe repair, faucet repair, toilet repair, sump pump installation, water heater service, and handyman services for homeowners in Monroe, Flat Rock, Downriver, and surrounding communities.
Five Star Professional Contractors is proud to recognize owner-operator Nick as a trusted local vendor. Chris has known Nick for more than 20 years, has worked alongside him on multiple projects, and also has a personal relationship with him outside of work. That long history gives this recommendation real weight because it is based on firsthand experience, not a casual referral.
What makes Nick stand out is the personal touch he brings to his customers. He is known for being responsive, caring, and willing to help people when they need someone dependable. Larger companies can sometimes feel impersonal, but Nick has built his reputation around direct communication, practical problem solving, and treating customers like people, not numbers.
Chris has seen Nick’s work firsthand on many projects and considers him his go-to plumber and bathroom remodeler. Homeowners can learn more at Everyone’s Plumber & Handyman or call 734-506-6306.
Additional Trusted Vendors Are Being Added
The Five Star Trusted Vendor Network is a recently launched program. Additional independent local service providers will be added as the network continues to grow through established working relationships and firsthand project experience.
Companies included in this network are not selected through applications or directory listings. Each vendor is chosen based on professional familiarity, reliability in the field, and a consistent record of supporting successful residential projects.
This approach helps ensure the network remains a practical resource for homeowners looking for trusted specialists when a project requires services outside the scope of Five Star Professional Contractors.
Companies featured in the Five Star Trusted Vendor Network are independent businesses. Inclusion on this page reflects professional familiarity, referral confidence, and firsthand experience only. Participation does not create a partnership, joint venture, shared liability, warranty, or ownership relationship between Five Star Professional Contractors and any featured company. Each business operates independently and remains solely responsible for its own work, scheduling, agreements, and customer service.
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Five Star Professional Contractors continues to serve homeowners throughout Downriver and Metro Detroit with professional painting, drywall repair, and project support backed by clear communication and a clean, reliable process.
Explore More From Five Star Professional Contractors
Many homeowners who visit the Trusted Vendor Network are also preparing for painting, drywall repair, or broader home updates. If you are planning work in Downriver or Metro Detroit, these pages can help you learn more about our services, the areas we serve, and how we approach common repair and improvement projects.
Learn more about our painting and drywall repair services in Downriver, explore our broader home improvement contractor page for Downriver, or review our interior painting services in Southeast Michigan.
Homeowners can also visit our project gallery, read answers on our painting and drywall repairs FAQ page, or reach out directly through our contact page.