Thank you 1773 Porches!!! Speed was top notch!!! They got it done in 5 days from start to finish!!! price was on point!!!

Refused to make appointment unless assessment was paid for, or "free assessment" with a $50.00 donation to a toy drive. Wants to review all other quotes from other contractors. read more

Victor and his employees did a fantastic job, we are very happy with our new deck. It will be stained in July. read more

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Victor and his crew did a great job on our new porches. Craftsmanship is excellent and communication was stellar. I am very happy with the whole process and will be using 1-773 porches again in the fall to replace two more porches at the back of my building. read more

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This guy is a real jerk. He told me that if I give him a good review that he would stain my porch for free. I don't need anything for free I just need what I paid for. I paid for him to complete the porch the legal way - which he wanted to do it under the table. Now the back porch is complete and I asked him to call the city for the final inspection. Now he won't answer his phone. I paid for everything and now he won't finish the job. I will be reporting him to the city of Chicago and BBB. Be very careful dealing with him read more

This business not only met my expectations they blew right passed them. 773-porches were a true blessing to me and my family. My porch was in the danger zone and a constant worry for me .Victors team came out removed the old porch and rebuilt the new one in a day and a half. The work is quality and Victor has been a man of his word. read more

1-773-porches - General Contractors Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Victor's company is great and the contractors he works with are very knowledgeable & get the job done quickly. Recently purchased a 3 story rental property & needed a replacement porch which from start to finish Victor was very helpful in the whole process. read more

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Victor G is very rude and condescending. He tried to boss me and tell me how things are done. I offered to show him pictures of my porch via text and he said there's no need for that I can google earth until he couldn't then he asked that I send him photos. I asked him if he has an iPhone and he's like yeah everyone has one, with this attitude like what is your problem. I asked for an estimate and if it was free. He said yes but then later said if he comes out to quote, it is going to cost me $50 that is gonna go to charity? Shady all around, probably pocketing that money. He sure doesn't sound like a nice person. read more

Made an appointment online 2 weeks ago and I called to discuss something about the appointment the morning of and was told sorry that they haven't gotten back to me to cancel but they aren't currently doing work in the burbs. So, he was going to blow me off. Then I "politely" started to gripe how I made the appointment 2 weeks ago and just wish they would have contacted me and he apparently didn't want to hear it and simply hung up on me mid-sentence. Professionalism was lacking for sure and ultimately glad any more of my time wasn't wasted. read more

This jerk ball goes around reporting people working on porches to jam them up with the city. I wouldn't use him on this alone. He tries to claim he haven't done that city wont tell you who called on you after the second day I started my project funny I had my permit in my porch is cost me half of his price he's always trying to rip people off $25,000 for a three-story porch get out of here If anybody wants a qualified deck builder for half his price I'll direct you in the right direction just to prove my point feel free to contact me read more

Absolutely five star review. They have done a lot of work for me always with the best prices and the workers are extremely polite. His crew always makes sure I am happy addressing me with "sir". The work is extremely professional and always up to code. What I like best is that after the job each day they clean up their work area completely and leave it cleaner than it was before. The work is always finished on time and I plan to use them permanently from now on....Bill Prewitt owner of BestRents.net read more

773-Porches is owned by Victor G., the owner. When you call, you directly speak with Victor. He also comes to the field himself to give estimates and handles all the communication. I am a real estate agent and very familiar with renovations and can challenge pricing of many contractors. However, I have no idea about porches and do not know anything about them. My 3 level porch needed to be fixed to prevent sway, it was loose and needed replacement of many parts that were splitting and curved badly. In this process, I obtained 3 quotes. One from other popular porch contractor, one from a general contractor and one from Victor. Victor talks a lot but not like those fast talking sales man contractors. He does not like to talk about porches. He talks about life. So I was sold on that. Victor's quote was the highest among the three, but wait... The quotes did not include the Chicago City Permit cost. Having no idea about permit, general contractor asked about 500$ excluding the permit fee. I called a permit expediter and priced 1900$ total including the permit fee. Other porch contractor did not even tell how much he would charge me for the permit; he said permit takes time and would be extra. I asked Victor for pulling the permit, he said go do it yourself! Being pissed at Victor, I went to City Hall and walked out with my permit in 57 minutes and paid only 225$, learnt tons of information and how I was lied by others about the complexity of pulling a permit. Now, Victor is the cheapest total quote on the table, but wait... When Victor came out to sign a contract with me, he noticed other issues with my enclosed back porch. He had no obligation to look at there or even deal with that. He also addressed those issues and fixed them. He jacked the entire back porch resulting in alignment of my back doors, eliminating molding in front of the basement entrance and leveling the back porch areas inside the units. He did not charge for that...Turns out that Victor was the original contractor of that porch who built it for previous owners, I had no idea. He said he feels responsible for some of the issues there and did not charge for those additional work he put in there. Again, he had no obligation to do that, he could be just like other contractors who did not even look over there. Some of his ideas I tried to question, he simply looked me in the eye and said trust me. Long story short, I trusted Victor and he did not do wrong to me. Inspection has been passed and inspector signed my permit. I did not feel like I made business with a contractor but it was more like a life experience of knowing someone interesting. Thank you Victor! Trust him like I did, you will not regret. read more

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Fantastic experience. I was a bit worried as there was a verbal quote. But, I soon learned Victor is relaxed and is a man of his word. Not only that, but I wanted a wider porch than was there and had been told it wasn't really possible. Victor figured it out and I couldn't be more pleased. Came in on time and on budget. He was honest, hard working and I love my new porch. I took a gamble over another company and I really am super pleased. Despite rain and some complications, he heard that I had an end date and everything was delivered on time and past expectations. I was impressed. Definitely got my money worth. I'm awaiting on my stain coming this week from a company he recommened. read more

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After hiring this contractor, I was the one to initiate the first follow up communication. Contractor then no-showed for weekend appointment that I waited all day for. No communication. read more

After meeting with several contractors, we decided to go with Victor for our rental property. Although not the lowest price, we felt confident going with someone who was so well experienced and knowledgeable with porch construction and the city code. Victor did not disappoint -- Started and ended on time and on budget with zero drama. His workers were very courteous and cleaned up after themselves. Overall very pleased with the whole experience! read more

Used 773-porches to replace an old deck in a small four-story condo building in Lincoln Park. Had a great experience overall, the work was done on time, within the budget, the price was very competitive and working with Victor and his team was a pleasure. read more

After meeting with multiple contractors, Victor was by far the best person for my 3 story porch. He is honest, trustworthy, reasonably priced and does excellent work. In addition, he is very passionate about his work and really takes away a lot of the anxiety associated with such a large project. I even received a compliment from a Chicago City inspector regarding My porch. I can't say enough great things. Thank you Victor!! God bless. read more

Not the best experience or the deck I expected. The deck is sturdy but for a residential single family there was quite a bit of shoddy workmanship (unmatched corners, spilled concrete in yard, uneven spindles, questionable supports). Victor was a good salesman but never came back to review the work. He did not give his crew the directions we discussed and I had to shop for some of the materials myself to get the correct wood and treads. Still wondering what to do to cover up the mess they left. Very disappointed. Recently left message and Victor has not responded. read more

The initial assessment and quote moved very quickly. The actual start date of the work was rescheduled a few times due to the weather so keep that in mind if your working in the winter. When the work was started it moved very quickly with no problems whatsoever! They did a great job cleaning up after themselves. read more

Victor and his men did an incredible job redoing our deck. Even though the wood wasn't available when they were supposed to start he kept us updated on when he would have it and when they would start. The deck looks great and feels great. His men did great work and Victor was awesome with his communication. I would highly recommend him if you need a porch built or work done on your decks. read more

Victor and company did a great job replacing our 50 or more years old front porch. Fast and reasonable price. Our new problem is neighbors are stopping us to ask who did the fabulous work, cars stop to look and take pictures, and we've made lots of new friends who who want to know who did such a fine job!! read more

After we spoke with 4 general contractors, we decided to go with Victor @ 773-PORCHES when he was able to promise to deliver the porch we wanted at the right price. He definitely followed through by getting the plans drawn up and through city Dept of Buildings quickly, and had the crew out to teardown and build in a few months. Based on my past home rehab experiences, this was fast! Everything was done to code, and we now have a porch we know will last a long time. Our porch space was expanded by at least 5 feet thatnks to Victor's experience and creative thinking. We especially like the fact that's its perfectly level, no slope at all. It feels like our living space was expanded to the outdoors. There was one hiccup with reattaching our electric service line, but Victor had a crew member come back and fix. One note regarding porch replacement. I recommend you or electrician remove all wiring and fixtures, including telephone/cable, except service line (don't touch that!) before the crew arrives for teardown. It will make everyone's life easier. We were able to continue cable/internet service by running long line to house that was only partially in the way of the carpenter crew. I was able to save the electrical boxes and fixtures, saving myself $500 when it comes to reinstalling. It clearly states on the contract that porch contractor is not responsible for electrical. I'll try to post before/after photo later. read more

Had a deck installed less than 10 years and its coming apart no longer attached to my house made several calls and left messages about the problem with no response back read more

The reason we chose 1773 porches was a combination of good reviews, word of mouth and meeting Victor in person. Victor and his team are professionals, and they have been very accommodating with our schedule, which has been a huge help. Victor is man of integrity; he was always available to answer any questions, which made the process very easy for us. We are very pleased with the finished product and I would highly recommend them to my friends and family. Thanks again guys! read more

Victor the owner of company came out each time as the work progress and answered any and all questions. Victor dealt with whatever the city of Chicago required permits / plans etc. There was crew to remove the existing deck and the concrete work necessary for the new deck. Next day a crew to deliver lumber. Next day a crew to remove any rubble from worksite and a crew to begin construction of new deck. Next day crew completes 10x13 deck. Next day a cleanup crew comes to remove worksite debris and moved items back to new deck. The price was not the least, but I felt comfortable going with a more experienced porch construction company. The crews were all courteous, professional, and helpful in whatever role they had in the completion of the project. I was very pleased with the final project and would recommend them to others. read more

These guys did a great job. The architect was great. Between the City and permits the architect and 773 Porches did a great job of handling all the paperwork. 773 Porches was competitively priced, they arrived on schedule, worked very hard, worked and managed through some terrible storms (power line knocked down) and cleaned up thoroughly. Victor is very knowledgeable and stayed on top of the job and his workers. Only downside is the job probably took about a week longer than expected. I highly recommend these guys. read more

I needed help with a City of Chicago Building Code Violation, so I called this company to see if they could come out for an estimate. I left a message, and a wonderful man named Victor returned my call in less than 20-30 minutes. Even though his company didn't service my area, he was so friendly and helpful, taking time out of his busy work schedule to offer advice on what to expect, and helping me find someone in my area who would be able to do the work. Although I wasn't actually able to hire this company, after talking with Victor, and having such a great impression about his personality and character - so down to earth and sincerely helpful - I couldn't stop myself from hurrying to the computer to write this review. It's not often that I encounter a contractor - or anyone, for that matter - who makes the kind of impression on me that this man did. Call him - you won't be disappointed! read more

If you have a porch violation, the issue isn't who can fix it--lots of guys can do that. The issue is who can fix it the way the city wants to see it fixed. Victor has a thorough understanding of the process, down to telling you who you'll get on the phone when you call the city, and he will walk you through what you need, and what you need to ask the (not always entirely helpful or clear) inspectors to figure out the best way to solve your problem without... oversolving it from a money standpoint. The actual work may seem an afterthought at that point, but it started within one day of when Victor estimated (the actual carpenter was just finishing up another job, and showed up for ours every day until it was done in about four days); it was professionally done and came out looking very good. In the end, we showed a photo of the finished product and were passed in about 3 seconds-- best possible outcome at that point. read more

I had emailed 1-773-PORCHES regarding a property I was considering purchasing. Victor ,the owner, took it upon himself to drive over, look at the porch and then spent 20 min of his time speaking to me about my options and whether or not I should buy the property. I may not buy the property but, I will definitely hire 1-773-PORCHES in the future should I need any of the services they offer. read more