It has FINALLY been a year since this company did remodeling work for me. Why did I wait so long to express my feelings about the job done? It sent me to the emergency room with an accompanying hospital admission the day after they left our project.
In spite of claiming that his crews would return all furniture back to its original location, why did my dining room console appear in the hallway to the master bathroom? I have a sofa in my dining room, blind valances are missing, empty soda cans were left everywhere, my office desk is in the kitchen, the kitchen table is in the great room, so and so forth. Not happy with these issues!! The painters wanted to use their favorite paint. We wanted a different brand, a brand that we have used since we have owned houses. You do not tell the homeowner what brand of paint to use, just use the materials that the owner wants. Granted the project involved quite a bit of work but finding workers sleeping in the closet during lunch was too far over the top.
Sticking to the agreed to contract was another sore spot with us. After signing lien waivers that I created, the contractor broke the agreement by asking for money outside of the agreed to payment schedule expressed in the waivers. We should not have had to issue a check to fund his child's birthday party (OBVIOUSLY AND TOTALLY NOT RELATED TO OUR REMODEL) that was a very deep line in the sand.
Back to other issues that did not leave us feeling warm and fuzzy. What clothing that had not been boxed up by us was placed OUTSIDE while the floors were being worked on. I guess that is why the workers thought the closets made great bedrooms. I have a number of packages delivered to me each week as I work at home. Just because a box arrives that does not give you (the contractor) the right to start opening the box to see if it was something for the remodel. I had to take it from him (I refuse to even utter his name) and told him that the box contained something personal.
Remodeling an entire home is a massive undertaking and it should be done to the owners' specs. Yes, some input into a couple of minor changes is okay but ultimately the persons who run the show are the owners. Will I ever remodel a home again? That is out for debate. read more