Thanks for the wonderful review Nadia and Romano! Unfortunately it seems many contractors in this day and age are only focused on doing projects at as low of a cost as they can and don't spend the time needed to provide a very smooth customer experience. There are a lot of moving parts and details to consider in a renovation and those often get overlooked by contractors who do not have detailed processes in place for all team members to routinely follow. While scheduling renovations with custom ordered products is a challenge in itself we certainly do our best to accommodate any specific installation date requests to minimize the inconvenience to you and your family! Thank you for being very understanding of the small weather delay too! Cleanliness and care should be a standard in any business but unfortunately many contractors think messy job sites is the norm! We work very hard to ensure we set a professional "white collar standards" in a "blue collar industry". After all, why should only the lawyers and engineers and other "white collar industries" be the ones who follow processes and provide a professional experience? Thanks again for the opportunity to work with you and we look forward to assisting you with any exterior renovation or solar energy projects in the future. Cheers, Adam

Thanks for the very detailed review Rob and Cindy! Unfortunately in the renovation industry (and sometimes even in new constructuion) there is nobody watching when the windows and doors go in so there are often many corners cut with the installation process. This is why we feel it is so important to educate as many homeowners as we can about the correct way to install windows to ensure they don't leak any time in the future. Caulking and spray foam alone certainly cannot protect a home from costly water damage as you unfortunately found out the hard way. I am glad we were able to not only ensure your new window is LEAK-PROOF but that your wall and subfloor below were able to be properly repaired before the new window went in! Thank you again for the review and we look forward to working with you again when you are ready for more window replacements. Cheers, Adam

Thank you for posting your story to allow us to respond and provide both sides of the story to fellow homowners reading this site. I completely agree that there were certainly some challenges with the siding installation that we completed 2 years ago (we want to clarify to readers that it did not take 2 years to complete the project) as we were going through a transition in our Roofing and Siding Division Management at that time. The project took much longer than expected and I apologized many times, but like we discussed at the time our Crew Leader had some challenges finding quality labour help and we felt it more prudent not to rush the project but instead focus more on taking our time to do it correctly. When our new Roofing and Siding Manager inspected it throughout the project and at the end of the project it did meet our high standards for quality control. I also sent you out for a very nice steak dinner at your favourite restaurant to apologize for the long delays in your project. I feel your comment about the project being "over budget" is inaccurate as we never added any additional charges once we started the work. In fact, we did not even add the charges for repairing rotten existing framing that could not be seen until the wall was opened up. Perhaps we didn't properly communicate all the extra value we put in without asking for extra charges or perhaps because it was so long ago the details are not as clear to you now. I do certainly admit I made an error on the contract with the wording about the battens as we had only discussed them being on the front of the house but I mistakenly left the word "front" off of the original contract. Mistakes do happen and I am the first to admit when I make them! When this was noticed this error was clearly explained and I owned up to the mistake and asked for you to agree in good faith to split the cost of the extra battens with me since I did originally make the error, but because you were also receiving greater value that we had originally discussed. This $504 +GST change order was overall relatively minor on such a large project, but I did thank you for working with me to find a fair resolution to my typo. You agreed and all was well as far as I could tell at the time. As for the Charitable Donation, we did not see a Charity of Choice mentioned in the location where you can select your own Charity on our Contracts. We do try to reach out to all customers and give them the option to choose their own Charity for half of our donation for their project to go to, but if we do not hear back we also make their part of the donation to our Charity of Choice for that year – which in 2016 would have been Kids Cancer Care, Kids Up Front, and Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (http://www.max-green.ca/gallery-maxcommunity.asp). They were very happy to receive their cheques when we presented them so thank you for helping with that by working with MAXgreen! As for your leak concerns that came up 2 years after you windows and doors and siding had been installed with no issues, we did have our Roofing and Siding Manager out there at least twice to look and both times he determined the leak was in fact coming in from a failure in the Roof system (at no charge to you despite not being a MAXgreen Warranty issue), which we had been told was replaced “not too long ago” prior to us replacing the Windows, Doors and Siding on your home. However once the leak was identified we offered a quote to replace the roof which as we now know was very comparable to the quote you received from your other contractor, Angel's Roofing (they are not granted the same privacy protection as you are with your anonymous post as they are a corporate entity), you ultimately went with for your roof replacement. If you had used our services for Roofing as well then of course we would have been able to fully guarantee your entire home against leaks as we would have done everything there. Instead you chose not to go with us for the roofing, which I can appreciate given the siding project 2 years prior took longer than expected. Then when your new contractor started and claimed they found issues with our workmanship, we had our Roofing and Siding Manager out there again to go over the details with the roof installers and that is where there was obviously a very biased opinion by your new contractor as to the quality of our work. Our Manager determined that everything we did was done to our standards and the leaks were in fact being caused by the roof flashing and insufficient roof venting, and not from the siding or windows that we did. This was again another no charge site visit to help explain the situation again. Angel's Roofing then seemingly convinced you to give them a “blank cheque” to “fix the MAXgreen issues” which was really just a need to replace the step flashing where the roof met the wall. This was not something that we nor your roofers could see that needed to be done until the old shingles came off which is why that flashing work was not included on either company’s quote up front. Unfortunately Angel's felt that this was an opportunity to throw a highly reputable and Award-Winning company like ours under the bus and likely tell you to “back charge MAXgreen for the extra work”. Unfortunately it sounds as though they did not give you a quote BEFORE doing the additional work and instead gave you a $7,000+ bill after the fact with photos that show no obvious leak sources caused by us, with a very vague description of “Additional Hardie siding work required at the walls (material & labor) (sic)” which was obviously biased in their favour. The work they completed based on the photos and explanation you sent could have easily been completed by an experienced roofing crew for $2,000 or less and is something we would have likely even given you a deal on that had we done your roofing as well. Unfortunately, you must have paid them before questioning the amount and thought we would be reimbursing you for the extra work that had nothing to do with our previous work. As discussed, this step flashing replacement work is part of the scope of a roofing replacement project and could NOT be done without the roof being removed as the flashing is woven into each layer of shingles. And because you said your roof was not that old, it looked to be in decent condition still, and you had not reported leaks at the time of our initial siding/window/door quote (2016), we did not quote your roof and saw no reason to replace it at that time. Had we done so along with the siding work then it would have been very easy and a very low cost to replace the step flashings at that time. Despite my explanation that there would have been extra work required to replace the step flashing regardless of who did the roof installation, I still offered to try to come to an agreement to help you out of a terrible situation as it sounded as though you got taken advantage of, and even offered to help find an independent 3rd party to help explain the situation in an unbiased way so that you could better understand the situation rather than being stuck in the middle between two contractors and their opinions. Instead of an agreement to pursue those other avenues you chose to write this review. You are certainly entitled to your opinion and I can completely appreciate your frustration as a fellow homeowner, but I do disagree with some of the facts you outlined above and feel that your anger is being directed at the wrong contractor. You should perhaps consider a review of Angel's Roofing and their change order quoting process (we provide quotes BEFORE we complete work so the customer can agree the value matches the cost). But that all being said, we are still here for you if you have any questions or concerns about any of the work we did for you as our warranty is still in full effect for another 120 ½ years, which is 110 1/2 years beyond when Angel's will run out. Thanks again for the opportunity to share this story with the online review community! Regards, Adam

Thank you so much for the kind words Angela! We know things don't always go perfect right off the bat but I thank you for your patience while we corrected a manufacturing issue for you! Being that we are a small family run company we are able to better respond to service requests than many of the other larger companies out there and can even think outside the box to make things happen for our homeowner partners! We greatly appreciate you supporting our small business and for recommending us to others! Cheers, Adam

Hi James, thank you so much for the kind words! And thank you to your brother for the recommendation! That is ultimate compliment! Value for money is definitely a huge focus for our team. We know we are not the low price option available for the short term, but by focusing on customer education and providing the best possible long term solutions for our customers, we can ensure we are providing not only the best value now but also huge value for the long term. And setting expectations is key as nobody likes surprises! We feel the more informed our homeowner partners are the smoother the project will go! Having friendly and easy to work with and clean installers is also a largely underrated part of our industry! This is why we have such a rigorous screening process for new team members! I am so happy to hear that Darin delivered on our MAXgreen Promises for you! Thank you again for taking the time to review us and for the recommendation! Cheers, Adam

Hi Byron, Thank you so much for your review! While 100% of contractors say they provide top quality and service, it does ultimately come down to the execution of the team and I am so proud of our team's commitment to an excellent execution of the customer experience from the first contact through to any possible warranty follow ups later! Shawn and Darin definitely live by the values we believe in every day! Thanks again for the opportunity to work on your home! Cheers, Adam

Thanks for the kind words Tara! It was a pleasure to work with you both and I am glad we were able to get the work done in a shorter timeline than originally estimated! We look forward to working with you again on your next project! Cheers, Adam

Hi Ren, Thanks so much for your kind words! Wes and Dave definitely are meticulous and hard working! The heat has posed some challenges for us for sure. I am so happy to hear you are thrilled with your new larger window! Cheers, Adam

Thanks for the review Stephen! We definitely pride ourselves on being able to educate you along the way and answer any questions you may have. And cleanliness is a huge focus for us as we would never want to leave a mess in your home for your family to have to deal with! We look forward to working with you again in the future when you are ready for more work. Cheers, Adam

Hi Shannon, Thank you so much for your review! I was happy to hear that Jim was able to adapt and find a solution for your unique trim request! I have shared your words with our team. Cheers,
Adam