So far disappointed with the quality. The joints on our slide don't line up well on most seems and we have about a 1/4" gap at the top of two joints (both sides) where those joints are closed at the bottom. I reached out to the company and was told the following (I've quoted from the owner's response so as to not misrepresent):
1) "Our slides are high quality, manufactured exactly the same as commercial slides but unfortunately with fiberglass there can be less than perfect alignments; this is considered minor in the fiberglass world."
2) "There are a couple of joints that look like maybe the Sikaflex sealant dried before the flumes were pulled together tightly with the bolts. If the joints were to be taken apart after the Sikaflex has dried you run the risk of damaging/tearing the fiberglass because the sealant is so strong, so we feel it is best just to add sealant to these joints."
3) "Vance has installed several of our slides and we haven't had complaints from any of his customers and we haven't had this type complaint from any of our customers."
4) "Your slide looks great overall"
So basically 1-2) it's not their fault if parts don't fit right (maybe the installer, maybe the fiberglass, maybe the sealant); 3) I have nothing to complaint about; because 4) my slide looks great. For how much this thing costs, I disagree. I'm sure the thing will function once we goop some more sealant in the joints, but it sure won't look as nice as what you see on their website. You can look at the pictures and decide for yourself if I'm being too picky, but I don't like paying more than double what others cost to have it look like this.
I will say that I appreciated them at least responding to me promptly. Hopefully these issues can still be resolved, but definitely not getting my hopes up over the extra sealant option. read more