
Houseworks Daylighting Solutions LLC
About us
Houseworks Daylighting Solutions, LLC is Illinois’s oldest and largest VELUX Five-Star dealer. We are proud of our VELUX Five-Star rank, our Better Business Bureau Accreditation with a solid “A+” rating, AND our BBB "Complaint Free Awards" for the last six years. Our locally-owned firm opened in 2001 and we have literally thousands of very satisfied customers. Everyone associated with our firm is VELUX trained and Five-Star Certified. Additional email: [email protected]. We service locations from the Illinois/Wisconsin border South to Morris and East to the Indiana State line.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Skylight sales, installation & repair. Skylight blinds & shades. Solar attic fans. Residential and Commercial.
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"This Angies List member astutely took advantage of the 30% Federal Tax Credit on solar shades. After a mix up at the factory (the wrong shades were factory installed), we were able to get everything straightened out in a timely manner. Things don't always go right, but we worked quickly to fix the problem and made our customer happy."
"We were able to schedule a rare Saturday install which fit this customer's timing. She had a leaking skylight that needed to be replaced before further damage occured."
"We thank this Angie's List member for this excellent review. We work hard to earn new business by taking care of our customers. Our guys reported he was a nice person to work with."
"We enjoyed working for this Angies List Member. She had a very large acrylic hip ridge that we replaced with a similar product. We had to completely replace the curb but when we finished she seemed very pleased. This skylight should give her years or leak-proof service. Very nice lady."
"We appreciate the positive review and are pleased this Angie's List member is happy with our work. All of our installers are VELUX Five-Star Certified and Trained. Not to boast but this is why we get reviews like this one...our guys know what they're doing and do it well. We can't provide the most experienced installers at budget pricing which may explain why we sometimes are not the lowest price. We believe our customers want a perfect installation with a No Leak warranty...you don't get that with rookies on your roof."
"We appreciated working with this Angie's List member. She required a couple of follow-ups which we were happy to do for her."
"Thanks to this Angies for her kind review."
"This was a unique job requiring special combi-flashings that needed to be set just perfectly to ensure they would not leak. Our certified installers worked very hard to make certain this job went well. We are pleased that our customer is happy with our work and recommends us to others in need of new skylights."
of its mounting. Angie's List gave me this company along with others as a possible service provider.
Houseworks Daylighting Solutions' office staff was responsive and prompt. Their field rep, who was always reachable via cell phone, was thorough in assessing the situation and helpful in providing a secure temporary cover with the
damaged existing skylight. The installer was quick, neat and thorough.
Overall it was a good experience with superior professional company.
"We're sorry this Angie's List member had storm damage but glad that we were able to help him."
"We thank this Angie's List member for the positive review. I will pass her comments on to our guys. We all work hard to make certain jobs go well and that our customers are satisfied."
"This Angie's List member hired us to install two skylights where there were no skylights before. Jobs like this can be tricky and must be done with experienced installers. We are pleased this member appreciates the quality of our work. We enjoyed working for them."
"The VELUX Sun Tunnel is such a "feel good" product that we hardly ever install just one. People love bringing natural light into dark areas of their home. We appreciate the great review this Angie's List member left for us. We work hard to deliver the highest quality products and service we can."
"We had worked for this townhome association last year and they were pleased with our work then as they seem to be now. We appreciate the call-back and look forward to working with them again."
"We thank this Angie's List member for the very positive review. We strive to earn all "A's" but an occasional "B" is not the end of the world. We were given that grade for Price. All I can say is that often homeowner's just aren't aware of the costs and expenses small business owner's have to deal with -- like insurance, training, fuel, trash, and even marketing through Angie's List. We really try and keep our costs down through efficient management and competent, trained installers who do the job right the first time. But we're just a phone call away if a problem should occur."
"We always enjoy hearing that our customers appreciate our work. She is so right, the new VELUX skylights are brighter, clearer and stay clean longer than what was previously available. And the new Laminated Glass is 25% quieter than the skylights we replace."
"This Angie's List member was very nice to write a review for us. She had to be re-scheduled due to the strange weather we've had recently, but in the end we got the job done. Sometimes customer's are not so understanding when weather disrupts their plans and our schedule. But the safety of our installers and protecting our customer's house drives our scheduling."
"This Angie's List member has not yet decided whether to install Sun Tunnels on his home. I spoke with him and thanked him for his positive review of what we do. I believe he will be our customer soon."
Highly Recommend. The entire team at Houseworks was professional and knew their business. We had several people quote the job and only Houseworks tech team pointed out that the installation of the skylight was too close to the valley in the roof and if they just tried to replace the window as is we would likely have problems again in the future. They explained why the only real solution was to shorten up the window slightly and give enough distance from the roof valley. Upon investigating on line ourselves about recommended distance from the valley it seemed Houseworks was right.
The weather caused several delays , we were always informed ahead of the schedule change. When the day arrived the team arrived punctually and completed the task with competence.
We will definitely hire them again!
"Thanks to this Angie's List member for her kind words. We often hear from customers how our solution differs from what others have quoted. There are too many "skylight experts" advising homeowners to do the wrong thing...and we generally get called out to fix those mistakes. Our company has been installing, replacing and repairing skylights since 2001. All of our installers have been in this business for at least four years and all of them have been through VELUX training and are Certified Five-Star installers. Experience makes all the difference."
The installation went beautifully and swiftly. Workmen arrived on time tho the weather was iffy. Matt and his crew assured me they would safeguard the house in case a storm kicked up which fortunately did not occur. They discovered the existing flashing and curbs were in good condition and did not require replacement saving us considerable money. Both Matt and Buff explained that our roofer had done a very good job with our new roof installation around the old skylights thus making the entire scope of work for skylight replacement unnecessary. I very much appreciated their honesty and integrity. I would not have known this, and they could have proceeded with the original work order charging the full agreed upon amount. They were neat and cleaned up after themselves and even cleaned the skylights before they left! All in all, a very positive experience. I would definitely recommend Houseworks Daylighting Solutions to my friends.
"Thanks to this Angie's List member for the kind words. We often find that after we open up the roof to remove a curb-mounted skylight, that the curb and roof around the skylight is in suburb condition...that was the case here. We were able to save our customer some significant dollars by re-using the existing curb and we're proud to be able to do that. We agree with her statement reflecting that there are many contractors that would replace what didn't need replacing and just take her money. We are not that guy."
"We always appreciate hearing that our installers do the extras that set Houseworks apart. Matt (not Jeff) and Dan are two of the most knowledgeable installers we have and together have been with us for over ten years. There is no substitute for trained, experienced installers. Thanks to this Angie's List member for the complements. I just read this review to the installers and it made their day to know that our customers appreciate the hard work they do."
"We enjoyed doing this work for this Angie's List member because they elected to replace their old skylight with a new SOLAR POWERED skylight. Not only is this a really neat product (that opens to let in fresh air and automatically closes if it rains) but they were able to take advantage of a significant Federal Tax Credit which lowered their total cost. We like to promote energy efficiency and using the solar skylights is one of the best ways to ventilate a home and save money."
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