If you embark on a major home improvement project, it pays to go with a skilled contractor who knows their trade and gives the best advice. You’ll sleep better at night. I was tempted to spend several thousand less, but my gut kept telling me, “no”. So, I listened, and went with Hammer Exteriors because Rob saw details that other contractors either ignored or missed. One advised me that my gutters and soffits didn’t need to be replaced. I asked Rob his opinion and he suggested that they were fine with the existing covering because everything had aged at the same rate. But he advised that I’d notice them against brand new siding. Hmm… I thought about that.
Rob asked if I wanted to keep an old lighting fixture affixed to the house that had been used to light the backyard but hadn’t been used in years. Another detail no other contractor asked about. “You’ll want to take down the air conditioner bracket but you can put it back after.” Rob said. “What about the shutters?” Rob asked. No other contractor raised any of these considerations at all. It made me wonder what the other contractors were looking at and if they were going to do a shoddy work-around job. I wasn’t looking at those details because I was thinking about the broader aesthetics, like how the color will match my roof shingles. The contractor, on the other hand, should be looking at all aspects of how to complete the install the right way and what objects might be standing in the way. The contractor is the expert we rely on to be our eyes into how to make the aesthetics work. Rob did that. That’s why I chose him. Turned out to be a wise decision. Rob was responsive throughout the project. He estimated that the job would take a week and he let me know ahead of time when to expect delivery of the materials, the dumpster, and his crew. The materials were delivered when he said, the dumpster was delivered when he said and his crew showed up exactly when he said they would. Consistency throughout every phase. The crew was very polite and respectful, workers you want on your property. When they arrived, they sized up the scope of the job and went right to work. They hammered continuously until lunchtime, then picked up again right after and kept on going until an hour past sundown. Non-stop. They were fast, efficient and committed. Same for the crew that installed the gutters.
The only aspect of the project that didn’t conform to the estimate was the completion date of one week because the crew shortened that. The siding install started on Monday and finished on Wednesday. The gutters were installed on Thursday morning and the dumpster was picked up the same morning. I couldn’t believe all that work was done in only 3 days on 2,176 square feet of house, including ripping out existing soffits and gutters, installing new insulation all around and then installing new siding. Precisely. And neatly. And it was cold outside; temps in the 20s the whole time.
The only item I needed to address was the trim on my exterior door. The paint was severely chipped. I came home on Wednesday and Rob asked if I noticed anything about my door. My eyes popped. Rob bought paint and asked his crew to paint the trim around my door. I was so thankful. I’d had a hard time finding a painter to come handle such a small job for a professional painter. Rob cared how the total project looked, so he went out of his way to do something he didn’t have to do.
The siding installation crew, gutter install crew and the dumpster company cleaned up behind themselves. A major work site was left in pristine condition. My home looks beautiful. The details are magnificent. I love how they worked around the fire escape, which couldn’t be removed, and the way they capped the external lighting. The experience was the best. In the end, I received excellence from start to finish. So, if you want the comfort of working with a skilled and knowledgeable tradesman who knows how to assemble great work crews who are respectful of your property, then Rob is that person. This was a great experience.
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