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So here is my story guys, about fifteen years ago I had every single window (12 all together) and a pair of sliding doors replaced in my house in Lincoln...
Park Chicago. My bank account still remembers the day I had to write that big check. I will not mention the name of this manufacturing company but it’s one of the top brands on the market. Solid wood windows with aluminum clad exterior surface – beautiful! My honest opinion – don’t ever install aluminum clad wood windows.
The problem was lingering under the cladding for years I believe; otherwise they wouldn’t fall apart on me like they did. What happened is that the aluminum cladding was leaking water along the glass pane and over the years the lower wood sections in 10 windows and one slider of the patio doors completely rotted out. I wasn’t aware of that until black spots started appearing under the varnish surface of the interior wood… unfortunately it was already too late and beyond any repair.
Anyways, I skip the lawsuit part and quick forward to the last week when I got my replacements installed, all vinyl!. I was going to go with the people who play their window ads allover tv (I’m sure you’ve seen it) but I bumped into my buddy from the next block who was doing a lot of exterior remodeling on his property, mostly brickwork. He was very happy with Edmar, a contractor who did his entire front elevation. It turns out they have a division dedicated to installation of all types of replacement windows and sliding doors. I was already set on one particular manufacturer which happened to be their supplier as well. They gave me much better price for the same windows I was already quoted on.
There was one thing that that they spotted during the removal of my old patio sliders and I’m extremely grateful for that. The old window sills where leaking (I got two windows located above the sliding doors) and one section of the header was completely rotten and sagging already… basically supported by that door. I’m just glad they showed me this problem and were able to replace damaged header.
I’m very happy with your work Edmar Contractors, thanks for your help!
EDMAR Contractors Inc.
Marci Marinney
5 out of 5 stars
posted 7 years ago
A word of advice: NEVER put your grill close to a vinyl siding wall, it will damage it! I was stupid enough to do that and have almost lost entire garage. I...
called Edward to check on my destroyed siding and he seemed much nicer and more knowledgeable than the other guy who also gave me an estimate. I didn’t pick Edward because of his better price which was actually a couple hundred bucks higher but because he knew what he was talking about and didn’t try to sell me things I didn’t need.
I was originally set to replace siding on just a rear, damaged wall of my garage but the old one has faded so much that we couldn’t find anything even remotely resembling that color, so I decided to have the whole thing done. I’m sure that anyone can achieve perfection over time and I’m absolutely sure that those guys have been doing it for a very long time. It was a pleasure to pay for my stupidity.
EDMAR Contractors Inc.
Jennifer
5 out of 5 stars
posted 7 years ago
We just moved into our new house and had to replace 16 windows. It was owned by a bank, vacant for almost 3 years and in a very bad shape, especially its...
wooden windows. We were considering repairing them but after two of our contractor friends evaluated the extent of damage we decided to call EDMAR for another opinion. Unfortunately Ed just confirmed that repairs would need to be very extensive, most likely even exceeding the new window installation cost. There was also a question of possible frame damage inside the wall so we decided to play it safe, remove all windows including frames, and install new ones. They gave us very good deal on vinyl windows with lifetime warranty and did excellent job on installation inside and out. We also signed with them a new siding installation contract for the beginning of April. If you’re shopping around for new windows you should give EDMAR a call.
EDMAR Contractors Inc.
Jill Kitanne
5 out of 5 stars
posted 7 years ago
One of those thunderstorms a few weeks ago knocked down an old tree on my backyard. I was expecting that to happen sooner rather than later and I’m glad...
that nobody got hurt. Unfortunately that tree shattered two of my rear porch windows and ripped off a few pieces of siding when falling down. Siding damage was very painful because I just had it replaced last fall, as for my windows, although they were old, I’m happy I couldn’t afford to have them changed at that time. Long story short, my nephew recommended EDMAR for the repair job since they have finished working on his house in March.
It was really a very small job when I look at it now, they took out those old broken windows, put in two new ones, and installed 3 siding panels. Fortunately my windows were standard size and available without special ordering, I also had 5 pieces of siding left from the installation last year so I didn’t have to look for that either. They were in and out in a couple of hours, left my back porch clean and brand new looking. Good job!
EDMAR Contractors Inc.
Peter Latasiewicz
5 out of 5 stars
posted 5 years ago
I was surprised that they took job for only 2 windows.
