Envy Home Services, Inc.

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We are absolutely thrilled with our whole experience with Envy, from start to finish. We had gotten several quotes and theirs was very reasonable. Jed was very helpful with planning the bathroom remodel, and checked on the progress of the project. Sunny did excellent work, and it was completed on time. He was very respectful of our time and . We love our new bathroom and will be hiring them to do our next big project - the master bathroom/closet remodel. Can't say enough good things about Envy! Highly Recommended!!

I have suggestions for those who decide to do this. Basically, we love the new porch, however, if I were to do it again, here is what I would do differently: Do not be pressured by special offers. I never got my Angie's discount but I got discounts supposedly for 1) not financing, and 2) signing in the spring. The "sign in the spring" discount I would not fall for again because I think it is the same discount I would have received for going through Angie's list and the job wasn't started until after July 4 and was not completed until late August. I fell for the "sign now" pitch which means I did not get a second quote. I would feel a lot better had not let myself be rushed. The workers were good and worked under tough conditions. I have a small yard and they did all the digging of the foundation by hand and it was HOT. I really don't have any complaints about the workers. I wasn't happy with how the stairs were looking, I complained, the owner came out and assured me it would be fixed and it was. The owner (can't remember his name) was easy to deal with. He even did a few extra little things to make sure I was satisfied. I should have done more research about three season rooms. This room came with single pane windows and the room is too hot in the afternoons without air conditioning and a fan. It is too cold to use past Thanksgiving, but I expected this. I should have asked for double paned gas filled windows. The salesman will assure you that he will be with you all the way but he means by phone. Get a price on any changes, no matter how small, you make after signing the contract. Get specifics on the dimensions of the interior of the finished room. My room is 5 inches shorter than I was expecting. The electrical was sub-contracted but the electricians were easy to deal with. If you ask a lot of questions and get it all in writing and get a second estimate, you will be fine with this company. The salesman over sells the customer service though. It's good but not beyond the norm--from my experience. And I'm not sure they are the cheapest either if that is a consideration.

I posted this before 12/16/2014 Our existing porch was in bad shape, cracked floor and plastic torn"windows" . The whole process was an extremely educational process that I had not expected. I investigated many different options including concrete raising. The village of Homewood building inspectors were very helpful. Started research on contractors in May 2014. Interviewed 8 contractors (some from Angie's list) and others highly recommended by friends. Accepted one bid and made a down payment. They did not communicate with me and after a month with no update, I discovered the salesman was the problem. Long story short- received refund. I finally chose Envy, mainly due to the communications of Adam Kingen. In total, I had worked with almost 20 different contractors from multiple firms. Adam, was the ONLY person that communicated and delivered what and when he promised. If Adam said he or someone would call or visit, he was always on time and the once he was late he called and informed me. Other contractors after the first visit promised and never delivered. The entire activity was broken in phases. 1. Demolition. 2014/11/03 existing walls (Windows were not real, just plastic stapled (and shredded) This was performed by the concrete team in only a few hours 2. Concrete. 2014/11/03 Trench around the existing floor to meet village codes (72"deep) Pouring of concrete into trench and over pour of existing concrete Finishing of the floor. This was a fascinating activity to watch (and record). The concrete was sub contracted to Bell Concrete. Discovered that Bell does most of the concrete work in the Chicago land area. This team was good and worked hard all day and late into the night. The only issue was the delay in the building inspector approving the form work and trench, required before pouring. This is what caused the team to work late. 3. New construction (2014/11/17-2014/11/18) The entire addition included only two walls(Windows) and was accomplished in 2 days after waiting for the concrete to harden. This phase took two days but would have been finished in one day, if more daylight. There is not much to say about the construction except the team was great and the results were impressive. 4. Personal observations Adam informed me they were not the cheapest, but were the best. I must agree. Communication was key to making the customer (me) informed and happy. After the trench was dug, I discovered that I really did not need to have that much concrete work done. There was no way to know this. I could have saved thousands by using a different technique. Even the village inspector hinted that I could save money with no concrete work. Looking at the results, I am happy that we did what we did. The concrete work might have been expensive but the results are worth the cost. There is still work to be done on the inside of the room. That is work for next summer. The ONLY issue is the sliding door that opens to the outside. We love the door, but the track on the bottom prevents easy movement of anything over the track Looking for something temporary that can protect the track while I wheel the bar-b-que in or out of the room. Happy to say, use a few pieces of wood, wheeled the grills into the room and grilled our turkey for Thanksgiving. Opened a couple of the windows (great screening) so the smoke was vented. The whole objective of the room was to allow me to grill all year. Bottom line: Mission accomplished. Thank you Adam and Envy!

We contacted Envy Home Services about putting a sunroom on our house. We decided to sign the contract after their initial presentation and reading other good reviews regarding their services. The sunroom came out very well and we enjoy using it everyday. We are very happy with the room and feel it's added to our lives.

Our existing porch was in bad shape, cracked floor and plastic torn"windows" . The whole process was an extremely educational process that I had not expected. I investigated many different options including concrete raising. The village of Homewood building inspectors were very helpful. Started research on contractors in May 2014. Interviewed 8 contractors (some from Angie's list) and others highly recommended by friends. Accepted one bid and made a down payment. They did not communicate with me and after a month with no update, I discovered the salesman was the problem. Long story short- received refund. I finally chose Envy, mainly due to the communications of Adam Kingen. In total, I had worked with almost 20 different contractors from multiple firms. Adam, was the ONLY person that communicated and delivered what and when he promised. If Adam said he or someone would call or visit, he was always on time and the once he was late he called and informed me. Other contractors after the first visit promised and never delivered. The entire activity was broken in phases. 1. Demolition. 2014/11/03 existing walls (Windows were not real, just plastic stapled (and shredded) This was performed by the concrete team in only a few hours 2. Concrete. 2014/11/03 Trench around the existing floor to meet village codes (72"deep) Pouring of concrete into trench and over pour of existing concrete Finishing of the floor. This was a fascinating activity to watch (and record). The concrete was sub contracted to Bell Concrete. Discovered that Bell does most of the concrete work in the Chicago land area. This team was good and worked hard all day and late into the night. The only issue was the delay in the building inspector approving the form work and trench, required before pouring. This is what caused the team to work late. 3. New construction (2014/11/17-2014/11/18) The entire addition included only two walls(Windows) and was accomplished in 2 days after waiting for the concrete to harden. This phase took two days but would have been finished in one day, if more daylight. There is not much to say about the construction except the team was great and the results were impressive. 4. Personal observations Adam informed me they were not the cheapest, but were the best. I must agree. Communication was key to making the customer (me) informed and happy. After the trench was dug, I discovered that I really did not need to have that much concrete work done. There was no way to know this. I could have saved thousands by using a different technique. Even the village inspector hinted that I could save money with no concrete work. Looking at the results, I am happy that we did what we did. The concrete work might have been expensive but the results are worth the cost. There is still work to be done on the inside of the room. That is work for next summer. The ONLY issue is the sliding door that opens to the outside. We love the door, but the track on the bottom prevents easy movement of anything over the track Looking for something temporary that can protect the track while I wheel the bar-b-que in or out of the room. Happy to say, use a few pieces of wood, wheeled the grills into the room and grilled our turkey for Thanksgiving. Opened a couple of the windows (great screening) so the smoke was vented. The whole objective of the room was to allow me to grill all year. Bottom line: Mission accomplished. Thank you Adam and Envy!

Everything went EXTREMELY well. The workers did outstanding work. Any concerns I had they quickly put my mind at ease. I would recommend them for this type of work. The materials they used were high quality and were made in Pennsylvania good ole USA!!! Adam was extremely helpful in guiding me through the process and answered any concerns I had quickly.

Initial installer in December could not complete the job due to lack of materials and homeowners leaving for Florida. Today's installation team (Sonny and Senad) completed the job and corrected many defects from the initial installer. They were great. Envy stood behind their product.

Still talking, but am thrilled so far with professionalism they've shown!

We did not move forward on our project, but would call them if we change our mind.

everything went fine but the cost was prohibitive with our income, value of our home, The representative gave us suggestions on what to do to our existing room. Since my wife and I are retired, we dicided to make do with what we have instead of building a new room. If the cost of a new room was within our income/budget, we probably would have done something with this company.

They did a great job. Everything fits perfectly. They were flawless.

Work began a little later than we thought as permits from the city took a while. Work moved along very quickly as promised, and it only took a few weeks for the entire job. You provide your own tile and electric fixtures, fan if desired.

As in all construction jobs there are always communication or misunderstandings. These guys took all of this in stride and did their very best to understand and over come these things. We seemed to have to wait forever for the city to approve our permits. During the construction there was a rain storm overnight, the tarp they put on the roof to cover any spot that was not sealed was blown up and a large amount of water did get in. I cannot blame them for this as they did do their best to cover everything for the night. They came right away when I told them there was water damage, and took care of replacing everything that had to be replaced. The room went up without any problem except for having to wait for the custom glass, even they hinted that it took some time. The largest concern was the brick patio. Now it looks great, but during the construction it seemed to take a long time. The brick company was a sub-contractor for this company, and the job was "too small" for most other brick companies even though these guys would use them in the future and would most likely keep any brick sub-contractor busy even during the traditional slow season. The sub-contractor severely underestimated the amount of time and labor to do such a "small and easy" job. Thr contractor had to do extra work to make up for the sub-contractors mistakes. Over all if I had to do it again I would use these guys and I would do more research prior to starting and maybe I would push the city to get things done just a little faster.

Adam was very courteous and professional. He understood our goals and very clearly described his product in relation to our goals. Unfortunately, we quickly determined that we would not be able to accomplish what we wanted with a sunroom due to size limitations, so we have decided not to build a sunroom addition at this time.

We just had a new furnace and air conditioner installed by PROFESSIONALS who were DEDICATED to doing the job CORRECTLY and quickly without making any mistakes or giving any reason for any complaint of any kind. The men who came to the house were very punctual, courtious, experienced and were completely focused on their work. I'm grateful for AMY'S LIST, ENVY HOME SERVICES, and to SEARS HOME SERVICES for employing such high-caliber PROFESSIONALS.

Overall it was a great experience. The sun room is amazing, the people were excellent to work with, constructionwent very quickly, the workers were all extremely courteous and they provided us with some great suggestions and ideas throughout the process. Thank you!!

The end result was excellent. I am very pleased. Their staff was very courteous, especially Raphael who did most of the construction. I would highly recommend them.

After going to several home shows, getting various quotes and proposals, we decided to go ahead with ENVY home services after meeting with their sales rep and the company owner.... Adam Kingen and Wayne Williams. We liked the product, which is maintenance free (unlike our screened porch which was wood...) and they were willing to reuse our roof in the project. Everything went along as planned, and the construction workers and electrician were excellent. We now have sliding windows all around, transoms above and below, a heating & a/c unit for comfort year-round, and incredible views of nature through four seasons of color and wildlife. We enjoy sitting out there watching the swans. We love to entertain and have celebrated holidays, birthdays and hosted family gatherings in our comfortable beautiful sunroom. We have a full dining table with a separate sectional seating area so having an extra room by the kitchen has been a dream! Relaxing and reading or having wine and cheese with the neighbors has been a wonderful experience. After living with the sunroom for a year, we decided to have ENVY come back to install there custom motorized window solar screens on the exterior and they installed beautifully! We highly recommend this company, their sunroom product and services.

Last year 2012 I looked up companies that built 3 season?s rooms. We had just purchased a small 2 bedroom ranch and needed just a little more space for family gatherings. I had found several companies on the internet but also checked Angie?s list. I received about 3 or 4 calls from different companies but the one that I was most impressed with was Envy Home Services. The person that called me was not a call center rep but the Co-founder, Wayne. He sent someone out to my home that week to give me an on-site estimate, along with sample?s of windows and video?s of material?s used for sunrooms. Jed was very professional and within a few days I decided to have Envy build our 3 season?s room. I met with Wayne, who did all the measurements so that they could draw up the plans and get things going. We worked with Adam, who kept us up-to-date on everything, when the contractor?s would be there, when the inspections would take place. Both Wayne and Adam made several visits during the construction to make sure everything was going well. Not only was I very happy with Envy but the contractor?s that built the room were professional and always made sure that everything was cleaned up by the end of the work day. They spent many hours building a very beautiful room to extend our home. I have to say that their website really shows you many finished additions, so it gives you just that added visual of what you could have on your home to enjoy the warm summer nights and even enjoy the room during the winter month?s, when the sun in out the room is bright and warm. I would recommend Envy to any of my friend?s that are looking to add some additional space to their homes. The room was finished just in time for Christmas. Jed stopped over during the weekend, to see the how everything turned out and take some pictures.

overall it was a great experience. the sunroom is very nice. it is a 4 seasons sunroom. it was worth the wait to see it finally finished.

Everything considered the project went very well except for the time duration from start to finish because of the very stringent Village Codes and inspections. Envy Home had to make major revisions to the electrical work they had originally expected to do as well as change the foundation plan from using the existing concrete slab and sinking the footings to putting in 42 inch deep footings with a raised insulated deck. True to their commitment, they stayed with their original contract price and provided all the services required of them within budget.