Exterior Building Solutions

From estimate, explanation of service and installation, the process was painless. They even came out 3 more times to fix a trouble spot that didn't quite "take" from the initial roofing job. I would highly recommend Exterior Building Solutions. more

Had them come out and inspect our roof and a bad gasket around one of the vents. The Exterior Building Solutions' employee gave us some good advice in repairs and came in well below other estimates. Will definitely be using them again. more

They came on time and made the project go very smoothly. They did a quick job and were flexible with us. They were also very knowledgeable in their field, and I would recommend them to others. more

I originally contacted EBS about a small roof leak. While Mike Kinsella was checking out the leak, I asked him to also bid a new gutter and new siding on the back part of my small, one story, city bungalow. Mike made some recommendations and promptly e-mailed me a bid. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I did not contact EBS for 5 months. I finally decided to only go ahead with the gutter work. I sent Mike an e-mail and asked him if he needed to re-look at the gutter or re-bid. He promptly sent me a revised bid (to only do the gutter work). A few days after I sent in half the payment, I stepped out my back door and realized the work had been done. Mike was easy to contact and prompt in replying. The work was done professionally and quickly. Everything was cleaned up afterward so well, I didn't even know they had been there. I would definitely recommend them and use them in the future! more

Dave came to quote the work on my soffit and fascia for several repairs. The price was fair the repairs were of high quality. He even did extra work at no cost to me as he found a few additional issues. It took several days to finish the work because of weather delays and a few planning errors. I was very pleased with the work. more

Everything went smoothly. The work was done quickly and neatly, including clean-up. The roof no longer leaks during storms and my utility bills have decreased due to energy efficiency. And the house looks 100% better. more

The work they did for us were - stripped old shingles and felt; replaced damaged sections of roof decking, installed new ridge vents, re-flashed stacks, vents and chimney. Prompt estimate and neat work. Will definitely recommend them to friends and relatives. more

I called EBS on 10-31-13 requesting a roof inspection and estimate for the above mentioned repairs. Mike Gatlin called me that same afternoon. We made an appointment for early the next day for the inspection and estimate. He arrived on time, gave me a price I was willing to pay and did the repairs that morning. He was friendly, polite, professional, clearly explained what he proposed to do. I was happy with the appearance of all the repairs. He matched the siding perfectly and much cheaper than another contractor had quoted us. I appreciated the experience very much and will use this company again. more

Mr. Grossman was able to make the repairs on the same day that he came out to give an estimate. He explained where the water was coming in and provided a 1 year warranty. I highly recommend Exterior Building Solutions. more

The process started a little rough, but the smooth ending more than made up for the bump. I contacted 3 roofing companies after suspecting I had roof storm damage. 2 of the 3 came in with bids in the $7500-8000 range, but EBS (this company) originally gave me a bid over $10,500. I was stunned by the bid, but the consistently strong Angie's List reviews for this company made me want to try to figure out what happened. I called one of the co-owners (Leo) directly and told him the situation - he was very surprised and also wanted to find out the problem. Turns out I had a newbie salesman who simply messed up the bid. This incident is the only reason I gave them a B on price. But Leo went way above and beyond to try to get my business after I called him. He was at my house on my roof himself within 24 hours and came in with this bid of $7910, including the ridge vents and architectural shingles. more

I have nothing bad to say about this company. Anthony Grossman was very polite and took the time to explain the problem and what needed to be done to fix it. Working with Exterior Building Solutions was a pleasure, from working with office staff, original bidder and installer. I would use them again if the occasion arises. more

Workers called before arriving and went right to work. It took some time to explain but not a problem really. Did what looked to me a beautiful job and the boss came to inspect the job. I couldn't have been more pleased with Exterior Building Solutions. more

I met with two representatives from Exterior Building Solutions to go over my requests. Within that week (two days later) my roof was installed. The job was completed professionally. It looked great and I was pleased. more

Mr. Grossman was able to make the repairs on the same day that he came out to give an estimate. He explained where the water was coming in and provided a 1 year warranty. Perfect in every aspect. Exterior Building Solutions and their team was great to work with. They answered all my questions and they were very professional. more

Anthony and Lou did a very good job. I had 5 bids, they were not lowest or highest, but best overall package. Yard and landscaping was covered by tarps during tear off and site was cleaned of debris. It took longer than I expected to get the job started due to their work load, but once started, completed job quickly and thoroughly. Overall very satisfied with their work and would contract with them again. more

After the big hailstorm some months ago, I wondered whether my roof was affected. I called my insurance company and to my surprise, was told I needed new roofs, gutters, everything, and that my insurance covered it. I talked to Mike Grossman and was impressed by his knowledgeability, and hired Exterior Building Solutions to fix the roof. When I discovered that the roofers had left my driveway covered with nails, I called, and someone was dispatched almost immediately to clean them up. (He did a terrific job, cleaning up the floor of my garage in the process). This made me think more of the company; problems come up, but how a company deals with it tells you whether or not they're a quality outfit. (Some companies try to make it your fault; Exterior Building Solutions responded rapidly and pleasantly). more

My experience with Exterior Building Solutions was very positive. I was pleased with their professionalism, knowledge,and patience during the quote/decision stage. Their quote was very competitive with the other quotes I got. I experienced absolutely no hassles whatsoever during the job which started and was completed in exactly the timeframe they told me. The finished product is beautiful, and I am 100% confident in their workmanship. They left the jobsite spotless and made sure that my special warranty documentation with Certainteed quickly arrived. Their administrative staff is attentive and tries hard to please the customer. They completely lived up to what I thought I was getting. I highly recommend this company! more

I used Angie's List to get bids from 5 companies for the roofing work needed. All bids were responsive, but Exterior Building Solutions were one of the lower prices (not the lowest) and offered the best overall quality solution. They were thorough, very responsive, listened to all my concerns and took time to be sure all my questions were answered (I am an engineer so had a lot of technical questions). They were especially helpful in explaining the various solutions available for my flat roof area which needed special attention. Their solution for this area, although slightly more expensive, was clearly the best way to go. No other contractor suggested or offered this solution. Once we signed the contract in September, weather played havoc on our plans for an install date. Material was here, but good weather was not! They were very flexible in waiting until we had several days of dry weather with temperatures well above 50 degrees to assure the best install conditions. This took a wait of almost 6 months. Once scheduled, everything went as planned. Installation was exactly as described with a super clean up job afterwards. Their gutter sub-contractor was also as professional and skilled as Exterior Building Solutions crew. After 1 week, I had one item that needed adjustment (one gutter downspout needed to be shortened by 1-1/2" to get a better outflow through a tube to the end of the house). Anthony came over the next day and fixed it! No problem, super service. more

Had a little problem getting a response to a request for a bid. Found out later it was due to employee not following up. Co-Owner Anthony Grossman got back with me by phone. Came out and gave me estimate for the above work. Also discussed some other issues and he was honest enough to tell me that other work really wasn't needed. Being on a limited income I appreciated that advice. My problem started with storm damage from a tree planted too close to an addition on the back of the house. As the tree grew it branched out and become much too close. Consequently when storm came it batted against and damaged the gutter along this addition. Also one of the branches overhanging the addition did damage to the roof shingles. Rubbed them down. And part of the soffit on the edge just disappeared. Never could find it. Anthony replaced the whole gutter with a seamless one. (Old gutter was in three separate pieces.) Seamless looked so much better. This was done quickly, so much so that one day I came home and it was done! Anthony then came out later on himself and finished up the roof shingle replacement. Matched the old shingles very nicely. Was a hot day and he did a great job. He also replaced the soffit with material I had on hand. All old gutter and shingles were cleaned up and taken away. Nice clean up job. Also received a One Year Warranty on workmanship. Thanks Anthony for taking the time to follow up and get this work done for me! more

Overall, everything was handled in a very professional manner. We were notified at the very end of August that the company that had been providing our homeowners insurance for the last 20 years was pulling out of St Louis due to multiple claims with all the storms, tornados, etc. The company that we have our auto insurance with would not insure us as they said we had three layers of roof so all of a sudden we were thrown into the world of finding a roofer. My wife suggested using Angies List to get some good referrals so we did. The first thing we found out is that we only had two layers of roof. Over the next month, we got several bids and overall they were all within $1500 of each other. But what impressed us most about Exterior Building Solutions was their service beforehand. Salesman Dave Green came out and talked to us twice. The second time was on a Sunday when we signed all the paperwork to be able to get the roof done on Oct 3rd - the day our old homeowners policy would expire. Wednesday morning, workers were there way before 7am and every though it was drizzling a little, they sat tight because they knew we needed to get this done. There were a couple little glitches along the way. such as a shortage of material and they got a little something on the garage door. But both issues were handled quickly and efficiently and the garage door looked cleaner than when they had started. I work in a service industry so this meant more to me than pricing. Our roof looks great and the neighbors are asking who did the work. We were very satisfied and would definitely recommend them!!! And we got our new homeowners policy on Oct 3. Thank you Exterior Building Solutions! more