Al Borchardt & Son

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In May 2013 we obtained a quote from Tim to replace our siding and gutters and to have Leaf Guard gutter toppers installed. We accepted his bid. He began the work about 3 weeks after the date he told us he would. If I didn't call or text him, I didn't hear from him. Tim completed some of the work satisfactorily, but some of the finishes were obviously wrong. When we asked him to come back to fix the problems, he did. But in my opinion, I cant believe he actually felt like they were right to begin with. He acted like he was doing us a big favor by coming back to do it right. Our biggest complaint was with the gutters. We believed we were getting Leaf Guard gutters. At first, when we were told the gutters were finished, they didn't have any type of leaf protection. The gutters were open.So we called to ask about it, and Tim told us they forgot to install them. So they came back a couple of days later and installed gutter screens. Our quote specifically states "Leaf Guard" protection. We were deceptively mislead by the written quote specifically stating "Leaf Guard". What we actually got was a screen over the gutter, which we could have installed ourselves. When we asked Tim about the screens, he said he never told us "Leaf Guard" because he isn't an authorized dealer for them. We showed him the quote and he realized his mistake. We told him we didn't want the screens and he should remove them. He said he would take them off, but he would still have to charge us for them. With a major storm our gutters leak, pouring right over the top of them. I took video and sent it to Tim. He sent the gutter people to look at them and they said they are installed correctly and did nothing to fix them. When we contacted Tim about coming to look at them himself he said he would come by a certain date. When he didn't show up by that date, he said he forgot. He said he would come later on that day. When we called to find out if he was still coming, he called me names and said he was done with us.

They were very experienced and very professional. I will use them in the future.

We had him do our siding and rain gutters in 2011 and knew we'd use him again for everything. This year's project was the garage door on the pole building. Coming up... a deck?

After the May hail damage, we had lots to get fixed. I had used Tim not too long before that storm, so I knew what his skill set was. He came in the fall and replaced our roof on the house and the shed. He had a team of 3 and they got it done in a weekend. My main concern of doing the roof, was the nails that would end up on the ground. I have 2 dogs so it was imperative that they find all of the nails that have fallen particularly in the back yard where my boys run. His team was friendly and hard working. The past few weeks Tim was back as a one man show to tear off and put up our new siding. He worked with me to get the exact color I was looking for. He then sided the shed in back. He had to do a lot of bending metal and changing out how the door closing worked. The shed is now matching the house and doesn't look like a yellow barn anymore. Then, I asked if he could take the porch railing off for me and enclose the posts with metal so I didn't have to paint and maintain them. Tim is meticulous and very conscientious. I would hire him again without question.

Excellent job. We are very happy with the results. I did not know much about siding, but knew we did not want vinyl siding. We called 3 contractors. One contractor did not show up for a quote. The 2nd contractor just gave a quote and did not provide any explanation of the options. Now when we spoke with Tim from Al Borchardt & Son, he listened and provided explanations and a number of options I was interested in.. the other contractor did not indicate we could add more insulation or even tyvex, where Tim did. Tim wasn't pushy on the options, just set it out there based on what I was interested in. This was the reason we went with Al and Tim for the job. The work went very well, Tim and Al were very good at making sure it looked good and paid attention to detail. The result was very good, we are very happy in the way it turned out. Also, when we had a minor issue with moving the Power meter, he spoke with an Electrician as to how we needed to get it moved the correct way. They went the extra mile on this. Another item was that they paid extra care when removing the stone from the front of the house. Tim put down plywood and straps to safely remove the stone without injury or cracking the concrete stoop. Also, another positive thing was they used USA manufactured materials. Over all we were very happy with the work and would recommend them to anyone. We even had a few neighbors comment that the siding looked really good and that they did good work. We made sure we got some business cards to give to anyone who asked.

Al Borchardt & Son provided one of three estimates I got for the job. Of the three they were far and away the lowest bidder ($120 vs $600). Moreover, the $600 bidder planned to tack on another $70 for the siding pieces, these guys added $18 (a cost I would think should have been the same). I can also commend them on their professionalism. When they told me they would come they did. Moreover, they did a great job on the repairs. I couldn't have been happier!

We were very pleased with Tim's work. He arrived on time and worked in very hot temps! Our home looks great and we would hire him again.

Tim was a joy to see every morning. We knew amazing changes would take place each day. I talked with him about changes and he had great ideas to enchance the look we were trying to achieve. He is self motivated and take great pride in his wook.It seems to me -- he looks at each house as a work of art and ours could not look better.We are so pleased that we still look and say what a excellent transformation . I found out he can do many projects, and he will be frist on my list to call.Thank you Tim

I called in the morning and by the afternoon Tim was here and was fixing our flashing on our Garage. Then, I mentioned something about our garage wall not being secured and he ran and got something to fix that as well. He went above and beyond for us! I would definitely call them again for future projects. Thanks TIM!

Tim, the Son in the business, installed the siding on our custom built home. We were so impressed with the quality of his work and professionalism that we have had him do additional work (listed above). Tim is always on time and responsive to our needs. We have great trust in him and his work and will have back when ever the need arises.

Tim and Gary were responsive, flexible, neat, tidy, polite, ALL GOOD. They were upfront about their schedule on other jobs and worked with us to schedule ours to everyone's convenience. They gave TONS of on-the-fly advice. They tore off the old wooden siding, found a few underlying issues and promptly told us about them and fixed them. The house looks amazing already and they are a joy to have around. Worked pleasantly and cleaned up great. We had gotten a couple of estimates but Tim's came back fastest and he was just so easy to talk to, it wasn't hard to decide. Plus part of his crew had done the roof last year and the work was great, the guys were kind-polite-prompt, it just seemed best to go with a proven quantity. We will use Borchardt & Sons for all future work on our house if there is any left to do!