Request for Question Clarification by
guillermo-ga
on
27 Jul 2002 14:42 PDT
Dear Rustysmif,
Ive been researching for three days, almost full time, on your
question, and Ill summarize what Ive found.
I can provide you a list of about twenty contractors, at or close to
DC area either Virginia or Maryland. Some of them were provided by an
organization of the industry what implies adherence to certain
standards and ethic codes. Others were verified by me at the website
of a major NGO focused on customer-business relationship improvement,
with reports based on customer complaints, their treatment by the
company and their final resolution.
A few have been found in a customer rating/commenting online service,
but they had no comments yet. And on a five stars rating system, they
all were rated one star. I wonder if it meant actual customer rating,
or no rating yet instead. I asked them by email, and am waiting for
their reply.
Instructive documents on how to select and hire contractors are
available too, including the recommendation of asking contractors for
recent customers, and suggested items to ask them.
For one nationwide vinyl fence wholesaler I found customer feed-back
available at there own website. Despite you asked clearly for
contractors, as youre concerned by the performance of the material
itself I thought you could find it interesting as well.
Additionally, I can give you a URL where you can purchase a
downloadable PDF document with standard specs for rigid vinyl for
fences. Its price is $30, and may give you an objective perspective of
what you can expect from the material. A document summary is available
so you can evaluate if it really interests you.
I started my research focusing on customer reports on contractors, as
you asked. I found several online services offering it, but actual
customer reports on fencing, around your area, werent available. As I
assume that your concern must be to verify contractor reliability, may
be you find the information I described useful for that purpose. If
this is the case, please let me know and Ill post it as an answer.
Best regards,
Guillermo