We hired 2FL to replace the old siding to our home -- to the newer and sturdier Hardie Plank brand. We love it! And even more, our total experience with 2FL was beyond my expectations. We give high marks for 2FL!
The crew and on-site supervisor (Rob) for our project were courteous, conscientious, consistently on time, hardworking, and professional. Yet, when there were some "hiccups" to the plans (what home project doesn't have any), Rob was totally "on the ball" and addressed and fixed the problem to the best of his ability and to our deep satisfaction as SOON AS HE COULD. This made us grow to trust and appreciate their responsiveness and integrity in giving us their best customer service possible.
BEST SCENARIO YET - 2FL ACTED AS OUR ADVOCATE:
I have to say that with removing old siding, you discover what's really under there and sometimes things you see from before -- have to be addressed. Because 2FL also knows a lot about window installations, they brought to our attention quickly something they saw that could impact the future quality of our windows --and current siding job. It had to do with how our newer windows were installed incorrectly back in 2009, which just happened to have been installed by a previous company in the same field as 2FL. So, we had to delay our job a bit to get this "corrected." So, I called the previous windows contractor about this. Needless to say, they (ask me if you want to know WHO THEY ARE, because they do siding too) did NOT seem to take our concerns seriously at first, and they seemed to try to deflect the responsibility back to us and 2FL even though our windows were still under warranty. Hmmmm. Basically, the one I spoke to seemed to hem and haw his way through this. Delays (whether real or on purpose) came. Aggravating.
UPSHOT:
Thank goodness. Our 2FL siding supervisor Rob patiently and professionally explained clearly to us many times (so we would get it) about what the window problem was, and how it could affect our siding job if not corrected. He even spoke directly (and respectfully) to the previous contractor's representative FOR US over the phone about the problem he saw with the windows. (This was very appreciated, because then we, as just homeowners, didn't have to find ourselves struggling to describe the problem in technical terms to the other company.)
Even 2FL co-owners Terry & Mark, were willing to be present onsite or offer their advice and listening ears to us on this, too. This was SOOOO great! 2FL basically acted as our ADVOCATE and they were even ready to correct this window installation problem for us if the other company couldn't. But after some negotiation our part with the other company (yet girded with good and reasonable information by 2FL and by our own research), we got the window correction done by the other company. All turned out fine in the end.
BOTTOM LINE:
2FL does excellent work, and they really DO put the customer FIRST. I would trust these guys (and gals) with our next project because I know they'll always be honest with me... and if there's ever a problem or concern - they will ADDRESS IT, or at least, we can TALK about it and work out a solution TOGETHER.
That's what I appreciate most -- good communication between myself and any outside company we hire to do work for us. 2FL fits that bill to the HILT. Yet, I advise that if possible, you too, should be that ever present, observant and communicating homeowner to make sure this kind of project turns into a good experience for ALL. And that really pays off - like it did for us and 2FL. read more