Chris of Betterview Windows became known to me through a recommendation of a friend, of a friend…read more The original caller is very particular, investigates and gets fourth opinions. When this person makes a recommend, you don't investigate, you schedule. After I saw for myself the work Chris did at a friend's, I asked for the number. I called Sears, and Anderson, as well as Brothers whom advertises in a mailer. Sears had really small windows, large plastic hollow cavities for 14k, and they call and call. Anderson was less, but not by much, and again smaller light space. Brothers declined the job because the frames of my windows were removed when we first got double panes, 24 years ago. Then I reached out to Chris, he has no showroom, no samples, and had zero issue about frames/no frames. Knowing I've seen what he provides, I said "I'll take it!" Sight unseen, I got a full house of windows that have large light, smooth, effortless slides from closed to open and back. One latch to unlock/lock that blends into center frame, they are simple and beautiful. What was the first thing I noticed, no sound, no air movement. Seems my house was literally Swiss cheese, prior to install. My dad bought double panes 24 years ago, the cost increase with the addition of a sliding glass door? 3k, which is fantastic! Chris's work is top rate, he can work on windows without frames, is punctual, professional, trustworthy, and as genuine as any one can be. I openly admitted I was a beneficiary, and his price was still hands down my lowest, the product is all Milgard, lifetime warranty! Call Chris, he's a once and done, no regrets, no comparison, want to see a sample of what you'll get, contact me. As a matter fact, my dog blew through the screen, and my master bedroom window started closing slower. Out of nowhere, Chris is in the neighborhood, and stopped by. Sure enough he fixed my two issues within 20 minutes, no charge, and he got to see the headway I've made on my remodel. The windows were installed in January, and he was just by last weekend, to share he finally created a Yelp page, so I could write a review long overdue! Great person, doing a great service for us locals, providing a service at a very reduced rate, for the same high quality product, because he DOESN'T have overhead/retail space. Just call and trust you're gonna be WOW'D!!

According to Yelp, a five star review means "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" Well Betterview Windows…read moreand Doors IS as good as it gets! Really! Chris Rauls is professional, skilled, conscientious, helpful, honest and reliable. He has done amazing and beautiful installations at my house and for several of my family members. His prices are competitive and his work is outstanding! I highly recommend Betterview without hesitation!

Uh, sorry to hear about the previous users experience but it sounds like somebody needs a big time…read moremani-pedi & a tall martini. Anyway, we needed about a dozen windows, a pair of skylights, two big ass sliding french doors, a custom stained glass interior door, new front door & some new hardware for our recent remodel. For something this big I would have loved to have given this project to a local P-Town crew but the Bay Area Window guys made it a point to work with me & came out to meet with my contractor at least 3-4 times during our project. Needless to say everything fit, everything looked awesome & as remodel projects go, these guys were one of the few contractors that got their shit right the first time, didn't try to sell me something that I didn't need & delivered what they promised for really no more than even the big box/orange "despot" people's sales & installation folks quoted me.

*** Don't use this vendor *** spread the word.. this should be negative stars but the Yelp UI…read moredoesn't allow for it. Most arrogant, un- responsive vendor I have ever experienced. I purchased 3 doors from this company that cost over $12,000 total. In less than 1 year, one door had a major crack through the wood. After many phone calls with this vendor (which he denied any responsibility), I managed to get through to the Door Manufacturer who honored the warranty. The owner of this establishment denied any responsibility and had the nerve to verbally abuse me by stating.. "you really didn't spend that much $ on these doors.." and " you didn't buy these doors, your ex-husband did" and " you obviously don't know how to do business/what kind of business woman are you? ".. .. I hope everyone reads this post and spread the word that this kind of behavior is just not acceptable.

I have known Billy for almost a year and I can attest that he is an honest, hard-working…read morecontractor. He really cares about his employees and he strives to create a culture of safety and care on his job sites. Billy has a deep passion for construction and it comes across in his work and how he approaches each and every job.

Very pleased with the crew at Safeshield Construction for being very communicative and informative…read more I need quite a few windows and two patio doors replaced in my home, and they came to the rescue! Karina at the office, answered all of my questions, while confirming the appointments, providing all the details, and giving me a quote in no time! After meeting with a couple of contractors, I decided to go with Billy and his team, and I'm very glad I did. The execution of the project was seamless from start to finish , and they showed genuine passion through their work. I was very particular with what I wanted, and am happy to say that everything turned out perfect! Billy was very helpful when it came to his suggestions and professionalism. I will definitely will use Safeshield again in the future.

We had all the windows in our home replaced and PED Construction made the whole process easy. The…read morecrew was very considerate, cleaned everything and did a great job.

Highly recommend!!! My husband and I had a great experience from beginning to end, we did a windows…read more& installation job. The team at PED Construction were extremely professional, commutative, clean and respectful. Their passion for what they do really showed through the final product. Next up...stucco and paint!!

Darryll came and measured 4 of my 80+ year old windows. 4-6 weeks later I had replica windows in…read moreDouglas Fir and laminated glass. On my request, they were nice enough to drop them off for me to paint before install, because it would have been difficult to paint after install. Darryll and Edgar installed them. Darryll the owner is kind (though he might not immediately give that vibe), detail oriented, comes on time, measures accurately, and has a good rapport with his employee. Highly recommend.

I am recommending the Window Shop for a peculiar reason, because I chose not to use them. After I…read morereceived an estimate for replacing six windows in my living room, I had tentatively decided to use them because it was the most reasonable estimate of the four contractors that I had contacted. I called the owner to ask if he thought replacing my old single pain windows with double pain ones would reduce the chill in the room given there is no insulation. Guess what he said. "Probably not. I'm going to speak to you man to man. Take your wife on a cruise with the $17,000 it will cost to replace the windows". Wow, an honest professional who stood to lose the contract. I thanked him for his honesty and decided to take his advice. Check Daryl out. I think you will be pleased.

Rebecca and E-Z, can't say enough good things about the customer service! great selection on doors…read moreand windows. Superb quality. We will be getting more doors remodeled.

We are so happy with the purchase of our new front door! Gary came out and helped us choose the…read moreproper door for our home. After a couple of different bids we went with Windows and Beyond not only because it was a better bid but because it was also backed by professionalism, quality, and an experienced team. We had a personal situation happen and Gary and his team were able to install our door earlier than our appointment date in order to accommodate our needs. They did an excellent job on the installation, especially because our old doors and frame weren't in the best condition. Communication was fantastic and we will definitely use Windows and Beyond for our future needs.

Green sequoia caused a disaster with my backyard. Sad part is that we had great experiences with…read morethem before and chose them because of that. If you are doing an outside project, don't pick green sequoia as this seems to be a trend (see Jonathan's review from July 2019). They kept demo'ing after finding an issue, making it worse, and then they left us hanging for a month until they were finally removed from the job. Overall, Green Sequoia did more harm than good on this. Not sure new management is working out. Full story: Green Sequoia previously did our bathroom and did a great job. Jessie and Victoria also did our closet. Love those two. We saw an opportunity to improve our backyard living space by removing unnecessary planters and retaining walls. We had two quotes and went with Green Sequoia, the more expensive one, because of the previous relationship. They didn't tell us that they didn't have exterior expertise and the person on the job wasn't a normal part of the crew but instead a subcontractor. When construction started, we knew there was a question if a retaining wall was supporting or redundant. As soon as the project started, removing a small part of that wall would have made it quickly clear it was supportive as the wall behind ended 8 inches from the top. That's when they should have stopped. They didn't. They dropped the whole wall and then only contacted me after. This caused increased cost and a safety risk for both me and my neighbor. The same occurred in another part of the property. Oversight of the subcontractor was clearly poor. Construction was halted a week after starting in early June because of these errors. Afterwards, Green Sequoia sat on it for a month without getting me change orders or a clear plan to fix it despite nearly daily questions and pings from me. I gave them an ultimatum on July 6th to have a plan by end of week or I would remove them from the job and seek a refund. Four days later they were off the job. No refund yet despite 5 follow up notes from me - but complaint filed with state license board. This project will cost me $20k more, with less improvements made, because of what it will take to repair their damages. The project was supposed to be 3 weeks. Currently it's looking like 3 months because I've had to remove Green Sequoia from the job and get a new contractor. Issues come up with old properties. When starting our plan I fully expected that there may be some small unexpected cost. My issue with Green Sequoia was the lack of oversight, the recklessness that caused increased damage, and the abandonment of the project. Two stars because through this disaster Kirk was still responsive. While I don't agree with their lack of ownership about their actions, I appreciate that communication lines stayed open and that he visited to do some bracing upon my request.

I've never left a bad review before but this company "redid" the outside of our house that was old…read moreand falling apart. They did a horrible job- left rotting wood on the exterior, added new siding that is splitting and uneven. Fairly certain we still have several leaks- thank goodness it hasn't rained much for the sake of our house. I look at the mess they made every day and am horrified. Going to have to get their garbage work done properly as soon as we can afford it. Such an insane waste of money.

I am taking the time to write this because there are a few things you need to know before you hire…read moreTappan Builders to remodel your house. These are things we wish we had known before we hired them. First, the bid. Don't believe it. Tappan low balled his bid, leaving out dozens of items that came up later as "suggested" change orders. Our project had 21 change orders! Some of these were due to real changes in scope. But too many were items that could have and should have been part of the original bid. Some change order examples (these are increases from the amount in the bid): -Electrical: Change order for $6600 -Windows: We did add about 30% more new windows, but the price went up by 90%, from $18,000 to $34,000 -Interior Painting: $12,800 -Flooring: $11,500 -Heating Ducts: $1500 -Bathroom Vanities: $4000 -Wood Trims: $3900 -Door Hardware: $2300 Secondly, read the contract slowly and carefully, and consider having a lawyer read it. Here's what we learned the hard way: We decided to have the exterior painted by a wonderful company, Contreras Painting, who has painted many homes in our neighborhood. Their bid was about the same as the bid from Tappan's painter, but we knew the quality of Contreras' prep work and painting was extraordinary. What we discovered about the contract was that when we got our allowance credited back, it did not include the 22% that Tappan tacks on to all sub-contracted work or materials that he buys. That is, he kept over $1200 in profit and fees on work that was not even performed by his crew or subs. When asked about this, he referred us to the paragraph in the contract that allows him to do this. Buyer beware. Third issue: Several times we were told that plumbing or electrical items we wanted were not available. These were toilets, faucets, fixtures, etc., that we had spent time researching and deciding upon. His answer: pick something else. When we did a bit of Goggling online, they all turned out to be fully available. We had to prove to him that he was wrong, and in some cases, purchase the items ourselves. Then, when we bought them ourselves, he informed us that neither he nor his subcontractor would warranty them. Fourth issue: Tappan suggested a very expensive, but supposedly quieter, fan for the bathroom (Fantech). When the bathroom reached the stage where it was useable, we discovered that the fan was no quieter than any cheap generic model. After complaining that this fan was not living up to its reputation, Tappan suggested that we "put some screws" into the duct work. After reading the installation instructions online for myself, I discovered that he had virtually ignored the manufacturer's recommendations: that is, the material for the duct work and the ducting length were both wrong. It took almost a dozen emails before Tappan finally had his crew take a look. Indeed they were able to fix it, and they didn't charge extra for this, but the aggravation it caused was simply unnecessary. Fifth issue: His electrical contractor tries to cut corners. When asked specifically to install Lutron switches and plates, he substituted Leviton, in a mix-and-match manner, and the colors did not match. This was eventually corrected, but it took time, energy, and a bunch of emails before it was done. Sixth issue: Schedule. From the start, we asked for some sort of schedule for this project. It was clear that this was not going to be done in the three months of his original estimate. But we were never able to pin him down about the overall timing, nor could we even get a rolling estimate of upcoming decisions and dates. We would get comments like "decide on the tile by next Tuesday" when they were nowhere near ready to move ahead on tile work for weeks thereafter. On about a week's notice, we even worked out a place to stay so that the floors could be finished. When the day came, that very day, we were told that the plan had changed, and we would have to work out our accommodations for a later date. Seventh issue: Double charging. In at least three instances, invoices had to be revised by Tappan as a result of overcharges by his billing department. One of these was for over $800, and the others were smaller. But be vigilant. You need to check their work. Eighth and last issue: He loves to look around your house and diss other work you have had done by others. He, of course, insists that you correct everything with his contractors. With his 22% tacked on to all work by sub-contractors, you would be far better off to get your own bids. His "oversight" of other professionals is simply not worth it. When it was needed, say with the electrical work described above, it was not done. Having said all of the above, Tappan Builders does do high quality work. Our crew was competent and friendly. If you can get past everything described above, you may still want to hire them. Good Luck!

I recently had Steve Tappan do another job for us. He turned roughly 400 square feet of unusable…read moredirt space underneath our home into a 200 square foot storage area, 100 square foot utility area, and 100 square foot laundry room. This job was fully permitted, done within budget, and completed ahead of schedule. Throughout the process my wife and I were worried about dust and debris as we were still living in our home. Steve and his crew took precautions to safeguard our home and possessions and little to no dust made it into our home.