3 years ago
This was our first experience with any window comp...
This was our first experience with any window company and we are spoiled! From the first we could tell this product was far superior to any other on the market. Chris was our initial point of contact and gave us an educational presentation that not only taught us about the Andersen windows but about the general process and market for windows in general. He was very personable and eager to answer every question I had - which were quite a few.
We had another employee come out to our home about a week after signing the contract to do the technical measure and the gentleman was incredibly helpful in explaining the options to me and providing visual samples of the different trim I needed to choose from. I was impressed he took the time to help me, a visual learner, truly visualize the finished windows.
After that we didn't hear anything for some time, but we weren't too worried. The windows are custom-made at their factory in the Midwest (Wisconsin?) and shipped out. Also, due to our plans we needed to push the installation date back just a bit and the company worked well with us. However as we neared our proposed install date we didn't hear anything so I finally called the office and discovered it was scheduled, they just hadn't informed us.
The day finally came for our windows and everything went well removing the old windows. Michael, Ryan and two other gentleman all came to do the job and were very respectful, understanding and patient, especially considering I have curious young children. They set up a plastic "wall" to keep any bits of lead paint contained and were careful in our home.
Unfortunately the new windows locked together during transportation and after trying for some time to get them apart, the gentleman all had to agree - these windows weren't going to open. So they did a temporary install with the new windows and took extra care to seal everything completely so it would be weather-proof. Michael apologized profusely and I appreciated all the effort they put in to fix the problem. Unfortunately nothing short of new windows would fix it completely, so at no cost to us Andersen ordered new windows and put them on a rush. The installation crew estimated it would be 2-3 weeks and that was the last we heard.
Three weeks later there's no word from Andersen, so I called and talked to several people about our timeframe. Three days after my initial phone call I heard back from someone who told me the windows would be installed either later that week if another job finished early or on Monday afternoon. But first the company would inspect the new windows to ensure they were ready to be installed. On Wednesday I received a call from Andersen saying they would be here Monday afternoon to install.
Well today is Monday and sure enough, Michael and Ryan came ready to finish the job. They were kind and Ryan even moved my husband's truck for me as I was not ready for them yet. They took the time to answer questions about the job from my 2-year old and were quite pleasant.
I am impressed with the quality of work from Michael and Ryan. They even took the time to fill in a hole my children picked in the edge of the drywall around the window frame! Their attention to detail really made a big difference as I am a very detail-oriented person. They cleaned up efficiently and though they were done for the day I didn't feel rushed. Ryan took the time to move my husband's truck back where it was originally and stopped to pick up garbage on his way to the truck.
All in all, a positive experience. I gave 4 stars due to the poor communication from the office but Michael, Ryan, the other gentleman who came on the first installation day and the gentleman who performed the technical measure were all incredible. I highly recommend using Renewal by Andersen for all of your window needs.