Tatro's was recommended to us as "the best" for installing top-of-the-line appliances. We spent over $25,000 buying the best appliances on the market: Wolf/SubZero/Cove. A $25,000 kitchen should look sharp and we knew we would need some cosmetic "tweaks" and felt we needed to go the extra mile and hire "the best." Boy do we regret not hiring our local carpenter and handyman who would have done 10 times better the work for about 10% of the cost. We wrongly, thought Tatro's were the guarantee for a great outcome. They are "certified" by Wolf . . . Beware:
The owner Mark scoffed at my wife when we requested a quote. That should have been the first red flag. They didn't bother to figure the job out before showing up. They needed 3 men for what is easily a 2-man job. They were rough with the appliances. They actually needed to use my own personal equipment to get the appliances into the house! What was allegedly supposed to be an easy install on one day turned into the need to return for a second trip. The owner Mark blamed us and the appliance store for him not understanding the complexity of the job that we wanted and not having all the parts ready.
We consoled ourselves that "these guys are the best" but on the return trip, the cosmetic solutions they came up with are worthy of mockery. Calling the work pathetic would be kind. I've made nicer stuff out of scrap metal with a 4" grinder than what they "installed" next to our $2500 state-of-the-art cooktop with a hot glue gun. The single wood trim piece they put in had no bevel to it to match the surrounding cabinets and was only stained on 3 sides. The cuts for it probably took 2 passes on table saw and they then glued it onto the cabinets. It fell off 2 hours after they left. What a joke. The owner blamed the humidity of northern Vermont. He argued it was good because my wife had seemed happy with it. This is the recurring theme. Excuse after excuse when the answer is their work is simply amateur. I challenge the owner Mark to take pictures of what he installed in our kitchen and post them on his website for advertising of his excellent work.
The owner Mark will talk you up and down about all of his famous, rich clients and all the awesome, high-end jobs they do. Well, the work speaks for itself. There is one of two scenarios . . . either they just don't do good work . . . or you need to be famous to get it.
The best part . . . $98 dollars per hour per guy. 35 hours of labor . . . a half-broke piece of scrap stainless steel, a single piece of wood that fell off after they left and the "installed" appliances. They did some duct work through the cabinets. I'll give them a par for it . . . average work at best.
After the second trip, they advised the need for a third trip. No Thanks.
The dishwasher wasn't installed level and the drawers fall out on their own when the door is opened. The 48inch fridge has straight edges that they bent. (they blamed the appliance store) And while the vent system is working nicely . . . I'm not holding my breath there won't be an issue with that too.
Bottom line? These guys are amateur at best. Who pays 98 dollars an hour, per guy, for amateur work? Sadly we did and regret it significantly. Not the money, but that there is nothing remotely nice about the $5700 install we are charged for and instead it is fraught with issues that aren't resolved. Of course Mark was very quick to offer to "make us happy." At $294 per hour for him and his crew and their sub-par work, I declined.
We regret not giving our local guy the entire job now knowing his excellent work ethic and quality blows these guys out of the water. Our local guy isn't Wolf certified . . . but apparently Wolf certifies amateur work. Thankfully he'll be able to do the finish work that Tatro's simply doesn't have the talent or skill to provide.
Again, the work speaks for itself. I challenge Mark, owner of this company, to post the pictures of this installation for advertising. So many satisfied customers? read more