Nashville Storm Shelter Installation

After living in Tornado Alley and having several close calls and no safe place to go, I decided to purchase a tornado shelter. I found that a shelter is not a shelter and I had to do a lot of homework. I decided on buying a Family Safe Shelter because they were approved by Texas Tech University as being certified to stand up to an F 5 tornado. I am now confident that my family will be safe as Family Safe Shelters are solid and approved by the National Storm Shelter Association and FEMA.

Bill was my contact person with Providence. We wanted an above ground safe room with specific options, door placement, etc. And Providence was the only one that could do all that we asked without extra costs/issues. We had a choice of underground and above ground units and we chose the above ground unit because of the comfort factor, ease of access, and that the water heater and water cut-off valve were located in the garage (I was worried about flooding issues). Also, my neighbor shared that the worst of the tornado warning is waiting for the storms to roll through during the night. An underground unit was just too uncomfortable. So, we custom designed our unit to have wall-mounted pull-down bunk beds so we could get some sleep at night while waiting for the storms to move through. Bill and Providence were able to give us exactly what we wanted (door placement, vent placement, TVs, batteries, inverter, charger, antennas, lights) for a very reasonable cost. Also, the delivery time was 2 weeks compared to 6 to 8 weeks quoted by the other companies who had units made out of state. Providence units are made locally so it was a great turnaround time.

I had another handyman reserved who failed to turn up. That is when I called Handi Andi. He came the very same day gave me an estimate. I told him that I need the work done urgently because the house was to go on the market on Sunday. He made a note of this and called me Saturday morning and said that he would himself come and fix the things. His crew was unavailable. He was very professional, and did an excellent job with the painting. I could not have asked for a better handyman!

I contacted Providence and they were quick to provide me with information in the mail and invited me out to their offices to see the shelter. Bill was very helpful, answered a number of questions via email and I decided to have the shelter installed because of the tornado alarms experienced here. We set an installation date and Bill and another worked came out to install it and installed it promptly, bolting it down to the concrete. I experienced no problems at all working with Bill and he also left helpful information regarding supplies to purchase and keep in the shelter along with other helpful information. I highly recommend the company.

Geary did a spectacular job for us. He fixed our closet doors and one exterior door after our home was lifted, he replaced all of our locks, and he installed a motion sensor LED light in our storm shelter. He even went above and beyond and did a couple extra things that we hadn't asked him to. Just a great experience. All in all, I know who I'll be using for future home maintenance issues!

The service was second to none. He performed his work punctually and was clear on what he was doing on each project. He started by repairing sticking doors, and then he did an incredible job of restoring like new a busted window frame. He also built me a place under our garage stairwell that will make a great tornado shelter.

Terrible. Roof leaks and boards are already rotting. Roofing materials were not a fixed correctly and some have blown off. Roof supports installed incorrectly. No drip edges were used. Continued no call no show and excuses when finally contacted by phone. Delay after delay. Dishonest company took my money 2300.00 and ran. First time it rained it pour in back door. I am extremely disappointed with Blue Sky Maintenance and Angies List for even having them on there list as an option.

Excellent service, very friendly company to work with. Extremely polite and professional. Will definitely use again!

Geary is very pleasant and professional. He arrived on time and worked quickly. He minimized the mess and cleaned up when the job was done. The final price was exactly what he quoted in the estimate. The quality of his work is excellent and he doesn't cut corners which we appreciate very much. We will absolutely contact him again for future work.

Geary helped us in consulting on storm door selection, providing professional installation, and also troubleshooting our dryer vent. He is responsive, very professional, and keeps things very clean. He did great work on the door. He was also very family friendly. It’s astonishing to see any kind of negative reviews on here. We will definitely be calling Geary again for future projects and highly recommend him...best in class.