AMAZING SIDING CORP OF ILLINOIS

The only fair grade comes from the fact that the crew did come and do the work and they worked dilegently until the job was complete. One of the agreements was that there would be sufficient clearance left on the exterior of the screen porch that the storm windows could still be installed in the fall. The windows were avaiable for the crew to verify size / fit. When fall came and i tried to install the windows there was no room left for them to be installed. In fact there was significant interference that woulddamage the windows if forced into the openings. Also there was a two piece trim section that had split apart and opened up a gap on the front side of the house.At this point I contacted Amazing " Paul Stanek" specifically informing him of my issues. After some deliberation he agreed to send a crew out the following week to look into the problems. The crew did show and proceded to hammer the trim back into position and stated that they could not do anything about the windows not fitting and they left. At this point I was already very dissappointed with the situation and winter was fast approaching without a resolve to installing the windows. Paul Stanek agreed to come out to the house and evaluate the situation and promised to come to a resolution. Mr. Stanek did come to my home and the only resove he had was to resize the windows so they would fit into the openings. I agreed that would be an acceptable solution and he could not provide a timeframe for its completion. It was at this time that we agreed the quickest way to get the work completed would be if I found a local craftsmen to complete the work and transportation of the windows. Which I agreed to do as long as he would pay for the work and transportation of the windows. We shook hands on it and I agreed to let him know the cost before proceding with the work. I then found a local shop to do the work and provided Mr. Stanek with the cost ($211.20) for the 8 windows that did not fit. Once I called Mr. Stanek with the cost he said it was fine to have it done and he would reimburse within 30 days of completion and I would absorbe the transportation cost in order to expedite the entire process. Needless to say that was the last time "Amazing" answered a phone call or responded in any many to me. I even sent the an invoice 2 times registered mail and the were not signed for just returned. To me it was just AMAZING the way they just dissappeared! Funny part is when Mr. Stanek was here he actually forgot his briefcase and I made arrangements for him to get it back because at the time I had a positive feeling about them doing the right thing so I felt I should.

The salesman used high pressure tactics to coerce me into signing a contract right away. He told me that the 18 thousand dollar estimate would only be valid that day and that if I decided to wait a few days the cost would rise to over 20 thousand dollars. He then mentioned that if he had to wait a few weeks for me to make up my mind then he would have to cancel all his other appointments and I would cause him to lose money. On top of that he told me that everyone always signs a contract after only one meeting and didn't like the fact that I wanted to think it over.

Two workers arrived and went immediately to work and did not stop. They began at 9:00 and were finished by 2:00, replacing 12 windows. Our floors were carefully protected and anything that might get damaged was protected as well. They cleaned up everything and the only evidence they were here are the beautiful new windows. All of our interior wood trim around the windows remained intact; unlike stories I have heard from neighbors who needed to replace all of their interior window trim. This company also installed our siding and their work is of the highest quality. The siding they installed lowered our energy consumption and I expect the same thing from the new windows.

I wanted to have 3 basement windows installed. I called this company due to their promotion of free installation. I told the receptionist that I needed an estimate and asked her if they had basement windows. She said yes, but that they would not take any job under $3,000. Obviously, my basement windows would not be that much. I ended up calling another company on the list that will install hopper windows for less than half that amount with no problem.

They were a very hard sell, and would not listen to my request. We did not use them.

He came to the house and gave us the sales pitch. Was really sold on the product, how tough and durable it was and the fused styrofoam insulation. Compared it to the "cheap" uninsulated 4" siding. Walked around, took a few basic measurements, gave me a quote. Foolish me, never got another quote, just recently joined Angie's list. Went ahead with install, was sold on 12 month no interest no payment financing. Not good on cleanup, damaged some screens, which I was reimbursed on. One year later, happy with product and install, but now feeling ripped off on the total install cost. Advice from my mistake? Do your homework, get 2-3 quotes, clearly spell out your requirements and expectations and have them documented on the signed quote.

This company sub-contracts their work out. Non-English speaking made it difficult to communicate. The yard was full of nails, old caulking, and pieces of siding. In removing the old caulk they gouged the wooden window frames and sills. When I called to complain the owner wanted to charge me per window to cover the gouges with aluminum. I contested and wasn't charged but now the screens don't fit. Two years after the installation of the siding, the siding grew green and black mold and the siding at the highest pitch on 2 sides of the house buckled out exposing the house framing. Since there was a "life time guarantee" I called. The owner Paul immediately blamed raccoons without ever seeing the house. It took several months to get him to come out and that was after I contacted the BBB. The siding was nailed back on and I was told my siding would be cleaned for mold one time only. There was no "lifetime guarantee". You may never have to paint again but you'll be washing every year.

These guys charge way too much.

We're replacing two small areas of siding on our house (only two areas near the roof, brick hose), soffit, facia, and gutters all around. Their estimate was twice as much as the other two estimates we'd received - $10,765. They were nice enough to give us a $300 discount - 2.78%, not sure why they bothered. Otherwise everything was fine, very professional. But with that enormous estimate and silly discount they've earned themselves a 2.78% chance of winning our business.