burned by a contractor

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Angry

So you are using a quartz product right now. I know that you haven't had it tht long, but are you pleased with it, or do you have regrets about not getting the granite?

We love it, no regrets.

For what it's worth we have a neighbor who has granite and he told us that he wishes he would have went with Corian.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

We love it, no regrets.

I have a neighbor who has granite and he told us that he wishes he would have went with Corian.

Gotcha, thanks for the input and not giving me hell about it.

Looks my wife wins yet again.

[Schneed10]

I have granite and love the way it looks, no complaints. But to be honest I don't really care what material it is, as long as it looks nice.

[That Guy]

granite is expensive if you need a big piece without a seem in it, and I think health wise they aren't as good (from a bacteria stand-point, not the whole radon/gamma radiation thing).

I have corian, as do my parent's, and i'd do it again in a second. they can mold/cut it to any size and it looks great.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by That Guy

granite is expensive if you need a big piece without a seem in it, and I think health wise they aren't as good (from a bacteria stand-point, not the whole radon/gamma radiation thing).

I have corian, as do my parent's, and i'd do it again in a second. they can mold/cut it to any size and it looks great.

This is a myth propogated by the quartz industry. Studies show that the quartz product do exactly what they say...but not any better than granite.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

This is a myth propogated by the quartz industry. Studies show that the quartz product do exactly what they say...but not any better than granite.

by consumer reports?

you have to re-seal granite too.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by That Guy

by consumer reports?

you have to re-seal granite too.

Yeah they are relying on pop-science...basically buying into the solid-surface marketing machine. I have solid surface and it is great...but it isn't any more safe than granite. Especially if you clean your kitchen on a regular basis. And I personally think the sealing issue is way way way overblown. Buy the sealer and wipe it on twice a year. You spend like $10 and 5 minutes of your life a year on the "hassle" of sealing.

[KLHJ2]

My wife and I make too much to get the full amount of first time buyer thing, but we will get some of it...Thanks Obama! My real estate agent and my lending agent are long time friends of my wife and her family. They have been doing a great job of looking out for us at every decision.

I will not be living so close to the line, I am a few miles up 29. The area is nice and the homes are a bit more reasonably priced.

[BDBohnzie]

That's awesome Angry, congrats! There is nothing like buying your first home...

What's your proximity to Four Corners?

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

That's awesome Angry, congrats! There is nothing like buying your first home...

What's your proximity to Four Corners?

About 6 miles North East. In between Cherry Hill and Briggs Cheyney

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

So the wife and I are moving into a new house soon and we're doing some major remodeling in the new place.

New hardwood floors throughout the main living area and in the master bedroom, a brand new kitchen, new carpets in the guest bedrooms, new paint, etc.

We hired a guy to do the floors and carpets, and he also did some painting in 2 of the bedrooms, and he scrapped our popcorn ceilings. This guy came recommended from a neighbor, and we checked his work there and everything seemed fine.

We haven't been too happy with this floor guy so far but the crap really hit the fan tonight. Up until now his work wasn't horrible necessarily, but he just kept missing deadlines and was hard to get in touch with sometimes. So we stopped in to check out the floors tonight and they looked horrible, just pathetic. I swear a monkey could have done a better job. Blotches everywhere. Obviously he did a piss poor job with the sanding and every blemish is showing, big time.

So we're into this project pretty deep and I could just throw up after seeing the total amateur job he did with the hardwoods. Luckily, the contractor we have doing the kitchen remodel is a real professional and a great guy, I only wish we would have just hired him to do the whole house. He's calling his guy that does floors to come out and see if he can salvage the damage that's already been done. Best case he can sand them properly and stain them again, worst case we might have to rip up the floors and start over.

We feel like we've been kicked in the gut. We're just thankful the contractor who is doing the kitchen is a real pro who can help us out. Hell, he even flat out old told the floor guy he did a shit job right to his face!

I guess the lesson here is to really do your homework when hiring a contractor for a major job, and get more than just a neighbor's recommendation. I think this contractor was just a small time guy who bit off more than he could chew, and unfortunately we're the ones that have to deal with cleaning up his mess.

sorry to hear about your luck

hope this works out man

[MTK]

Had our small claims case today and we won, slam F'ing dunk. The dude didn't even show up. F'ing coward. Too bad we probably won't see a dime from this scumbag but it's satisfying to at least have the judgment in our favor.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Had our small claims case today and we won, slam F'ing dunk. The dude didn't even show up. F'ing coward. Too bad we probably won't see a dime from this scumbag but it's satisfying to at least have the judgment in our favor.

Congrats. What was the judgment?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by saden1

Congrats. What was the judgment?

The max allowed, 3k plus court fees

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Had our small claims case today and we won, slam F'ing dunk. The dude didn't even show up. F'ing coward. Too bad we probably won't see a dime from this scumbag but it's satisfying to at least have the judgment in our favor.

Congratulations on that man; hope you can recover something.