Overall experience was good. First of all, they have a HUGE selection of slabs in your price point and your style. It was a also quick process & for the most part, painless. Everyone arrives on time & that part I love the most.
I worked with Donna who set up everything except the installation itself. The gentleman who came & did the template was on time, friendly, & efficient . Not sure if it was he who missed the mark on measuring my bar top but we didn't find out until installation day. Somehow either he measured less than the top or the technicians who made the cuts into the slab miscalculated... so when it came to installing, I was shown that there was going to be a noticeable gap between the bar top & my trim/molding. I was kind of annoyed at that because I had to come out of pocket to find a bigger molding to cover the gap in their error. Thank goodness I had a guy working in/on my house who was more than happy to replace it for me. (What if I didn't!?) The two guys who performed the installation arrived earlier than quoted & again, I really liked that. They were friendly, easy to talk to, & the taller blonde guy gave me tips on how to care for my new countertops & what to use. It took them about 3 hours to complete the job.
The biggest problem I had started when it came to install my vanity faucet & I realized they drilled 3 holes instead of only 1 that I had told the template guy a week prior. Not sure where the problem began but when I immediately called Donna to tell her, she made me feel like it was MY fault. She said stuff like that happens when clients don't have everything up front, and in my case, she meant that this happened because I didn't have my faucet already picked out when I went in to finalize the order. Well, this was my first time ordering countertops so how was I supposed to know I'm supposed to have my faucets picked out prior to picking out countertops!? It's not like it was recommended on the quote sheet or advised to me the way they ask you if you're gonna do the demo & haul away & if you have your own plumber. With that said, at the time of the counter top order I DIDN'T have faucets picked out, but she told me that that was fine, to go shop for one & to email her with "just the model number." So right after we paid her the deposit, we went straight to faucet shopping. I did my part & emailed her the model numbers & also told her we have our own plumber but would prefer them to do the demo & haul away. Whatever model number she typed in came up totally different from what I gave her. Maybe she transpired numbers or something because my choice was a single, 1-hole Oil Rubbed Bronze faucet & whatever model number she plugged in gave her a 3-pc, silver, 3-hole faucet. Totally different. Knowing what I know now, I wish she could have either 1) told me to include a picture of faucets or 2) verified back with me that whatever faucet she pulled up matches the one I chose. Anyway, when I called to tell her about the mishap, she kind of had an attitude & made that comment abt not having everything up front & then offered me a "discount" on another vanity that I was supposed to purchase. Uhh, excuse me, what?! Is she telling me that I have to buy another vanity for their mistake!? I was appalled & said I shouldn't have to pay for a mistake I didn't make. She continued to say she will speak with the owner to see what they can do but at this point she didn't know what to do. She called me back & said the techs had her specs of 3 holes while another paper from the template said 1 hole yet no one bothered reaching out for clarification so it looks like someone just made their own decision when it came to drilling holes. I was stressed out because I was made to feel it was my fault when it wasn't & I was scared that they were gonna give me a hard time about having my vanity fixed. I called the next morning & Donna seemed to be in a better mood & told me they realize it was a problem on their end & will replace it for me & that on Monday she will call me with a new installation date, which was today. Two different gentlemen came today, on time (yay), & fixed it in less than 30 mins.
I understand stuff happens, everyone's human & we all make mistakes but to make the client feel like it was their fault was just not a good feeling. While I am super happy & satisfied with the look of my new kitchen & bath, I still have a teeny tiny bad aftertaste of how the mishap was handled in the beginning. Would I work with them again? Absolutely!! I would just be better prepared! Donna was very thorough everywhere else in the process & made picking out slab, edges, type of sink, & the other little details fairly quick & easy. She, too, arrived right on time when she came to take measurements. read more