Thomas Construction Inc

Thomas,Thermoview,THV ,Nu-View. HMMMMM. So many name changes in this company makes you wonder what is going on companies bought and sold merged and closed only to relinquish liabilties I know since i am still waiting on my 6,234 paycheck for jobs I sold as a salesman for Thermoview which is THV which is Thomas not a very trustworthy group of folks

ThermoView Completes Chapter 11 with Buyout

January 1, 2007

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ThermoView Industries Inc.’s CEO Larry Smith has led a management buyout of the company and its subsidiaries from the private equity firm that purchased it while it was reorganizing under Chapter 11. Blackstreet Capital Management (formerly Milestone Capital Management), a Washington, DC, firm, had purchased the company in 2005.

“We are pleased to conclude the sale of ThermoView,” says Murry Guntry, managing partner of the firm. “As a result of the efforts of the management team, this concludes a very successful investment for our fund. We are confident that under Larry’s guidance ThermoView will continue to grow stronger.”

Louisville, KY-based ThermoView manufactures and installs vinyl and composite replacement windows and doors as part of an array of full-service home improvement offerings. The company markets products under the Thomas, Primax, Leingang, ThermoView and True Home Value brands.

The company is listed as a Window & Door Top 100 company, under its THV brand, in the $50 million-to-$75 million category.…

What a scam!. The differences between Thomas Construction and Contractor "X" , who I ultimately went with on my bathroom remodel are: Thomas Contruction: 1. Spent 5-10 mins max in the bathroom and the rest of the time at my dining room table doing a hard sell

2. Took no measurements

3. Spent 3+ hours selling me on how great the company was -- walked me through an entire binder page by page about the company and finally talked about the bathroom for maybe the last hour, along with horror stories about other contractors.

4. No details given regarding the estimate. Just wrote the total cost in large numbers on a blank paper and then proceeded to drop the estimate a total of $3,000 within 5 minutes. Of course, to get that price, I had to sign now or it would go back up $2,000 over night. It was like dealing with a used car salesman.

Contractor X :

1. Total meeting lasted no more than 45 mns and contractor spent the enitre time in the bathroom. He took measurements, drew a picture of the layout, and made notes.

2. Told me he'd work up an estimate with a couple options and get back to me in a few days.

3. Sent me the estimate which was fully detailed on what would be done and products used. The estimate was $1,300 LESS than Thomas' sign-now-or-else offer, plus I would get better products (cultured marble vs acrylic). Contractor X saw problems Thomas did not, such as light switch would be inside of shower and needed to be moved. In addition, Contractor X would be doing more work such as moving light switch, removing old tile; whereas Thomas was putting acrylic walls over the old tile, and still Contractor X estimate was lower.

Under pressure, I am embarrassed to admit that I signed with Thomas Construction that first night and gave a deposit, but regretted it as soon as he left. The next day I signed the "Right to Cancel" which you can execute within 3 days to cancel the contract and I faxed it to them. I checked my bank and they had already cashed the deposit check (must have been at the bank when the doors opened!) Right to Cancel stated I would have my deposit returned within 20 days and guess what, still trying to get the deposit money returned to me. Contractor X said they do not even cancel the deposit check until the 3 days Right to Cancel expires.

Last, but not least, I had called Thomas Construction to come to my home in response to a promotion that they would give me $50 just to come in and give me a free estimate. Well, big surprise, I never got the promotional $50 either!

Don't fall for this scam. It's not worth 3 hours of your life listening to their rhetoric -- no matter what they offer! If they were a business that had a quality product that they truly believed in, they could sell the work without using promotional enticements, pressure sales pitches, and horror stories about competitors.…

Excellent Roof Job. The roofers replaced my roof with six tab shingles of materials able to stand up to a 50 year guaranty. The roofers were on time, polite, professional, and the quality was spot-on. Clean up was thorough. The price was totally worth the product and the premium guaranty.…

Smooth Sailing!. My job was actually replacement of Soffit/Fascia and gutter/downspout. I had an appointment for an estimate on Siding, but the salesman pointed out that my siding was OK; it was the inferior soffit/fascia product which was giving me headaches. Birds and squirrels were driving me crazy because they were able to get in and nest (read: make huge messes!) under the eaves and I was worried about the squirrels' ability to get into my house and/or damage the multiple cables running into the house in those areas.

The old soffitt/fascia and gutter/downspout were removed and replaced by superior products. The job looks great, neat and the seals are all tight enough to repel all wildlife.

With the recent completion of this latest Thomas Construction project…