SHOP ELSEWHERE! First, I want to preface that this 1-star rating is for Dave's Cabinets, the company; it is in no way any reflection of the cabinet and countertop manufacturers. If I could give zero stars, that would be a more accurate reflection of what to expect from this company. My husband and I are STILL in the thick of our kitchen remodel nearly 8 weeks later; a project that should have only taken four weeks MAX! I called Paul (Sales) to come out and do an assessment of our kitchen and paid the $300 consultation fee up front - without even seeing a raw sketch of anything. We had existing hard wood floors in the house that were cut into a 45-degree angle and transitioned into the kitchen. We completely changed the footprint of the layout which would require new framing for a knee wall for a new peninsula and bar. Paul's measurements, he assured us, took into account this awkward angle. About one week later, my husband and I went in to his office to go over the design. My original idea was to do a solid surface countertop since we were doing this renovation to increase sale value of the house, but Paul insisted that we would never be able to resell a house in Virginia Beach with anything other than granite and said that solid surface would only cost us more money - basically said that GRANITE was more cost effective. We reluctantly decided to go with the granite top. A few days after that, we went back in to approve the design and were told that we needed to pay for the cabinets and granite tops ALL UP FRONT. When we took the plans home and started working on getting the frame work done for the knee wall, we discovered that all the measurements on that side of the kitchen was 7" SHORT in order to match up to that awkward 45-degree angle of the wood floor. (Mismeasurement #1!) When I called to address this with Paul, he said "we never measured for the floor..." and continued to argue the fact with me. When I asked if we could swap our base 30" cabinet out for a base 36" cabinet and get a spacer, he said that it was not possible and said that we would have to fork over MORE MONEY for the replacement - 6 more inches! The delivery was set for August 9th but was delayed another day (after my husband took off work and we had our contractor scheduled to come in and get to work) and was told it was because all of the cabinets weren't "done" yet. When the cabinets were delivered, the delivery guys unloaded everything into our garage, asked my husband to sign the delivery invoice and set out on their way. There were several cabinets which we accounted for (a couple were damaged), a bundle of trim pieces and a kit for the inside base of the cabinet going in for under the sink. That kit was only the flat piece of wood for the inside on the cabinet and didn't include any framing pieces for it to sit on top of - it couldn't just sit flat on the floor right?????
Our nightmare continues! There was one piece (side panel that frames in the refrigerator) that was not delivered and wasn't discovered until after we installed all of the cabinets; about three weeks after delivery. I called Paul and told him that we didn't receive the panel and gave me a run-around response saying, "...well I hope your contractor didn't damage it and throw it out..." WHAT?!?!?! Once the cabinets were in, my husband and I moved the stove and refrigerator into place only to find that Paul had not measured appropriately to fit our fridge! (Mismeasurement #2!) Even if we had received the panel to frame in the fridge, we wouldn't have been able to install it because our fridge is about 4" deeper and 2" wider than the upper cabinet.
The nightmare still isn't over!!!!! When the granite guy showed up to measure for the countertops, he told us he couldn't do anything until we got that piece installed for the refrigerator because the counter was going to be flush up to it. So here we are... STILL WAITING to figure out where this undelivered piece is for the fridge, no countertops, can't get a call back, and every step of this process and dealing with Paul has been nothing short of a nightmare!!!!! Sure they have great prices (at face value) and the quality of the cabinets is great but both of their products (cabinets and counters) are from other companies that are contracted by Dave's. Ultimately, Dave's sales consultants want your money, convince you to spend as much as possible, pay up front and when your money is paid; wash their hands of you. The cost savings in not worth all the hassle, spare yourself and your sanity and SHOP ELSEWHERE! read more