If you value your time, money and home do not have Zach Ploeger perform ANY work on your home. He…read moreis a habitual liar, and will try to lie his way out of trouble. Prior to starting any work, Zach claimed to be a family man, working with his grandpa, trying to build an honest business with repeat customers. He made it appear as if his grandpa was working with him, guiding him along the way, as he learned the art of tile work. This is far from the case, the guy doesn't even know the difference between stacked and staggered tile installation. I was very clear in writing, days before the project started, that I wanted stacked tiles, and I specified the tile, the size, and the wall to stack. I asked for progress photos along the way, Almost a week into the project, I finally get some photos (he lost his phone for 3 days..), and to my surprise, the tiles were installed staggered (when I pointed this out), Zach tied to talk his way out of it through multiple lies, and threatened to abandoned the site, and wanted more money to complete the job.
...... to my surprise, after seeing the "work" in person.
NONE of tiles are in alignment, the walls were not properly prepped before laying the tile, causing uneven and rough edges and corners to poke out. The spacing between the tiles is uneven and random. In some areas, ZERO spacers were used. The shower floor, well, this should be a case study on how NOT to install tile. There are uneven slopes on the floor, the curb is WAY to high, 2x2 tiles that have been placed with random spacing, some edges poking up, nothing aligns.. corners and edges poking up, some tiles higher and some lower (even ones next to each other). If this were a running shower, water would collect in the sunken corners, you would stub a toe, and get dizzy from the uneven / random spacing...
I am an honest and fair person, I like to see the good in people, I believe in integrity, and being a good person.. Zach is neither of these things.