Best hurricane film pros near Gresham, SC

Hello, my name is Alan Breakfield. I am a licensed General Contractor of North Carolina. We offer New/remodeling residential and commercial projects. We also offer lot clearing.

All phases of electrical, two employees, do not use subcontractors, South Carolina licensed, # 108461, first hour $50.00 that includes trip charge. Angie's list members get 10% off.

"

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS & COMPETENCY

Frontpoint was accommodating and pretty easy to deal with. They were readily willing to swap pieces to fit my individual requirements. Their telephone follow-up after initial contact is too agressive for my taste, but after contact they did modify my record to stop further telephone solicitation. I took some time to review my requirements and their equipment before committing.

Their sales staff are not trained with technical minutae, nor do they have ready access to it if needed. This means if you have a specific technical question, as in: will the glass break sensor work if the glass is equipped with a film such as shading, UV, or penetration film, they could not answer the question. Their 1st line technical support staff also is unable to answer that sort of detail, as is 2nd tier. This means if you have a highly techncal question you should expect to have to wait for a call back, perhaps even a day or two. Nor can they answer specifics on the type of data the motions sensors rely on, nor field of view. However, 1st tier was able to address that. In my case the inquiry and patience needed to get definitive answers paid off keeping me from buying, and installing, several sensors of various types that would have been useless, and saving me quite a bit of money. So it's worth asking, and worth being patient for an accuracte, definitive response.

QUALITY CONTROL

The equipment was another matter. Quality Control could be better. Everything came that was ordered and it arrived in good condition. However, one of the sensors came without a battery; another turned out to be defective (false alarms) and had to be replaced < 90-days in. There were also some mounting issues that should have been addressed during the initial purchase interview by the sales rep. Because they were not, there was further delay (about 2-weeks) in getting the whole system setup while awaiting a small piece of adhesive foam to space a sensor away from a steel door. Had the sales rep asked if there were any metal doors, s/he would have, or should have, known to add in additional mounting foam pieces.

SPEED OF DELIVERY

FedEx yes -- fast -- no way.

Replacement parts and added pieces are all delivered FedEx, but don't make the mistake of thinking anything is going to arrive quickly -- other than the initial order. They take 2- to 3-days to process their internal paperwork to send a replacement or supplemenmt part, which then goes by FedEx -- sort of. It actually goes by the FedEx sloth service which takes about a full week to get from VA to CA. The post office is a lot faster, so the whole FedEx thing is a sham.

REMOTE MONITORING

Frontpoint uses the Alarm.com app and central station service. Alarm.com's app is the best I've seen. It's simple, intuitive, and easy to setup. To say it beats competitors like Protection-One hands-down is an under statement. Other services' apps and online services are not even in the same league, much less a ball park nearby. You can arm (partially or fully), disarm, monitor, etc.

AESTHETICS

This is a thorny point. Some people want tech to be seen -- including alarm hardware. I prefer tech to work without being seen unless there is a very specific reason to show it off.

Frontpoint's hardware is reminiscent of Henry Ford's. In this case you can have any color you want -- as long as it's white. The hardware is bulky, but not bad compared to its competitors. Essentially, this is just ugly stuff. It does not come close to the seamless integration of a built-in hardwired system. It is not aesthetically pleasing. It's not horribly bad on white surfaces, but the further your mounting surface is from white, the more obvious the tech becomes and there is no way of fixing that.

INTEGRATION

If you have existing wireless hardware you may be able to integrate the Frontpoint/Alarm.com hardware with it. If you have a hardwired system, you're screwed. There is no integration available. In my case that was rather sad as the place I was doing was pre-wired for an alarm. That meant we had to choose between the hardware cost+very low monitoring price of kitting out the pre-wire, and the hardware cost+high monitoring cost of the Frontpoint system. In my case, the Frontpoint system penciled out better than the hardwire system did. Full Disclosure: There is significantly cheaper stuff out there, but my research did not reveal anything with the combination of service & reputation that Frontpoint has.

CENTRAL STATION MONITORING

24/7/365 CSM (central station monitoring) is a must unless you really think you want to spend every second of your life monitoring your alarm -- and every second of your life you will be where you can summon authorities immediately. That's a fool's folly in my opinion. The first time you go off to a theater and turn off your phone, go into a meeting and turn off your phone, go someplace loud where you can't hear your phone, go someplace without cell service -- even for a moment, have a dead battery, go swimming, or any of the other millions of common things people do (every been on a cruise?) your system is rendered useless. And the funny thing is, the only time it will be useless is when you are physically not at the property being alarmed. In other words, the only time it will be useless is when you actually need it.

CSM is worth shopping around for, but it is also worth checking response times and reliability. Frontpoint scored quite high in this regard -- but it was really Alarm.com who scored, Frontpoint got the credit. So shop around. I've seen prices for 24/7/365 CSM ranging from < $10/mo to >$50/mo, and the higher fees usually come with long-term contracts.

.CONTRACT & RELOCATION

Frontpoint's contract for 24/7/365 CSM is as onerous as everbody elses -- think Cellphone Service. However, to their credit they do have a couple of things that are nice: (1) You can uninstall the system and take it with you if you move. As long as your new location has cell service, you're set. A lot of providers don't let you do that. (2) If you're in the militarty they have special arrangements for deployments, TDY's, etc. It's worth asking for all of the details about military accommodations if that's your situation.

BUY AGAIN?

Yes, I would purchase from Frontpoint again if the circumstances were the same. I would also recommend them to others.

"

"Mathew removed an old faded and cracked clear protective bra from the front of our car. We bought the car used and the bra was on it when we got it. We were told it could not be taken off without damaging the paint on the car. It was a tough job because the film had been on for several years and the car had been kept outside so the sun had really baked it on. It took a lot of time time and effort and care to remove the old film and not damage the car but Mathew did it. Our car looks so much better now without that faded and cracked bra . Thanks Mathew"

;

We are a locally family owned business located in Myrtle Beach, SC. We service Horry and Georgetown counties with top notch service. With a combined twenty years of experience in the industry we strive to provide the best service with attention to detail and pride in our work. A list of references can be provided from builders, property managers and home owners upon request. Please visit our website @myrtlebeachguttertechs.com for more details

We have been in business since 2009 and we are specialized in any type of remodeling/additions in grand strand area such as flooring, kitchens, bathrooms, balconies, fencing, siding and much more, owner-operated with trustworthy hard workers.

"

Exceptional Business. Quality work ? Yes.  Quality Service ? Yes.  Quality workers - Yes.

I agree with all the other positive comments and definitely recommend them without hesitation.  They care about the quality of their work - they have a 10 year warranty on their workmanship.

Came out to look at my roof and were very informative.   They spent time pointing out my neighbors house, the shortcuts their roofer had made and why that roof may not last over time / through a hurricane.

They replaced my roof, replaced a lot of the damaged wood under the old shingles. Took down my unused oil burner chimney to below the roof line and roofed over it. Took pictures of the work in progress and gave me them when finished.  Everything happened on time, and cleaned up afterwards.

I also had them replace my windows. That also went smoothly. All thier workers were great, very polite and answered any questions I had.  When it was discovered that the window manufacturer had sent one window that was the wrong style, they put in a temporary window. Came back 2 weeks later and installed the correct one with out any issue.

They will be my first point of contact for future work on the house.  

So happy I found someone who I can trust to do a job RIGHT.

"

CNT Foundations is the best foundation repair company in the industry. Locally owned and operated since 2010, we service commercial and residential foundation repairs, crawl space repairs, and New Construction projects in the Carolinas, Savannah and Augusta, Georgia. Call today for a free estimate and find out why CNT Foundations is #1.

Accubuilt is a company with the knowledge and skills to help you with your new home construction or your remodeling projects. Accubuilt uses superior products and superior professionals to get your job done right. We believe that the friendship should not end with the job