Clearwater Exteriors
About us
Clearwater Exteriors, LLC is a Portland, Oregon-based specialty contracting business focused on retail sales and installation of custom-built replacement windows, maintenance-free insulated siding & total protection roofing systems. Larry Meadows | President- Clearwater Exteriors LLC With more than 30 years of experience in the Specialty Contracting business, Mr. Meadows has particular expertise in custom windows and siding. He has owned, operated, and managed home improvement businesses from small start ups to multi-state operations with more than $30 million in revenues and over 350 employees. He is widely recognized as an industry expert and trusted advisor for vendors, lenders and investment funds in the home improvement arena, and has served on the Steering Committee for Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies since 2007. Mr. Meadows has also served as Member of the GE Money Advisory Board since 2007. In 2004, he was a Finalist for Ernst & Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Harvard University - JOINT CENTER FOR HOUSING STUDIES – http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/jchs.harvard.edu/files/rf_conference_agenda_04_09_13.pdf GE MONEY – SALES FINANCE CREATES HOME IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY BOARD http://www.k-designers.com/pdfs/Projectline_Advisory_Board_Press_Release.pdf Survive the Small-to-Big Transition – http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/198332
Business highlights
Services we offer
Custom –built replacement windows Maintenance-free insulated replacement siding Owens Corning roofing systems
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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Clearwater exteriors recently put a new roof on our house in Portland, OR. We have a two story old house with a detached garage and they completed the project in the span of 4 days. Initial contact with the company was targeted door to door solicitation to see if we would like to take advantage of a promotion that was available for new roofing customers. This initial solicitation took very little time and was just for a consultant to call us to schedule an inspection and estimate on the roofing job. We had collected estimates from a few other company’s prior to our visit with the Clearwater consultant. This initial inspection and estimate process is very thorough, and the consultant has samples of all the materials, before and after pictures of other projects, and is very professionally presented. They have a relationship with a bank, so financing is available. The materials are of very high quality and provided with a 50 year manufacturer’s warranty.
The installation process begins with a contact person who is very helpful and provides you a time frame for installation based on weather. In our case we were scheduled for one day, but the weather did not work out and it was postponed. The communication was very good during that process and up to the installation date. This was important to us because we have dogs, and making arrangements for them was understood by the company. Once installation started, we had some contact with the job foreman, but the company doing the work on the roof was definitely a 2nd party contracted by Clearwater. The communication during this process was a little less thorough. We had one day that we had previously been informed they would finish up and they did not. They came the next day, which we anticipated, but did not communicate that with us. Following installation there were a few aesthetic details that needed to be followed up on. They resolved these issues to our satisfaction in a timely fashion. Overall installation was done well. Communication could have been a little better in final stages.
Overall we feel we have a quality product, with a 50 year transferrable warranty, with adequate workmanship on the project. The roof is a very important aspect to our house in wet climate we live in and we feel confident about our new roof.We have a roof that is not your usual roof. Many contractors we talked
to seemed very uneasy about taking the job, not Clearwater Exteriors.
They considered it to be a challenge that they could do and do well.
The workers were very punctual and professional, the work was done
in a very timely manner. Clearwater Extertiors uses Owens Corning
" Total Protection Roofing System" which is Superior to what many
roofing contractors use. We are Very Pleased with the job they did and
would highly recommend this Company
That same caliber of person and pride in the company was evident in every aspect of the job--from materials delivery, to the installers, and the clean up crew. They had to scrape off the old roofing material, creating piles of debris that were carefully hauled across the roof and into a dump truck at the front of the house. Very little debris fell onto our plants and yard area. I was afraid that some of our landscaping might be damaged. Not so! When the job was done, everything remained in pristine condition.
The greatest reward, however, is our beautiful roof and peace of mind, knowing that we'll never have to do one more thing to make it look good. It's already perfect!
The materials arrived and we knew where they were going to unload them and it went like clock work! The installers were professional, courteous and always kept us informed. They were so accommodating it made the project go much smoother than I expected. The whole project took a week and the work area was always clean and tidy at the end of each day. The installer had to come back a few days after completion to install a shutter that had not arrived with the others and that was done in the time frame he gave me. We had some problems with part of the house after the old siding was removed. They actually had to remove some of our windows and reinstall them after some construction to get the windows where they belonged. The windows did not have the proper support before they went to work on them. That was all done at no charge to us. The company gave us one price and that was what we paid. That was a huge factor, that unknown costs were not an issue. We also have 2 dogs and each day the installers were careful to keep gates closed and dangers out of the way for our dogs. That is also huge for pet owners to feel like their pets will not be harmed or in danger.
The best things about Clearwater are, their product is top notch, they pass on to their customers the knowledge they have gained over the years that means less problem for the customer and the people who represent the company are very good to work with and people you would enjoy working with again.
The product is fabulous! I absolutely love it. It is money well spent and we have the best looking house in the neighborhood!
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