"By far
and away the most knowledgeable contractor was John Ramsdell from Elite
Exteriors. John explained to me the options that I had and why it was in
my best interests to do the job right. Doing the hob right meant removing all the LP siding
on my house. While this added some
additional cost, it is by far the right way to do the job. The crew that
worked on my home was truly professional in every aspect of the word.
They literally paid attention to every little detail. Today, I have a
beautiful looking home with siding that virtually will last forever. I
highly recommend Elite Exteriors to anyone needing to have their home
re-sided. I don't believe you will find a more competent, professional
company to do your siding."
Robert R., Tacoma
"We know our home is cooler in summer
and warmer in winter because of the new [vinyl] windows and vinyl siding.
Several people have stopped by and given us some very nice comments on our new
siding. We are very happy with the work done by Elite Exteriors.
We would highly recommend this company.
Larry and DeAnne F., Gig Harbor
"I want to take this
time to thank you for the outstanding job your company did on our home.
It was refreshing to meet someone who was not pressuring us to change our
siding just to make a sale. You took the time to give us a fair and
honest evaluation of what we had and showed us many of your fine products that
were available to replace our LP siding. As the project
began and we spoke to different people in the area, the word 'Vinyl' kept
entering into our conversations and we began to have second thoughts about
what we were doing. Our lovely cedar siding was going to look like a
trailer home, the stigma of 'Vinyl' kept dancing in our heads. Words
like "depreciation of value" for your resale. We even thought about
stopping the project and going back to the cedar siding! ...we
couldn't be happier with the product. I'm not an easy person to please,
just ask my wife. I won't give my endorsement on a product until I have
had some time to try it. The house sounds quieter, warmer, and what sold
my wife was it was so easy to clean. My son is a professional house
painter and he was even impressed with the job. Just the thought of
never having to spend another $5,000 to $7,000 to repaint was a real piece of
mind. Again, let me thank you for your honesty, a job well done, a
product that exceeded our expectations and the opportunity to give you this
letter of recommendation. The workmanship was outstanding. ...paid
particular attention to all the little details, took his time... Thank
you and the complete Elite Exteriors team for a great job...
Dave and Terry M., Gig Harbor
"Thank
you for putting us on the right track and taking your time to inform us as to
the best options to make our home look spectacular."
Ed and Sun Ye, M., Tacoma
"Words cannot express how thankful we
are that you did not get our message that we wanted to cancel the appointment
we made to meet with you and to talk about your siding products. [We]
started to shop around for a company who would put new siding on our home for
a reasonable price. We met with several large [well known] companies and
two others...who left a flier on our door and another out of the phone book.
After meeting with all of them, the only thing that seemed to differ...was
price. ...we always imagined that the contractors would take off our
existing siding before putting on new siding, especially since our old cedar
shake siding was practically coming off the walls by itself. It really
bothered us that they [one of the big companies] was going to install the
siding over our old stuff since it was in such bad shape. Each and every
siding company...told us the same thing, and they all reassured us that that
was how it is done.... So we found a company we liked and decided to go
with them. We called up and cancelled our appointment. When
you showed up unexpected, [we] did not have the heart to turn you away...
...right away you mentioned that you would be tearing off the old siding.
We could not help but to think there was some kind of divine intervention that
caused you to show up at our house.... We were very impressed with your
products, your knowledge, and pricing that we chose you to do our exterior
remodel. ...you know how grateful we are that we hired your crew to do
our house. When the old cedar shake came off there were a couple of
places that had really bad wood rot. The house looks fabulous. We
could not ask for a better group of contractors to work on our home.
Thank you so much for being persistent and coming to our home and giving us a
beautiful new home.
Talley and Andy S., Tacoma
"The new look of cedar makes a world
of difference from the home's old look of HardiePlank. We also wanted to
thank you for your professionalism and willingness to go above and beyond to
satisfy the customer. Elite Exteriors does a quality job at a fair
price. I doubt whether there are many contractors out there who deal so
ethically with their customers as you.
Travis and Michele R., Gig Harbor
"It has been a pleasure to work with
such a fine business as Elite Exteriors. Your attention to detail,
knowledge, and experience were no less than stellar! The end result is,
by far, more than what we had imagined! From the bottom of both of our
hearts, THANK YOU! Outstanding job!! It is easy to see why you can
make the claim that you stand behind your service. It is top notch.
We would highly recommend Elite Exteriors to any of our friends."
Erin and Tony E., Gig Harbor
"Pete Butler [installer] is a master
craftsman. His attitude of working on each house as his own says a lot
on how much he cares about his job. His emphasis is quality, doing the
job right the first time. We have been left not only with a great
looking home but also with a good feeling by the way we were treated as
customers by Pete and 'his boys'. Thank you again for doing such a great
job for us. It has been a wonderful experience."
Dewayne and Azona P., Pt. Orchard
"No more drafts around the
windows. That in itself was an improvement for me. Now I can sit
in front of my window in the living room to watch my favorite movie or read
the newspaper in comfort without putting on a heavy sweatshirt or turning up
the thermostat."
Dwayne and Azona Pointer, Pt.
Orchard
"A comment about your team.
They were commendable. They were fantastic. They were here at 8:00
am sharp ready for a day's job, without regard to wind, rain, or even snow.
You don't find the caliber of pride, honesty, and integrity in the building
industry anymore. This is evident in the construction flaws we have
found and they repaired in my home. Your team did quality work, not
simply working around the builder's mistakes, but fixing them. They
worked in miserable weather, set a schedule for us, and met it despite the
unexpected setbacks. They cleaned up the yard, leaving us with what
appears to be a new home. In closing, we are glad we took your advice
and removed the LP siding, as opposed to covering it up. We have moved
from the category of not being to sell our home (due to LP siding) to having a
quality home whose appearance has dramatically increased the value of the
home.
Jeff H., Lacey
"By the time I met John, I was
ready to clobber all siding people. He was a breathe of fresh air. Thank
you for the superb work you did residing my three-story triplex in Seattle.
Everyone was very professional and the workmanship was outstanding. Once
the project was begun the crew moved quickly and each day left the premises
clean and accident-free. I would highly recommend your company. I
have a beautiful building, happy tenants, a happy neighborhood, and most of
all, his price was a value."
Bonnie C., Seattle
