Last year I contacted every company advertising deck refinishing in all the NW suburban area home…read moreshoppers and mailers. One quoted an outrageous price, two quoted half the figure, and two promised to come out for a quote and never showed up. All had a number of poor reviews of their work on line. I held off getting the work done. This spring I contacted Pro Coat. Dave Marion quoted a fair price for the job, and warned me that he couldn't guarantee the old botched finish could be completely removed. He said his crew would test a small area and only if they could satisfactorily clean it, would they do my entire deck. His men arrived within the time frame Dave had estimated, the test cleaning worked perfectly, and within the day my deck was stripped, brightened and looking like new. A few days later Pro Coat was back and the deck was stained in an afternoon. Great care was taken to cover the side of the house next to the deck so no over-spray could get on the siding or brickwork. The yard was left immaculately clean. Alfredo did a great job of evenly and thoroughly applying the new stain to the inside and outside of the deck, despite the surrounding hedge making it difficult. My deck now looks like new, and the results were far better than I thought could possibly be achieved. Any future work I need will be done by Pro Coat, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend their services to anyone.

Can't say enough good things about Dave and his team. Dave came out to personally inspect the deck,…read moresize and condition and his team visited at least 3x to remove and replace a handful of rotting planks, color match our existing color to what they'd apply and then power wash and seal it. He spent time with me on a call explaining the two types of sealant and left me feeling far more informed about the work they were doing than anyone else who's previously done similar work. They moved all the furniture on and off for us and made it a smooth and easy process. Would highly recommend and will use them again when the deck requires re-sealing. Wish all home contractors were as easy going, responsible and timely. Thanks Dave!

Everything was repaired as expected Totally satisfied with…read moreentire experience Travis was great

We had aluminum siding blow off our house and these guys were the only people I could find that…read morewould do it. Their professional approach and communication was appreciated. The end results have me very much relieved.

Mike did an excellent job repairing our 6' wood fence and gate. His price was very reasonable and…read moreMike not only did a super competent job but cleaned up the job site and left our yard in better shape than when he started! I really couldn't be more pleased!

Mike worked on our deck and fence for repairing woods, power wash, and stain. He works fast and is…read morevery professional and good at his work. His price quote is very reasonable and his response is very quick. I am very satisfied with this project and highly recommend him. I would like to contact him again when I need home repairs. Thank you, Mike!

Hired this crew to fix some metal fence posts that were coming up out of the ground. The price was…read morevery fair and they did a good job!

Per Cook County Public Records, Custom Built Fence has been involved in a civil suit, with a Karen…read moreT (I am redacting the last name, but it matches the owner's name on the certified letter I was sent) listed as a representative of the business. Edit: to be clear, I am stating this as to why I believe the "Karen T." who contacted me through Yelp (who has no reviews but has posted oodles of photos to this business) is not a random stranger, and is, in fact, associated with the business. This means business employees contacting me after I asked they not. I'm not going to be snarky and point out that all the conversations between Jan and I were posted via screenshot, by me. Including Karen's unredacted email. I posted about my experience and added the facts so others may judge for themselves. I included unedited screen shots, Jan commented with edited copy/paste data. Use that to determine what you will. End edit. I am being contacted, again, after I requested they leave me alone. To Jan, Karen, and Custom Built Fence - I request that any further communication be through your lawyer (as stated in the letter). I refuse to allow you to intimidate me, and maybe you'd have been able to offer a reasonable fence repair estimate (under $23k) if you weren't wasting $7 to send me a certified letter threatening to sue me. Or maybe not.

OnDeck is a fantastic company with great service. They're prompt, reliable, insightful and…read moreknowledgeable while staying on budget! We're so happy with the addition to the house and the amazing backyard kitchen. Santo, Phil, Al and Ken are our superstars!!

The OnDeck team did an amazing job with my kitchen, bathroom, living room and dining room!…read more Their attention to detail and perfection was spot-on! I highly recommend OnDeck for any of your home improvement projects!

Ken did a fantastic job. When I initially met with Ken, I had a very disorganized entry closet, a…read moregeneral idea, and a picture off the internet of what I thinking. From just the picture Ken came up with a plan and was able to design and build a custom entry bench and storage. After the initial meeting and design, Ken came back onsite a couple weeks later with most of the materials built out, and assembled and installed everything. Could not be happier with how everything turned out. He leveraged every bit of functional space, which we need with small children, and also made a beautiful entry piece. Ken was super professional, kept me updated along the way and clearly went over options or any ideas I had for changes. Will definitely use him again for future jobs.

We hired Ken to rebuild 2 window frames and a door in our screened-in porch. We couldn't be happier…read morewith the results of this project! Ken is very nice to work with, honest, and fair in pricing. He is very good at what he does and his craftsmanship is excellent. He took the time to understand the job and do it right. Hard to find a good contractor these days, and I was lucky to have found him. I will hire Ken again whenever I need custom woodwork done.

At the end of summer last year I contacted Sexton for a condo balcony redo from wood to composite…read more The quote was the best quote I received for the job. The weather was not good in the fall so we scheduled the work for March. I left my keys with Bob, one of the owners, and the work was started and finished within one week. The work that was done was great and I had one spot that I needed fixed and Bob came out personally and fixed it. They did a really good and fast job. Thank you!

We had Bob complete 2 projects for us this past year that we were very happy with. The first was to…read morereplace a side door on our house and the second was to replace our front porch.  Bob and Jane were both incredibly kind, helpful, and easy to work with through the entire process.   They spent a lot of time with us to make sure they understood what we wanted and they were quick to respond with any questions we had. They were also incredibly helpful when it came to scheduling work around other contractors that were also doing work on the house at the same time.   Big home projects can often be stressful but working with Sexton alleviated a lot of that stress. I would 100% work with them again in the future. We're very impressed with the outcome and the skill they used to complete these  projects on our old home.

Definitely recommend The North Fence! My husband and I met with 3 fence companies and The North…read moreFence was the winner. Communication was great right from the beginning to end. Ismael came out to do the free estimate and was super friendly and helpful. Tina was wonderful to work with and made the process smooth and easy by even getting the permit (at a fee but made everything easier). The crew took down our old fence and put up the new fence in one HOT day right before the 4th of July when they were supposed to come out the week after (which was a wonderful surprise and worked out great) and they did a fantastic job!! They cleaned up after themselves and cleaned up around the fence so it looked great. The main reason why I chose The North Fence was because the quote we received was very reasonable compared to the other companies we met. The other reason was because of the really good reviews and they held up to the reviews! Highly recommend!

I had two 6' cedar privacy fence posts replaced. The job was completed in a little over an hour and…read morethe guys did a great job, very friendly too. I would highly recommend them.