Builders & Remodelers, Inc.
River, Fridley, MN

Builders & Remodelers, Inc. Reviews

4.4 stars based on 107 reviews

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  Ted & Judy Folstad

  5.0

  B&R replaced our roof, siding, soffit and fascia. All the work was completed on our required schedule, and we are very pleased with the final result. Throughout the installation they placed a strong emphasis on quality and diligently repaired all existing damage, replaced all flashing, etc. I am 100% confident that the new materials are installed properly and the house is now sealed and tight. Thank you B&R.

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  Andrew Cottingham

  3.0

  (Update): The new sales person came out and looked at the moisture and said it is the worst he's ever seen, working for Window World and now for Builders and Remodelers. He got the manufacturer involved and took pictures while he was here. He also thought that being able to stick a piece of paper under the window was weird and didn't seem right. The manufacturer came out took a look and said that was actually normal because it was designed to keep moisture off the real wood on the ledge. He also said that because of how air tight our house was (they did all the wrapping and new siding) that the furnace was trying to get fresh air and so it was drawing it in from any weak spot in the house and because the windows are designed like that it would be considered a weak spot. I agree with the guy that our house is pretty air tight but I guess I'd want to look at other people's window's that have had bay windows installed by them to see if they can stick a piece of paper underneath. That just doesn't seem right, especially when it's only in one location and not all the way around. (I don't review a company till I've had a product for a while so this will be long)...We did a whole exterior remodel (windows, siding, shingles and the underlying sheathing) in 2013. We went through Builders and Remodelers because we won bids on Golden Gavel through the Star Tribune. The sales rep at the time was very good at explaining everything and showing us what everything would look like and taking us to the showroom on a weekend to see what it all looked like. Everything was installed professionally and fairly quickly. In the winter of 2013 one of the windows got a cold crack and the company replaced it no cost. In the summer of 2018 we had a tree hit the house and they were able to replace the few shingles that were damaged and saved us a ton of money in not having to replace the whole roof again (because they still had the same color and style shingles)... That's the good that I can say. Our sales rep sold us on their windows because of the added foam around the edge for insulation, and they were having a triple pain for double pain pricing at the time. The savings in heating and cooling from our old windows we figured would be nice. However that has not been the case. These windows almost leak more than our previous ones, get more moisture on these super cold days, and as seen in the pictures I can slide a piece of paper a good 3 inches between the ledge and the window. There's moisture at the corners of the bay window and under the cranks. We even had what we thought was mold the first winter and the company came out and told us it wasn't mold and that the moisture was due to not having the curtains open wide enough. My in-laws have Marvin Bay Windows that are bigger than our 6' and on these cold days they keep their shades and curtains closed and have no issue with moisture and the windows don't leak and you can't stick a piece of paper anywhere. Our bedroom windows get just as much moisture even when the shades are open. Our house is kept at 68 degrees and roughly 45% humidity on the colder days... So to wrap up, the company has been very professional and were easy to work with, they worked with us to replace damaged shingles and a cracked window. However, their windows, leave something to be desired and at least for us were not better than the 40 year old windows that got replaced.

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  Max Lamers

  5.0

  My wife and I chose Builders and Remodelers for replacing all our windows. The process was smooth, they stuck pretty well to their timeline, they cleaned up really well, and they addressed our minor concerns. They even came back based on the inspector’s recommendation to add an additional barrier for water mitigation. The only wish I would have for them would be to be more communicative. It would have been nice to hear where we were in the queue as there is a long lead time from order to install. Additionally, the installers should have called before they made their follow-up visits. They just showed up and luckily I’m working from home to let them in. It could have been a problem if I wasn’t home.

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