Easy Siders Home Improvements, LLC
About us
Welcome to Easy Siders. Since 1974, we have been providing quality home improvement services to homeowners in Hershey, Harrisburg, Camp Hill, Hummelstown and surrounding areas of Central Pennsylvania. We handle jobs of all sizes from installing a few replacement windows or a door to larger jobs such as roofing and building additions to increase the living space in your home. We offer a wide range of home improvement services to area homeowners. Our services include installing replacement windows, roofing, siding, soffit and fascia, sunrooms, replacement doors, decks, gutters, awnings, and roofing. At the current time we do not provide repair work or provide handyman services. A complete listing of our services can be found on our website for your convenience. Click on each service for detailed information. At Easy Siders, we are experienced home improvement professionals with extensive knowledge of many facets of home improvements. Our goal is to provide homeowners in Hershey, Harrisburg and the surrounding areas with quality home improvements. You can see the quality of work in our online Photo Gallery, which contains images from several of our jobs.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Replacement & installation of roofing, decks, doors, fascia, gutters and downspouts, railing & additions., siding and trim, soffit, spouting, sunrooms, windows
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"It was our pleasure to work with you!!! We appreciate your positive review and would be happy to work with you on any future home improvement needs. Satisfied customers are our number one goal!!!"
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"We thank you for your continued patronage to Easy Siders!!! Always a pleasure to work with you!!!"
All three contractors were onsite to provide quotes for the requested work; each time I used the same exact request so that I received an "apple for apple" comparison. Easy Sider's price came in on par with another company. Ultimately I liked how the individual from easy Siders interacted with us, so it is the reason why they were chosen.
Because the job was fairly large in scope, I wrote a separate document which outlined exactly what was expected when the job was complete. I would recommend this to anyone who does their "homework" and knows exactly what they want and what they expect. This was much more of a detailed "punch list" of work and expectations. We also chose the best quality vinyl siding on the market for durability purposes. Cost was a concern, but so was quality - we tried to strike a balance.
We signed the contract in mid-December and we were requested to submit 50% of the project cost for down payment. This is fairly typical in the industry from what I understand. Work commenced two months later in late February.
I didn't tell the company that I had previously installed siding as a part time job years ago. I knew what to look for as far as clues to the quality of the installation. After the first week of work was completed, the garage siding looked to be installed with perfection. The siding cuts were staggered properly and the aluminum fascia looked great.
Another week passed and the house and shed were completed. The contractor was cleaning up the site at the end of the week, so I took the time to inspect the job (as requested). One thing that I did not like was the fact that the job site was not cleaned up at the end of the day. Tools were left sit wherever they were at 4 pm. Siding pieces were left laying scattered across the ground. And nails were everywhere. This was brought to the attention of the installer and things did improve.
Upon the final inspection, I found a number of issues that I brought to the contractor's attention - some serious, most not. Here is a list:
1. One window was completely missed in the caulking/sealing process.
2. Propane gas line entering the house through the siding was not caulked.
3. Electrical conduit pipe entering the shed through the siding was not caulked.
4. Cable TV wire was not re-attached.
5. Fascia was haphazardly wrapped around and not properly trimmed to be aesthetically pleasing.
6. J-Channel was cut flush around the electrical meter and windows - this allowed for any rain to enter behind the siding and cause rot of the house plywood. This was our biggest concern because the only reason we had the work done was to make the house water tight again. I emphasized this over and over again.
When I brought these items to the attention of the office (pictures and statements via email), the owner immediately called. I could detect the frustration in his voice and he was obviously concerned and upset. The next day, he was at the house and personally took care of all of the problems correctly by removing the siding and doing things right - a welcomed relief! He went above and beyond to make the corrections - again, which was much appreciated.
I was not happy that I had to find these things myself. The work should have been inspected by a supervisor before I was asked to review it. But what really concerns me is this: I knew what to look for. I suspect that 99% of people do not. People rely on contractors to do the work right. Sure, the work looked fabulous, however, it was not done correctly and it would have caused serious damage to the house over time from the rain infiltration.
I'm personally at a crossroads as to whether to use this company again. As the owner told me "no one is perfect". Well, I agree to that, but basic quality is not asking for perfection. Who knows how many other jobs may have been done like this - maybe many - maybe just mine was a one-time fluke.
I would advise anyone who uses this company to hire an independent home inspector to check the work before paying the balance. All of that said, the customer service was excellent.
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