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Your contractor just handed you two estimates, and now you’re staring at terms like “fiber cement” and “engineered wood”, wondering which siding material will actually

Hello, I’m Geoff Shinn, owner of HomeGeneral. I was raised in the construction industry, starting out building garages with my father at a young age. Over 35 years I worked my way through large home exterior corporations, trained hundreds of home improvement specialists, and managed several franchises across the region.
Everywhere I went, one thing stood out: there had to be a better way to serve homeowners. I founded HomeGeneral in 2018 to close that gap. We bring better-engineered products to Nebraska and Iowa homeowners for far less than what the largest companies charge, and we back every project with a lifetime warranty on our workmanship. When we say we’ll be there, we mean it.
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Home General knows windows and you will know that from your first conversation. I am very big on customer service and Home General has exceeded my expectations.


Just had 4 windows installed. Did a great job at a fantastic price. on time and cleaned really good. thanks Geoff and Ray.


Geoff and Tony were extremely we’re extremely professionalwhen they came out to measure the windows and upon installationthey were extremely professional and everything was beautiful when they were done


Excellent work. Windows came in quick and installed right away. Improved the look of my home from prior windows and I no longer have the draft issues from before. Love working with Home General. I plan on finishing the rest of my windows with Geoff. Great company!!


I’m very pleased with the new windows I purchased from Home General. It took some time to get the windows made, but they are in and they look amazing! I’m pleased with the customer service as they were very pleasant to deal with. […] they did a fantastic job with the replacement window. […] Thank you Home general for doing a fantastic job!


Geoff at Home General is basically a master class on how to conduct business and treat customers. He even made sure to fix issues that were caused by previous contractors’ mistakes. I especially love how he took the time to explain the why and how behind the work that was needed.
Looking forward to using Home General for any and all future projects. Thanks!!



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