Echols Home Services Inc
About us
In business in Atlanta since 1960. 45 employees. No subs. Cost is determined by the job. No travel charge. $20 fee for carpentry estimates - fee applied to job if work is done. $20 fee for roof inspections to assist you with potential insurance claims if it is determined that no damage is present. Echols is not one of the many new "storm chaser" companies. When legitimate damage is present we work ethically with the insurer and homeowner to determine a full and fair settlement. Financing available. Additional phone - (770) 319-8215. Additional DBA - Echols Roofing Siding & Home Improvements.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Roofing, carpentry work & repairs, gutters, windows
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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2. They provided excellent pre-work instructions and informed us what to expect (and they did what they said they'd do).
3. They were on time each day, professional in every way, worked non-stop, cleanup up each day and at completion.
4. Salesperson checked in at least daily to make sure we had no issues.
5. Echols' follow-up after the job was completed is also very prompt and thorough (e.g. warranty registration and info), at no prompting from me.
At one time, a trusted provider, however over the last year or so they have become very unresponsive.
Two repairs ago, after several days of no promised call backs, I had to escalate to the owner just to get someone to call me back to schedule a repair.
In the latest incident, a repair that they made failed on a Sunday, and I had water leaking into my home. They had an answering service, but would not call anyone. You would think in this kind of situation, they would make an effort.
I called them first thing Monday morning. Late Monday afternoon, I got a voicemail saying that they would be in touch with me as soon as they could. Finally on Tuesday afternoon, they called and said that they could squeeze me in for an ESTIMATE on Thursday, but did not know when they could make the fix on their failed repair.
You really get the impression when you call them that they are doing you a favor just by speaking to you.
UPDATE: The emergency repairs needed on Sunday to stop water leaking into my home that they would not respond to cost $150. Getting the area that they had previously "repaired" corrected cost an additional $650.
Sebastian and Mario came to my house and did an excellent job in replacing rotten window sills with PVC. They were very professional and pleasant to deal with. I am very pleased with the work they performed. I also had my wooden decorative arch replaced as it was also rotten. They are very honest and dependable. I liked the fact that the Echols family sent me a letter and told me that their service extends to after the job is finished and if I had any problem to call them and they would take care of any concerns. I would recommend them to all in need of a professional Master Carpenter that Sebastian is purported to be. He is very good at his craft. Echols was recommended to me from Ms. Patsy at Cobb County Schools. She had them do a roofing job and was super pleased. I always do my research on any company I use and I found Echols to be well respected in the community and with no bad records with the BBB or consumers.
Great job guys! Mike in Marietta 30066 zip code
were very professional from start to finish. Before the job started, a representative
from the office called and explained everything that would happen when my roof
was installed. The Trash container, materials and crew arrived just as I was
told to expect. My roof was completed in
one day. When the job was completed, the crew cleaned up every scrap of
shingles and nails. I am very happy with
my new roof. I believe that I have the best looking roof in the neighborhood. I
would recommend ECHOLS to anyone.
After receiving quotes from 3 contractors, it took us over 6 months to make our decision. Throughout the process, the Echols's Sales guy was very understanding of our many questions and concerns. And he was very responsive. This point was big for us, there was no 'Sales Pressure' at anytime.
With the initial quote we were also giving a customer package. This proved to be a great resource and provided documentation on the shingles, warranty info, contractor insurance info, references, and even the overall work process while the installers were on site.
The installation started and ended when they said it would. And the installers did a great job cleaning up when they were done.
"[member name removed] roof was supervised by Mark Ashe, the company owner, who was on-site for every minute of installation work. [member name removed] constantly attempted to force us to do work for free which had nothing to do with the contract to replace her shingles. When we refused she became bitterly confrontational and constantly invented dissatisfactions and finally attempted to refuse payment for a perfect job. She is one of the most mean-spirited and dishonest people I have ever worked for. If she was so unhappy why did she call Echols back several times over the next few years attempting to get us to do additional work on other parts of her home for her? I refused, as any sane businessman would after dealing with her once. She was aware that I would not allow her to whipsaw us again and I am sure took exception to us for that reason as well. At no time was I ever disrespectful or unprofessional despite her constant abuses of the position of trust we give all customers by taking no payment until the job is finished and trusting them to be just as honorable when a professional job is done. I have found that not one customer in every few years is unworthy of that trust. Unfortunately, some are. If she refutes any of this in any way I invite you to read our other reviews, check with the Atlanta BBB, and then decide for yourself what you choose to believe about Echols. We serviced her for the entire warranty period and once it was past I politely suggested she find another roofer when she called to have something else done."
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