I'm a first-time homebuyer and purchased my house in March 2021. While the house was in great…read morecondition and had recently been renovated, it still had the original wooden windows that were installed when the house was built in the 1950's. While I appreciated their history, classic look and the fact that they were still in good shape, it was clear they needed to be updated. I contacted several window companies around town, both local and national establishments. After being put off by some of the high pressure, in person sales tactics other places had, I found the approach that Brian and his team at Zen Windows very refreshing. I also saw that they were voted Best in Charlotte by Charlotte Magazine in 2020, and I wanted to support a local business if I could. Brian was very generous with his time, and it only took a few phone calls with him and a quick visit from his installer to get measurements for them to have all the information they needed. I was impressed with how simple and straightforward the process was. Another huge selling point was that I wouldn't have to pay anything until the job was complete, a big difference from other companies. The turnaround took about three months for the windows to be built, but I would chalk that up to COVID, supply chain issues and increased demand for home projects because of the pandemic rather than anything on Zen's end. Quoted turnaround times at other businesses were similar. Once the windows were ready, Zen sent a simple three man crew to my home to perform the installation. Each gentleman on the crew probably had 30-40 years of window installation themselves, so as a team they were pretty capable. In just two quick morning sessions, my windows were complete! I'm extremely happy with the end result. The windows are fantastic, incredibly easy to use, they look great (black exterior FTW), and I can already tell they perform much better than the old ones. Brian and his team did an outstanding job, and I would recommend them to anyone looking to upgrade their windows!

We chose Zen after a glowing recommendation from friends and the numerous 5-star reviews. The…read moreentire process was seamless; from the minute I sent an email, everyone at Zen was incredibly responsive, attuned to what we needed (with no gross sales pressure), and did what they said they would do. Installation of 11 replacement windows took a day and a half, and when we noticed a few places that needed paint touch ups and a set of blinds that weren't closing, they came out two days later to fix everything to our liking. They even mailed us a thank you note!

I have waited a few months before posting this review to give me some time to calm down and write…read morerationally. I am only writing this review because I hope I can save someone else all the trouble I went through. I will try to keep this as brief as possible, but I could write for days about my experience. The salesman I originally met with was wonderful. He listened to my needs, and we put together a plan that fit my home base upon my budget. The original scope of work was to fully replace my gutters, fascia, vented soffit (my house is old and lacking on vented soffits), trim boarding, front door, and to add ridge vents to my roof. They offered a decent price that was a bit on the high side, but I figured that was fair because I wouldn't be managing the project through several different contractors. I work long hours in another trade so I knew I wouldn't have time to manage everything. The problems started on the first day of work. They decided to start with the gutters, soffit and trim. The scope of work was full replacement. I was able to get off early that day and made my way home to see their progress. The contract I had signed stated they would have a construction dumpster delivered to the property for waste disposal. When I arrived at home, there was no dumpster. I was confused for a moment but decided to watch them work for a while to understand what was going on. After watching them work for 20 mins, I quickly realized they were not following the scope of work I was sold. Instead of replacing everything, they were wrapping the original materials in metal flashing. They were also tacking vented soffits overtop my original soffit (completely rendering the new vents useless). I called a full stop to all work and got the project manager on the phone. After a lot of excuses about how they only replace rotted boards and this was the scope of work I was sold, I showed them the original emails between the salesman and I that stated everything was to be fully replaced. This changed their tune quickly. I inquired about the tacking of the new soffit over my existing soffit and was told that shouldn't have occurred. Since I had photo evidence of it occurring, I asked where the breakdown in communication was. I never got a satisfactory answer. I will never know whether it was the sub-contractor they hired or the project manager who directed this. At this point, I tried to reach out to their corporate office for assistance and met radio silence for weeks. When the customer service manager did finally call, he listened to my story and said he would get back to me. They never did. No matter how many times I called back. At this point, I should have cancelled the remaining projects but working as much as I do, I hoped it would work out. The work continued. While replacing the gutters and soffit, their subcontractors used ladders without padding and my hardy board siding was severely damaged. Hardy board is difficult/impossible to repair so I was livid. After several more conversations with the project manager, they were going to provide me with a quote to replace my siding. The first quote they sent over was outrageously high. I have a tiny house and the quote was well above the average pricing in my area. Eventually they relented and sent over a more reasonable quote. Still high for my area but not outrageous so I agreed to have them replace my siding. Another mistake on my part but being a first time homeowner, I was navigating uncharted waters. They provided a list of color choices and I was told to pick which suited me best. My first two choices "weren't available" so I had to go with my third choice. Doing my own research later, I found out that my first two choices had a higher material cost and believe that is why they denied them. All told, I was ready to move forward with one instruction, "Do not damage my prized lace leaf japanese maple at the front of my home." I have raised the tree for over a decade and it was my pride and joy. I bet you can see where this is going.... I came home during the siding install and over half of my tree's canopy had been damaged or destroyed. The tree is not large and could have been easily worked around with a little care. The project manager was on site when I discovered the damage, and I was so upset that I couldn't even speak to him. Trees are my vocation so I was quick to remind him the next day that I fully understood the laws around damaging a client's trees. To their credit, he took the situation seriously and discount my work by a hefty amount to cover the costs I would need to spend on tree repair/replacement. While I appreciate the gesture, I still am out the decade I spent caring and raising the tree. This isn't half of the review but they won't let me write any more characters. Find me on Facebook and DM for the full story

PLEASE READ THE CONTRACT YOU SIGN. YOU ARE SIGNING YOUR RIGHTS AWAY…read more Premium prices for haphazard work. This is not a reputable company. Do not be fooled by the A+ BBB rating. First look at how many complaints they have on BBB. I have been misplaced from home because of their delays and failures to fulfill their end of the contract. I just want a refund for the paid work that they have failed to complete. They refuse because they know suing them is not financially worth it for a customer who simply wants a refund for work not completed. READ THE CONTRACT THOROUGHLY IF YOU DECIDE TO HIRE THIS SCAM COMPANY.

We love the professionalism of everyone involved with this business, so far, especially Jonathan…read moreHiatt. Clark Hall has hired only professionals. Jonathan showed us all our options and it was so easy to come up with a decision. When I received drawings, of the new door, they were perfect and forwarded to our HOA. I think the HOA approved within 3-4 days. I can't remember the name of the man who came to measure, however, he must have measured each aspect of the door at least 3 times, maybe more. I expect the door to fit perfectly. I expect when we receive the new door, there will be more good things we have to say.

Oh My Fantastic. Met with Steve very helpful lots of ideas for a new front door. Came out to the…read morehouse made recommendations for hardware. A real enjoyable experience. Hey they are not the cheapest but you get what you pay for. Real professionals and the installers a father son team true delights Steve and Tyler. Only wish they installed and made garage doors. Highly recommend Look at before and after photos

While the windows are nice, the entire process beginning with the sales rep, then the installers…read moreand finally the office manger is horrible. We had over 15 workers in our home on day 1 from 8:30am - 7:30pm. The main installer couldn't keep track of that many people and we had personal items, trash and damage left behind. When I inquired about the severe damage to a Japanese Maple, I was told it was my fault as I didn't relocate the tree or trim/cover it properly. Note, no one told me about the damage. It was noticed a few days after the job was completed and it was obvious someone took the broken branches off site so they knew what had happened. The sales rep also didn't seem to be aware of what was happening even though she told us she would be onsite for the installation. Not true. She came on day 2 and stayed for under 2 hours. Never came back to check on the completed work. I do not recommend this company.

DO NOT BUY FROM THIS FRANCHISE!!! In March 2024 we paid over $80,000 upfront for complete window…read morereplacement. *The sales rep and his supervisor GUARANTEED the installation would be done from the exterior due to the fact that my husband has a lung condition. *We were guaranteed there would be no mess and that our custom window trim would not be removed and our sheet rock would not be damaged. *We were guaranteed that the installation crew were certified and trained Pella installers that would install 4-5 windows a day. *We were guaranteed that a Pella representative would walk us through the process and be with us every step of the way. *We were guaranteed they would respect and take care of our property and belongings. But INSTEAD, all of this was a lie! *A "smash and dash" crew was sent to our house in March and they ripped out 9 windows within the first hour before I could go in the house to see what was going on! *They destroyed our custom molding, installed a large window without shims, screws, foam insulation or moisture repellant tape. And then hurried to trim it out with molding so that no one would no! *They did not cover any of our belongings or protect the solid wood floors or 100% wool rugs. Sheet rock dust EVERYWHERE!!! *There were installed with over 1" tolerance yet Pella preaches that their installation would be brick to brick and no more than 1/4-1/2" tolerance . So they "fudged it" with foam insulation and covered the gap in trim to hide it. *There were multiple windows not centered. *There were windows ordered over 2" too small. No one in installation checked behind the salesmen's measurements (Which their policy is to "out two sets of eyes on everything!" *My husband was displaced out of his home for 4 months due to sheet rock dust and had to sleep on the couch in his shop for months due to his lung condition. *The crews were very unreliable in that they would drop in to work here and there over a 4 month period making it impossible to plan vacations; we could not have anyone over (including grandsons) because our home was destroyed with plastic drapes over everything and hanging from the ceilings...(which was ridiculous because they already put sheet rock dust over our entire house and furnishings! *We are treated like we are to blame and were constantly ghosted by Pella support teams. And now 4 months later as they are finishing up replacing the final window and trim work we get word that Pella is refusing to pay a painter to sand, fill, caulk and paint the new trim work and repair the sheet rock damage!! (Estimated at $5000) Pella asked me to get an estimate and now that they see the magnitude of the damages they are refusing to pay the painter due to the fact that the material is factory primed! Do not fall for anything their sales reps promise you. I was told by Pella Installation Team Members that the Sales Team Members say whatever they want to get the job contract! I have hundreds of photos and videos of the damage as well as these Pella employees going at it Pella Sales vs Pella Installation. (And yes I let them know I was videoing them talk.) Lies are lies....whether you tell them on the job or in your personal life. Shame on the owner of this company for allowing these business practices! Do not do business with Pella of the Carolinas out of Charlotte and High Point NC!

We have used RCI Doors before, very happy with their work. But this last time they were here they…read morechanged the spring in the door. They were here 45 minutes. While we were happy with the work, they charge outrageous prices. The spring was $200.00 and labor 400.00 for 45 minutes work. It took several calls to get the invoice and then another call to get the actually breakdown of the invoice and no one returned our call after we received it and had questions. According to sources this is really high labor for the job that was completed. We will not recommend this company anymore and definitely will not use their services.

Brendon and Rick came in and installed our doors quickly and professionally didn't interrupt…read morebuisness and let us know when they were finished definitely recommend to anyone in need of there service

Stan from All Seasons stopped by today to consult me on the potential of needing a new patio and…read morekitchen doors. After he did a thorough inspection, Stan told me I needed neither. He easily could have said I did, pitched me a price and I would have bit, but his honesty professional consultation saved me thousands of dollars. Be sure if All Seasons tells you you need new doors and or windows, you do + I am certain you can count on them to give you a fair price. Most window and door sales associates are high pressure and only want to close the sale, All Seasons actually consults and wants to do what is best for their customers. When the time does come when I need doors and windows, I will only deal with All Seasons.

Matt and his team did a wonderful job on my windows. They replaced all of the windows in our home…read moreplus a sliding glass door. He beat out three other companies on price and value. Every step of the way they did exactly what they said they would do. We have recommended them to friends and we will continue to do so. Every step in the process was smooth. From the original meeting with our sales rep down to the installation we could not have asked for a better experience. Even our dogs loved all of the guys. Great company. Replace your windows! Call these folks asap!! The picture is when we were learning about the different windows..as you can see even the dog learned a thing or two.

Could not be any Happier! We called after researching and talking to neighbors, and will definitely…read morerecommend to everyone. From the first call, measure appointment, to installation, you get what you pay for, great product, excellent service, cordial, and friendly. We had other quotes but this was a no brainer for us, we wanted quality since we knew it was an investment for our home. We love that their polywood shutters are made in the US, and their lifetime warranty. We were anxious about the 6 weeks wait but it was definitely worth the wait. Thank you Sunburst Shutters team. We Love them!

From the owner: Sunburst Shutters was started in the early ’70s by people who believed they could make a better…read moreshutter than any other shutter on the market. Since that day, the philosophy of the company has been to offer better products and better service than anyone else. Our goal to be the best has permeated every aspect of our window treatment business, including the shopping experience itself. Sunburst was one of the first to offer a shop-at-home sales program where design professionals brought samples into the home to guide customers into selecting the best product for their home. After much research, sampling, and testing, Sunburst announced the creation of Polywood Shutters. Polywood is a synthetic material that won’t warp, crack, or split. Polywood was also designed with numerous insulating benefits, including weather stripping, solid core components, heat reflective paint, and more. Polywood shutters are 100% made in the USA: from the raw materials to the extrusion, painting and assembly.

Such a fantastic job! Looks so much better! Cant wait for my next project…read more My bathroom has never looked better and all my issues were taken care of. My designer, Adam took his time with me to make sure I got exactly what I was looking for and that nothing was left to chance. He was very knowlagable and gave me several great tips. Next thing I plan to have CHR take care of are my windows. Adam showed me how much energy I could be saving by swapping them out and I couldnt believe it! They will pay for themselves and my home will look so much better. I'm planning on selling in the mext few years and I want to make sure that I get the best price for my home so this helped me so much. Would definitely reccomend to anyone who wants quality work done. On the higher side but WORTH it when compared to what other places offer and do.

I called about a warranty issue with some windows we had installed in 2003. They were supposed to…read morebe covered with a lifetime warranty but now they have no record of our purchase. I have a carbon copy of the contract with one of the owners signature. How can you have no record of a sale you made?