This review is for initial contact only during Matt's visit to our house for an estimate. Didn't have any work done, so I can't comment as to the quality of their work. First, I would like to qualify my review by stating I was chairman of the board of trustees at my church for over 10 years. Our church and its schools sit on almost a full city block and is worth well over 5 mil. I have gotten bids for numerous projects both large and small while as a trustee, so I am very familiar with contractors and bids.
My husband and I were wanting to do a very modest remodel of our master bath. As both of us are retired, we prefer to spend our money on travelling and not house remodeling. We had scheduled an appt for Oct 25th between 3pm and 4 pm. At 2 minutes to 4:00, I was notified that Matt was running late and they were cancelling the appt. That's their 1st strike. We set aside the afternoon so we could meet with Matt, and I don't like my time wasted. We had other things to do. We rescheduled for Fri. the 27th.
Matt did show up on time, but the first thing I noticed was that he was chewing gum. To me that's not very professional. We had a shower that was the full width of the bathroom. We wanted it shortened so that a cabinet could be installed as the bathroom had no storage. Almost every idea I told him on how I wanted the shower and cabinet done was met with almost an arrogant "that is not a good idea", and he would proceed to lecture me on the right way to do it. We are in our 60's and wanted a pre molded shower pan as it easier to clean than tile and grout (can't bend over to clean the shower floor too well), and it is non slippery. Matt preceded to lecture me, while drawing pictures, as to how the more expensive tile floor is better than the shower pan. Since we have used that particular shower pan in 2 previous bathroom remodels, we know it stands up well to wear and tear. When I mentioned that I wanted a 90" high storage cabinet inset next to the shower, his first response was to tell me to put in something like a make-up vanity. Didn't listen at all as to why I needed a full size cabinet. I told him no, that we needed a full size enclosed cabinet for storage. He kept fussing at me that since it was next to the shower the top would get wet from the steam and seemed rather irritated that I insisted on a full size cabinet. Thank-you for the info, but don't argue with me if I still want to do it. It was very off-putting. We have remodeled bathrooms in a previous house so I know what works and what doesn't. I have received 2 other bids on this project and none of the others lectured me like that. The reason I mentioned my stint as the chairman of the board of trustees is that I do have a feel for contractors, and I knew that this wasn't a good fit.
Matt's visit was on Oct 27th, and we still have yet (Dec 14) to receive a bid. (We had a contractor out on Oct 24th and received their bid 4 days later on the 28th.) Obviously, our remodel was too small for him to consider. As I mentioned before, we are using our money for travel not expensive renovations. Oh, and one other thing. Matt had a folder with him that had a tag on it with someone's name and the date of Oct 25, 4:30pm. Hummm. Since he was running late on the 25th, was my appt cancelled so he could keep his 4:30 appt.? Just throwing that out there. read more