J B Harris & Company Inc
About us
JB Harris, Inc. has been working in the greater Elgin Area for over 18 years. We are best known for our attention to historical Victorian rehabs, we pay equal attention to modern homes. We do commerical build outs too! You need not need to worry about hiring multiple trade's because we act as a General Contractor, having several licenced and bonded, electrical and plumbing personal. We have been the recipient of many awards over the years for our attention to detail and craftsmanship.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Inc. has a commercial side too, We do all exterior work, cedar siding, chimney’s, from Pizzerias to Child Care Centers., from cedar shaker roofs, or just repairing the back steps. Specializing in “un veiling” and Victorian house painting. JB Harris, to any grade of shingle, to brick and mortar. Wrap around porches to decks, we have completed several commercial build outs, windows (up dating for historical) to modern window
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Josh was the perfect fit for us. The house needed a lot of work - and we wanted it to be a show piece. My wife's concept was unusual - and Josh seemed to have every answer (or knew someone who did) to help make it happen. The challenge with our house was to repair many years of neglect without completely replacing the siding. By replacing the siding on one side of the house, then salvaging good boards to reuse elsewhere, we were able to significantly cut the cost of replacing all of the siding. Then, by cleaning and whitening the boards, we were able to use lighter colored semi-transparent stains which really look great. The stain scheme is unusual and intricate (5 colors) and the result is fantastic.
I buy things for a living - and really appreciate people who are open to new ideas and don't view the customer as an idiot. Josh had great ideas for solving the problems we ran into - and his prices were reasonable and rational. When I initially quoted the job, I ran into two types of contractors: Those who gave me the "Angie's List treatment" - assuring me everything would be fantastic - but for an enormous cost - or the low ball guys who had a great price - but clearly had little concern for the results. Josh had a balanced approach of setting a reasonable cost for the elements that could be predicted and a rationale cost structure for how problems would be addressed. It worked well - and when new issues came up - Josh had reasonable and cost effective ways to respond.
We could not be happier with the results.
Licensing
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