T & d
 

Anyone have a phone # for them? We are going to put up a Bird Cage and the # listed on this thread never gets answered.
Thanks,
Billy

Phone for Quality Aluminum
 

The phone number for Blake at Quality Aluminum is 352-326-9090. If there isn't an answer, if you leave a voice mail, he will get back to you. We are still pleased with our birdcage.

T & D enclosed our lanai with glass sliders. It was seamless from start to finish. I can't say enough good things. The price was reasonable, and the work was top notch. Jim, our construction supervisor, was here every step of the way. They showed up when they said, and the work was finished on schedule. I would use them again in a heartbeat.

Nancy

At the top of this page is a large ad for Jerome's General Contractors.. He has been a sponsor of this forum for two years. He has a long long list of satisfied customers.

It is advertisers like Jerome's that keep this forum up and running. We highly suggest that our members patronize as many sponsors as possible. At least get an estimate from them.

JLK

We are in the process of getting a quote from Jerome. While I obviously can't comment on workmanship, etc. at this point in the process, I can comment on the bid process, which is outstanding. Jerome first came to our house (exactly on time) and listened to what our general ideas were. He came back 2 days later with a person skilled in Computer Aided Design. He had developed a 3D drawing on the laptop of our project that allowed us to visualize exactly what it would look like. We were able to on the spot work with them and change window sizes, placement and styles and immediately see what it would look like. When we had finally had a design that we were happy with, Jerome took all the new information and we know that his quote will be based on exactly what we want. We've had several other contractors out for a quote and no one (including T&D) provided such a service. I was impressed with his professionalism. If he can come up with a quote within our budget, we'll almost certainly go with him.

Here's a link for another phone number I found for T & D:


http://local.yahoo.com/info-14679777...d-the-villages

Bill

Anyone have experience with Elite Lifestyles? Thanks

Two years ago my siser in a CYV extended her lanai into a full-season roon with glass and a separate air conditioner. She used Elite and was completely satisfied with the job. Elite was not the cheapest but in hindsight, my sister has said that she'd use them again.

Blackburn Construction is wonderful. We had our lanai enclosed with glass doors and the total job took only 3 weeks. They are very reliable, very reasonable and easy to get when you need to talk to someone.

Elite lifestyles does offer a quality product...but from my experience and by talking to others, you wil pay at least 2-3 times what another contractor can offer.

NJ Blue..glad you had a good experience with Jeromes...we had bids from them and what turned me off was when the estimator... when pressed for details on the type of construction they would use... all he would say is we will build to code or better. Everyone will tell you that but few will explain what that means. We did not like the fact that they originally were planning to use the old aluminum frames (from the screened in lanai) to install new glass windows. They finally changed the estimate but only after being questioned about the framing process...and we al know that the window amy be able to withstand 110 mph winds but if the frames are not properly prepared to hold the windows......you have a disaster on your hands.

Look when you get 3-4 estimates for a job.....it all comes down to Recommended contractors PLUS and MORESO who do you have a good feeling about. Its not always the lowest price and to be honest with you I would never suggest someone slect a contractor based on Lowest price....but the price should be reasonable and in the ballpark of others.

REPUTATION...is what its all about !!!

Jerome's has done several large jobs for us. He is honest, fair and does a great job. Many of you totv'rs have been to my home and have seen his work. I would use his company again.

Action Aluminum in Orlando built our new birdcage (irregular shape) and completed the job in two days. Very professional and good work.

We've used Whites Aluminum for two birdcages and one glassed lanai. We've been happy with their work.

As a TOTV member, I did call Jerome's. In total, we had 4 estimates. Jerome's was twice as much as the cheapest bid and 1/3 more than the T&D bid. We were called every day by Jerome's to remind us that the bid was only good for 30 days from the date of the estimate and that there were not many more open days left! We were not given the laptop presentation and felt that our questions were not answered to our satisfaction. We were also told that they would build to code, so not to worry. T&D answered all questions to our satisfaction so we went with them even though they were not the lowest bid. We are extremely satisfied with the work and would highly recommend them as we had an overall good experience with them.

Bathroom Changes . . .
 

Does anyone have experience with change the guest bathrooms to have a jetted tub instead of a regular one? I am so amazed that all the designer homes don't offer a bathroom with both a shower and soaking tub (with jetted tub option). Almost every single other 55+ housing community seems to understand the concept of a spa bathroom at any level. We're looking at Stoneybrook Villas and also Jasmine or Begonia in the designer homes.

Would love to know if anyone has done this, approximate costs, and who you're contractor was.

Lee and Richard