Window Installers in San Carlos , CA

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Who Rates Best (& Worst) in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now You'll Know.

Window Installers in San Carlos, CA and Nearby

The right windows can make your home feel light and bright, give it character and charm, and provide beautiful views. But old windows can be drafty and uncomfortable, energy-wasteful, difficult to open and close-and can make your house look past its prime. We tell you about the available alternatives and provide ratings of 43 area firms.

From Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"	Firm's price index score
			for quality	for price
1.	W J Bank Glass 1401 Old County Rd San Carlos, CA 650-593-2171	10 ratings	How does "W J Bank Glass" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Able Window 580 Crespi Dr #C Pacifica, CA 650-359-7306	14 ratings	How does "Able Window" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Alexander Co 229 Harbor Way South San Francisco, CA 650-583-0860	75 ratings	How does "Alexander Co" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	American Home Renewal 310 A Shaw Rd South San Francisco, CA 800-747-0272	12 ratings	How does "American Home Renewal" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	ABC Window Contractors 811 Cesar Chavez St San Francisco, CA 415-826-6670	87 ratings	How does "ABC Window Contractors" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Able Glass 1129 Richard Ave Santa Clara, CA 408-496-9960	101 ratings	How does "Able Glass" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Almaden Window & Door 5765 Winfield Blvd San Jose, CA 408-997-8234	39 ratings	How does "Almaden Window & Door" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Airtight Vinyl Siding & Window 2601 Chanticleer Ave Santa Cruz, CA 831-462-9695	15 ratings	How does "Airtight Vinyl Siding & Window" rate compared to other window installers in San Carlos , CA? Subscribe Bay Area Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Window Installers

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Window Installers Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Window Installers.

Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Installer: Excellent service, price and installation. Would highly recommend to any of my friends and family...........
Subscriber from BERKELEY, CA wrote Another Installer: Came out and boarded up window broken by burglary attempt. Boarded it up fine, promised..........
Subscriber from SAN LEANDRO, CA wrote Another Installer: my windows are non-standard sizes. ABC windows are custom made, so they can easily fit..........
Subscriber from ORINDA, CA wrote Another Installer: We had a lot of problems with Ken Knott. He has a lousy attitude, expensive,..........
Subscriber from SAN CARLOS, CA wrote Another Installer: Price was right and they have a good product. Installers, although friendly and willing to..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Installer: Good prices and products........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: Awesome product, service, staff!!! AAA.......
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: We had an extemely good experience with Almaden. Their quote was competitive (got 3), they..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: It's with sadness and dissapointment that I cannot rate this firm very highly. We were..........
Subscriber from FREMONT, CA wrote Another Installer: Stands behind work -- honors their lifetime replacement guaranty -- rare integrity.......
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Installer: They measured my windows TWICE. They arrived wrong size. They made a total mess of..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: One of the windows was slightly cracked during installation; when it was replaced a couple..........
Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote Another Installer: An excellent company overall. They left a few dirty handprints on the interior walls, though...........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: We bought the Brother Brand replacement windows. Excellent quality. The people in the San Jose..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Installer: Expensive but did a great job replacing panes in an old french door.......
Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote Another Installer: What a pleasure to work with! Jim, Eldred and the entire installation crew were knowledgable,..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: Workers were excellent but product was poor and finally had to change manufacturers to get..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Installer: Installers couldn't speak English........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Installer: The person who was supposed to measure our windows completely forgot and did not show..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: The general manager is unpleasant and rude and he, basically, is the point of contact..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: mixed-up windows the first time but came back to change them with no problems at..........
Subscriber from RICHMOND, CA wrote Another Installer: I needed a broken window replaced. The workman who extracted the broken window and returned..........
Subscriber from PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Installer: Actually Select Windows is the retailer that sells the windows. Select Builders is the arm..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: They rush through the work and when they cause damage, the individual doing the work..........
Subscriber from MILPITAS, CA wrote Another Installer: Very happy with Steve's service........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Installer: The installers were generally skillful, however, they left quite a bit of broken glass behind..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: They were a pain in the neck to deal with. The company is very disorganized...........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: Would recommend highly! Very professional........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Installer: I haven't used them (yet), but got a quote from them. It would be good..........
Subscriber from LARKSPUR, CA wrote Another Installer: Messy caulking compound around windows and even on some windows........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: The installers' carelessness and rushing through the installations left the walls surrounding the new windows..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: Very high pressure sales pitch. Dropped price 50 percent when confronted with another bid. Installation..........
Subscriber from SUNNYVALE, CA wrote Another Installer: I bought 3 house doors and one screen door at Able's. I felt I could..........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Installer: Xo-Tek went above and beyond.The cost was lower then all six others I contacted with..........
Subscriber from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote Another Installer: Fred was a true professional and went the extra mile for me when Migard ordered..........
Subscriber from E PALO ALTO, CA wrote Another Installer: The advertisements are fraudulent. They sell only their own brand of windows, the salesman is..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Installer: Improperly installed trim still needs to be fixed after 4 months........
Subscriber from LAFAYETTE, CA wrote Another Installer: Although service was completed on time once scheduled, there was a delay in scheduling the..........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: Joe Collins does great work, very competitive prices, completely reliable. He installed a major window..........
Subscriber from PLEASANTON, CA wrote Another Installer: Nice showroom, nice people, good products, poor deployment and even worse follow up. Contract was..........
Subscriber from VALLEJO, CA wrote Another Installer: Viplex was bought out by Home Depot in 2005 but most of the original Viplex..........
Subscriber from DANVILLE, CA wrote Another Installer: Honest people who do very good work. It was difficult to get a commitment as..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: Cut corner in quality of wood trim. A lot of knots, uneven surface........
Subscriber from HAYWARD, CA wrote Another Installer: My experience with AllBrand Windows was the absolute worst consumer experience I have EVER had-..........
Subscriber from LOS ALTOS, CA wrote Another Installer: Double pane glass replacement on 12 windows..........
Subscriber from SAN JOSE, CA wrote Another Installer: Much hype-little service. Installation was delayed by 6 weeks. Very difficult to contact Anthony Saenz,..........
Subscriber from EL CERRITO, CA wrote Another Installer: They installed a window in the garage that was supposed to go in the kitchen..........
Subscriber from EL GRANADA, CA wrote Another Installer: They are expensive; the installer can be a bit grumpy. He was not completely prepared;..........
Subscriber from ALBANY, CA wrote Another Installer: Very good work and low cost relative to comparable products........
Subscriber from OAKLAND, CA wrote Another Installer: It was a pleasure to work w/ Larsen Construction from start to finish. I have..........

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