We hired Kaufman by Design West back in November to put in approx. 2000 square feet of wood floors plus another 1000 of carpet. The quote process was a disaster! It took almost 1 month, 2 different reps, and countless follow up phone calls to just get the quote. We were definitely not going to go with them based on the quote experience.
However, the manager came out, apologized, promised to ensure the process would not reflect our prior experience plus he cut us a good deal. So we gave them a shot. The floors look good and so does the carpet. BUT the crew damaged (cracked) one of our garage door panels in the process. We were told it would be fixed, so no big deal - stuff happens.
It is now almost the end of March, and the garage door hasn't been fixed. They scheduled a repair in Feb., my husband took the day off from work to be here for them, and they were a no show - they forgot!
They finally came out about a month ago, but apparently they had ordered the wrong panel. On top of everything, they re-installed our cracked panel wrong, and it slammed shut unexpectedly. Thankfully, the cars and specially my 2 year old weren't in the way!
We've been more than fair in waiting and being understanding of all the delays. The VP was supposed to call my husband no later than Monday, still, no call. As of yesterday, they are even denying on their FB page they caused the damage, yet they are also saying they repaired it! The last time their manager was out here was 2/18, which is when he figured out the panel he had ordered was not a good fit. I am outraged!
This is such a simple thing to fix. First, actually call my husband back. Second, either repair the damage, or deduct the cost of the repair from our flooring bill.
Could have, should have, would have - we should have known better than to be charmed by the manager and enticed by a good deal! Spare yourselves the headache, DON'T USE KAUFMAN BY DESIGN WEST. read more