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"During early Dec 2013, during one of the coldest winters in Michigan in 30 years, my furnace was having trouble keeping the house warm so I called Grand Ledge based Aire Serv to do a furnace check-up based on a coupon. They came out quickly and found a crack in the heat exchanger on my 20 year old furnace and shut it off, saying it was unsafe to run. Apparently it was about twice the BTU capacity than needed for the house and the constant shutting on and off had taken its toll. I was not the original owner so I am not sure why they over-sized the furnace.
I asked for quotes on a new furnace on the spot and they tried to sell me a $17,000 furnace and said no enough that the price came down to around $6,000. I really didn't like the very rehearsed sales pitch. It was so focused on how much better their warranty and service was compared to others that I knew it would be pricey. I really wish they had just laid out all their models and the features and prices and just let me pick my comfort level in features and prices rather than a sleazy sales pitch. I recommend you force them to skip the sales pitch and go straight to the facts.
I didn't have time to shop around and the house was very cold so I purchased one that night. They left some infrared heaters at no cost to help keep at least one room warm. I really appreciated that they offered to work a Saturday so we could have heat as soon as possible. They installed everything on time and as promised and were very nice. No complaints on the install experience at all.
I went with a two-stage Amana furnace at half the BTU of the previous furnace. It had no problems keeping the house warm during the rest of that very cold winter. I like the two-stage motor and have to set to always run on low when not heating or cooling. That keeps the air moving through the house for more even temperature and greater comfort - it really is noticeably better than on/off heating.
The exhaust venting couldn't go where they planned due to an unseen obstruction and so they had to vent it somewhere else that was a longer run and required extra work to get outside of the house. They did the extra work at no charge as promised.
Bottom line - they are an excellent company that did high quality work and kept all their promises and gave me an excellent product that fit my needs well and did it all on a tight timeline.
My only complaint is that since I was without heat, I feel I had to pay full price.But that is not their fault - that was mine for letting the furnace go bad and creating the emergency where I couldn't comparison shop.
When they sent me the post-installation survey, I sent a full response equivalent to what I have written here. They never responded back to me.
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"Very honest and helpful salesperson, professional installation crew. Good quality products."

".I had been referred to Jay from a friend for roofing. Our house shingles were 20 years old, but peeling off in large and small sections. Also, the skylights were leaking.(roofs and skylights should last much more than 20 years- FYI- we had been told by several people that it was a combination of incorrect installation by the builder, as well as cheap shingles that caused the premature aging), causing further damage outside and in.
Because of the large size of the house and the severity of the roofing problem, we knew that the project was going to cost quite a bit, which caused delays due to us needing to secure such a large amount for financing. Once that was completed, we solicited bids from Jay and four other roofers, all of which were well known and respected roofers. One quote was for $80,000- yes, I said $80,000 and this was for a metal roof (the prices on consumer metal roofs are cost prohibitive and not worth it in my estimation- you could buy a house for that). The other two quotes were almost identical- $25,000 for tear down and replacement of shingles- but neither would touch the skylights, which was odd. One of these vendors puts ads on all the time, the other one is well respected with a patented shingle. The last two quotes were from Jay and another local roofer who is also well-respected, and these quotes were almost the same- $19,000 and change for tear down, replacement, upgraded shingles, and attic insulation. Jay Nyboer was slightly cheaper, and also gave us a good price on the gutter shields. Based on that, plus the recommendation from a friend, we went with Jay, although this was risky to do it mostly based on price and only one referral.
Although we were nervous about the project in the beginning, we were quickly put at ease.  The Nyboer crew showed up very well organized, with a full crew and equipment. The guys were friendly, hard-working, and experienced. We were so happy that we chose Jay. They knew exactly what they were doing, explained things to us, and even made the skylights' installation look easy (i still don't know why other roofers will not do skylights- if you have them and need a new roof do NOT let them talk you into keeping your old skylights with a new roof- you need to replace them at the same time!) . The project ended up taking a total of six days due to the size of the roof. They worked hard that last day on Saturday to get it done, rather than postpone the completion into the next week. Every day, the guys would make sure they cleaned up after themselves.
The end result? The roof looks AMAZING. They did a ship-shape job and it shows. We had drive-bys in our neighborhood for several weeks afterwards. The whole process with Jay and team was easy and seamless, and they did it for a great price.
In the end, do NOT hesitate to go with Nyboer Builders. These guys are hard-working and experienced. Plus they saved us money!
The downfall of putting on a new roof? It makes your house look great. Then you'll want to replace your garage doors, windows, siding trim, mailbox, etc.. We ended up spending a lot of money on other fixes on our house afterwards, but thanks to Jay, the savings we had with his quote allowed us to spread the home improvement money in other places as well. :)
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"We were pleased with the work done, although we are still waiting for an estimate to clean the roof where moss has grown on the shingles."

"AHS is ok. They cover repairs of most everything under the roof of your house. The companies that contract with them are not always the best. You call AHS with the issue, they send a fax to the repair company and give you the contact info. If they don't contact you within 24 hours, you call them. Sometimes they answer, sometimes they don't. When they arrive (usually three days or so later), they service the item. if it has issues within the 90 days, you call AHS again, they are sent out with no charge. If the serviceman decides the unit is unrepairable, AHS will allow you to choose a replacement from their listing (usually not as good as what you have) they will install and remove your old item, or give you wholesale amount to buy and install your own. Prices vary on what you want covered and what you want the copay to be, plus where you live. For me it is 49.99 per month with a 75.00 time of service order. You can have more than one item serviced at the same time under the same fee. If you have a SEAR product the repair guys are great. Not that wild about the other ones they send out. But it is a big savings compared to calling someone on your own. The cost of service is only the 75.00 copay."

We carry everything from economy grade options to top of the line premium products. We have products for any budget, all installed by highly trained and certified installers. We have several different flexible payment plans, some with no payments and no interest and no down payment.

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