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Great Northern Insulation has 5 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforGreat Northern Insulation

    Insulation Contractors
    Multi Location Business
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/8/2017

    Years in Business: 44

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Great Northern Insulation has 5 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      935 Keyes Drive, Woodstock, ON N4V 1C3
      BBB File Opened:
      14/11/1989
      Years in Business:
      44
      Business Started:
      1/1/1980
      Business Incorporated:
      20/9/2010
      Accredited Since:
      2/8/2017
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
      T:
      6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
      W:
      6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
      Th:
      6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
      F:
      6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
      Business Management
      • Rick Bartel, Operations Director
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Rick Bartel, Operations Director

      Customer Contact

      • Lindsay Bogue, Customer Support Manager
      • Mandy Clark, Account Manager
      • Kent Boniface, Marketing Coordinator
      • Rick Bartel, Operations Director
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (519) 539-7946
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      4 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/07/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      In Mar 2023, I contacted Great Northern Insulation (GNI) for a quote. At this time, sales rep ****************************** inspected my home by drilling 2 pilot holes in my living room. He confirmed that we were a candidate for drill-and-fill wall insulation. I was quoted $10,079.60 for the job. The quote went stale as we prioritized other renovations. In May 2024, I called GNI to refresh the quote. Sales rep *********************** came to inspect the premises and re-issued the quote on May 10 for $10,079.60.On May 22, I paid a 40% deposit ($4,031.84) via e-transfer as per GNI's instructions. On June 9, ****************** from GNI called to ask if he could view the property prior to the insulation job, which I arranged for him to do same day. *** had now inspected my property on 3 different occasions.On June 11, ***'s crew arrived as I was leaving for work. I received a call from the crew lead later that morning saying they had abandoned the job due to existing insulation found at 2 pilot hole sites at opposing ends of the house. They shared photo evidence, patched the pilot holes, and left before noon. I was told by the crew's lead person that my sales **** ******* would be in touch with me regarding my deposit. I did not hear from ****** that afternoon. When I texted ****** on June 12 to ask if I could expect a refund of my 40% deposit, he confirmed that GNI's office would be in touch. After 2 weeks passed, I called the office on June 25. They confirmed that a refund cheque had been issued. On June 28, I received a $3,184.34 refund cheque in the mail. This is $847.50 short of my deposit. I emailed GNI's customer service and *********************** that day to report the discrepancy and request that they contact me to rectify the error. Nearly a week later, I still have not received a response. Based on the quote's language, I believe the deduction applied (if intentional) is arbitrary and unlawful. No sales receipt nor explanation for a charge was ever provided, either verbally or in writing.
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      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      J. F.

      1 star

      20/01/2023

      Great Northern Insulation was initially hired by a contractor to reinsulate our attic space. Unfortunately to do this job we had to remove the roof to access the attic. Our roofing company came and removed the rear of the roof to give GNI full access to the attic to apply spray foam and loose fill on top, we were charged $6264.72 for insulation. No one from GNI communicated with us while they were here. They were done in only a few hours and left. Thought the job had been completed until mid November when we got a heavy snow load and there was a 2 foot hot spot section all across the front of our house. The insulation crew did not insulate the entire space, rather did just over half of the attic but charged for the entire square footage. When in communication with GNI they tried to say the space was blocked and they did not have access to reach the entire space. To fix it we had to remove the front of the roof to give them access a second time to get this area covered. There was nothing blocking them from doing it right the first time, just laziness; and they had every excuse in the book. They had the audacity to send an invoice for the second application when they had already been paid in full to do the job the first time, this time charging an additional $2825 to repair. They were also to remove the old insulation from the property when the job was complete. Great Northern refuses to take the old insulation with them and instead left it in my driveway. So after all of this and now having paid them $9089.72 for insulation, there is still a hot spot across the roof where they still haven’t done it properly and I have to figure out how I’m going to dispose of the old insulation. **** ******* ** ******* *** * ***** They don’t care about their workmanship and won’t take responsibility for it either. For your own sake, do NOT hire this company!

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