I'm sadly updating my recent five-star review. My apologies for the length of this review, I needed to be detailed to establish why we are so frustrated with our situation, and why I felt the review with fewer stars was warranted. I will continue to maintain that Mike's work is very high quality, our new kitchen is very beautiful and well-built, however, clients better hope they don't have any issues that require follow-up once he considers the job done. When we discussed the bathroom design process, we decided to replace the existing shower/tub combo with a smaller shower stall. This left a space between the tub and wall. Mike indicated he could put a "nice closet" in that space. Clearly there was miscommunication somewhere, because it didn't include a door, and as a "closet", we were expecting it to, especially since it was going to be used as storage, and having exposed toiletries is not ideal. We hesitated to say anything, but ultimately approached Mike, since it was going to be an issue for us. He indicated that he could build us a custom door. Not wanting to inconvenience him, and recognizing the lack of understanding could have been on our end, we paid $260 to have one special ordered, so that he would only have to install it, not build it, too. After not hearing from him at all, on the third week, we attempted to reach Mike via text several times simply to understand his time frame, so that we could plan being home accordingly. He would respond back, a few days later, with a "reason" for not contacting us back each time. would certainly explain his reluctance to come back. He did pin down a weekend date, June 3rd, which was last weekend. My husband nicely offered to buy Mike's team lunch for coming back out, recognizing working on a weekend is not desirable, and had fully intended to pay him for the work.
My husband attempted to confirm with him Friday and Saturday of last week, with no luck, so he called Sunday morning, the day he was expected to come. His wife answered the phone with "Who's calling?" My husband identified himself and she put Mike on the phone. Mike indicated he was having car troubles, and would likely be here by 10, and left it at that. We waited around until noon. Again, no show, and no call, which showed a complete lack of respect for our time. My husband called at noon to check in, now knowing full well he wasn't intending on coming that day. He received a text back from his wife, who said they "Can't carry on without a truck. Sorry." Nothing about rescheduling. My husband, who is a very even-keeled guy is now unhappy, and asked them to pick another date. They said "June 10th?", and my husband confirmed that would work for us, and asked them to contact us if anything changed, and they couldn't make it.
June 10th is today. Not surprisingly, they have not shown up. We asked them if they minded coming early because we have an afternoon commitment. In the past, they had been here by 9 at the very latest. It's now 10:30, and we have received no phone call or message letting us know not to expect them. I think it's safe to assume they are not coming, and the lack of communication is inexcusable.
We will make other arrangements with a different contractor, since they have proven to be unreliable on several occasions, and are very clearly disregarding us.
If he doesn't want to finish the job, stand behind his word, or make sure things are copacetic, that is his choice, but should understand that it reflects poorly on his business. I would have preferred honesty to excuses, so we could have at least known where things stood and made other arrangements sooner. He readily returned calls when he first had our business. His wife asked me (on several occasions) to please write a review if we were happy with the work, and I did, without hesitation. I hope she understands that feedback works both ways, and that it's not just about the work, but how you treat your clients as well. We didn't appreciate, understand, or deserve the lack of common courtesy. We had recommended several friends to contact them for significant home renovations, but now longer feel comfortable doing so. read more