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Rice's Glass Company

3.6 (63 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Outside. Storefront. Entrance. These guys have been around since 1959.
Daniel B.

We moved into our two-bedroom apartment in Chapel Hill on June 8th. I immediately noticed some foggy windows. This is a common problem with cheap and/or old windows. The seals fail, condensation builds, and what not. I reported this to the apartment complex's maintenance team, same day, and they got in touch with their go-to window company, Rice's Glass, headquartered in nearby Carrboro. This is a family owned and operated business that's been around since 1959. If they've been in business this long, they must be doing something right. On June 26th, 18 days later, I happened to be home when Tommy of Rice's Glass knocked on our door. He was a polite, soft-spoken, older gentleman. He was courteous and wore a mask. Several contractors who have walked into and out of our apartment in recent weeks haven't worn masks, but Tommy did. I showed Tommy the windows I wanted replaced. He stuck little round stickers that said "Rice's Glass" on those windows. He also took measurements. He was very quick and efficient and knew exactly what to do. He said they'd have to order the windows and it would probably be a couple weeks. Well, they ended up replacing the windows on July 7th, 11 days later. Neither my wife nor I were home and we never received notice from Rice's Glass nor our apartment complex that they'd be coming on that day (nor did we receive notice of their initial visit on June 26th). While it wasn't a big deal and ultimately didn't bother us, it would have been nice if we were given a heads up of when Rice's Glass was visiting. My wife returned home from work on the 7th and noticed that the door to my home office, which she had shut completely, was ajar. It startled her. When she looked in my home office, she noticed some windows had been replaced. The new windows look great. They're brand new and crystal clear. They make our home look that much nicer. We love opening our blinds during the day and letting natural light in, so high quality windows are important to us and these were just that. In the end, Rice's Glass did a great job and we are very happy with the result. If you're looking for a good glass/window company in the Triangle area, you should certainly consider Rice's Glass.

Someone accidentally broke our office window today when mowing the yard. Rice's Glass was SUPER responsive and was able to come quickly and replace the window in less then 5 hours! Grateful we didn't have to worry about boarding up the window for security over night!

lower middle window like new...after Rice's replaced the glass! :)

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Poor customer service. Difficult to have them call you back or to move forward with a job.

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We had them come out for all window replacements.....came and measured all windows......never heard from them......9 weeks ago.

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Incredibly responsive and flexible in helping us think through our options and costs. Great quality of work.

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The woman who answers the phone is so incredibly rude and unhelpful. Will definitely be giving my business to someone else.

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Replacement table top was at a good price and done ahead of schedule. Great!

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