
Carefree Windows and Doors
About us
Carefree Windows has over 25 years of experience in the home improvement industry. Besides offering traditional painting and windows, we have applied lifetime coating systems to over 150 homes and numerous condo properties. We DO NOT service repairs on products we do not sell. We also DO NOT offer interior door services. Locally owned and operated. Full service Painting and Windows company selected 2008, 2009, and 2010 Best of Charlotte by USCD. Give us call directly at (704) 345-7370
Business highlights
Services we offer
Inside and outside painting, wood repair & replacement windows.
Amenities
Free Estimates
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"As they say there's 2 sides 2 ever story,here's mine. I should have seen a possible problem 2 start with when their deposit ck bounced. They were leaving on vacation while I did the work. Apparently they felt comfortable enough 2 leave town while we did the work He told me 2 run the ck back thru but my bank told me it might take 4-5 days b-4 it would clear since it was a different bank. I confirmed the second ck b-4 work was started. If I hadn't done this I would have been out the entire $4600. The customer stated this was the first time I did wk 4 them. I installed windows a few months b-4 the paint work. B-4 any wk was started I ask them 2 ck my references w/Service Magic (that's how they contacted me) & make sure they felt satisfied w/what my past customers had said. I've been w/S.M. for 6 yrs. I have a 4.87 rating out of 5 stars w/50 customer reports.There home is a older A frame w/rough siding.I informed them u could make old wood look only good but we would back brush the material so it would fill the wood in a little better.My contract stated feather sand rough spots & replace rotten wood. It doesn't say anything about UGLY wood. Toward the end of the job he came back & said he wanted the rough sawed boards replaced even thou they weren't rotten but he didn't want 2 pay for the additional cost. The siding on his house was not of a smooth texture & even thou we applied 3 coats of paint n the rough areas he still wasn't happy. The FOUNDATION problem he mention was under an enclosed porch which was not visible. We would have 2 tear down the porch siding, crawl under a 3 ft porch 2 do this wk.& then replace the siding. OVER SPRAY on windows, this didn't happen. We tape all windows & areas 2 protect against o'spray. I took several pictures when the job was finished & I have pics of the protected windows. The PEEL problem he mention. It takes paint about 30 min to dry 2 the touch in 75-80 degree weather but it takes any where from 2-3 wks to cure ( bond to the surface ). We had just finished painting the back window seals 1 hr.b-4 when he came back & said the paint wasn't sticking, he could peel it off w/ his fingers. I tried 2 explain the difference between the 2 but he wouldn't listen so we had 2 go back & repaint the seals again. Wood repair took 2 days & another 5 days 2 finish the job. Then on a Sat. 2 workers & myself worked from 8:30 to almost 5:00 than evening to make him happy. When he still complained I told him I would let the courts decide. As far as PRICE-- I spoke 2 one of the contractors that bid on the work. He told me he wouldn't do the work @ the price I bid but I needed the work so I started the job. He told me he didn't get a very good feel about doing the work for the customers so he entered a high bid. I lost $3200 on the job. 99% of the people i do work for r great 2 work with but there's always that 1% that are out 2 ----- U. I should have went with my gut feeling on this one--it's 1 lesson I won't soon forget. Please ck my reference @ service magic since I've just started w/ Angie's List. I think you'll b happy w/ what u read. Thank you for taking the time to read this. WAYNE MCNEIL -- Owner"
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