A total waste of time plus enduring unnecessary emotional distress.
Avoid this company if you can .
On May 8th 2021, I gave 50% deposit to change my windows to impact windows in the amount of $12,000.00 waited almost 6 months for them, they lied about almost everything, that the windows I chose are not approved by the city where I live, (thus they might install a different model with probably inferior quality but still I had to pay for the agreed price on the most expensive ones) -(it was not true, the city did not approve or disapprove anything because they had not applied for the permit), on the same realm, they said the design was not approved either , that “we had to fight” , that they were applying for the respective permits but none of that was true at all, so, after almost 6 months they had my money on their side and did nothing. They never applied for a permit.
I requested the full refund , initially they refused, they replied that the contract specified that I had only 3 days to cancel upon signing the contract , but the law in Florida protects us from predators like them.
“According to Florida Statute § 486.126, if a contractor accepts more than a ten percent down payment, he must apply for permits within thirty days after the date payment is made, and start the work within 90 days after all necessary permits are issued. Therefore, if you pay a Florida contractor more than 10 percent as a deposit, he/she must abide to a certain timeline in completing the work contemplated. If the Florida contractor does not abide to that timeline, he may be found guilty of theft pursuant to the statute.”
I used that information and I requested from them my full refund in writing as specified by the law, that was on 10/20/2021. I received a call on 11/03/2021 from them where they acquiesced and stated that the “check is in the mail”, (another lie) -I sent them a letter from Miami, Fl and they received it in 2 days , somehow, in Boynton beach, Fl , the mail might work different . Oh no! It doesn’t ! I received the refund check today , postmarked on 11/10/2021, so a week later after they had said the check was on the mail . In the meantime , I have been receiving phone calls from different staff personnel from paradise windows pushing to continue the project .
On the positive side , I got my full refund today 11/13/2021 , (hopefully it is a good check and it clears appropriately) . But I got it because I read the law, and made them aware that their criminal actions could be prosecuted. They were initially reluctant to return my money.
For your own sanity : read all the reviews . Contact the aggravated customers . The 5 star reviews might not be genuine.
There are plenty of us suffering from their business practice.