Our dream to remodel our basement for our sons' graduations and family holiday gatherings died after we hired Majestic Home Solutions. They have been working on our basement remodel FOR TWO YEARS and it’s not close to being done (Majestic argues it has only been 1 1/2 yrs, not 2 yrs, so I should not complain). I paid them over $70,000. Virtually every facet of the project has had to be redone.
The work quality is poor. Majestic's owner hires out the work to unlicensed and/or unskilled subcontractors who blindly perform the work without guidance, instruction, or oversight from Majestic. I will describe one such example. After hastily installing a brand new floating floor (over the entire basement floor), Majestic had to completely redo it months later because both Majestic and its subcontractors were unfamiliar with the flooring manufacturer's installation instructions (requiring the subfloor to be levelled per specifications and requiring cabinets be installed prior to laying the floor). These were flooring tiles specifically recommended BY MAJESTIC. Had I not read the instructions myself, I would have been left with a grossly unlevel basement floor with a voided warranty because my $70k contractor didn't bother reading the manufacturer's instructions.
YOU will become your own project manager / foreman because the owner (our designated project manager / superintendent) does not come out to the site to show the subcontractors what to do and does not inspect their work. After arriving at the house with no project manager or foreman on site, subcontractors have asked us what it is they are supposed to be do.
We are having issues with the new bathroom and shower: an unlevel floor, unlevel toilet, cracked grout (have yet to turn on the shower), and poor quality work. It looks like I tried finishing the basement remodel myself over the weekend.
This project was supposed to be completed in 4-5 months. Instead, my sons' graduations, two Thanksgivings, and two Christmases have come and gone. The appliances they made us buy at the start of the project (they won't begin working until all materials and appliances are on site) are still sitting in my garage, unopened, and now out of warranty. I am out $70k & still have no functional basement. One of the worst experiences we have ever had (and are still going through).
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