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"really fantastic experience from start to end. If only more companies offered this level of service! <br /> Max was attentive to our very specific requests about selecting fireplaces that fitted in with our decor and would be installed with all relevant LA permits and inspections. (very important to us). <br /> The whole process was probably 6 weeks, including ordering kit and final city inspections. <br /> Max did everything himself which was a little surprising, but the quality and craftsmanship of both installations was excellent. <br /> He always took great care to clean up and to make sure all aspects of the design fitted exact to our original vision. <br /> <br /> great experience and very happy with results."

"I had a wonderful experience with Avalin. As soon as we bought our 1916 craftsman we began getting quotes for a seismic retrofit. The house was not bolted and during the inspection we were told the concrete foundation wasn't in super shape. The bidding process was confusing. Alpha told us we needed to spend 60k to replace the whole foundation, Golden did a hasty bid and missed an important feature. Fred (owner of Avalin) came down somewhere in the middle in terms of what we needed and distinguished himself by his level of customer care. At the other companies the jobs are basically bid by sales people, so it is a huge plus to have the owner/engineer bid the job in the case of Avalin. We were so confused by the three vastly different bids that we hired our own independent structural engineer to come tell us what we needed. Lo and behold his advice matched Fred's most closely, so we hired Avalin. Our experience from there was as easy as could be. Fred got the job permitted, his workmen were professional, neat and courteous. During bidding it seemed like there was a brick masonry wall on the front side of the house meaning we couldn't retrofit that wall but could opt to replace (which we didn't based on the advice of the structural engineer). During the job it became apparent that the wall was actually in front of the foundation so that there was no brick foundation and we could actually do a total retrofit on all four sides of the foundation. Even though our quote was for 3 sides, Fred did the last quarter of the job without hesitation and without charging us a penny extra. After they were done everything on the outside of the house looked as it had before, ie there was no mess. The inspector passed the work with no issue. Compared to a lot of the bigger retrofit companies, Avalin is a little guy in this business. But that was exactly why we had such a good experience. Friends have had nightmares with the bigger companies that have dozens of crews and thus low quality control. With Fred, he has guys who have been with him for years and he as an owner/engineer oversees the work. I can't recommend him and his team highly enough."

"The purchase was fine but I was disappointed that no chimney sweep service was offered since some advertising shows them as providing this service."

"I have a fireplace that I haven't used in an long time. I'm planning on starting to use it again and wanted it inspected first. Even though they're based in Orange County they agreed to come all the way to WLA (Culver City) to do the inspection. Pedro & Diego arrived a little late (though they did call to say they were running a behind.) The inspection, which was accomplished quickly and professionally, found a few mostly minor issues. They explained what they found and what my options were to deal with it without any pressure. I OK'd the inspection report and they went right to work. They paid special attention to keeping my home clean (putting on shoe covers before coming into the house and removing them as they leave the house, for example.) Overall I was very satisfied with my experience and wouldn't hesitate to use them again."

"We hired Fireplace Freddie to inspect and fix our 100-year-old fireplace & chimney, making it safe to burn real wood again. Nick and Scott came out quickly, and used cameras to inspect. During the inspection Nick visually showed me what the issues were. He also verbally suggested the fix. After the inspection, we received pics and a price quote to fix the issues by installing a stainless steel sleeve in the chimney. We sent the pics and info to 3 other businesses to compare prices. After speaking with Nick numerous times, including 2 conversations with my old school contractor buddy who asked Nick just about every ridiculous question he could possibly think of, Nick remained cool and answered all of his questions. Nick also agreed to do the job with a permit from LADBS which they included in the price, so we decided Fireplace Freddie was the right company to do the job. Patrick was our installer. He had a co-worker, but I didn't catch his name. They showed up on time, covered the floor and furniture and did their job. It took a few days as they said it would, but they were on time, clean and friendly. Each day they came, they covered everything. Each night, they cleaned up and uncovered everything before they left. Patrick also dealt with our LADBS inspector who admittedly was not well versed in chimney repair. Patrick was very friendly, gave the inspector the information he needed including printed specs from the manufacturer, and we passed inspection w/o issue. Scott came back 1 week later to test the fireplace. He lit a fire to make sure it was all good, and it is. To sum it all up, everyone was friendly and professional. The job went super smooth, and we are able to use our wood burning fireplace again, safely.  I would highly recommend Fireplace Freddie. A+"

"Angie's List personnel, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />There are no details.  I did not follow through on this purchase and no work was performed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> z <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>THE EVALUATIONS ABOVE ARE TOTALLY WITHOUT MEANING,<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ENTERED ONLY BECAISE I COULD NOT GET THE FORM TO SUBMIT WITHOUT<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />FILLING IN SOMETHING!  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />THE QUESTIONS ABOUT DATE WORK PERFORMED, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MONEY SPENT, AND WOULD I USE THIS PROVIDER AGAIN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ARE ALSO WITHOUT MEANING.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></strong> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <em><strong>RECOMENDATION</strong></em> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I would recommend adding a section at the beginning of this review form <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />to allow people to tell you that they didn't have the work done after all, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />with maybe a question about was the lack-of-follow-thru due to actions <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />on the part of the provider or due to client's circumstances or decision. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Also I prefer to keep track of what I have written on internal emails because <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />my memory is not as good as it used to be.  And this form woud not permit <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />me to copy my own words (nor paste them from a place I used that has spell-check),  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />which I find tiresome of you.  Also, in general, discourteous to your members.  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cheryl Swan <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />"

"The technicians came in and cleaned and disinfected all of our ductwok. At first I thought it was expensive, but they really cleaned the vents and, even though we've had the vents "cleaned" by other providers in the past, Blodgett staff found a old  Coca Cola can that had been in the vents since the 1970's. It took two staff members around 1 1/2 hours to complete the job. We were so impressed we called again about a month later and had them clean our fireplace chimney. <br />"

"Thank you to the staff of Built Strong Construction, the inspectors, crew members and office staff were excellent. They always were there to assist, every question was always answered promptly and any concern was taken care of immediately. I wasn’t sure how necessary or beneficial Seismic Retrofitting would be and Thank you Built Strong for educating and protecting my home for an earthquake."

"Our block wall to the back yard was knocked down by a car chased by police and about 38 feet of the block wall was destroyed. Called three companies to get estimates and one of the those was Veliz Masonry. Otilio, the owner, answered and we scheduled a date and time to meet. He was on time and very polite and friendly at our estimate appointment. He was very understanding of our situation and was very professional and explained what the process would be. The next day he emailed an estimate for the job. Sometime later we were able to go ahead with the job and contacted Veliz Masonry and Otilio was available to start the repair job, we set a date and the length of the job. Otilio and his worker arrived on the job at the time he said they would start, and while on the job he and his worker were very pleasant and professional, answering questions without hesitation. Otilio completed the block wall repair on time as stated, and left the back yard area clean. The wall looks great!. Thank you Veliz Masonry for an excellent and worry free job well done. In the future we will definitely use Veliz Masonry."

"They did everything well and I will recommend them to others."