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"Contractor came to the house to estimate without requiring us to be there (which seemed like a convenient thing to do). Had trouble subsequently connecting on the phone to discuss the estimate (for some reason they would not leave a message that they called, rather they would hang up and call back again). When contractor finally did leave a message, the estimate was very high (over twice the lowest estimate we got), and I was encouraged to call back and negotiate the price. Who has time for games like that?"

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The service was for Power Washing: Roof, house, patio, screen enclosure and driveway (2 car garage).

To be honest, I was a little apprehensive to use A&E, because of some of the negatives I read on Angie?s List about not showing up, etc.?  In my case, Ed showed up on or before scheduled.

The initial estimate given was $300 for all. However, upon Ed?s (serviceman) review, he quickly added an additional $25, because he said I had a circular driveway and that I had said it was a two car garage. Well, it is a two car garage, and I was not asked if I had a circular driveway (albeit small).

Ed, started on the roof on Wednesday and found that the roof paint was coming off when washing. He notified me, and wanted me to approve results before continuing.  After looking at the results, I gave the OK the next day (Thursday), and he rescheduled me for that Saturday morning.

On Saturday, he did the roof, screen enclosure, patio and started on the house.

He had done all sides of the house, except for the front side, garage and driveway, before stating that he had lost a chemical injector/adapter and could not finish and would return the next day (Sunday) to finish the job.

He returned on Sunday morning and was able to finish the job.

Note: Upon finishing, he informed me that it will be $350.00. I quickly reminded him that we had agreed upon $300 and that he had added $25 for the driveway. He said it was a big job.  I told him that I usually get it done under $300. I paid him as agreed: $325.00

Results: Except for some areas where he stated that he could not do anything about, and a couple of small areas around the house and screen enclosure, the overall job was good.

Conclusion: Ed works fast and it took him (1 person) approximately 3.5 to 4 hours to do the job. The results where good. The price a little high and I found other reviews stating the he does find a way to try to increase the initial estimate. In Ed?s defense, they all do that.

Summary: I asked a few power washing companies for estimates. Some companies listed on Angie?s List gave me estimates of $650 to $800. Another company: ?All About Pressure Cleaning? wanted $1,400.00 to do the same job. Yet, another company ?Pro Image? Jerry Cardinale, had been scheduling me on and off since the beginning of the year, only to cancel me for another bigger job. Stating that my roof was painted?

All in all, A&E did a good job at a fair price, and was always on time, courteous and professional.

Would I use A&E again: YES

Do I recommend A&E: YES

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"Fred was over last week to take measurements.An estimate was promptly emailed. The estimate seemed fair for the work. On Monday he was here to pressure clean the driveway and patios. Today Wednesday he was over to apply sealer to all surfaces. I have a stamped concrete driveway which was looking dirty and faded. After the first coat of sealer it looked much better.In all 2 coats were applied.The driveway absorbed everything quickly, after 10 years of no sealer. When I mentioned to Fred,without hesitation he started putting down a 3rd coat although the deal was for 2. The comment was "the customer should be happy". Without hesitation I would use his services again.As an aside he was on time which is unheard of in S. FL. Ten Stars!"

"The Guys Were Phenomenal, They Did A Very Good Job Just Like They Promised. The Prices Were Very Affordable !!! Would Recommend There Great Services To Anyone That Would Need Any Polishing On There Floors."

"Excellent. On Time . Clean Honest Work.
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"I hired the company originally when it was under a different ownership - it was 4Eva Pool. Then it was bought out and became SoFlo. The guys leave stuff like empty chlorine bottles by the pool, leave dirty drag marks on the patio from equipment, don't really clean the pool all that good ( I found grass floating after the supposed service). Once something wasn't closed correctly and it caused my pool to lose about 10 inches of water in 2 days and got everything wet around the equipment because the water was shooting out. In any case - would not recommend this company. They sound nice and probably mean well, but can't handle basic tasks."

"Great service! Very reasonable rates. Attention to detail. Will definitely hire again."

"Service was great. They were on time and did everything as promised. Very satisfied with the results."

"Good service and very professional"

"Everything went well. When I got there they were putting away all the but my mother said that everything went really smoothly. My mother hires them on a regular basis because she's so pleased with the work they do."