STAY AWAY! California Closets is a disaster! The most disorganized, incompetent, mismanaged and…read moredishonest company in the closet industry. We do not post negative reviews frequently, HOWEVER, after over 13 months of dealing with this company we have an obligation to post this review to warn others. Please understand we are not difficult customers. We're easy to deal with, have positive attitudes, and willing to pay premium rates for quality products and services... but this was a nightmare!
Signed a contract for 9 large closet systems, for a significant sum, for our vacation home in Connecticut thinking we were paying premium pricing to deal with a professional and reliable business. Almost immediately issues began, too many to list here, so we'll summarize below.
Misleading: Salesperson (Erica Heath) promised hardware and finishes not available, despite promising she verified everything before taking our money. This later required several compromises on our part. Salesperson promised to be onsite during installation but never showed, then was rude and unresponsive as issues arose. We were forced to communicate directly with an installation coordinator, among others. Forced to wait 5 months to receive our hardware compromise options (by email), and only after our countless follow-ups.
Installation & Oversight: This business has systemic issues stemming from incompetence, lack of oversight and indifference. Installation took 10-months longer than promised. None of our issues were due to supply chain delays, they were all due to misleading business practices, botched installations, manufacturing errors, lack of basic quality control and management. The problems were so numerous, constant, and egregious, we were forced to contact First Service Brands (parent company to California Closets) who put us in contact with a regional manager (Greg Stamuli . We were hopeful to deal with a professional adult, but unfortunately the issues just continued. Most installers showed up drunk or stoned, smelling like weed, and several admitted they had no experience (friends of installers that "couldn't make it"). Numerous botched installations, including damage to our home, FIVE re-installations intended to resolve issues, which caused additional issues, including wrong color drawers, incorrect hardware, wrong color hardware on hanger rods, drawers with obvious incorrect dimensions, incorrect hardware, broken hardware, etc., but installed anyway (while we were out of town) in hopes we would not notice. Three rescheduled installations due to components being manufactured incorrectly (wrong color, wrong handle configuration) or damaged, and at least one complete no-call/no-show.
As clients, we were forced to micromanage issue resolutions as if we were parenting irresponsible teenagers. It was exhausting and very costly. Truly the worst experience we've ever had with any company. To put that in context, we own 35 single-family home rental properties, so you can imagine the number of contractors we're used to dealing with, and the level of patience and understanding we have with "normal" issues. STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!