Design Marble Works

"I would not recommend or suggest using this company to anyone. Starting from day one there were nothing but issues and complaining. First contract renegotiating, second complaining about access, then the type of tile we had chosen. Started on Wednesday for a couple of hours, I came home and found his helper using my power tools that were in my shop without asking. Talked to Dale told him if he needs something to ask, I would happy to loan any tools and such nor needed. He responds, don’t get mad, I said I am not, just ask. Thursday a couple of hours, and then he goes again into my shot looking for something, he said needed som e nails and screws, I reminded him to ask and stay out of onyx shop. Then Friday came asking my wife for a $700 check to pay the plumber who passed the phone me to remind Dale the plumber was in his contract and not my responsibility to pay. He grumbled and said hung up. I got home and found he left?? Saturday his helper came to house to pick up the tools because they were working on Dales house over the weekend, I said see ya Monday. Monday came, no Dale?? I called my tile supplier and told them not to give Dale any supplies until I talked to him. They informed me Dale told them he was not returning to finish because it wasn’t working between us?? The shop also informed me he took his old business cards and gave out new business cards with a new business name. After talking to the tile shop owner he found out that to many complaints were coming in and he was not giving any new referrals and had to clear all of his equipment out of the staging areas they were letting him use. So I called Dale and he was not willing to return any of the portion of contract money talk about what happened to get my shower finished, he hung up. I asked him to give a portion back and I would cut my loses, no way. I found another contractor and everything Dale installed had to be ripped out and restarted from scratch. Dale was cutting corners and not preparing floor as required. My resort was to take him to small claims court which I did and won my case. I received a few dollars difference from what I was willing to cut my loses at. I found another contractor which cost me a little more, but I feel the extra cost to him was better the the grief I went through with Dale. Stay away from this contractor. I have head the same from others. The one star is only because I had to post one to post my post. He had changed his company name the day after ABANDoNING my project."