Rolco Rollshutters Inc

Our home is a typical 3 bedroom 1978 bungalow located in NW Calgary. When purchased, we already had two existing window shutters—one in the master bedroom, and one in the spare bedroom. These shutters were installed by a different company, and are approximately 20 years old. After using the shutters for three years, and turning the third bedroom into a nursery, we wished for another shutter to be installed.

At this point, we contacted a few shutter companies, and in the end we decided on Rolco Rollshutters. This was due to timing, price, and the 45 years of experience. We had the owner out to our home within a week, and we agreed on their quote, with a deposit of half the total. After about another week, the installer came and put up the shutter. So to review, initial phone call, in home quote, and installation all done within two weeks. The remaining amount was paid, and we were happy with our new shutter.

Two months later…
The interior upper guide for the tape falls out of the wall, and now hangs off the tape. This left an unsavory hole in the drywall. Now being uncovered, we were able to see the “handiwork” of the technicians. The exterior port was drilled crooked for the tape, and there were four holes drilled in for the guide, despite the mount requiring only two screws. It looked like extra holes affected the structural integrity of the area. It appeared to be a simple fix.

We contacted Rolco and spoke to Jeannie on May 12, 2017 and Grace on May 19. Pictures were also taken and sent in on May 12. We were expecting an expedient resolution of the issue as it was a small repair, only 2 months after installation, and because of the warranty found on the Rolco website.

Rolco Rollshutters Inc. warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for 10 years and agrees to repair or replace any items found to be defective due to faulty workmanship or manufacturing error with the following limitations:
1. All moving parts are warranted for one year from the date of install. Electric operators and electronic equipment are guaranteed for 3 years with the exception of damages caused by faulty or improper wiring by owners or other forces.

Clearly, faulty workmanship was the issue at hand. Too many holes in the drywall weakened it, and thus the guide did not hold. Unfortunately, the initial conversation did not go as expected. Rolco was adamant about having a meeting between the owner and the technicians to determine “their side of the story” and how to repair it. As it was our 14 month old’s room and further use would continually damage the drywall, we were frustrated, and did not understand why this meeting of the minds was required. An installation was done, a guide fell off, and repair was required. Surely, with 45 years of experience, fixing a bit of drywall, reinforcing the area, and reinstalling a guide was within Rolco’s capacity.

It has now been two months, and not once has Rolco contacted us with a follow up or an update. We have contacted Rolco on four separate occasions between May 12 and June 12, asking for an update on when a technician can be sent. Frustration would be the best description of all the conversations. They can be highlighted by the following bullets.

• We need to set up a meeting with the owner, the installation technicians, and the admin staff to hear the other side of the story.
• “We didn’t forget you, your invoice is on the top of the pile on my desk…we will call you.”
• “Your house is old, and the drywall is crumbly.” Insinuating that the home is the reason the guide fell out.
• “Did you guys pull on the tape too hard to rip out the guide? We have never had a guide fall out before.”
• “You can call every day, I will have the same answer for you! Nothing can be done until this meeting takes place.”
• “You are not our only customer.”
• “I don’t go to sleep every night thinking of the Nguyens.”

As a customer, I was shocked to hear some of the comments uttered by Grace. Rather than ease a frustrated customer, she managed to always escalate the call, and upset both my wife and I on separate occasions. It is appalling to us how Grace’s lack of customer service let a basic repair job turn into a frustrated customer willing to document a terrible experience to warn others of Rolco Rollshutters. Despite claiming they will call us, we have not heard from them in 2 months. At this point I am losing hope that anything will be done, and I wanted to warn others to steer clear of Rollco.

Sincerely,
Tony Nguyen

We had rollshutters in Germany where I lived and loved them. Came to Calgary and was pleased to see there was a company here that installs them. Rolco Rollshutters! I called them, and they came out and provided a really fair estimate!!! I had them do their work and we are really pleased!!!! They have saved us money in heating bills in the winter and saved money on the A/C in the summer. As well as high security when we are away on holidays. We couldn't live without shutters!!! Do yourself a favour and check out Rolco!!!! Nothing but praise for them!!!!

I recently had Rolco come out to fix one of my shutters. We've had the shutters for over 12 years and have never had a problem until now. One of the pull cords was frayed and needed to be replaced. Rolco had someone come out within a couple days of us requesting the service to have it repaired. The installer was very friendly and completed the job quickly. Super impressed as it had been awile since they were originally installed.

We have had nothing but good things to say about Rolco. We had shutters installed 12 years ago, and needed servicing. We knew they might not be under warranty anymore and Rolco serviced them right away! We also just had 2 more shutters added on our home as well. We learned they have been around for like 50 years and a family owned business, I don't understand these negative reviews we've only had positive experiences, do your research!

So incredibly happy with this product. Service was prompt , shutters look and operate wonderfully. We are so pleased we went with this company. Thank you Rolco for keeping us safe.

Do not do Business with this company, we paid a deposit for a project, we had to cancel the project as ROLCO could not comply with safety Codes. We have bee trying to get our deposit of $8,194.20 back for 4 months.
Word on the street is they are going BANKRUPT.
Do not give them money upfront!

Excellent service and product well worth purchasing. We can sleep in the middle of the day in complete darkness. Also keeps the south sun exposure from overheating the house during the summer months. Can't live without them.

Rolco installed 3 roll shutters in our home in Edmonton about 4 years ago. Recently two of the shutter often get stuck at the top and as of Sept the cord used to raise one of them has torn leaving the shutter at the bottom. We have been unable to open the window since the first week of Sept. We contacted Rolco by email around the start of Sept. and did not get an answer. We called Rolco and were told a repair would be arranged. Hearing nothing we called again and were told that an installer was going to be in the Edmonton area in the next week. After still no contact we called again we were told that the "boss" was coming to Edmonton and we would get our repair. We called again On Sept 28 and spoke to a very unsympathetic employee. On Sept. 30 this same individual called us and indicated someone would come maybe in a month maybe more. She also suggested we find someone else. This person was rude and I hope does not represent the entire company and certainly should not be dealing with customers. The funny thing is that we were used as a reference for ROLCO and had received calls in the past from people wanting our opinion of the product.