Kitchens
I started working with Lowe's on my kitchen remodel in late 2013. Nearly one year later, things were finally getting installed and resolved. It was the project that just keep on giving, in a very bad way.
I took from November of 2013 to late February of 2014 before the Kitchen layout was done and things were ordered, but within a month, a pricing discrepancy was discovered and they canceled my entire order and gave me back my deposit and we had to start all over. this should have been my tip off to run.
I went back to the designer and we ordered everything all over again; this time it cost me more. OK, I can see where they made a mistake, but again.. I was the one losing out.
In late March the product came in and installation started. Low and behold...wrong finishes! it took two managers and a factory rep to finally see that boy, did they get it wrong. it was like I had some other order. right cabinet design, wrong finish. Wrong granite color and wrong counter-top layout. 6-7 weeks later, during the second install I found construction issues and asked for those to be taken care of. On top of that, the counter-top for the peninsula was wrong; this was twice now.
so, a week later, the new counter-top was delivered and the install was completed and I was assured they would get it all buttoned up and done. Weeks before they did the final install, I pointed out a design defect and asked that they provide a support panel to the right of the dishwasher to support the filler panel and the side of the dishwasher. I was assured all would be taken care of and the install was completed.
Lowe's made it right by me price wise, but had me sign a document that I could make no other claims against this order or installation.
Now fast forward to early 2018. My dishwasher started to leak. I called around looking to buy a new dishwasher, when a local shop discovered that the dishwasher had never been properly attached and had been moving around in the space for the past nearly 4 years. The very thing I had asked Lowe's to do construction wise, they never did and as a result, the dishwasher was free floating in the opening all these years. Lowe's had NOT put in the proper bracing on the right side of the cabinet as they indicted they would.
I called the local store and was told that was just too bad that they had no responsibility for anything that was or was not done in the past. And too bad for you that without that side support, your dishwasher pulled away from the connection and started to leak.
Now I have to pay a cabinet fellow to come out and put in the support panel that Lowe's said they would do way back in 2014. Moral here, buyer beware. Make sure all the things you take issue with are inspected during your install. I love my cabinets but hate the fact that the issues I pointed out, were never addressed. read more