I have house with a western facing wall with extreme solar gain. I have trees planted on the Western edge of the property, but it's going to be a few years before they offer any real shade. In the meantime I have watched my electricity bill increase year over year with no additional occupants in the house. I figured I'd give the shade screens a try as I needed to do something to make the house more comfortable.
I called 5 contractors and got a significant range of costs for the screens. I called Carl and another contractor back to ask a few additional questions regarding materials, project turnaround, etc. I soon found out why the other contract was lower than Carl's bid; there was no warranty, the installation was going to cost additional on certain windows, and the anchor points were going to be set into the exterior stucco. The only thing the other contractor had going for him was that his turnaround time was better than Carl's. Needless to say, waiting a few extra days for shade screens was not a big deal as I had gone over 3 years without them anyways.
I called Carl's up to set up an appointment for final measuring and cost calculation. When Carl came over he was polite, well spoken, and most important of all, clean and organized. He informed me that since I was getting over 25 windows covered that he would have his build team put in a few extra hours and knock out my screens. I was impressed when the screens were ready to be installed 3 days later.
I was not home at the time of installation, however, I was amazed at the difference in temperature in the rooms on the western side of my house. The screens looked great. Carl called me to tell me that one of the wheels on the patio slider had been damaged during transport. He was very apologetic and told me that the screen would be fixed and installed the next day... and it was.
Overall I am very pleased with Carl's final product and his communication. I would definitely use All Pro Sunscreens in the future. I have also given Carl's info out to a few friends and neighbors who were interested in having shade screens installed as well.