I personally repaired the installation of each of 3 skylights on a sunroom which was added by the previous owner of my 70 year old house.
When one skylight started to leak again but through the actual skylight, I knew I needed to replace them.
I used the internet to look up the full range of skylights and manufacturers, then looked for companies that would supply and install the skylights and started making contacts.
The list came down to 3 who were asked to quote.
Metro Skylite had the highest quote but it included replacing the cedar shakes on the roof fields where the skylights were installed. From my own experience, redoing the shakes was critical.
The other 2 were only interested in installing the skylights. I would be left with hiring another contractor to complete the job.
Ron Allen from Metro Skylite came to measure the job and verify the quote. I thought he was professional, like his website and that he knew what he was doing.
He told me that they would redo all 5 fields of the sunroom addition with new cedar shakes for the price quoted.
He mentioned that Metro did a lot of service calls on skylights but that he did not like to do service calls on his own jobs. So the job would be done right the first time. He would know it was right when all of the shakes on the addition up to the metal flashing which joined the addition to the main house were replaced.
There was rain 2 of the 5 days in the previous week and Ron contacted me 2 days before the scheduled install, that, as the previous job was not completed, the start date would be pushed back by a day.
My reaction, “these guys will finish my job before they move on to the next.”
The crew arrived, but after clearing the roof found damaged sections which they repaired, then installed the skylights. They also finished the interior plastering to the skylights, after repairing some more damage which they found on the inside. The new roof shakes and gutter leaf guards were install and the job took an extra half day to be done right and at the price quoted.
Competent, professional and do what they say, for the price quoted.
I wonder if Mike Holmes is looking for any skylights.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $10,000.00