I emailed Mariana yesterday before I wrote a Yelp review and was going to give them a chance to make this right first but, believe everyone needs to be aware of this Milgard scam! Also, they won't call me back so maybe this review will give them a nudge in the right direction... Keep in mind this is still ongoing and I replaced every window in my home (around 25 + 2 sliding glass doors + 1 standard door). Here is part of my email so you can see everything they have done wrong:
I'm sure if you look up my project file in your system you can see all the mistakes Milgard has made. It is honestly mind blowing and way too much to type out so I will try to keep it as brief as possible.
1. The windows were delayed from the factory for about a month and a half, delaying our entire home remodel. We are paying rent and a mortgage.
2. When the windows finally came, FIVE of them were the wrong windows... and they continued to install them until I showed up to the site and told them to stop.
-The other windows installed (that were correct) had scratches and/or chips in them, which were colored in with a SHARPIE..I know hard to believe but, I have pictures of all of this. Even the techs from Milgard came out and agreed.
-We had one standard door installed that leads out to the patio and it would not even shut.
-We had two glass sliders installed that wouldn't lock
3. We waited for about another month. Honestly I'm not sure exactly how long it was since so many things have gone wrong but, everything seems to take a month or more with Milgard.
4. They installed the new windows BUT they were still missing 75% of the grids on all of them!! WE HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER MONTH.
5. They installed the windows with the new grids... and all of the windows were BOWED. Two Milgard techs came out and confirmed they were bowed and installed incorrectly. Before this, a lady named Dean and Dianna... not sure, but she is with Milgard Temecula. She said they will take care of everything fix the scratches etc...
(They actually still forgot all the grids for one of the windows)
6. Waited probably another month and they replaced the windows correctly.. almost. They are still a little bowed but, at this time I just have to accept it. This is where we stand today... almost a year later.
(That one window with the wrong grids was finally replaced three weeks
later)
7. I have contacted Milgard Temecula 3 times in the last two weeks to come touch up my windows and they keep saying they will call me back and guess what! THEY DON'T!
After all of this Milgard offered me a $1,600 discount. I don't want to get into the price of all the windows but trust me when I tell you that is close to nothing after everything I have dealt with and how much we paid for this... the price of a brand new luxury car. When you buy a new car do you expect it to come perfect or with dents, scratches and duct tape holding it together... well that's basically how I feel about my Milgard windows.
P.S. Through all of this, they cancelled multiple appointments.. delayed almost every time they were supposed to meet me at the house. Had the Milgard rep come out who was completely unapologetic, rude and arrogant. One of those five windows that had to be replaced took FOUR times. Even my installer sent an email to Milgard that someone needs to be fired for the incompetence they have shown through my whole process.
If you are reading this and think you might use them and these might just be a group of people who complain about everything. I assure you this review just scratches the surface of what they have done. I completely gutted a home, have redone everything and dealt with a number of different subcontractors, to name a few: Wood Flooring, Painting, Tiling, Wood Siding, Plumbers, Electricians, Stucco, Carpet Installation, Landscaping, Wood Fencing. And I have had a problem with ZERO of them.
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