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"They came and put in extensions on the gutters. One was very poorly installed."

"They did an excellent job!"

"This review is long overdue, sorry Tom. I was on Angie's List for something else, that prompted me to finally write this review. Last summer my husband and I wanted to have our deck replaced and have one of the columns by our front door replaced (wood rot). We had two other contractors come out before we had the pleasure of doing business with Tom (Four Seasons). I messaged him about our projects. He got back to me right away to set up a date and time to come out for the bid. He was prompt, very nice and most importantly very professional. He answered all questions we had. One of the other contractors said he may have to cut into our drywall from our basement to do the deck. Explanation for this very poor! What? As soon as he left, we instantly said in unison "no way". We didn't care what his numbers would be! We asked Tom about this, he told us why he said that, but also explained it in plain English. He also said that would not be necessary to do the job. He looked at the column and the damage, let us know, until he cut into the damaged area wouldn't know if the whole thing would need replacement or just repair work. He agreed to write a proposal for each situation so there would be no surprises. He said he would send me the proposals in a couple of days. He left. I turned to my husband said so what do you think? He said instantly "wow, super nice guy, sounds very knowledgeable". I couldn't agree more! He sent us the proposals 2 days later. I couldn't believe how reasonable his prices were. I'm well aware of buyer beware of going with the lower price. However, Tom, works for himself by himself. He doesn't have to pass the cost on to the customer to pay a crew of men to do the work. Now this is where Tom really went above and beyond for us. He went to the city of Elgin to secure the permits. He was told because our deck would be over 4 ft high, he would need an architectural engineer stamp his drawings in order to get the necessary permits. He went to several, only to be told by each one, he would need to do his own drawings in order to have stamped drawings. Apparently it was a liability issue they claimed. They all wanted $1100.00-$1200.00 for this. He finally found an architectural engineer who was willing to stamp Tom's drawings. His charge $350.00. Big difference in price. Now even though this wasn't in the original proposal, we didn't fault Tom for this. This was an unforeseen cost. He couldn't have known this until he applied for the permits. There was also no getting around it. We really appreciated his time and effort to find someone who could do this for a reasonable price. So now after that whole debacle, we set dates to begin work. He did the column replacement first. He did such a great job, you would never know that one was replaced. All the little detailed cuts, perfect match to the other. The old deck teardown, build of new one went great. Tom was here everyday, sometimes working in the rain. He came to the front door everyday when he was leaving to let us know and to keep us informed of anything. Progress and permit inspections. All inspections went fine, no issues. We were blown away by his work. It turned out so beautiful. I know this review seems excessive in length, but I feel I must mention ALL the positives of Tom and his work. So, absolutely we feel very lucky to have found him, and to do business with him. I absolutely will call him for any other project in the future. True professional! Ihighly recommend him. I did include some pics of deck, I will update this review with a pic of the column when I eventually take one."

"Excellent experience with Fischer Decks. Brad is expert - been doing decks for 30+ years - it’s all perfect. Joe"

"If I could give Nate, Shawn, Keith, and the rest of the Deck Company team 10 stars, I would! I highly recommend them! Our project was particularly complex because it was a very large 34”x 34 1/2” Trex deck completely surrounding a semi inground oval pool with extended pool stairs. There were many challenges along the way because of the pool, including strict safety requirements for the railing height and gates, as well as a ring of concrete around the base of the pool that had to be jackhammered through for a couple of the post holes! Nate was so positive the entire time. Every time an obstacle came up, while I was panicking, he would just smile and say “I’ve got this!”. In the end the deck was finished ahead of schedule and passed all village inspections (including the pool safety requirements) on the first try. The end result exceeded our expectations, it’s absolutely gorgeous. The attention to detail is amazing. Things like the trimming out of the lattice, the angle cuts on the deck railing, and the perfect coping of the decking around the pool and pool stairs really make it look fantastic. The whole team was courteous, and professional the entire time. Nate and Shawn were always happy to answer my questions (and I had a lot of them). They left our yard better than they found it, power washing our sidewalk and driveway to clear away mud that was mostly left from the pool install. We definitely choose the right company for the job!"

"did a good job"

"My best experience with any contractor"

"coming to do the job tomorrow"

"Hard work crew. Always on time. Tile work was excellent!"