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Old 09-24-2009, 08:44 AM
 
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I live in Deerfield and am looking for some recommendations on different services for my home maintenance. Specifically I'm looking for:

Exterminator
Sealcoat my driveway
Gutter cleaning
Window Washers

If anybody has used a company for these services and enjoyed the experience, please post either a contact number or weblink. Also any poor experiences (companies to stay away from) would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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Old 09-24-2009, 09:16 AM
 
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I have had pretty good success just watching the gutter cleaners and window washers that neighbors hire. Any crew that leaves the place tidy gets a call from me. I let the neighbors take the risk of hiring the "all new" company that stuffs their fliers in the neighborhood. Some do good work for a fair price and others do not...

For seal coating I have a small enough drive that I can just power wash, let dry, and then squeegee the stuff from Menards on myself. From what I can tell the stuff seems every bit as good as the what comes out of trucks. These days more and more folks have the fancy paver drives so there are fewer quality firms doing sealcoating...

When I had rental properties I would get the franchises to come out (Orkin and Terminix) and they were generally fairly close in price / service in the western / southwest burbs. I suspect their franchises in Lake Co / northern Cook are similar. You might also try the local firm, Smithereen, I see their crews around alot.

I have to tell you that in 99% of single family family owner occupied homes that have insect problems in this region the real culprit is lack of weathersealing and poor water management. If you have lots of bugs you probably need to get things sealed up and dried up. That is not something all the exterminators will tell you, as once you get that done you won't need to keep paying 'em...
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Old 09-24-2009, 05:41 PM
 
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Pest Control, Exterminator and Pest Removal Services | Rose Pest Solutions

These guys are fabulous. They had a contract for my old building downtown. The employees are so nice and they were pretty cost effective.
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Old 09-24-2009, 10:19 PM
 
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Pest Control, Exterminator and Pest Removal Services | Rose Pest Solutions

These guys are fabulous. They had a contract for my old building downtown. The employees are so nice and they were pretty cost effective.
I had actually looked into them but saw this rating from the BBB:

Harris Scientific Pest Control | Better Business Bureau Review | Lombard, IL

I'm not sure if this should concern me. I'm glad to hear that you had a good experience with them. Any idea why they have such a poor rating?

Thanks.
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Old 09-26-2009, 02:44 PM
 
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Oh and by the way, Deerfield isn't part of the North Shore.
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Old 09-26-2009, 02:57 PM
 
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Default Bongu

Bongu,

If you need an electrician or electrical contractor, I can recommend one.

Glorida
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Old 09-28-2009, 12:05 AM
 
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Oh and by the way, Deerfield isn't part of the North Shore.
Oh and by the way, you are a complete tool for coming to this thread and posting that.
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