DO NOT USE LOWE'S FOR A NEW KITCHEN.
I cannot stress enough the poor workmanship and customer service we received from Lowes.
The initial process and design went well. From there, it was a nightmare. It took forever for Lowes to give us a date of when they would come out. When they finally did come out, they sent out two of the worst contractors I have ever experienced.
1) To start, during the demolition of our cabinets specific items were torn out, and not replaced properly, that we did not expect to lose in our kitchen. To start, 2 junction boxes, that were located near our microwave and oven, were torn out and tossed outside in the trash. We had to locate them ourselves so they could be put back in.
We were told by the installer company, very harshly, they do not replace any electrical work. If they had the ability to take out the junction boxes, why could they not put them back in. We had to pay an electrician, out of pocket, to replace them.
They left a trash pile that sat on our front lawn for over 7 full days before being picked up.
2) As the installers were removing our sink, they forcibly removed, and cut up, all PVC piping. They then tossed all piping outside with the trash. When asked why they did this, they had no answer. We had to pay a plumber, out of pocket, to replace hot and cold-water piping to our sink.
3) During demolition, installers cut back trim of our flooring and forcibly removed some pieces. This caused warping of our floorboards. The floorboards that are close to the cabinets do not stay in place. Cutting back pieces was not necessary for the installation of the cabinets and we are unsure why they did this.
4) Installers did not follow any of the Lowes Kitchen layout that we put together with our Lowes Design consultant. This left a gap that we were told could not be fixed.
5) Lastly, the crown molding is not the original crown molding we received with our cabinet delivery. This is because the installers did not follow the kitchen layout we designed and did not measure properly. They installed the top cabinets too high, so the crown molding did not fit. The installer company left without any direction on how to proceed after that. After various phone calls, and 4 full months of waiting, we had different crown molding installed to fit.
We wanted a partial refund due to the poor service, work, and long time frame. They gave us a $1K without reviewing anything and would not budge on this, no matter what. Even after we sent them all the information, they did not care. They basically threw it at us and said take it or leave it.
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