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This was originally posted and Yelp has it hidden under "reviews not recommended" for some reason so I'm reposting. Every word in it is true and accurate so don't know why it was moved.
I contacted John's Gutter Cleaning to clean my 2 high gutters that I could not reach and they said they could also clean my lower gutters for an additional $20, which I agreed to. When I booked the appointment I told them my gutters have screens to keep out leaves and debris. I was told they would remove a couple of the screens but don't remove all of them.
Two workers came out on Saturday afternoon. I was working outside and was not following them around and watching their every move. I noticed they finished very quickly so after they left I checked my lower gutters and found debris bunched up at one end on one gutter, and debris still on the screen on another gutter. I called John's, told them what I found and sent a couple pictures. I was told they did not have the tools needed to remove the screens but would come back out and clean them properly. They arrived in a large box truck with all their equipment so I'm not sure why they would not have a wrench, pliers, or something to unscrew and remove the screens, especially since I told them ahead of time. I'm sure I was not the first person to have screens on their gutters. At this point all they had done was taken a hose and flushed from one end of the gutter to the other.
I called back on Monday to say I wanted to be home when they came back and was told they had already been there, cleaned the gutters and left. When I got home I checked the gutters and found they had removed the screens to clean them, but they did not unscrew them, the literally pried the covers off, ripping out the screws, bending the screens. Not just one or two, but ALL of them. They did not even attempt to put them back on. They left them bent, twisted and hanging off to the side in one case allowing debris to get in the gutters. I waited a couple days to calm down before I called but was still furious. I told them what was done and sent additional pictures and that I wanted a call from the owner. I was told they would come back out and if they could not be fixed they would replace them. I NEVER got a call from the owner.
Several days later 2 workers came out and took the screens and tried to bend and flatten them back into shape. They put them back on the gutters and now screwed them down every couple inches because they could not be bent back into shape. Which would now mean I would have to remove multiple screws just to clean one small area of the gutter. I called the office while they were still working and told them it was not going to work, it was like trying to straighten out an aluminum soda can that had been crushed, can't be done. I was told the owner would come out and if he felt they should be replaced he would replace them.
A couple days later the owner and an employee came out and at first he did not seem to know what I was complaining about. He looked at the gutter screens and said they did not need to be replaced. They were still twisted on the gutters. I finally got so pissed off I told him to gather up his equipment and get off my property. It was only after I told him I was going to make a complaint to Consumer Protection, the Better Business Bureau and a TV consumer reporter that he agreed to replace the gutter screens. They came back when I was not home, which I was not aware they were going to do, and did replace the screens but marked up the side of my house in multiple areas by leaning their ladders against the siding while working. Now I have to repaint those areas to cover the marks. I also found a cigarette butt on the ground and no one in my house smokes and there have been no other workers who could have left it. This entire process took over 2 months, some of the delay due to weather. I eventually paid for the gutter cleaning only because I didn't want them chasing me around for the money, but will NEVER call them again and WOULD NOT recommend them to anyone. read more