I have been a contractor for over 40 years and have purchased quite a bit of tile, porcelain, and…read morestone from Rye Ridge. The quality and selections are fantastic. The knowledge, expertise, service and pricing has been amazing. I highly recommend anyone who is doing a project whether large or small to visit the store for their overwhelming displays and expertise. I regularly send my clients to work with their design team (Nan is great) and have only received great comments back.

We just finished a major remodel which required significant tile work in 2 bathrooms, a powder…read moreroom, fireplace, entry way and kitchen. We consulted with Cory and Michael and had a great experience. They were absolutely the best listeners and even better designers. They aced each assignment. We are extremely happy with the results! The only thing better than their design acumen was their exceptional easy going demeanor and thoughtfulness with great communication throughout the process. We highly recommend Cory and Michael and will definitely be using them on our next project.

I contracted Chris and his team for a full renovation on a family bathroom - to demo back to studs,…read morerepair, update, modernize, install and finish. Throughout the project, he and his team were nothing short of excellent. Once I shared my initial ideas, he added experience and knowledge of what would and might not work, with alternatives and recent install suggestions. His design ideas were great, and we changed direction a few times to follow his suggestions! The team laid high quality protection materials, and left the house spotless at the end of every day. We stayed in regular contact on project progress, changes, challenges and updates, with him providing useful solutions at every point rather than just announcing an issue! Chris has great energy and loves his work, clearly putting pride into the room. I'll certainly be using him again in future!

Chris remodeled my kitchen, foyer windows and did a lot of repairs in my house Feb-March 2016. For…read morethe kitchen he added new cabinets, refurbished old ones, added a new counter top, built a set of shelves, and installed new kitchen ventilation system. He also painted the kitchen. The foyer windows needed a new ledge replacement, which was a lot of work. 18 months out I am very satisfied with the results. He was reliable and easy to communicate with. Chis was on-time and on-budget. Really strong recommendation.

Terrible work, no interest in customer satisfaction. I'm just noticing that recent reviews are all…read moreterrible - I wish I had looked sooner. Also - there is very little transparency in the organization. One phone number, have never been able to speak to a supervisor, etc. I had a reclaimed and sentimental piece of marble that was local to the business and I paid top dollar for Marbleworks to pick it up and cut it into two pieces, finish the surfaces and edges and deliver the pieces to me in NYC. They warned me that there were oil stains and I understood. The price included "installation" and mine weren't being installed, but when I questioned it (neither was a countertop) they said that delivery counted as "installation" ... I agreed to the price. BUT they delivered the pieces rubbing up against each other with nothing in between the raw pieces and the largest piece was delivered with a huge -- though not super deep -- scratch -- and the smaller piece was significantly less "shiny" than the larger and with smaller scratched and like it hadn't been cleaned or as polished as the larger. I withheld the balance (about 39% of the total) until the scratches were removed -- it seemed if they WERE installing a countertop they would've done a better job of leaving me with better surfaces. They insisted on a certified check for the balance. I spend $$$ on cancelling a check, getting the certified check and to buy tarps since they'd now be doing the work in my apartment. The first appointment they gave me to fix the scratch they called the day before to reschedule. Okay. The second appointment I waited all day for them to come and at the end of the day they told me they got held up and could not come. I was upset and I told them I needed a first appointment and waited weeks until that appointment could happen. Unfortunately, when they showed up the workmen were told by my building that I needed a COI - Marbleworks did not inform me of this possibility (it seems they should if they know their business) and I was unaware myself. I sent them the sample COI within minutes but was told it would take time for the COI (which, if they had a relationship with their insurance company, should be fast, no?) that the workmen wouldn't wait AND that if I wanted them to come back I would have to pay them an additional $750 on top of what I owe them. I was sorry about the COI issue an will own my ignorance BUT it seemed to me we were even, since I was stood up once and accommodated weeks of rescheduling, and delays - not to mention bad work in the first place. I told them I'd be willing to wait until it was convenient for Marbleworks to get back to the city (vs. insisting on first appointment, etc.) but they said they have no plans to deliver back into the city unless I pay them $750. So they will not accommodate me in any way to fix their shoddy work no matter what my concessions are - without charging me more $$$. They have no interest whatsoever in making this very polite, very patient customer happy - by fixing their shoddy work to begin with. Since I have had no customer satisfaction, I am not going to pay the balance but am instead looking into local marble repair companies. While my sales contact was unfailingly polite, he is so great at stonewalling that I'm guessing he is being incentivized on making me go away and/or pay more $$$ than actually creating a happy customer. I'm looking at beginning a renovation in the next year and I would not deal with them again.

I regret using them…read more I ordered a quartz kitchen countertop and installation with sink. Plus removal and disposal of old countertop ($275). After the worker, George, took old countertop with sink out, I noticed wall damages. I wanted to fix it but he said "I can cover it. I did it many times" the result? See pictures. He couldn't place brackets on one corner of under mount sink due to holes on countertop for brackets were in wrong places. 3 days later, chalk between countertop and under mount sink started to melt. See the picture. I had to apply waterproof chalk by myself in order to prevent further damages. The company offered me to finish waterproof caulking. But looking at their finished low quality work, I declined her offer. The company wrote a long defensive email saying they delivered a high quality work. Their high quality work and my standard have a huge gap. I had to spend more money and labor to fix their work and placing brackets to secure under mount sink. I regret not researching about this company's reviews.

Ron runs a top notch operation! He is passionate about finding you exactly the right carpet for…read moreyour space. He is extremely knowledgeable, honest & fair. His installers were courteous, professional and tidy. I love my stair runner snd will never shop anywhere else!

Ron has been in business for 40 years. Why? He gives you very fair and reasonable prices. His…read moreinstallers are top notch, very clean and very efficient.

Writing reviews isn't in my comfort zone but I was so pleased with Rob's service. A 40-yr old…read moreKohler cast iron Jacuzzi tub on the 2nd floor developed a leak in one of its parts and it damaged the ceiling in the family room below. I was faced with having to remove and replace it or fix it. Because it is cast iron, removal would have necessitated thousands on repairs and renovations, fixing it was our preference. The problem was finding a qualified guy knowledgeable about jetted tubs, particularly dated ones like ours. This proved to be a daunting exercise. I lost count of emails and texts to retail stores and spa installers. I then wised up and contacted the main customer service number for Kohler and asked if they had any certified technicians in my local area. They said they have 2 and I followed up with Rob because, frankly, he reached out to me first. AND I'M GLAD I DID. He is super knowledgeable about these things and has a ton of experience and has seen it all. After I described the problem area, he asked me to send a pic of it. It was impressive that he was able to identify exactly what the part in question was, what its function was and then pinpoint the most probable cause of the malfunction. And then, refreshingly, he very clearly detailed what his charge would be for coming out and do the repair (so no surprises). We are quite a distance from him and so he added that there would be an additional charge for the travel time and gas. All in, his charge for the work done and additional travel was very reasonable. On top of that, he showed up on time and got right to work - and after a couple of tests he fixed the cause of the leaky part (and verified the repair by filling the tub). We are very pleased to have our working tub once again. Thanks, Rob. You're the best!

I would steer clear of this place. I'd report him to the BBB, but - surprise, surprise! They're not…read morelisted... Thankfully this place never did any actual work for me (dodged a bullet there!). But I did reach out to Rob via email, the owner and proprietor of Classic Baths, about repairing a steam unit in my house (entire transcript below for reference). He wanted $240 just to come to my house and look at my the unit, which seemed a bit steep. Fearing that it might be a difficult repair due to location, costing me even more money, I sent him pictures of the unit to help him out. After he looked at the photos, he told me that the original installer of my unit "should be shot," and then said, "No wonder you wanted a free estimate...you deserve your contractor." He then accused me of trying to pull one over on him. His words: "You knew this was going to be a problem and didn't mention it when you wanted a free estimate. You knew there was very high likelihood that this was going to be a problem but chose not to say anything until you knew you were getting charged. You deserve your contractor. "BTW, telling you your contractor should be shot was for free." This is the kind of condescending treatment that my wife and I have grown to expect here in Westchester. We're a middle class family with a one and five year old in daycare, and sizable bills: we can't afford to throw money around. 30 years or 30 days in the business, you just shouldn't treat people with kind of disrespect. Very sad. ---------- email transcript ----------- Hello Rob, My name is a David Schwittek and I live in ______ _______. I was referred to you in regards to steam unit repairs. I own an Mr. Steam MS 90 that stopped working. It pumps water, but never steams it. Might you be available to stop by and provide me with a repair estimate? Thank you In advance. Dave Schwittek ---------- Hello David, A one hour service call is $240 plus parts and tax. Regards, Rob @ Classic Baths ----------- What if it can't be fixed? I'd like to have a good idea of what I'll be paying before someone shows up and charges me $240 +. I hope you can understand. Thank you. -Dave ------------ Anything can be fixed, it's a matter of how far you want to go. If the cost is too much and you decide not to repair you may elect to replace it, I still get paid for my travel and time. I hope you understand that I can't know what's involved until I troubleshoot it and I charge for my time. thanks, Rob ------------ Just to clarify, we would pay you a minimum of $240 for the first hour, but you could then provide us with an estimate without going any further than that first hour correct? -Dave --------------- In one hour I should be able to fix anything other than a major problem. If it needs a major part such as a new heating element I would have to order that but I'd get your approval first. Anytime left from the one hour is counted towards the return trip to repair. If it is something major and you elect not to repair then the charge would be the $240. All of the above assuming the initial install was correct and there is proper access to the unit. Rob ------------- Understood. This would then be a good time to show you where the actual unit is. Please see attached photos and let me know what you think. -Dave ---------------- I think your installer should be shot. There's no way to work on that, it's installed with the access panel facing inside the hole, no way to work on anything. That is the back of the cabinet you see. Also, no unions on the copper lines to facilitate removal. Sorry but that's the truth. Regards, Rob @ Classic Baths -------------- That's what I thought. Our contractor moved it there. So that's that? -Dave --------------- Can you open up the wall on the other side of that door? Then the front would be accessible. Rob ------------- No sir. This is the only access point. Can it be removed/replaced? -d -------------- That's going to cost a lot more than $240. And then you'll have the same issue the next time it needs service. No wonder you wanted a free estimate... Regards, Rob @ Classic Baths ---------------- I wanted a free estimate because I have a one year old, a five year old, a mortgage, two cars, and credit card debt. I can't afford $240 just to be told my 'installer should be shot.' Good day. -Dave ---------------- I can't afford to allot 2 hours of my day to go see a job where it would be impossible to do anything and not get paid. You knew this was going to be a problem and didn't mention it when you wanted a free estimate. You knew there was very high likelihood that this was going to be a problem but chose not to say anything until you knew you were getting charged. You deserve your contractor.

Don't Bother! I called this man to come and refinish my floors and he postponed 3 times on me…read more(that's 3 weeks of waiting). I should have known ahead of time because he postponed coming to my house to quote on the job. I even had to call him for a quote. To start he told me the job would only take a couple of days. After coming to my house again I was told it would take 3-4 days, okay no problem I must've misunderstood. When I spoke to him again (after he postponed the 2nd time) he told me the job would be a full week. Again not a problem, I wanted him to do a good job on my floors and we would arrange ourselves in the house to give him the time he needed. Honestly, I understand that he was probably busy and we were going on vacation so I thought I'd be nice to go along with his schedule. The night before he was supposed to show up I texted him to confirm and I got another excuse about how it would be better to start the following week. Again I accepted that he was busy and allowed him to postpone. Today he was supposed to show up at 7:30 and he blamed being late on the weather. He explained in his text message that told his men to show up at 9:30 but the roads were bad and he can come by at 10. Remember he was supposed to show up at 7:30 and he's giving me another excuse! At this time I told him to forget it I called someone else. I'm not sure what type of job he would have done but waiting 3 weeks for someone to come and do a job is too long. Plus I just don't trust someone who feels that wasting my time is okay. Remember I'm paying him and his quote wasn't cheap. If Donald told me that he had other jobs and he couldn't come until later in the month I would have gladly agreed to schedule when he was free. However he didn't do that and left me with no other choice than to find someone else.

I called a lot of places before deciding on Personal Touch because the owner was responsive and the…read moreprice reasonable. But when all was said and done, I had to give only three stars. After agreeing to the proposal, there was no further contact with the owner during the many weeks leading up to the job. Then an emergency caused him to put off the 4-day job from a Friday to a Saturday. He called again on Saturday and said he was sorry but he'd have to start on Monday. Problem was, I was leaving on vacation that day and had planned everything around being able to let the workers in, stick around to make sure all was well, and leave a key for a neighbor to let them in the remaining days. This plan went all to hell. My neighbor reported no activity during my week away, and when I got back they still had to come in two more times. They left splashes of varnish on a tile floor, and there are still lap marks and streaks from applying the varnish incorrectly. They even put down the wrong color in one spot and had to remove and reapply. I had used another refinisher in the past, but I felt they were rude and didn't respect me as a past customer, so I sought out Personal Touch. True, they were at least competent at the start, and the workers couldn't have been nicer. Except for those mistakes and snafus, the floors really do look great. The problem was the emergency that threw off the schedule, which caused them to rush. Still, if I need floor refinishing again, I will go back to the rude guys. At least their work was mistake-free and was completed in the agreed-upon time frame.

I'm very happy and really impressed with the roof work done by White Plains Roofing and Siding on…read moremy mid-century house and garage. Jim has great communication skills and offered a common sense approach to my project that was lacking in other bids. Rob managed the project. They did what they said they were going to do when they said they were going to do it. We also came in right on cost. I highly recommend using White Plains Roofing and Siding.

I had gotten 5 estimates to do my roof, and I am so glad that I chose James, of White Plains…read moreRoofing & Siding. They did a meticulous job installing and cleaning up, and fixed the mortar on my chimney, and sent me photographs of any issues they encountered. They are thorough, professional, and very nice. I highly recommend them, and it was the best home improvement experience I have had. In addition, I was concerned about the container marring my new blacktop driveway, and Jim showed up on the day it was delivered and taken away, to ensure there was no mishap. They are excellent.

If you want quality results at a reasonable price, you found it with A-1 Pavement. Ron was very…read moreprofessional and easy to get a long with and understood exactly what I was looking for. When other contractors tried to rip me off into getting a new driveway, Ron assured me that I didn't need a new driveway, it just needed to be resealed. Ron and his team were on time, and when the job was done, it looked as if it was brand new. Even my neighbors thought I had a new driveway done. My advice to all is spend a few pennies to have the look of Millions$$. Hire Ron and put your trust in him. He's honest, reliable, professional, prompt, and good at what he does. Ron exceeded my expectations!

Amazing and fast service. Just look at the pictures. Ron along with his workers are gentlemen…read more Would recommend and will keep with their services for years to come.