Our insurance recommended Pristine after an upstairs flood. We needed a ton of work. The leak went through the sub floor into the kitchen below. We needed everything fixed down to the floor.
We got in contact with Pristine last December. Since we knew we had to replace everything, we took it as a good time to upgrade. At our first meeting I was overly ambitious. Going into other rooms, relocating plumbing, knocking down walls etc. Chad seemed on board and there was good communication back and forth.
Fast forward a couple weeks. We are supposed to started the renovation. EVERYTHING we discussed is out the window. They are just there to put everything how it was. The weeks of waiting were wasted. I communicate AGAIN the kind of upgrades we were hoping for.
The old tub was fiber glass one piece, that's what they wanted to put back in. We did want that. We wanted a big soaker tub, a specific tile for the shower, new floor tile, new baseboards, fresh new paint, new toilet a new vanity, new medicine cabinets. Literally a whole new bathroom.
After communicating this for the second time we picked out our shower tile, and that's pretty much it. The tub was selected for us as was the floor tile based on our wants.
Tub gets installed after plumbing gets moved over with no issues ( so we thought). Next is tile, floor tile is fine despite no final day from us, the shower tile goes up, and it looks gorgeous! The tile guys nailed it out of the park. Which makes sense since they were contracted out.
At the point we have a tub installed, tile is laid and everything looks great. We wait about a week with no communication from Pristine. I let them know I'm going to have someone else install the shower trim. We get that installed, after months of no shower ( it's April at this point, I have a contact from Pristine saying it would be complete by February) we are finally have a shower and a tub. My wife is water and takes a bath in her new soaker. When we come downstairs the SAME LEAK that caused all the problems is back! It ruined once again the ceiling in the kitchen. The water and drywall leaked all over our newly installed cafe stove. I let chad know right away and he did come out on a Sunday to help take care of it. Turns out the plumber did not install the overflow part correctly causing the second flood.
That's resolved. Now I'm expecting the new baseboards we discussed. NOPE! Not only did I not get them, Chad got mad at the tile guys for even removing them. I could not imagine a professional tile job getting done without removing the baseboards. None the less, they reinstall the old baseboards, which needed to be replaced anyway.
The toilet, when working on the plumbing a part to the toilet was broken and needed to be replaced. Great! We wanted a new toilet anyway. The toilet gets removed, so I go buy a new one. I inform Chad we have a new one ready to replace the old one. He tells me that's not what we agreed on, and will cause him more work. They do install it with no issues.
That's where we correctly stand. No vanity, no new medicine cabinet, really just a fraction of the things we wanted. The bills start rolling in, things that I question. Also needles work that didn't need done we got charged for. For example: new drywall where the fiberglass shower was, that needed done. Painting and texturing the drywall that's to be covered with shower tile, that did not need to be done.
I talked to one of the painters. I asked if they were painting the walls? Baseboards etc. Nope just this 3 ft section where the old shower was. That summed up our experience with Pristine.
It is June as I right this. More than 6 months and we still do not have a bathroom. Do not use Pristine if you're looking for an upgrade. They will just replace, and put it back how it was
