Some contractors include a half-dozen letters of endorsement from satisfied clients in their pitch book. That's nothing to Gary Schoengold, president of National Energy Conservation Corp. in Olney, Md. He includes about 140 letters and notes, culled from the several thousand he's received during the 21 years his siding and window company has been in business. More
Michael Houar, owner/president of Hawaiian Repair and Remodeling in Wailuku, Hawaii, offers customers a five-year labor and workmanship warranty on the vinyl siding jobs his company does. Examples he gives include siding that melted after exposure to the heat from a grill, siding shredded by weed wackers, siding that cracked and fell off when someone drove a car into the side of the garage, or siding pierced by the cable man ("our nemesis," says Schoengold), who didn't bother asking the homeowner where he wanted the cable run. More
Bob Dubree, President, Creative Remodeling, North Wales, Pa., Big 50 2000Where did you get our name? If I had to pick one thing, that's probably it.Tom Capizzi, President, Capizzi Home Improvement, Cotuit, Mass., Big 50 1993When are you able to meet our estimator? Gary Schoengold, President, National Energy Conservation Corp., Olney, Md., Big 50 2000What product were you interested in?We're a little unusual, because we get a lot of call-ins. More
