GREGORY G'S RESTORATION

Worst experience we ever had with a contractor.

Greg said it would take “about a week.” After shopping for tile, vanity, lights, etc., he increased the price by $1,000. They demolished the bathroom in one day and we were told that night that additional plumbing work needed to be done before going further. My husband and myself were each told a different reason for the extra $750 in plumbing. After the second payment of three, work went extremely slow. Here are some of the many problems that occurred during the next 3 weeks: • Floor tile was put in without leveling and the grout was done improperly. • Two of the four walls are not square and are slanted; one being in the tub area. • Wall tiles are uneven, spaces between uneven, some cracked and crooked, and grout was done improperly and has many different colors of gray with cracks and holes. Wall tile also has grout on the tile in many areas. In a corner, the wall tile is pushed into the wall. • There is caulk in some of the grout areas instead of grout. • Medicine cabinet was not sealed and has open air coming out on the top. • They dropped tile into the toilet flange which ended up causing a clog and water to come out of the bottom of the toilet. We had to hire a plumber and the toilet had to be snaked and reseated. • The light over the medicine cabinet was placed about 5 inches too high & is almost touching the ceiling. • The tub faucet was not secured properly and needs to be held down to turn the shower on and at one point caused the water to not run. • Greg never made a diagram as to how the subway (wall) tile was supposed to be placed and we had to work on the spot with the workers who came. • Vanity was supposed to be painted and it was never painted or installed. • We agreed on crown molding around the ceiling and Greg never took that into consideration and the wall tile was placed up to the ceiling. This created a gap where the tile started from the wall that was not tiled. • The spackling was never finished nor done correctly, and the painting was never completed. • By the fourth Monday, Greg argued with us and ultimately agreed the job was “unprofessional.” He agreed to come back and redo the tile and finish the rest of the work, but never came back nor contacted us. Several contractors have advised us that our bathroom has to be completely redone. At least one of these contractors has also stated that they have redone numerous bathrooms that were originally done by The Bathroom Boyz. Please think hard before hiring The Bathroom Boyz, AKA, Gregory G’s Construction.

Two days after the work was completed, I noticed that there was $230 missing from my son's money jar in his room. This jar was hidden in a chest at the foot of the bed. The bathroom renovation was upstairs so no one actually sat upstairs to watch the workers. Gregory came out and collected monies as the job went along. the workers were nice and even cleaned the carpet when the work was done. I never confronted Gregory on the missing money. The bathroom work is guarenteed for one year and now I have an issue with some grout cracking in the shower area. I need to call him for a fix-up. I will let you know how it goes.