Sunday, June 5, 2016

Never Do Business with Power Home Remodeling Group (and other advice)



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First, if a person from Power Home Remodeling Group shows up at your door and offers you a free estimate on home repair work, tell him to leave and shut the door. If he doesn't leave, call the police or take other appropriate action. If you already have a free estimate scheduled, cancel it and tell them to never contact you again. If they approach you in BJ'S Wholesale Club (which has some sort of relationship with the company) ignore them. Run, do not walk, away.

Why? That's a longer story. A few weeks ago, I was at my house when someone knocked on the door. He was working for Power Home, said they were in the area doing home improvement work for a neighbor, and that they were offering free estimates. I bought my house from a bank after the bank foreclosed on the last owner and while it wasn't in horrible condition, I have done work on it over the years. I have two friends who have helped me with various projects, but they are often busy with other jobs. So, I thought, sure give me a free estimate. I do need to replace the front bay window. I didn't know the age or condition of the roof and the siding is very old. I asked for an estimate on those things. We scheduled a later appointment, he took my name and contact information, and left. He seemed like a nice enough guy, so I thought, there was no harm in hearing what they had to say.

On the day of the appointment, I waited and waited, but no one showed up. It was annoying. But I wrote it off as not a big deal. I would get someone else to do the work. Later they called me on my phone at work and scheduled another appointment. This time, they called me back on my work number to confirm the appointment. (I have since found out that they don't show unless they get a confirmation and I never got their call before because I use Google Voice on my cell phone and Google actually blocked their number as spam.)

Last Friday afternoon, a young guy showed up at my house to do the estimate. At first he was very nice and professional, but he kept asking me a lot of personal questions, like he was or wanted to be my friend. He asked me at least twice what I was doing this weekend and I mentioned maybe going downtown to the bars and/or to the yearly Greek Festival to drink some Greek beer. We chatted a bit and I assumed it was all harmless. He then went into his sales pitch where he showed me on his Ipad a Powerpoint like presentation about how great his company was. I rushed him through this, or at least tried. I wasn't really interested in how great they were. I wanted a quote and then I would do research and get another estimate. This is what every homeowner should do.

So then he started looking at my window, siding, and roof. Long story short, everything was a complete disaster. My roof was, according to him, only one storm away from failing. He said to me something like “I don't care if you hire us or not, but someone needs to repair that roof.” That statement shortly then turned out to be a complete lie.

I was able to eventually get this guy to talk about pricing and he was running all sorts of numbers on his Ipad and Iphone and quickly showing me what he said would be industry pricing to do the work. (Oddly, he asked to use my Wifi at this time, because he said he wasn't getting good reception. I am going to have to change my password now it and update all my devices, which is going to be a pain.) He never left me a copy of what he wrote down on that paper, but did write, at my request, the cost for the roof and window on his business card. I guess this is what passes for as an estimate. $15,500 for the roof, $8,100 for the bow window, and about $22,000 for the siding. And it was urgent that they do the work, really really urgent.

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The most unprofessional estimate I have ever received.

Needless to say, I was not happy about the prospect of having to pay over $40,000 for repairs on my home. At this point, I have to admit that I was believing him. But I just don't have $40,000 sitting around and I am not the type of person to spend that much money without doing my homework. Think of me what you will, but I am not a complete idiot! There was no way that I was going to agree to that without doing more research.

I told the guy that I would have to talk to my bank about a refi. I would get the benefit of a lower rate and could take out extra cash. “Well, how soon can you talk to them?” He asked. You could hear the worry in his voice. It was after 5pm on a Friday, so the bank was closed, I pointed out. It would have to wait until at least Monday, I said.

For a moment, he looked dejected, but then quickly turned to his “today only” deal. He also gave me how much it would cost per month (although I don't think he listed the number of months), if I used their financing. In addition, I didn't have to come up with any money that day and would have time (I don't remember the exact amount), to go to my bank and come up with the money. The prices were much less, about $30,000 total, so a “savings” of over $10,000, but only if I signed that day. I asked him to break down each project. I don't remember the exact prices, but it was about $10,000 for the roof.

He really turned up the pressure on me. But what he didn't know is that while we were talking, I was researching it on my phone and found out that to the average price to replace a roof my size (less than 1200 sqft) is between $4100 and $6000. (A neighbor informed me yesterday he had his replaced last year, it was about the same size as mine, and paid $5500). I was also texting my friend who works on my house who was texting me back telling me to sign nothing and to get this guy out of my house.

This whole thing went on for a while, well over 2 hours. He was playing mind games, or at least trying. He would say things like, “Sure, I want to make a sale, but I am also a human being. I can't leave your house like this.” He would not take no for an answer. And when it got to the point that it was obvious that I was not going to sign, he turned into a complete dick. I had to ask him to leave, at least twice, and thought I was going to have to call 911 or even, if necessary, get my gun. Thankfully, it didn't come to that. At the front porch, you could see the anger in his face, and he yelled to me something like, “You don't care about your house. You just care about going out and drinking beer tonight.” See how he used what I told him earlier about going to the Greek Festival against me? He was also trying to shame me in front of the neighbors. Didn't work. It did make me wonder if he was also lying when he said he was a human being.

Later my friend, who also happens to have a degree in engineering and who also builds houses, came over and looked at my roof. He said it had a few years left in it and then we went out drinking. My neighbor also told me that the last owners replaced the roof in 1999 and they typically last 20 years.

Regarding my experience with the company, I assumed that I just had a bad salesman. But then I started to research the company. Now I know why he was so desperate to get me to sign that day and got upset when I said I wanted to do research online first.

The Power Home Remodeling Group claims an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and I'm sure that convinces many people that they are okay. But what many, especially older, people don't understand is that the BBB grade isn't worth much. It is an increasingly irrelevant organization. The best source for information about a company is probably Yelp.com, where they do a good job weeding out fake reviews.

The Power Home Remodeling is based in Chester, PA, but according to their website they operate in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Wisconsin. There are Yelp pages for many of these offices.

The Maryland office of Power Home has a Yelp Score of 1 Star, the lowest possible. What they did to me was not an isolated incident. Here are some of the highlights from the Review page:

We have about. 2500 sqft roof, the estimator was suggesting a $30k to $40k job.... Absolutely insane.... I guess they work on commission, but with a full removal, materials (architectural shingles) and install, and accounting for the markup in Arlington, a very high end estimate shouldn't be over $15k.

These guys use high pressure scare tactics to bully people into paying wayyy toooo much. Buyer beware please and do your homework!

Another person wrote:

I like how they have the gall to get on here and refute my review. For anyone who's further interested in their lies, I've posted a pic of the contracted amount with personal info blanked out. You can find this on my profile. They also want to refute hole size. They don't seem to understand, he showed me pictures of significant damage with large holes, I don't need a ruler to measure them, because THERE ARE NO HOLES IN MY ROOF. He fraudulently showed us pictures of someone else's roof and said he just took them. You can call them whatever size you want swindler, it's irrelevant considering there are no holes in my attic at all. That's what your company is about. The HIGH cost of replacing a roof is considered $13,000. They're crooks, protect your friends and family from these depraved sleazy salesmen.

You probably have the point by now, but I just want to post one more review from the Maryland site:

This company tried to swindle my 74 year old father. I came home at the end of the salesman's 4 hour speech. He convinced my dad that our roof has severe damage and could break through if you walked on it. He explained how it has severe water damage and showed us pictures of huge wet patches and holes in the plywood from the attic. After hearing the $28,000 price tag I told my dad to rethink and get some other quotes even though he had already signed up. I checked the attic for myself and guess what, no holes and almost no water damage in sight. He correctly assumed my dad was too feeble to climb up there himself. Too bad I wasn't. He had showed us someone else's pictures to convince us. They're liars and cheaters. After my dad canceled they called and came back to offer a better deal, $8000 for almost the same service. Really? Wow, all of sudden they can do the work for so much less. They also tried to sell gutters for $4000. Were they made out of gold? Nope, aluminum. Maybe they personally make them out of soda cans or something, because $4000 is laughable. They're crooks and I see plenty of poor reviews for their actual work. Best look elsewhere before you get ripped off.

And the reviews on the other Yelp pages are just as bad. For example,in their hometown of Chester, PA, they somehow managed to set an average 2.5 out of 5 star Yelp rating.

One person wrote:
Simply one of the worst companies I have come across when dealing with remodeling companies. They use basic pressure tactics, employ people who have either no experience or very little in actual trades/remodeling who aren't qualified to give legit estimates let alone act as a building inspector, and then are very aggressive the entire process once you engage with them including during the sales quote.

The most hilarious part was when one of their sales reps tried to tell my uncle (who has done general residential contracting for more than 35 years) and one of his partners who is a licensed building inspector they had no idea what they were talking about including questioning their price estimates for the materials and time quoted for a basic roof repair. Their interest rates for financing were also lousy when compared to standard line of credits from a bank or credit union too.  

A general building contractor should NEVER pressure anyone during the sales or estimate process, stick to only what the client wants done or expressed a wish to get an estimate on, and give them things they request including other customer references without a hassle.

It wasn't just me. These people are up to no good. I suspect that their main prey is the elderly. They might be sitting at home all day and bored. A nice young man who is well groomed, well spoken, and who seems like a real go-getter, shows up and gives them a great sales pitch. And then he scares the hell out of them and gets them thinking their house is falling apart. This is really sleazy. They are convincing and pressuring people to pay for things they don't need and are charging them ridiculous prices.

Please be careful when dealing with anyone offering an estimate for home repair. While most people in the field are honest, there are plenty of frauds. Make sure your friends and family, especially elderly friends and relatives, are aware of this company and these types of tactics. Never agree to anything on the spot. Always get a second estimate, at least. AND NEVER NEVER NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH POWER HOME REMODLING GROUP!!!

Also, please share this post with your friends and family. They will appreciate it. I don't want to see anyone lose their money to these people.

Also, to the guy who stopped by my house, you left one of your gloves on my back porch. I don't know if it was a mistake or part of an elaborate plan to get back into my house under the guise of getting your glove to continue a sales pitch. Either way, it is sitting on my front lawn under my mailbox. You can get it, but get one inch closer to my house and we are going to have a problem. You better get it before it blows away.

Related external links:
Hackettstown Life forum posts on Power Home
Complaints Board
Scam Book
RipoffReport

70 comments:

William Cooke said...

Power Home Remodeling responded to this post via Tweet and asked me to send them a direct message so that they could help. Sorry, no deal. I'm done with you guys. The company reads and responds to many of the negative comments on Yelp and other forums and always expresses surprise and concern about the tactics about their salespeople. I don't buy it. This guy had too slick of a presentation and did what was consistent in all of the reviews for me to believe that these are just isolated incidences by rogue salesmen. Give me a break. I'm not interested in helping you to do better, because you aren't interested. I'm interested in warning people about what your salesmen do.

I am not going to have a salesman come into my house, waste over 2 hours of my time, try to pressure me into giving you $30,000 - $40,000 without seeking a second opinion, and then laugh at me and insult me as he is leaving.

The management knows what is going on and I don't believe that they care. They benefit from it. I don't think they should. That is why I wrote this post.

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Anonymous said...

Thank you for your post. I was just in the same situation and I am furious. More people need to take these posts and reviews seriously and not use this company so they can be SHUT DOWN! They are an absolute joke. These guys coming out to give estimates are not contractors, they are salesmen who have absolutely no idea what they are talking about let along should be allowed to give you an estimate for work on your house. Here is a brief summary of what I went through:

My husband and I just purchased our home and have been getting some estimates to compare, as any normal homeowner would do because getting work done to your house costs a good amount of money and you really need to do your homework on who you hire.

Power knocked on our door so my husband scheduled an appointment for an estimate. As a home owner we have the right to get multiple estimates to compare before getting any work done but the salesman thought much differently and insisted that we needed to hire them right NOW. He kept asking my husband why he even made the appointment if we were not going to get the work done and kept telling him that we were just wasting his time(we said multiple times then if we are wasting your time please leave because we are not interested and he did not). Not only did he give us an extremely overpriced bullshit estimate after being there for over two hours but he was asking extremely personal questions about our finances and cost of our cars. This was so unprofessional that we told him we were not interested once again but he insisted on going on and on just wasting more of our time.

Posting anonymous because I honestly do not trust these people.

Unknown said...

Very interesting since I have been reading nothing but high praises for them on several sites. And a young man that I know who works for them is an exemplary individual of outstanding character which I would be absolutely shocked if he was involved in anything like you describe. And I am very suspicious when someone actually suggests that Yelp is such a better consumer watch dog than the BBB. Really? The BBB has been doing this for decades and does much more than post diatribes from disgruntled people. Yelp is nothing more than a Johnny Come Lately who’s inclusiveness in my experience has been sadly lacking. I’m note quite sure what’s going on here, but check out the company’s outstanding reviews on sites such as Google. Get all sides of a company’s reviews before you allow one miserable individual’s post to disuade you and ruin a company’s reputation. And please beware of reviews where the reviewer claims to have friends that qualify as “experts”, yet entertains the idea of using another contractor. I know certainly well that if I had a friend who was an “expert”, I sure wouldn’t be considering another company that I knew nothing about. It seems to me that this reviewer has an axe to grind for some reason. I mean really, if you had a friend that was an “expert” heart surgeon, would you go to the next town and have a consultation with a heart surgeon that you’ve never heard of? This all seems very fishy to me. So I would strongly suggest that if you have a friend that is an expert at a service that you need performed (auto mechanic, Electrician, plumber, etc) USE HIM/HER!!! What sense does it make to consult with a stranger instead and then write a thesis on the terrible experience you supposedly had. Consult with your friend and avoid all of this nonsense. It’s only logical.

William Cooke said...

Please look at the online reviews. Almost all terrible. High pressure sales for overpriced services do not sit well with me.

William Cooke said...

Sounds like a great company. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Power-Home-Remodeling-RVW9033044.htm

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Well I had someone to come and share information for siding....gutters..trims
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.5 hours.. No sale was made...almost wanted to break down the process in parts...was told free gutters and shutters....when asked to show price without gutters and shutters there bwas a different price and said she can't cover that cost..free is free...

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Anonymous said...

This is literally word for word what happened to us in northern VA, somehow had us believing our roof was 40k to replace, them 35, and eventually the rock bottom 25k. I have no clue how this place is in business, it should be a crime what they do and anyone should run far away. Needless to say we had a great job done elsewhere for 12k and upgraded shingles.

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Anonymous said...

This happened to me just yesterday. The guy gave me two prices. A price that was good for one year and a second, lower price if I take the offer today. I told him I would wait. He came back with a lower price. I told him I did not want to make a decision today, so he came bake with another price. This happened two more times. Just to get him out of the house I told him OK, then immediately changed my mind and said no, I don't want to make a decision today. He kept trying to sell me, so I got up from the table and asked him to leave. He did not move. I asked him again and he stood up, so I walked to the frond door but he did not follow right away. I asked him again to leave, so he walked toward the door, but not all the way. He was still trying to sell me. I asked him two more time and he did not move. I finally had to yell at him to "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE NOW!", so he finally left as he was telling me that it's my fault my windows are so bad. The whole thing lasted 5 hours and left me with a huge headache.
THIS IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY!!!

Charley said...

Thanks for sharing your experience in such details. Interestingly, I got almost exactly the same experience in New Jersey just three days ago. Every strategies the woman used on me were the same. The price even at their"first visit discount" was at least double the prices two of my neighbors shared with me. She wasted my wife and I three hours the night before our vacation and left us a sense that we are irresponsible persons and idiots about houses. Please do you own a favor Never working with them. Their business is not intalling roof or windows. It is just sales itself.

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I tried to cancel but was told I couldn't because the custom windows were already in production. Any advice on how to cancel? It has been over 2 months since placing the order, and waiting 3 more months for installation.

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Unknown said...

I have received the same high pressure tactics as above has described BUT REALLY i am not concerned because i will do my own research, I know what i can afford to spend. These guys are no different then ANY OTHER group out there....sales drives everything
my advice is that KNOW about what stuff costs and if you don't know or been awhile since you looked....research first then make a decision. I was quoted 18,000 for 13 high-end windows installed and then got the "IF YOU SIGN TODAY DEAL" was brought down to 13,499.00 which after financing i will be paying 180.00 a month. THIS TO ME is affordable and IMO about normal for the window I am getting.

Anonymous said...

Had a bad experience today with a very pushy and eventually belligerent salesperson. He never had a mask on but he was more than 6 feet outside.

After he was aggressive, I finally told him to get off my property and give me my information back, which he refused to do. I had to chase him down the driveway to get the name of his company off his backpack.

He was good at sticking to the script of don't answer questions, just collect information and book an appointment. He says he told me the name of the company, but all I heard was who they partner with and what they do.

I am going to guess they train their schedulers to be pushy and deflect questions about the company. He wouldn't even give me the postcard with their name on it if I didn't book an appointment for a quote.

From the reviews I've seen on BBB, I am probably glad he was so disrespectful. The disputes are not encouraging and reflect the same demeanor I experienced today. OK at first, then pushy, and if when he didn' t get what he wanted, he was rude as hell.

Thanks, I'll pass and choose a small local company instead. Local is better for the local economy anyway.

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Unknown said...

The problem is person won't let any who has a good experience post he blocks them.
Them with contractors is they cut corners.
Great and quality isn't cheap. To get it cheap so the contractors makes money he has to cut corners. Go find two trucks and a truck go find a company that has switched there names. We have grown 28 straight years because we do quality.

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The problem is this person won't let any who has a good experience post, he blocks them.
The problem with contractors is they cut corners.thats why 95% of them go out of business
Great and quality isn't cheap. To get it cheap and the contractors makes money he has to cut corners. Go find two trucks and a truck, go find a company that has switched there names. We have grown 28 straight years because we do quality.

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I had 36 windows replaced 13 years ago. Since the installation, there has been no savings in my monthly energy bill although a minimum of 20% savings was guaranteed. And almost every window in the house has had argon gas leaks that discolor the window and require replacement. One to two windows fail about every 6-9 months. That starts a battle with customer service to begin the process of replacement. The latest two windows that have failed are now in a 10 month backlog with the manufacturer. Who knows the damage to the environment or inefficiency of my house for energy. The company was forced to change names because of the huge amount of bad press online and with the Better Business Bureau. STAY AWAY. It's not worth the heartache and hassles as well as top dollar pricing for a clearly inferior product

Jia said...

I also had a horrible experience today. Biggest mistake of my life to invite Power sales person for giving free estimates for replacing windows. He stepped in my house at 6pm and left my house at 9:30pm after showing him the clock. He was too desperate to sale his stuff without considering our priority and time. We told him to wrap up quick because we have schoolgoing kids and need to wake up early but that guy was still busy with completing his presentation on ipad.After 3.5 hours wait we got the quote of $47000 for replacing my windows. I wish i could read this blog before scheduling the appointment with POwer.

Bbueker said...

You should hear what they do to their employees! I worked there, The regional vice president asked if an out-of-town employee could stay at my house because he did not want to pay for a hotel. Not only did she steal my identity which luckily I was able to get that money back, but she “lost” her wallet while visiting. She asked to borrow my credit card to which my RVP told me I should do it because she’d probably pay me back double what she spends. Well, not only did she not pay me back but my family went into debt several tens of thousands of dollars because of it (she also stole the social security numbers from her customers and later went to jail for it, I believe those customers were paid back... I was not compensated at all). Now that was stupid on my part. However, what’s even more unbelievable is that they told me to be quiet about it because it would put a bad brand on the company. The RVP also had me doing many parts of his job without compensating me (which is why I left). I’m just thankful that I ended up one of the few women in his office who didn’t have to do “other things” for him. They tote their women’s initiatives, however I still don’t think they have a female RVP of sales and trust me, it isn’t because they don’t have incredible stock to choose from, pretty sure they actually hate women and the initiatives are just for show. They are an over priced cult that steals valuable time and money from their customers as well as their employees.

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You should hear what they do to their employees! I worked there, The regional vice president asked if an out-of-town employee could stay at my house because he did not want to pay for a hotel. Not only did she steal my identity which luckily I was able to get that money back, but she “lost” her wallet while visiting. She asked to borrow my credit card to which my RVP told me I should do it because she’d probably pay me back double what she spends. Well, not only did she not pay me back but my family went into debt several tens of thousands of dollars because of it (she also stole the social security numbers from her customers and later went to jail for it, I believe those customers were paid back... I was not compensated at all). Now that was stupid on my part. However, what’s even more unbelievable is that they told me to be quiet about it because it would put a bad brand on the company. The RVP also had me doing many parts of his job without compensating me (which is why I left). I’m just thankful that I ended up one of the few women in his office who didn’t have to do “other things” for him. They tote their women’s initiatives, however I still don’t think they have a female RVP of sales and trust me, it isn’t because they don’t have incredible stock to choose from, pretty sure they actually hate women and the initiatives are just for show. They are an over priced cult that steals valuable time and money from their customers as well as their employees.

Bbueker said...

Hmmmm sounds like someone at Power has a job trolling reviews.

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Anonymous said...

Thank you to all for posting your experiences with Power Home Remodeling Group. Because of you, we did not proceed in scheduling for a free quote. I called and cancelled. Can't thank you enough.

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Hi. We just had an estimate 3 standard size windows and 3 sliders. $36,000 was the Power estimate. I went to Lowe’s website and using Anderson Windows and Lowes quality sliders the materials cost was $5600. Power should be in jail. I know that from my single experience, no anyone else’s sharing.

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I wanted to let you know that five years later, PHI Group's sales tactics seem to remain about the same. My roof was also one storm away from failing and I got the "I don't care if you hire us" bit word for word. My gutter size was inadequate because rainfall here has doubled over the past 60 years, and the attic ventilation was no longer sufficient because of global warming. He asked for water, to use the bathroom, and he also wanted access to my wifi. A company quoting such high prices should be able to afford a decent cellular data plan for its salespeople, you would think. Just like with you, his demeanor changed as soon as he finally realized I wasn't signing a contract that day. My price was 37K and 34K if I signed right then. I guess its good to know that they are using the same strongarm tactics with everyone - it wasn't just a "single older woman" thing. As an aside - a neighbor with a similar home had his roof replaced for about 10K a few months ago. It looks great.

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Laura in Littleton said...

Wow, looks like I lucked out today. Saw Pella on the appointment setters shirt and assumed they were legit. A couple hours prior to my appointment they called and said they were overbooked and canceled. Looks like I avoided quite a headache. Glad I saw this post before they called to reschedule. Thanks a ton!!!

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Yes they are crooks, beware. Suppose to be lifetime warranty when there is no warranty at all. I can get no response from them at all on faulty product. Don’t under any circumstances let them in your house

Anonymous said...

I made the mistake of scheduling an appointment for a "free estimate" with Power Home Remodeling, and had a very similar experience to the many of the other posts I've been reading about on here. Do not let these people into your house unless you enjoy wasting 2 hours of your life that you will never get back. After the first hour I started losing my patients and repeatably asked the salesman to give me my estimate already. He was doing everything in his power to stall giving me a quote. I had my mom over babysitting my 1 year old at the time. She could tell how frustrated I was getting, so she purposely turned the volume up really loud on the TV just to annoy the guy as he was trying to give me his sales pitch (I think my baby was watching Cocomelon). I asked him to leave my house because I had something to attend to. He started asking what I had to do, where it was, how long is the drive was to get there, etc. He finally gave me my quote and tried to get me to sign a contract with them. He finally left my house but I was so aggravated by the experience that I would not even consider hiring them. Its a bad sales tactic they use. If he would have only taken 10- 15 of my time and provided me with my estimate I may have considered hiring them. Like everyone else, my estimate was very overpriced. They began calling me again the next day, I guess to pressure me, but no way am I answering that phone call.

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Anonymous said...

Never buy Power Home Remodeling windows I have had at least eight windows the gas and the one that was a leak calling the windows 2 to mold and sign their glass I have been trying to get to the one that is fixed it's been over 15 months they keep telling me the same thing they're on the order the seals on the bottom of the windows the plastic strip rip off deteriorate the wheels on your patio doors tyrate also today I am still waiting to get Windows I wouldn't suggest these windows to no one the service is terrible if you buy one of those go to Anderson's windows or national windows don't buy Power Home Remodeling windows

Anonymous said...

Do not buy Power Home Remodeling windows between the glass the gas escapes it's causing mold in between the glass I have eight windows doing this I have been trying to get him been over 15 months I get the same story they're on the way the only order they haven't came in the service takes forever when they do come out to take a look today I'm still waiting on my windows never ever my power Home Remodeling windows the service is bad the prices are high quality is not there service is not there

Anonymous said...

Now they have an added HOUR to refute buying from Lowes. I was fir to be tied when what I estimated would be 30 minutes passed the three hour mark. Then was told IF I cared about my children I would at least change their bedroom windows, which ironically met their 4 window requirement. On top of that, I asked them to measure one window and use just those measurements, because I have difficulty getting the blinds shut properly. They just kept going from window to window ignoring me. I think this is why they asked me 4 times if I was the decision maker, and anyone I would get an opinion from must be there.

Preacher Dr. Brett Allen Dillon said...

My name is Preacher Dr. Brett Allen Dillon and I can UNEQUIVOCALLY CONFIRM EVERYTHING SAID HEAR IS 100% TRUE!! The only difference is the fact that my parents have used their "services and high quality products, oh and let's NOT FORGET that 50 YEAR WARRANTY" to have ALL WINDOWS, DOORS (FRONT DOOR AND 2 SLIDERS), AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE WITH NEW SIDING which has turned out to be a TOTAL DISASTER TO THE POINT THAT THEY THEMSELVES ARE IN BREACH OF CONTRACT!!! The siding is SSSSSOOOO screwed up, I mean from the VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT WITH THE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE CONDITIONS UPON THE DELIVERY OF THE SIDING WHICH WAS ALREADY WARPED FROM OVER TIGHTENED STRAPPING AS WELL AS PISS POOR(NOT TO MENTION DAMAGED GOODS THAT I NOT ONLY TOOK PICTURES OF BUT CALLED POWER AND TOLD THEM THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR MATERIALS AND WAS TOLD "DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE DELIVERY BECAUSE WE'LL BRING "NEW MATERIALS TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED", to which my parents TRUSTED THEIR WORD AND PROMISE!?!?! The SIDING IS SSSSSOOOO SCREWED UP that I'm going to FORCE THEM TO REDO THE ENTIRE HOUSE, I mean it is per THEIR OWN WRITTEN CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMPANY ISSUED CONTRACT, that is more than within our RIGHTS PER THEIR OWN CONTRACT that it will be FREE for my parents and POWER EATS THE ENTIRE COST!!!

BUT I can't just stop there because of a few other KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY ILLEGAL DOINGS BY POWER!! First I'll start with the fact that THEY HOLD THEIR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, THAT ARE SUPPOSEDLY "POWER CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES, WHO (AGAIN PER THEIR OWN WRITTEN WORD IN THEIR CONTRACT) SUPPOSEDLY WENT THROUGH "6 MONTHS OF TRAINING SO THEY INSTALL THE PRODUCTS/MATERIALS THE "POWER WAY" AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN EMPLOYEE'S HANDBOOK AND HIRING GUIDELINES"!!! ONLY THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHO THEY SEND TO YOUR HOME TO INSTALL THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT YOU AGEED TO!! NO, INSTEAD THEY GIVE THEIR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT EMPLOYEES A $10,000 SIGN-ON BONOUS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BRING OVER THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BY HELPING THEM OUT WITH THE COST OF BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE COUNTRY SO THEY GET THERE FASTER THAN TRYING TO CROSS LEGALLY!! THEN ,ON TOP OF THAT, THEY THEN TURN AROUND AND THREATENS THEM THAT IF THEY DON'T DO AS THEIR TOLD, THEY(POWER HOME REMODELING) WILL HAVE THEM DEPORTED OR TURNED OVER TO I.C.E. ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS!!! SO NOT ONLY ARE THEY INTENTIONALLY HIRING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BUT ALSO HELPING THEM FRAUDULENTLY TURN IN THEIR 10-99 AND/OR W2 FORMS(NOT TO MENTION KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY TURNING IN FALSIFIED STATE AND FEDERAL TAX AS WELL AS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, FALSIFIED WORK DOCUMENTS, AND WHATEVER ELSE IS NEEDED FOR THE COMPANY'S RECORDS OF PAYMENT TO THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BY INTENTIONALLY DEFRAUDING THE IRS BUT COMMITTING ENOUGH CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO BE NAILED BY THE BALLS TO A FEDERAL AND STATE RICO CHARGES!!) JUST TO GET CREWS OUT TO YOUR HOME TO INSTALL THE PRODUCTS SO THEY CAN START COLLECTING THEIR MONEY FROM THE LOAN COMPANIES THEY USE FOR THEIR FINANCIAL GAINS!!
THIS I CAN 100% PROMISE YOU IS TRUE BECAUSE THE CREW THAT POWER SENT TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE TOLD ME PERSONALLY THAT IT WAS THEIR FIRST JOB FOR THE COMPANY AND EVEN SHARED THAT POWER HOME REMODELING EMPHATICALLY KNEW THAT THEY ILLEAGALY ENTERED THE COUNTRY AND HELPFULLY MADE SURE THEIR PAPERWORK(STATE AND FEDERAL DOCUMENTS) WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS!! ALSO POWER ALLOWED THIS "SUBCONTRACTOR TO BRING HIS 12 YEAR OLD SON TO THE JOBSITE/ MY PARENT'S HOUSE AND KNEW THEIR SON WAS DOING WORK ON THE JOBSITE AS WELL!!!

Well I'll just leave it there for now but I could tell you SSSSSOOOO much more!!

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Anonymous said...

Still also doing the "I don't care if you hire us" bit in 2023, FYI.

Chris said...

These guys are in Dallas, too. Very pushy, and will waste hours of your time.

My wife allowed them to come by for a "free quote", which ended up with me kicking them out after two hours.

They've got a whole spiel about how great their company is, their product, etc. I entertained it for way too long.

After almost 2 hours, I told the guy to give me a quote or leave. He said he had to tick off all the boxes, and if I would "just give him..."

I interrupted him and said "Bye. You can leave."

The thing about the whole situation is I can literally pay cash. Give me a quote, and if it's competitive, I'll consider it.

After researching them, I found that they don't do that. They give you a "today only" price to strong arm you into signing right now. Not how I do business, so that guy would have never gotten a sale out of me, but I'm glad I kicked him out when I did.

Couple new rules at my house. No talking with door to door salesmen, and if any supposed contractor busts out a PowerPoint, they are told to immediately get to the point or leave.

Anonymous said...

I literally had this happen to me. It was shocking. I had to kick them out of my house. Super aggressive, and nasty when you try to ask legitimate questions. I’m sorry but word from word, the negative reviews nail it. These posts are from 2021 and here I am in 2023 reading exactly what happened to me.

Anonymous said...

It's Jan of 24, and I just experienced the very same thing. Young, personable man asking a lot of personal questions. Strangely, they want to make sure they can access the inside of the house. I am told they will mostly walk around the house then they leave an estimate. Got trapped in a 3 hour seminar on roof construction and how my roof is in severe condition. I am due for a new roof and why I agreed to the "free estimate". This was a pressure sale using fear of losing your home as bait. Gentleman wouldn't leave the house until I threatened to push him out and even then he was modifying the deal on my porch. BTW, the estimate he gave me was $80,000. Also claimed a line in the asphalt in front of my garage was caused by water damage from fault gutters overflowing. The photos he showed me was line caused by and extra layer of asphalt laid down to adjust the height of the driveway to the inside of the garage. Told me it would damage my cellar. I informed him there was nothing but a slab of concrete at that spot. I also love the 50 year warranty. I'm 62 and will be lucky to live another 20.

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