A big shoutout to Mark Sletten and Sletten Interior Solutions. They replaced my awful cracked acrylic tub and surround with a new tub and tile. On time (1.5 weeks), on budget, and incredible workmanship. If you have any projects you've been putting off, highly recommend! I've been telling my friends & coworkers about how great the experience has been, and they have been jokingly asking if he'll travel out of state lol. But seriously, we're lucky to have such an awesome contractor right here in St. Paul. read more

Services were sub par, high priced, and work was incredibly slow. Poor communication. Mark came out and quoted a project for $17k on a remodel of our only small bathroom that was broke (and needed a remodel anyway). I had remodeled the bathroom at our previous house, so I have a good handle on what is involved, but we were too busy to take it on ourselves. I solicited 5 or 6 bids and Mark's seemed the most professional but also the highest cost. I highlighted that this was our ONLY bathroom and speed was the utmost priority and that ideally I would like the project done in like weeks not months. Mark didn't express much concern over timeline. Now there were some materials shortages, and COVID and whatever, but it was just excuse after excuse, with sometimes no one showing up for a month at a time. And the strong impression was this project just wasn't organized or a priority. They didn't start for over 5 weeks, and when called on it, I was told that the timeline we discussed was for starting the project, not finishing it. I wish I had recorded our initial conversation, because it seemed he took crummy notes and then later reinterpreted them to suit his needs. Nearly 2 months into the project he expressed surprise this was our only bathroom and sort of sheepishly asked what we had been doing in the meantime (going to neighbors houses we are friends with). How that CORE piece of information I had stressed repeatedly during our first few meetings had slipped his mind, I have no idea. He the said he would hurry to finish. Then no one showed up for 3 straight weeks. We nearly fired him about three different times, including in mid JAN promising to have the shower done by Valentine's day (we hired him first week of OCT). Needless to say that deadline was totally missed by a month or more. Moreover key elements discussed during the planning stage were simply forgotten by him (tile wainscoting), and then when asked about them several months in he had to scramble. Early on in late OCT he had stressed the need for us to drop everything and go pick out tile so he could order it and have it there by mid NOV. Then MONTHS later when he was actually ready to install the tile (JAN), the project again had to go on hold because he had not ordered it yet... This is despite repeatedly asking him if he needed us to order tile, or front cash for materials to speed things along (not sure if he was having cashflow issues or what). Anyway, once the project was 95% done, they just had to install a glass divider (another element he had forgotten about). So that was another several weeks, then when they came to install it, they had cut it for the wrong side of the room, the side away from the shower...so more weeks to completion. By this point I couldn't even talk to him because I was so angry, but firing him when we were 98% seemed pointless. Anyway, I left it in my wife's hands, who he then took advantage of. Telling her he was giving us a "$1000 discount" for all the hassle, while charging her $300 more than the estimate and payment plan we had agreed on. This is despite us generally picking cheaper materials than were in his estimate and giving him wide latitude on specific choice just to try and speed things along. Hiring Mark was one of the 3-5 biggest mistakes I have made in my entire life. Worse than some car accidents I got into in my teens or that time I bought a super expensive bike right before we had a kid and I mostly stopped biking. The stress related to this has probably literally taken 6 months off of my life expectancy. I am serious. read more

Our St. Paul home was built in 1939 and the bathroom was suffering from extensive rot and mold behind the shower tiles, a poor DIY remodel from former owners, and an all-around depressing appearance. Mark finished our bathroom today and the work is shockingly beautiful; it's more than we thought possible considering how it once looked. We asked for subway tiles in the shower, a herringbone pattern on the floor, and a deep tub despite a confined space. He gave us everything we requested and added things we did not even know to ask for: a higher shower head, an alcove and built-in shelf in the shower, a beautiful two-in-one shower head/sprayer, and more, all within budget. He was also very kind to our pets, incredibly clean and thoughtful, and easy to work with. We will definitely have him back to beautify our other crappy bathroom, no doubt about it. read more

Sletten Interior Solutions - General Contractors Near Me - Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mark gave us the most beautiful master bath I've ever seen. He was so wonderful to work with. He communicated well, took good care of our home and followed all health and safety requirements (including great care of Covid requirements). We can't wait to do the next project with Mark knowing that he will continue to make our home beautiful! read more

Mark has the extraordinary ability to see what a space can become and make that happen. Our 1906 1 1/2 house is 940 square feet. We urgently needed a 1st floor bathroom. Mark walked around briefly and almost immediately showed us where the new bathroom had to be and had clear ideas of how to make that a reality. He fit us into his busy schedule and created a first floor ¾ bathroom in exactly the amount of time he estimated for an extremely reasonable price. The quality of his work is superb. Mark matched the style of the house, even to matching wall colors and building matching wainscoting. Everything was great, from choice of materials, fitting in new plumbing and heat vents, hand tiling, the list goes on. We were very impressed by how clean the work area was kept. Mark is a man of few words. He clearly loves what he does. You will not get constant updates on work progress. Be patient! We texted and emailed primarily. I would drop by near the end of the day every few days to see the progress. We give him our strongest recommendation. Beth G St Paul read more

Seems like Mark is very hit-or-miss in terms of customer service and communication. Unfortunately, it was a complete miss for me. Mark called to cancel my appointment 90 minutes before it was scheduled -- no reason given. Before I could ask about rescheduling, he had already hung up the phone. So I guess this means I should find a different company...? It was just so odd. read more

Mark installed a multitude of items in a two day period. His creative approach to installing our pot rack was outstanding. We couldn't have asked for better workmanship or communication. Wouldn't hesitate to have him do work for us again should the need arise. read more

Called Sletten and Mark came out checked out the space, took some measurements and said he'd email an estimate. He said give me a week. Two weeks went by and I called him and said I wanted to make sure he had my correct email. Without even asking what it was he said he did. Just the tone of his voice was strange somehow without him telling me I knew I'd never hear from him. It's been a couple months, still waiting for some kind of answer. read more

The work they did was AWESOME! Our bathroom tile is absolutely gorgeous! It was a patterned concrete tile and even the store where we purchased it was impressed! They also installed a tile floor, two new toilets, a bathroom sink top, a new kitchen sink, shower fixtures, a new bathroom cabinet and re-vented the bathroom and microwave vents to the roof so we wouldn't get ice dams. The construction costs were VERY reasonable. However, if you're a control freak (like I am) and want constant information and updates about the progress of this superior, outstanding work...you WON'T get it from Mark (email, text, phone or face-to-face conversation!!!)!!! Jim is awesome though...he'll tell you anything!!! Did I mention I've never seen or heard of any contractor taking so much care to keep the house and the work area clean? Everyday we came home...there wasn't even a SPECK of construction dust!!! read more