I am hoping this post will assist my neighbors/community to make sound decisions. It's important that we all share in social media as to how companies who provide services to our community held accountable; and not hide behind their so called "contract" or "fine prints" by displaying carelessness, disrespect and unprofessionalism towards the customers' properties and their well-being.
We contacted Aqua Lock (Radon Mitigation) first week of November 2019 and we were told that they should be able to install Radon Mitigation system within 2- 3 weeks of our initial visit - after we were charged a 10% fee and signed a contract. I received a call within a couple of days, informing me that they would not be able to do this job until January 15,, 2021 and she told me; "I hope you'll understand!" I told her "I thought this was supposed to be 2-3 weeks waiting - not 10 weeks!" She replied, "Yes, we are just so busy." I agreed, since I had already spent whole bunch of time with the Sales guy and signed the contract - we decided to stay with them.
Finally, January 15th arrived and our appointment was at 12pm - I received a call at 12pm that they were going to be late, and they would to be at my house by 1:30pm. They finally showed up and I ask them "before you guys start anything, is there anything I should know?" They said, "No, we'll take care of everything."
This mitigation system is being installed in our home office. I already moved lots of stuff out of their way. Not to mention, I was told the mitigation needs to be connected; so, the electrician should be at my house same day between 3:30 - 4:30pm. Guess what? The electrician never showed up that day or called. The electrician showed up unannounced around 1:30pm the next day.
Here is what happened:
The pipe installed was crooked - not straight.
Clear silicone was applied very sloppily around the pipe by the ceiling.
Left a hole in the ceiling filled with the clear silicone.
Left a black mark on the carpet by the closet and smeared silicone on the carpet by the base of the pipe.
Did not cover the items in the closet, the furniture in our office or the carpet; so Dust was on everything and everywhere in our home!
Additionally, my husband and I have Allergy to dust.
It took the company 5 days before they actually came and addressed some of the above issues (yes, the pipe is still partially crooked, the ceiling in the closet needs painting; silicone smeared on the carpet and dust left everywhere in our home). After that, I left several messages, including emails for the owner / Jay. He did not call me back. Also, he and his staff stopped answering my calls. When I called the office -no matter what time I called- it kept going to their voicemail. After calling the owner/Jay for 10 days, he finally called me and this is what he told me, "I am not going to cleaned dust in your house - why don't you wear a mask and clean it yourself? It should take you 20 minutes." I responded, "I don't appreciate the way you are handling this issue. I was hoping that you are a reasonable business owner to show care and respect to your customer." He repeated himself in an annoying tone, "I am not going to clean your house."
I had no idea it was my responsibility to clean up after his crew. This guy rudely shifted his responsibilities on to his paying customer/us. Do you guys want to know what else he told me? He told me, "It is in your contract certain amount of dust to be expected." Except, our home had gone through hurricane of white dust! Then, I asked, "Did you see the white dust everywhere, when you came to my house? He said, "Yes, but, I am not going clean your house." I asked, "Did you notice that our house was clean prior to this job? He said, "Yes, but, I am not going to have your house cleaned." I asked, "Can you at least have our office cleaned from dust, since we have to work in there and our guest room - as we are expecting a guest?" He said "No". He told me, "I installed the system, and it works - I did my job."
Folks, you'll be the judge. I did my part to inform all of you; so, you don't have to encounter/deal with such unprofessional and disrespectful company like Aqua Lock in Louisville. Buyers Beware!!! read more