Misael was kind and gave me the most competitive quote out of several handyman and contractors I asked about my bathroom remodel.
The first red flag was when he asked to extend the (2 week quoted) job by 2 weeks on day one because another client was asking him to work more. I was put on the back burner and Misael worked in the afternoons to start job.
All was going well until the construction began. I was quoted 800 for materials. The final bill turned into over 1500. He paid some of this, but my budget was still thrown into chaos because of a lack of planning on his part.
Misael did not write anything down. Because of that, he continued to forget things like putting in the bench in the shower we'd asked about, what kind of tile went in what location, ect. I work from home, so this amounted to me answering 5-20 questions a day for weeks on end.
The two week job turned into almost two months in total. The wort part is that the tile he installed was done terribly. Some areas have tiny gaps, others huge gaps. He cut into the tile with a hand saw at odd angles and left criss cross gaps around corners where he later filled with grout. It looks like this was his first tile job, and I paid a LOT for it.
The grout was full of pock marks and holes as well. I had to ask for it to be patched 3 times! It still looks very ugly and sloppy compared to the smooth grout that 99% of contractors can do in their sleep.
Finally, he installed a special valve to give the shower a ceiling and wall option. I told him I wanted three options: 1- wall shower, 2- ceiling shower, 3- combination. He told me to buy the valve myself which was another red flag. I have not clue what to buy, but I did my best. In the end, the valve is upside down, sticking out of the wall an extra inch so the handles won't line up cleanly, and the valve does not have the third option.
Sadly, Misael chose to blame me for all of those mistakes. I've never worked with a contractor so unprofessional. Misael does good and clean sheetrock work, good with framing, good at demo.
But anything to do with plumbing, tile, and grout... those are not skills he has yet acquired.
This job has cost me 3-4 weeks of time and over 3000 dollars in wasted money. read more