Piceno’s Glass

Excellent service. Replaced passenger window. Best rate out of 3 quotes. Came to my house did job in a timely manner. Very personable and friendly. Highly recommend.

Very good job and Vocational Piceno’s Glasses. I called them immediately and they gave me an estimate, came installed it cleaned. And I liked. Gives gladly pay very kind people. Call them and not be disappointed. Thankfully.

1^st Experience: Parking on 11^th and Howard downtown past sunset is basically like saying «I don’t really need windows, do I?» It was 6:30 in the evening, dammit, and you just had to shatter glass all over the drivers seat? My mistake for parking in a major city and hoping that society didn’t create jerks who crack my window just to get the mysterious glowing satellite radio receiver (a mere 100 dollars, and you need a subscription, antenna and dock to use it) that I accidentally left on the dash. Luckily a good samaritan yelled and the miscreant didn’t get my satellite radio (or the new Ipod Nano and GPS in the car…)
2^nd Experience: Again, my mistake for parking on 23^rd and Illinois near a crowded construction site in broad daylight, right? It happened some time between 9:30 AM and 4:00 PM. Whoever you are, you took a screwdriver to the edge of the window, and you knew something about tempered glass. Though you had no concept of value because no one will ever buy that Washburn acoustic you stole from my back seat. I customized it for myself, just so people like you wouldn’t steal it. Apparently the tinted glass obscured its disrepair, and you broke my window to take it and go through my empty glove compartment.
That’s where Piceno’s glass comes in. I was referred by my insurance company, and I’ve used them twice. Both times they were there in a timely fashion, within 12 hours of it happening. The second time my glass was replaced within 4 hours, same tint and everything. A professional company, quick, easy. Under 125 both times, quick work, quality job. The first time was in front of my bosses house (He kindly let me park there overnight, seeing as I didn’t want to leave an open vehicle parked near drunken college students) and the second was in front of my temporary apartment. Both times there we had good communication on timing, a vacuum there for me to try and get every shard of glass, and a willingness to talk seriously about the lack of honor amongst thieves in this economy.
Right when you’re pissed off at damn near everything, you’re out for blood, you know that police have bigger fish to fry in San Francisco, and you want to go Don Corleone «acts of vengeance» up in this beeotch, find this car thief and break THEIR car windows (with their face… forever), one of the Picenos pulls up, fixes your window within the hour, and you’re car is back the way it was…
…a target with fresh glass, waiting for the next prick to show up and force you to drive home with shards of car window stuck to your ass and a cold breeze making it impossible to hear the insurance agent you’re talking to while you’re recklessly driving on the freeway because you haven’t been this angry since your window was broken 2 months ago.

This place is great. My stepdad recommended Piceno’s when our livingroom window was accidentally broken. (My stepdad uses them for window replacements for his classic car restorations).
The guy showed up same day, as scheduled. He called ahead when he was on our street (which is wonderful for a dog owner when servicemen home to the house). He was finished in no time at all, charged a very fair price compared to the other places I initially called (who wanted extra fee to come out same day) and went above and beyond when cleaning up. He vacuumed our driveway!

BROKEN WINDOW?
My Accord is a magnet to window-​breakers who do not steal. I just don’t understand why you would break someone’s window #1, when it’s too small to fit through, and #2, when you don’t even steal anything! WHYyYyY!!! My small side window was broken twice, and the smallest window happens to be the most expensive! Sheesh!
Anyway here’s my story:
OPTION 1: Getting «Hooked-​up» at a local autobody shop.
Window: Claimed to be new but could have been used for all I know.
Installation time: About 1 – 2 hours.
Cost: $ 300.00
OPTION 2: Junkyard
Window: Used and abused.
Installation time: Depends on where you bring it.
Cost: $ 75-​$ 150 (not including installation).
OPTION 3: Piceno’s Glass
Window: Brand new.
Installation time: Less than 20 minutes and they drive to your location.
Cost: $ 120 (window+installation)
Note: The serviceman was very professional and even took the time to explain what he was doing (priming, bonding, etc.), and pointed out what a bad job the previous autobody shop did the first time around. He even vacuumed my car after he was done! And the fact that they drive to your location is super convenient because driving around with no window (or worse, a plastic-​bag/​cardboard window) is so embarassing!
I live in SF but I wouldnt mind at all making the drive out to the East Bay in my Dominoe’s Pizza cardboard window covered with a black garbage bag and duct tape for Piceno’s great work and even better prices!
P. S. They also provide residential, commercial, and truck glass services.