Hello,
As I rely heavily on reviews, I will be leaving a detailed one here for Harmony Renovations and Victor Salsedo and Mauro who works with him. As our need was for a new bathroom out of an old closet, we did not need a whole crew. Having Victor and Mauro was perfect. In a world where we all expect life to be like a Joanna Gaines episode, real life has obstacles to overcome, and bumps in the road. The trick is to find someone who will work with you in a friendly manner to over come those obstacles.
1. Victor and Mauro worked in small cramped conditions when it was often hot and they were patient and uncomplaining.
2. When something came up for us or for them, we communicated and worked it out. When I needed them to be done by a certain time due to a surprise party, they made a point to get here early and finish.
Later, both were even stung by yellow jackets in our yard!! They continued working despite the swelling!!
3. I changed my mind. I opted for a new vanity, didn't want Schluter strips (that was a whole thing) and decided to tile a part of the bathroom that isn't usually tiled. Victor rolled with it.
4. As my husband is handy, Victor worked with us to allow my husband to do parts, he wanted to do. This is flexibility you don't often find.
5. The price was very fair, kind to our budget. We were allowed to separate out the materials in case we found a good deal. Again, Victor accommodating without complaint.
6. I have never seen a harder worker than Mauro. Victor is no slouch, but Mauro was a force of nature. They worked seamlessly.
7. The tile looks beautiful. We were working with tile that had only one finished edge. That made it challenging. Something had to be redone. Again, Victor did it. No problem. One edge has a slight unevenness to it. I think the Schluter strips would have prevented this, but I opted to not use them, so it's no big deal. My choice.
7,5 Victor and Mauro put in a window. When the window proved to be a little weird, they added some strips to make it look right.
8. Victor pointed out materials we could return to Home Depot, we did and were reimbursed hundreds at the end.
I would say, make sure you talk, talk, talk and know what you want and YOU will make your life easier. Would I use Victor and Harmony again? I'm already dreaming up ways to do just that.
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