Cal Shades and Awnings Inc

The owner is very nice and the company did a great job replacing our awning. Plus after meeting with a few other companies they were ready to meet any price better then theirs and in the end finalized us out at $150 less then the competitor. So we got what we wanted saved money and are getting ready for summer ahead!

Vince, the owner, is a nice man.  It's kind of a small operation so you will often be dealing with Vince, or his son.  We met a couple of times for an estimate and measuring, which happened quickly.  I paid half up front.  It took more time than I expected for the awning to be built.  Eventually they came to install it. There were 3 or 4 guys.  Vince left his son and other guys to finish the installation.  They weren't as knowledgeable, nor as particular, as Vince so I had to ask them a few times to patch things up to look better.  Since then, the retractable awning has been working great.  We'll probably use it more over the spring and summer, but we've used it a few times.  It took Vince quite awhile to get me the warranties, but they finally arrived today.  Overall, I would use Cal Shades again.  I like supporting small businesses, Vince knows his stuff, his product is high quality and his price is competitive.

Great. Initial appointment to discuss what we wanted included measurements, estimate and final plan. Representative was prompt, knowledgable, friendly and efficient. Awning installation was within estimated time of arrival and the crew was prompt and efficient. We love the awnings.

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It went great. Their price was reasonable. They were quick, they respond to my call, on time and did the installation.

I  am an architect and my client requested three exterior canvas awnings over three doors.  I contacted three awning companies for bids.
Vince Nazliyan of CalShades was able to meet me right away at the project and go over it all in detail.  He took measurements and
explained exactly how he would complete and install the project.  His pricing was competitive and he clearly knew what he was
talking about.  He was very efficient.  Other companies I called were obviously much larger companies, with multiple people involved.
I liked dealing directly with Vince.  Communication was therefore direct and less chance of error in construction.  The job came out exactly as we wanted and my client was very happy.    
I want to add that I have very high standards about work done on my projects, and so I make sure my contractors do as well.  
The general contractor was pleased with Cal Shade's work and subsequently asked Vince to price more canvas work for the project.

Cal Shades came to my house in Venice to do an estimate and had several suggestions on what awning would work in the space i needed.  Their price was very competitive and they had a much shorter lead time then the other awning companies I used to get estimates from.  They also had very competitive pricing. The installation was done professionally and quickly.  I would 100% use them again and recommend them to anybody looking for awning work.

I called two other Awning Companies and received estimates which were
$200 more than Calshades.  Vince came over within a day of when I
called.  Once I engaged Calshade they gave me excellent turnaround time
-- about a week.  The other two companies told me times of 3 to 4
weeks.  Overall I was very pleased with the company and highly recommend them for awing work.