I contacted Hook Home to have them replace and stain our deck. I found Hook Home unreliable not only in terms of communication but also with deck staining.
I emailed Hook Home several questions after they came to review my deck and to give me an estimate on March 15. I sent a follow-up email on March 23, with no estimate. The estimate did not come until April 5. I asked questions about Trex vs. treated lumber, etc, to ensure I understood our options. Their answer was ambiguous.
The deck build went well, and Shawn Hook is very talented at building decks. I think it is a true shame that his coworkers and their unprofessionalism overshadow his craftmanship.
Once the deck staining was scheduled, Lindsay Hook told me on August 2 via email that someone would come out with different shades of color close to the one we selected to test on the deck. This NEVER happened. The Thursday before Labor Day Weekend, Lindsey told us that we had to get the stain, and Hook pretended as if they had never sent that email. I pointed out that someone was supposed to test the colors in the email. I had to call Sunday night to express concern as no one emailed us back. Lindsay Hook said over the phone, "this isn't fair; I have family over." There was no focus on professionalism or their business. I am Deaf, and I had to call through a relay system, so I saved this conversation as proof of how Lindsay spoke. I am glad to share the transcript and emails as documentation.
Following the deck staining, we discovered stain splatter all over the side of our home, all over our new hasta plants, and the stain job was very splotchy and poorly done. Also, the two men said they had to come inside to bring their ladders up. This was never communicated to me [the deck build I did not have to be home and was told I did not need to be home], and this was a big problem as I work a lot. They expected me to revolve my work schedule around theirs.
I asked for the deck to be restained and fixed. Up until now, I had been communicating mainly with Shawn and Lindsay. Randall Hook then stepped in for this, and he is obnoxious! He said that we were contracted for only one layer of stain and that "their project is done." We never got a contract only a proposal and I had to send him the August 2nd email to show him what Lindsay stated. I also asked for the stain splatter to be cleaned up.
They came back to restain the deck, it looks better now. Hook partially cleaned up the stain splatter on our home. Randall Hook refused to go to our house to see the residual stain spots. To compromise, we asked for $300 off since we have to replace our plants and get a professional power washer to fix our siding. They only compromised on $150 off because that is how much they charge for power washing.
If you have all the time and patience in this world, only email them, never call them, be persistent, stay on top of every detail and get a paper trail of everything. As you can see, there are earlier negative reviews about their company here and on the Better Business Bureau website. read more