To preface: I don't like writing 1 star reviews, but after this entire experience (spanning over 2.5 months...) I felt I needed to share. Yelp word count is 5,000 characters..my initial draft was over 15,000, so this is the short version.
I was looking to get 3 mirrors replaced (warped mirrors), and to change my shower door into a slider. Ken, owner of Glass23, provided the fastest response and had his employee come out and take measurements. After some back and forth with a few companies, I decided to go with Glass23 based on reviews and cost.
This took a nosedive from here.
My initial appointment was changed 3 times. Day of, he had forgotten a tool, so the initial ETA was 1.5 hours later. Initially, the job seemed ok, but after some time, I noticed each item had issues:
-1st mirror: extra half inch sticking out..not sure if it was due to placement or poor measurement to start
-2nd mirror: noticed warping on the new mirror...(super odd, since I was guaranteed there was no chance the new mirrors were going to get warped)
-3rd mirror: huge gap behind the mirror, and not enough adhesive
-shower slider: only tested a few days later due to adhesive, but the glass door nearly fell off when I used it the first time
Communication after the initial install was not good. First half of invoice was paid from start, and he requested the second half to be paid, even with all these issues still outstanding. I ultimately paid it in the hopes that I was going to have all my issues resolved. A lot of back and forth to get the warped mirror replaced by the supplier.
2nd visit: similar issues with timing, and reasons why he was going to be late. He brought the new mirror, but was unable to pry off the "bad" mirror he had installed on. He was concerned that it would break everywhere and used some wood stakes to try to ease the tension...response was to check back in in a few weeks. The shower door issue was that the screws at the top were not tightened. He assumed the manufacturer would have tightened it but didn't check it upon install..
Post 2nd visit comms: After finally using the shower slider, the slider was now leaking a ton of water. Had a lot of towels that I had to keep switching out.
3rd visit: again, same issue. Texted an ETA, but forgot an item so was pushed back. Ended up pulling off the mirror since the wood stakes did nothing (so we wasted 10 days in the hopes that it would come off). Added extra sealant for the shower in the hopes that it would stop leaking.
Post 3rd visit: shower slider STILL leaking. Master bedroom mirror gap was so noticeable. Not enough adhesive since I could nearly pull the bottom corner compeltely off. Through texts, he simply mentioned additional adhesive was needed.
4th visit: luckily arrived at the end of the hour window he gave. Adding adhesive to mirror did nothing. Added more sealant to shower and made it look pretty noticeable, and ugly, in the hopes it would stop leaking.
Post 4th visit: shower slider still leaking. After some thinking...since the mirror wasn't flushed to the wall, there was still going to be a big gap, so I had requested to get a new mirror (and I noticed there was damage already to the mirror, likely from the wall). I was going to have a handyman come in and fix the wall. After a bit of back and forth, I was given 2 options: partial refund or full refund and he comes to take everything out of my home. I was 100% considering a full refund, but I did not want to schedule another visit...and have no mirrors and no glass for my shower for 4-5 weeks+ as I search for a new company.
Ultimately, going for a partial refund to end the business arrangement. What makes me livid, is the fact that he did not admit any fault for a botched job. Multiple times through our texts, the response was: "he was sorry he wasn't able to make things the way I had hoped." I had hoped for a simple mirror replacement and a non-leaky shower without all the issues. This entire process took 2.5 months, which is absolutely ridiculous. I am glad it is finally over. Now, I just have to deal with seeing the issues every day, and ultimately, needing to fix everything when the mirror breaks or when the shower slider leaks a ridiculous amount.
Going back, the ideal situation would have been: before blindly installing, I would have liked him to check the wall, and let me know that wall had an issue. I would proceed or wait on install to get it fixed, but give me that choice. For the shower slider, I dont know what went wrong, but my initial shower door had no leaking issues.
Even if I was given a full refund and everything stayed at my place, I still wouldn't have been made whole. The amount of time I blocked out for each visit, the number of texts back and forth, and the constant reminder that the mirrors and shower slider was a failed job will continue to bother me until I get it swapped out anyways. read more