We purchased a Heritage 12/14 shed from Ulrich. The salesperson was very helpful. Honestly, everything went very well until after our shed was delivered. After delivery, we noticed a bunch of little craftsman type issues, that we determined weren't a big deal since we were planning to add drywall and flooring, etc. We figured since none of it appeared to be anything major and they would be covered up anyway, we would just let them go. The one thing we decided needed to be addressed is the French door that locks in place isn't locking in place at the bottom, the pin will not go down into the hole. This has been the case from day one. I attempted to reach someone at Ulrich via phone but was unable to get anyone to assist. We decided we would address it late because I was traveling back and forth to my parents' house, home and to the hospital, which was very taxing. We figured the shed is under the craftmanship warranty and since the doors never worked correctly, it was a craftmanship issue and we could deal with this issue after things slowed down. Hurts to type this, but my mother passed away in April, and after dealing with all that came with that, we decided to attempt to get the door issue resolved.
First, we tried calling Ulrich customer service, after being on hold for a couple of minutes, it sent me to voicemail, stating that no representatives were available. I called again a couple days later and the same result. The next step was reaching out to our salesperson. He never responded. I called Urich again a couple months later and left a voice mail requesting someone reach out to me to assist with resolving the issue. I never received a call back. I called again a few days later and again a couple of days after that (did not leave a message). I did reach out via phone a couple more times over the next couple weeks, leaving one additional voicemail and again no call back.
Roughly 2 weeks ago, my wife decided that she would go to their website and request a quote on a new shed. Probably not surprising, she received a text message almost immediately and then it was followed up with a phone call from a salesperson, not even 5 minutes after the text. She answered the phone and told the individual the reason for the call, and she was helpful in trying to get the information to the right people at Ulrich to assist us. She asked us to send pictures of the issue which we did.
A few days later, I received a text message from a project manager stating that the shed needed to be re-leveled and that that's not covered under the craftsmanship warranty and would incur a $350.00 fee. He sent a picture of our shed after delivery showing one door closed and the other door open as proof that the door worked after delivery. The door didn't work when I attempted to lock it up that afternoon. I let him know that and he finally wrote that they could send someone out to see if there was an issue with the door or if it in fact needed to be re-leveled. A couple of days went by and nothing, so I reached out again. He responded apologizing for the delayed response and said that he spoke to a representative in Virginia and he was waiting for a date that they could send someone out and anticipated he should receive additional information the following day. I responded that it was fine and that we didn't live there so we needed to coordinate a day with them so I could ensure we were there. Again, no response. I reached out via text to him again, no response. I have called Ulrich at least 12 times at different times of the day and I have never been able to get in contact with anyone.
My thoughts are, no matter if Ulrich (or any other company) has a million good reviews, pay close attention to the bad ones, because it's not as important that the experience was good (the experience should be good), the most important thing is how they handle the customers who have bad experiences. I am one of those customers and this issue has been handled terribly. read more