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"I cannot say enough positive things about Chris and Bobbie from Red Dirt Garden and Home who completed our sunroom project for Patio Enclosures. They were highly professional and knowledgeable about their craft. I have had other home improvement projects done at my home and I have not had the trust and confidence in any one like I had with Chris and Bobbie. I would highly recommend them for any home improvement project."

"We did the demo on our old two-tiered decking. Betterliving built a new upper deck from composite with aluminum railing. The lower deck was replaced with as 12X15 sunroom. The process from start to finish was a pleasure. All employees were friendly, knowledgeable, skilled, and prompt. Price was better than anticipated, so we went with a 4-season sunroom instead of a 3-season. The worksite was safe, clean and orderly, and the quality of the build was excellent. They worked through some miserable cold weather too. Deck â Betterlivingâ s construction quality was a major improvement to what we previously had. Their suggestion to use two colors on the railing worked out great too - spindles are a different color that the rest of the railing. Sunroom - also very solid construction. It is insulated well, and also helps even out the temps in the family room it is attached to. The gable style not only looks nice, but makes the sun room look bigger. They built a small landing off of the sunroom entryway too. It is important to note that they installed the flooring and contracted the electrical. Flooring and electrical work were included as part of our quote with them. Not all of our quotes from other businesses included flooring and electrical work, and would have been an additional cost with someone else. Having everything included in the quote also meant we had one project, not several projects. Deck/sunroom/landing materials â decking and landing materials were the same composite materials. The sunroom skirting was also the same composite. This ties everything together visually, and improves the overall look. Electrical work â Knorr Electric completed all the electrical in the sunroom (interior and exterior outlets, exterior floodlight, and hung a ceiling fan). They also replaced all of our outside lighting on the entire house while they were here, and moved a bathroom light inside. They were also friendly, knowledgeable, skilled, and prompt. And quality work from them too. We will definitely contact Betterliving and Knorr again for any additional work we want done. They are highly recommended! Note that Betterliving in the Erie, PA area is connected to DBC Remodeling and Construction (same company). DBC came highly recommended to us from a friend."

"<strong>Project chronology:<br /> </strong> <br /> 4/30/12 Signed contract, made 30% down payment. <br /> 6/20/12 No word; called them, they said ?waiting for permits? <br /> 7/2/12 Demolition of old solarium began <br /> 7/6/12 Demolition completed <br /> 7/9/12 Prepped foundation for new concrete pad pour (rebar holes drilled in existing footers, insulation laid down, reinforcing wire <br /> installed) <br /> 7/10/12 Hydronic heating tubing installed (by owner) <br /> 7/13/12 Building inspector okayed pad for pour <br /> 7/19/12 Poured new concrete pad (in a downpour) <br /> 7/27/12 Ground pad with concrete grinder to remove soft <br /> spots due to diluted concrete (at my insistence) <br /> 8/6/12 Started sunroom installation <br /> 8/10/12 Completed mechanical work <br /> 8/21/12 Electrical work completed <br /> 8/25/12 Corrected improper width measurement <br /> 8/29/12 Fixed leaks in roof <br /> <br /> <strong>Comments on demo and concrete pad installation: </strong> <br /> Great Day Improvements (GDI) did not grout in the rebar that was used to tie the old footer to the new pad. I had to do that myself. <br /> The old footer surface was left covered with gravel, which would have prevented a good bond with the new concrete.  I had to insist they clean it off before the pour. <br /> Great Day used cheaper EPS foam insulation in floor instead of higher quality, denser XPS foam. <br /> Poured concrete while raining despite bldg inspector?s comment ?rain predicted?; foreman?s response at the time was ?only need a 5 <br /> hour window?.  They missed their window in the middle of a drought. Afraid the surface will not hold up. Stopped concrete pour when rain started.  Had to wait so long, sent the mixer/truck home and later that day they had to go out and buy/hand mix 2-3 bags of concrete mix to finish the pour. <br /> Even after cautioning their equipment operator not to drive heavy equipment over a buried water line, they did it anyway.  Dug it up to verify no damage done, buy why not avoid the hassle? <br /> I did part of the demolition myself for fear they would damage my bifold door framing (interfaces sunroom with house). <br /> <br /> <strong>Comments on sunroom construction</strong>: <br /> At end of 2nd day (8/7), noted lots of vinyl and aluminum ?sawdust? on the ground in my back yard, which is where my 3 dogs go <br /> to play.  Asked them what they would do about it and they said they would shop vac it up at the end of the project.  When it rained on the next two days, that was their excuse not to clean up the small debris, which sort of makes you think twice about walking barefoot in your back yard.  So far the dogs are okay? <br /> Sunroom was built approximately ¾? wider (3/8? at each end) than it should have been, forcing GDI to install spacers and lots of caulk to correct their error.  It looks okay and so far, it seems to be holding up but over a minimum 10 year lifespan I have my doubts. <br /> Leak appeared in roof at first rainstorm following completion.  GDI came out and fixed it in a timely manner ? again, using lots of caulk.  <br /> Since onset of winter and snow, have noticed effects of poorly insulated ceiling and walls with poor thermal breaks:  ice dams in the sunroom gutter, and condensation on my new hardwood floor.  See attached photos. <br /> <br /> GDI came out and installed insulation in the spaces between the windows this past spring (2013).  The guys doing the work admitted this should have been done during the initial install. <br /> <br /> <strong>One year later...<br /> </strong>I installed a woodburning stove in the corner of the sunroom in August of 2013.  The chimney exited through the eave of the room, not through the new enclosure roof, so if there were any leaks around it they would be my fault...I thought. (see photo) <br /> Initially I did have some flashing leaks which I could see coming down the chimney from inside the room.  I also had some leaks appear in the new enclosure ceiling that were not there before, but I attributed them to the flashing leaks.  So I had a professional roofer from Dunrite Exteriors come out and redo the flashing and the leaks around the chimney stopped.  However, the leaks in the ceiling persisted.  I spent much of a day on the roof with a hose trying to get the ceiling leaks to appear by squirting water around the chimney, but could not.  Finally I took heed to something my wife said: "The new chimney changed the rain runoff pattern on the sunroom roof and something that didn't leak before has now reared its ugly head", or words to that effect.  Well, just below the chimney there's a splice in the sunroom flashing that goes up under the first (bottom) row of shingles.  There's a screw there holding the two pieces down to the sunroom roof, with plenty of caulk on it to prevent leakage.  But it looked to me like water could get to that screw under the flashing by entering from the side - so I removed it.  Lo and behold, there was a second, uncaulked hole next to the screw I'd removed, hidden by the flashing.  It looks like the installers put a screw there initially before the overlapping piece of flashing was installed, then realized they needed a screw to go through both pieces of overlapping flashing and removed the first screw <strong>without patching the hole!  </strong>So water <strong>was</strong> entering the overlap in the flashing, going into the second open hole, then finding its way down to the new ceiling of the sunroom.  I plan to caulk the extra hole tomorrow and expect it will solve the problem.  Just another example of GDI's poor workmanship.  See attached photos for details."

"Greg and his crew completed my two beautiful sunrooms in a timely fashion. There was some unforeseen structural issue that came up and Greg handled it very fairly. He is one of the most honest people out there, and he will do whatever it takes to get the job done. His crew faced extreme weather conditions and a difficult build site (very tight hillside lot) and still managed to finish two beautiful sunrooms in a reasonable time. The resultant structure is an engineering marvel that overlooks the scenic Rocky River Yacht Club Basin. The architectural lines blend perfectly with the curved eave sunrooms. This will be a strong candidate for sunroom of the year. Thanks Greg and Joanne."

"American Patio Rooms replced the walls only. We had an exising cement foundation and roof that were good. They replaced 3 "walls". 2 of the walls were replced with 20" knee walls and the third wa replaced with a sliding glass door. They were the cleanest company that I've ever had perfom work at my home. They were very polite, professional and did exactly what they said they would. When it was discovered that the header was not a true header, they replaced that as well. We are very pleased with the room and lik that the windowas are able to slide in both directions. The widows are double pane, easy to clean and the screens are also easy to put in and take out. The only complaint that I have is that I received a call on Tuesda night to inform me that work would begin on Wednesday. I work and would have liked more notice but with this type of work you are at the mercy of the weather and the days they did the job were scheduled to be beautiful so I made it work. I also like to be onsite when work is being done at my home."

"There's no company I would recommend more for home remodeling projects. Shawn and his team give you a fair price, show up on time, keep the work area clean, and do great work. We had him put up a wall to create an office in the basement as well as put in a new basement bathroom. My wife and I couldn't be happier and are on the schedule to have him do our upstairs shower as well."

"Outstanding quality and attention to detail. Flawless dovetail construction. Gorgeous finishing and fine carpentry. Tight fitting. Smooth drawers. Clever innovations like cabinets that look like cabinets but are special pull-out drawers. Amazing trim that will make our refrigerator look built in, when it's not. Creative solutions to every issue. Form, function, accessibility. A true cook's kitchen. (Todd is a gourmet cook--this may explain it.) We are delighted--absolutely delighted."

"I was a little nervous about ordering windows on the internet using measurements I'd taken myself, but I loved the design on the website so, initially I only ordered 2 windows to check the quality, my ability to measure accurately and the company's ability to build to my measurements. Jeff, the salesman I dealt with was attentive without being overwhelming and the first order was delivered in about 4 weeks. The windows were exactly what I was looking for and fitting them was a breeze. I followed up with another order for the remaining 13 windows in my porch and again, they arrived quickly, were of great quality, exactly to size and easy to fit. Looking forward to see how they last their first winter."

"Had Stanek windows and patio door installed approx. 15 years ago. Patio door was getting a little difficult to slide open and close. Called Stanek, they sent technician, Cory, out and within 30 minutes he had door operating good as new. Our Stanek windows are great and good as new."

"It went very well.  We love our new garage floor.  Miracle Stone has many stone colors to choose from.  This is a small company that does an excellent job at a very reasonable price. <br />"