I had seen a retractable deck cover with a permanent frame at the home and garden show. I had reached out to the local rep asking for information and she sent me a link to an online catalog. Long story short, she was NOT helpful in any way - merely an order taker. I couldn't make heads or tail of their website - but I knew exactly what I wanted. I looked elsewhere for a vendor to no avail. Even if I had ordered with the online company, I would have had to install myself or find an installer. So I turned to Yelp . . . I have had MUCH success with Yelp finding excellent service and skilled providers. I entered the details of what I wanted and submitted the project for response. I got maybe 4 companies contacting me - one being Eric Call Contracting. This company asked to schedule some time to talk - and so we did. All the other responses merely asked if I HAD the deck covering as they just wanted to install it. None would entertain the idea of helping me source the deck cover. Eric and Angie showed up when they said they would and we began to talk. I explained what I wanted, showed the brochure from the home and garden show, showed them our deck - and they went to work. Eric tried to work with the awning company I had wanted to buy from - but he got nowhere despite being more persistent than me. Eric still understood what I wanted - a permanent frame that would attach to and extend up from the deck with canvas runners that we would open and pull shut and remove in the winter. We would also be able to replace the runners should they get damaged. Eric drew up a design and shared it with me - along with possible runners he found on Amazon. We had a lot of back and forth and they were great keeping in touch. I finally decided to go with them despite having no other bids for comparison. Clearly no one else wanted to do the work needed to get me the deck covering I wanted. I signed on the dotted line and cut a check to get the project started. Again, Eric and Angie did a great job of communicating with me and providing updates. Although working through Yelp does provide some financial protection, I was still nervous going with the first company I contacted. But they definitely earned my trust - the materials showed as promised. And work began as promised, and before I knew it, my vision of a deck covering had materialized! Our deck is on the back/south side of the house. There are no trees or shading so we fight to keep the house cool on sunny days. We had recently replaced a large, rust painted deck with a smaller light treated wood deck. Now with this covering, we are already enjoying not having to turn on the A/C as much, leaving the back door open for a breeze, and actually being able to sit on our deck when the sun is hot. We've also been able to pull the runners closed when a windy storm hit. And in the winter, I'll take the runners down to protect them and allow full sun in the cold temperatures. I cannot say enough about how I appreciated the work this company did. I highly recommend you contact them when you have a project. read more

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I recommend ECC without hesitation. We had excellent communication during the project, always knowing who or which subs would be coming to our home. They were accepting, even encouraging, of evolving the project and change orders along the way. They arranged for the trades to additional small changes beyond the project while those trades were in our house. Our project was not an addition, it involved renovations with impact throughout our house. The results look like they have always been part of our home not added on. I recommend ECC without hesitation. read more

They were quick, kind, and reasonably priced to fix two uneven doors in our house. We will be calling them for all our home improvement needs!! read more

My husband and I live in a 70 year old house and needed a main floor bathroom remodeled. We got two quotes-both of which seemed pricey and we mentioned it to friends whose son had just had a kitchen remodeled by Eric. They were very pleased with his work and we asked him to stop by. Both of us were so impressed with the initial consultation and the speed with which we received a written estimate, along with a detailed breakdown of costs. Eric and his team expertly demo'd the bathroom, making sure to clean up the debris and dust each day. Angie, his office manager, was invaluable in helping us select granite, cabinetry, flooring and cultured marble for the bath, while staying within the budget. They both made it easy to navigate a remodeling project-a part of home-ownership we consider unpleasant. We were very happy with the quality of work, but in particular, I was relieved and grateful with their attention to cleaning up. The bathroom was finished about 4 days before Christmas, 2022 and it was wonderful not to worry about construction debris when our children and grandchildren arrived two days later. read more