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    Best Exteriors

    4.0 (41 reviews)
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    A small gap with no sealant. Never addressed.
    Amber U.

    Just don't. When a company shows little respect or care from the beginning do not continue to go back to them. Had half the house done in 2021 then needed to get the other half in 2022. We tried them again figuring that the issues we had with them the first time would be resolved and now have had even a worse experience this time. This is astounding at this point. It's mid 2023 and we started this 2nd order THIS TIME LAST YEAR! This is so unacceptable. Do not waste your time.

    New windows and sliders
    Tina O.

    Alex came out gave us a competitive price, we ordered the new windows for our home, and his team installed them when they came in (that took a while-not their fault), 1 window had a scratch and the slider was rubbing, so he worked with Milgard to have them replaced and didn't charge us a cent until they were fixed and we were satisfied...they look gorgeous! Thank you Alex and team!

    After: new windows, siding, and gutters (landscaping changes not done by Best Exteriors, only those on house)
    Michelle B.

    What a facelift! Our original stucco was poorly applied, falling off when touched and the windows were leaking and the wrong size for the openings: a real piece of work. Best Exteriors came in and fixed everything: demo-ed our stucco (and the wood siding beneath it) and replaced it with a gorgeous combination of Hardie Board and cedar siding and refitting all our window openings with new windows, even converting one window to a sliding glass door along the back of the house. Alex (project manager) worked well with us throughout the project, and the work done by the other Alex (construction/foreman) was fantastic, with good communication throughout, touching base on all the finer details. We have done so many projects on this house with so many different contractors, and Best Exteriors was the first that we felt really had good attention to detail, where they thought of a lot of the "little details" our past contractors wouldn't have/didn't. I could not recommend them more!

    They did a great job with the retrofit.
    Alicia C.

    I called a bunch of companies to get a quote for replacing 2 sliding doors and 8 windows. Best Exteriors was very responsive, easy to work with, and had the best price by far. They also threw in a repair for an existing broken windowpane. Though the windows took a while to arrive, they look great! They were very nice about accommodating our schedule on the installation and the installers were professional and left our rooms clean after the windows were installed. Highly recommend!

    Jessica E.

    Thank you to our neighbors who recommend best exteriors. Daniel came out and wrote us a quote and was amazing with all of the questions and changes we had and said a weekend installation wouldn't be a problem. We signed the contract and we're contacted by "Alex" to schedule a final measurement, and was quoted 2 weeks until our windows would be ready. 3 weeks later I made a call to "Alex" to schedule our installation only to find out it would be another week, "Alex" refused to schedule a weekend. I had to close my in home business for a day to get my windows installed. Alex and Alex arrived on time, were friendly and did an amazing job installing the windows. I recommend Daniel and the Alex install team! But the other Alex needs to step up his game.

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    The team was amazing! They were efficient and professional throughout the entire process.

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    Kristina provided a very quick and comprehensive Bid for our windows. We appreciated it.

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