Baker Aluminum

Richard clearly has many years experience and is an excellent professional. He was meticulous in performing the work and did a good job cleaning up afterward. When he was paid at the end of the job and without being asked, he provided us with a document confirming payment to the material supplier; typically we have to specifically request that from other contractors.

Rick called us 1-week later and was able to come out and repair all of our damaged screens in less than two hours. I would recommend Rick for this type of work. He was very efficient and personable.

It went well. Screen was removed. A painter painted the aluminum frame. Screener came back and installed new screen.

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They responded to my phone call the next day and came to my home two days later. Bill Harshman drew up a sketch and made several recommendations. He called several days later with an estimate which was very reasonable.  He secured the building permit within a week and started work the next week. The installation went flawlessly. The installer had 30 years experience, and definitely new his craft. Couldn't be happier.

Everithing went well from start to finish. Would use it again for in-screening my front porch.

The experience was excellent. However, the dog tore a hole through the screen, so we may have to have them back here. There is one part of the porch with a little rip. They said it was pet proof, but it's okay.

I called three people on Angie's List for this job.  The first one came but never gave me an estimate.  The second one never showed up.  Bill from Baker Industries Aluminum came out on the day we set up.  He drew a diagram of what my enclosed lanai would look like and gave me a price to install gutters in the front and back of the house.  He did not pressure me to get my business. The price he quoted for the lanai to be enclosed with vinyl siding and three very large sliding windows was $3600.  The windows are also tinted.  The gutters were $615.  I felt that was a very reasonable price so I called him back to do the job.  The windows had to be made but it was a very fast turnaround time for that.
He sent one worker to do the work on a Tuesday and by Wednesday noon my room was complete.  The room is 10 x 22.8 and it is beautiful.  Unfortunately they don't do the flooring so I had to get someone else to do the floor.
I am recommending Bill from Baker to my neighbor to get some work done.  I would highly recommend them for they do excellent work and the price is great.

Bill (the owner) came out personally the same day I called him for a estimate. I got two other estimates from other contractors on AL and he was the most informative. He was the only one of the three to follow-up for our business but he was not pushy at all. Also, we felt that we got the most value for our money with Baker.
The concrete crew came out and broke our small concrete slab and laid the new slab's footer. We had to wait until the next day for the city inspection and then next day they came right back out and laid the new slab. All together it took three days to remove old slab and lay new slab, but would have been two if we did not have to wait for inspection.
The concrete has to dry for 24 hrs before the porch can be built, it rained for a couple of days after that but once it stopped, a guy came out and built the aluminum screened porch in one day!
We could not be happier with the porch! It rained very hard right after it was built and no leaks at all! It is very sturdy and meets hurricane strength wind code. Our dog clawed on the screen as she was not used to it and did not damage it at all!
What we really liked about Baker:
- Bill (owner) was personally involved the whole process
- We did nothing! Bill handled all permits and engineering plans, we just issued the checks!
- Very fast and professional installation
- They were the only contractor of the three that suggested to attach porch roof to house exterior wall. The others wanted to attach to the soffitt. The porch is more sturdy due to be attached to the wall and has less of a chance of leaking.
- He did not try and up-sell us like the other two did! He listened to what he wanted, gave us options and did not pressure us.

We were very impressed with the service and workmanship. My phone call was answered immediately. This company was on time and delivered just as they proposed. Their employee was very careful and skilled and always professional. I was so glad we contacted them. This was my first selection from Angie's list and I'm glad I joined up!

work was done promptly and correctly as promised

Overall the work went great.  We were very impressed.  The schedule was tight and had to be coordinated and they worked very well with me and our schedule.  When I need more work, I will call them again.
Make sure you get other estimates and ask questions before you do any work.  Ask to see pictures.  The other we got estimated for took VERY long to get back to us.  I will look up their names and write them here too.
Baker even installed the doggie door for us!

I am disappointed. First they were supposed to rebuild the back door. Instead of doing that they only added a lock. They did not even put a bug sweep on it which was needed. We were told to get are our own bug sweep and put it on. Now bugs can get into my back porch. They were also supposed to fix some fly holes in a second screen on my back porch which they did not do. I ask them after they were done if that was done and I was told yes even though they did not do it. I ask them to drill two holes in the aluminum on my back porch and that I would pay extra and they would not do it. They said they would have to come back which means they would charge again to come back. The charge for coming down is 100 dollars. When I ask for a estimate the price for the door being rebuilt was added in. But they never rebuilt it. Also the front door squeaks when you open it. I would not recommend them.

The crew did an excellent job. Part of the job required more than just the replacement of windows. Certain windows were irregular and required ingenuity. The crew even patched a spot in our aluminum roof by our pool, work we did not ask them to do. They also replaced door parts in the screened enclosure, work they saw that needed to be done and took the initiative to do as a little extra. The work that was done was very professional.