Crs Granite & Cabinets

Kitchen & Bathroom - Cabinets & Design
Brantford ON N3R 2E9
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Zsuzsanna in Herndon
Zsuzsanna in Herndon
2 reviews Oakville, ON
2/10

Kitchen refacing product quality issues and customer service by owner

I have hired CRS granite to reface our kitchen cabinets in 2013 summer. They came out give us a lot of choices and even suggetsed to add drawers in some of the awkward cabinets to have better use of the space. They did a good job at the time, although I was not a 100% happy with the finishing of the edges (taping) , but understood soem of the limitations thye fced due to how the cabinets were placed originally. Fast forward lass than 3 years, and the doors started peeling. First the ones around the stove, but then we noticed others as well. I asked if it was still under warranty, I was told no, and was provided with a quote of 800+HST to replace 2 doors , and the paneling around the stove (Nov 24, 2015). There was no formal quote attached to the email, no details, only the number. Due to the holidays and some family emergencies I did not get to order the work until late January 2016 , when the president of CRS Granite let me know that the price went up by a whopping 55% , and when I questioned why and noted it was quite steep of an increase and I was not notified in their quote how long it was valid for, or even got the breakdown of the cost, I was told that he does not have a wish to work fro free, and that he does not appreciate customers who don't value his hard work and disrespectful of his staff (he could not answer when I ever had done that- every communication was in email, so easy to trace), and that I should take it up with the Canadian government to support small business if I don't want to pay the high prices (quote) "Had you purchased last year we would not be having this conversation. We cannot change the cost of doing business, unless our Canadian Governments starts to support the manufacturing sector. I have no desire to participate in any transaction that produces no profit. The price is the price"...and the tirade went on and on, accusing me of not using the kitchen appropriately.... When I accepted his new (still not detailed pricing), and noted that I have no other options as they did the original work, so I can only have them to fix it, or replace all kitchen cabinet doors, he wrote to me that he is refusing to work for me, and I should hire someone else. As there were no other companies willing to fix the substandard product they left me with, I went to Home depot, spent $15 on glue and clamps and in 2 hours + drying time I fixed the warped edges. They did not turn out to be perfect but at least they were presentable. Unfortunately I did into check the BBB or any reviews before I hired them. I would not recommend this company to anyone. Not because of the staff, but as the owner is so disrespectful to his customers, and in denial of any quality issues. This is clear if one reads this responses to review on BBB, which are all very poor. He blames his clients for everything that goes wrong with his product and service, has no courtesy towards his customers- this is evident form my interaction with him, and also from his responses to any negative reviews. Look at the pictures...they speak for themselves...

Approximate cost of services:
$9,000.00
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Company Response

CRS Granite completed its contractual obligations in July of 2012 for $6,555.88, not $9000 as claimed by this person.
On Oct 28, 2015, the client submitted a warranty claim, along with pictures which was reviewed by our door manufacture, who later determined that the issue was caused by excessive amounts of steam, where moisture has been left sitting on the surface of the door for long durations of time. The clients claim was declined and an estimate of $800 + HST to replace the damaged items was presented on Nov 15, 2015.
At the same time, CRS recommended that the client check the stove hood exhaust system to make sure it had sufficient air movement to redirect steam away from the cabinets. If stove hood is not pulling the steam or venting properly, then the unit should checked to see the unit needs cleaning or if the vent pipe outside your home is clogged. If after cleaning, the steam is still not being redirected away from the cabinets, we suggested the hood should be replaced with a stronger unit that has a higher CFM rating.
On Nov 16, 2015, the client agreed with CRS’s assessment, components to be replaced and amount, which was payable in advance, coordinated by our Office Manager. After numerous attempts to finalize the sale and collect payment, CRS closed its service file on Nov 30, 2015 given that the client ignored all efforts.
On Feb 5, 2016, the client contacted CRS looking to move forward with the project, which was forwarded on to Doug Jones (President of CRS) who responded, starting that CRS could not hold the original price because supplier prices increased by 30% (US vs Canadian Dollar), combined with another 25% on CRS’s side due to increases in the cost of operations. The revised estimate was $1240 + HST.
Shortly after the e-mail was sent, the client called CRS’s Office Manager demanding CRS hold the original price, claiming that our products were inferior and that her previous doors from the builder were better, and that it was unreasonable to expect her to pay for replacements. The call ended abruptly with the client hanging up after 10 minutes of complaining over the phone.
Later that day, the client sent the following e-mail “well I really have no choice do I? a 55% hike is very steep and I would appreciate some flexibility. I understand that I am out of warranty but altogether I am getting to a price for which I could have built a new kitchen and not just refacing.... is there anything you can do?”
CRS responded: “Had you purchased last year we would not be having this conversation. We cannot change the cost of doing business, unless our Canadian Governments starts to support the manufacturing sector. I have no desire to participate in any transaction that produces no profit. The price is the price.”
Client’s response: “ok. I will go with this as I have no options. I am not a happy as there was no mentioning of any price hikes especially not this significant. I had to delay due to my father passing totally unexpected. but of course business is business. when will the new doors and installed and all the other warped edginf g be fixed? I want to make sure there are no more surprises.”
CRS responded: “Sorry to hear about your loss. We do not send out price increase announcements because we price by the job. Quotes are valid for 30 days which is an industry standard. We have no control over costs and I refuse to work for free, or for anyone who does not appreciate our efforts. Based on recent interaction and comments feel that we are not a good fit, therefore, we’ll pass. “
On Feb 26, 2016, the client responded “ just wanted to ask if the below comment from you is your final decision related to the quality issue related exchange of the doors and the price hike communicated to me after receiving your quote for the job. also would like to mention that I was not given a detailed quote itemizing the cost of manufacturing and installation, validity if the quote and payment terms.”
CRS responded: “Respectfully, I have no desire to subject our valued employees to any Customer who is not happy with our efforts, prices, products, services, or who is unwilling to accept our policies and procedures. Your recent interactions and comments, leaves me with impression that we are not a good fit, therefore, it only makes sense for us to pass on the work.
We have no control how a customer uses or how they care for the products we install. The cause of the damage was explained and you were advised that it was not covered under warranty. If it was covered under warranty, we would have exchanged the components, at our expense, as any other reputable company would do.
We price by the job which was outlined on Nov 16, 2015, based on the attached pictures you sent us. Our payment terms were also outlined on Nov 17, 2015. You were given an estimate to repair, not a quote. Our repair estimates are converted into a quote at time of acceptance and are valid for 30 days. Repair quotes are converted into an order confirmation once we have payment details. After the service is complete, and our service work-order has been signed off, the order confirmation is converted into invoice following standard accounting procedures.”
CRS has been in business for 11 years, with thousands of happy customers throughout Southern, Ontario and is an accredited member of BBB. We are extremely proud of the products and services we deliver, and make every effort to be understanding, fair and reasonable, however, there are some situations where going separate ways is the best approach for all involved, despite this negative review.

 in Toronto
in Toronto
1 review Rockwood, ON
1/10

Kitchen and bathroom granite

I have used CRS Granite twice before and would rate them as top drawer in all aspects of a contract. If I used HomeStars when I used them previously I would have rated them 10! I even recommended them to friends. Sadly however, my latest contract showed a whole new face of CRS that I have never seen before. It started with the original installation date reschedule. They called late the day before the install ( Wednesday) to say their polisher was sick and couldn't make it. I had already decommissioned the kitchen plumbing and now had to re-attach everything since I had a family dinner planned for the weekend and they said they could not make it until the following week. It was surprised that this Company operated with only one polisher. I thought they were a lot bigger. I can live with people having staff problems, so I was prepared to not let that bother me. It alone would not have affected my opinion of the Company. When they finally arrived on a reschedule day the following week the actual granite slab was very nice, but numerous installation and fabrication issues developed that CRS chose to not address despite many opportunities to discuss with me. These were ones I could not ignore, unlike the reschedule mentioned earlier. When I said the kitchen sink "seam" was not matching, I was told " we do not use a CNC machine and the slab is 10 feet long so there are "fabrication limits". ( I was disappointed that they cannot even match a seam and do not use CNC in today's modern age ). The installer also drilled the faucet hole offset the wrong way to match my oblong faucet . They did come to try and fix it the best they could, but never admitted that it was drilled wrong - they just blamed my faucet. He had drilled the offset in the wrong direction. They did fix up the seam the best they could when enlarging the faucet hole, but you can't repair a polished finish on a fabrication mismatch so that part remains. To add to the customer service issues, when this work was scheduled I was given an " all day" window, and when asked to tighten it up the day before the visit, I was told " per your contract' the customer must be available all day on the scheduled day". So archaic and inconsiderate. On the bathroom, I contracted for a retrofit polishing to accommodate a reno I was doing, and the plan was to polish one end of the granite they had installed the year before since my reno no longer used a side splash. Again, the installer messed up and no one would admit it . The problem was that the material they brought did not match up, and the installer had bashed off the old sidesplash rather than save it for edge trim , assuming he had a piece with him that matched. When they discovered it did not, it was too late. CRS took absolutely no responsibility of this and only referred to "a notable risk in the retrofit that was discussed ahead of time, including lot match of colours." ( my disappointment was that the lot colour risk was avoidable with probably 2 more minutes of careful cutting off of the old part instead of taking a hammer to it to make things easy, and a check ahead of time on the lot colour issue with the material they had brought before swinging the hammer). In all of this , their customer service and how they handled my issues was absolutely horrible. Responses, with the exception of an offer to enlarge the faucet hole and clean up the seam, told me to read my contract documents or they outlined their own fabrication limitations that I was supposed to live with . I even asked the owner by email to call me and he declined , saying he knew enough already and was not interested, despite me advising him that he would end up with a very unhappy customer. Every time I raised any of these issues there never seemed to be a will to get on the phone and try to work them out with the customer. I was primarily looking for an opportunity for them to admit to their mistakes and apologize for the experience, and search for a way to move forward and do business again. The owner chose to not offer that possibility. This is so sad, and represents some of the worst customer service I have seen in 30 years of using various contractors. I would not recommend this Company based on my latest experience .

Approximate cost of services:
$6,000.00
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Company Response

We are extremely disappointed that this customer decided to write a negative review, given our efforts to make them happy and long term business relationship. CRS has been in business for more than 10 years and pride ourselves on providing the best products and services to all our Customers. While we strive for perfection on every countertop, it is not always possible working with a natural stone product, which is outlined within our sales contract, site readiness guideline and website. The sales contract was written up on July 28, 2015 for $3490, not $6000 as claimed. Another $350 was added to the sales contract at time of measure on Sept 22nd, as the client wanted to salvage an existing vanity, which involved adding and polishing an edge on-site. The client decided not to have CRS do the plumbing in order to save $300. A tentative installation date of Oct 22nd was given at time of measure because of the client’s vacation plans.

On Oct 15th, CRS sent a picture of the slab that CRS had on hold at our distributor’s warehouse in Mississauga, because they were trying to match to existing counters installed in Feb 2014. The client inspected, approved and the slab was special ordered the following day by CRS, and the install date was moved to Oct 29, 2015 to allow more time to fabricate. The slab arrived at CRS on Oct 22nd and the fabrication process began the following week. On Oct 28th, CRS advised the customer that we felt it was best to reschedule their install to Nov 3rd, because several of our key fabricators were off sick which was outside of our control. The customer agreed, however, they were seeking compensation because they had already discounted their plumbing, which CRS was not prepared to absorb.

On the day of install our customer was involved during the entire process, including the placement of the faucet, in relationship to the seam, under-mount sink and cabinets. The customer approved and signed off that work had been inspected and complete.

As for the bathroom vanity, the salvaging, reworking and removal of the existing backsplashes glued to the wall with PL premium did not survive, despite our efforts and time spent. Again, the customer turned to CRS for financial compensation, which we were not prepared to write off, due to the fact that the customer knew the risks.

On Nov 9th, CRS received an email from the homeowner who had a few concerns, stating no rush, along with a few pictures, that our Project Manager reviewed and responded to same day. On Nov 11th, the homeowner sent another e-mail expressing their unhappiness, about payments, seam placement, faucet hole, sink cutout, and supplied more pictures, which was forwarded onto our Office Manager who responded on Nov 17th via e-mail.

On Nov 19, the homeowner wrote back stating that he not care for her response, and threatened to go to the owner if she didn’t fix the issues to his satisfaction. On Nov 30th, our Office Manager sent an e-mail to coordinate a return trip to investigate and discuss their concerns, and provided a copy of our policy and procedures. On Dec 1st, our Office Manager engaged into a 20 minute phone conversation, with the customer who proceeded to lecture her on how to run a business, and their unhappiness drawing attention to an e-mail that was never sent.

On Dec 11th, the matter was forward the owner of CRS as the homeowner was unwilling to cooperate. On Dec 14th, the owner of CRS sent an e-mail to the homeowner outlining the Company’s position, stating that he supported his staff’s efforts and that we are not prepared to write off, or credit the sale any further. Our product engineer was sent to the client’s home on Dec 19th to investigate, discuss and resolve concerns raised, which the customer accepted.

On Dec 19, our product engineer reported that that the customer was being too fussy, and continued to complain that they were not happy with CRS because we did not offer any financial compensation.

At no time did CRS fail to deliver on its contractual obligations, and an open line of communication was maintained from the beginning which is well documented. The quality of our workmanship speaks for itself that can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDzXZ3BEy8

Should you have any questions regarding this review, please do not hesitate to contact me at dougjones@crsremodeling.ca

 in Fonthill
in Fonthill
1 review Niagara Regional Municipality, ON
10/10

Kitchen countertop and sink install

We had a great experience with CRS from beginning to end. Initial email inquiry was replied to almost immediately and after our first meeting with the owner, we left feeling positive that we chose a professional, reputable company. We had new granite kitchen counters installed as well as a deep undermount sink and a new faucet. All staff was courteous, professional and cleaned up afterwards. Countertops were superb! And they were able to accomodate my need to have it installed within two weeks!

Approximate cost of services:
$6,000.00
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private
private
3 reviews Hamilton, ON
3/10

laundry room, master bathroom vanity

We could not recommend this company. The quality of the finished product was less than we expected for the amount of money paid. The work crew was courteous and very punctual and cleaned up at the end of the day. The communication between the crew and the office could be improved. We feel this company is not equipped to handle anything other than a very simple job. We were told repeatedly that they wanted us to "be happy" with the completed job however once they were paid that didn't seem as important.

Approximate cost of services:
$13,000.00
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Company Response

It saddens us to learn that this person choose to write a negative review instead of discussing this matter with CRS beforehand.

We have provided this person with the best service possible working within the terms and conditions of a signed sales contract, and we maintained an open line of communication that is well documented.

The project started on June 2 and was finished on June 5, 2015, following the installation schedule CRS provided via e-mail on Apr 25, 2015, along with a copy of our site readiness guidelines and a detailed order confirmation, listing all products and services agreed.

CRS is a reputable Company, with thousands of installation sites through Southern, Ontario. While we make every effort to provide the best service possible to our Customers, some situations cannot be rectified no matter how hard you try. Some Customers are only satisfied by monetary resolutions, which is an ongoing problem within the home renovation industry.

The quality of our workmanship and finished products can be seen here: Laundry Room go to https://youtu.be/FWBDHbkJRAs Master Bathroom go to https://youtu.be/Lzv-X8aJcKk

Should you have any questions regarding this review, please do not hesitate to contact me at dougjones@crsremodeling.ca

CCW from Oakville
CCW from Oakville
1 review Oakville, ON
3/10

Countertop, Painting and tiling

I would not recommend using this company for anything beyond replacing a counter top. They are not well equip to manage an overall project. Estimates on project timing and materials required were not very good. get all the details up front on what is included in the cost

Approximate cost of services:
$17,000.00
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Ed McMahon from Burlington
Ed McMahon from Burlington
2 reviews Burlington, ON
1/10

Cabinet resurfacing and countertop install

Great sales job, lots of sincerity and down-home "we look after our customers" right up until the contract is signed, Things change after that especially if there are any issues with the project. This job took WAY longer than we were told (installers were here late into the nights and over a holiday weekend). Very disruptive. Damaged our kitchen floor. When we documented our issues complete with pictures, we got excuses and rationalizations. "You told us you were going to replace the floor, so it's OK that we damaged it" was the basic message. Sad really. I would not recommend CRS.

Approximate cost of services:
$14,000.00
What could this company do to improve their services?
schedule better; actually LISTEN to the customer and RESOLVE their issues -- don't try to explain away the problem.
Any advice to offer fellow homeowners facing a similar project?
watch them like a hawk; insist on sticking the agreed timelines; check everything before you hand over that final cheque -- it's the last time you'll see them!
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to in hamilton in Stoney creek
to in hamilton in Stoney creek
2 reviews Stoney Creek, ON
1/10

Refacing of Cabinents

They did resurfacing of our cabinets as well as some electrical work for us. They also capped the counters and backsplash of the kitchen.

The product was fine but their service stunk. They lost our info when they came for the estimate. They were way over schedule for project.
They had done some of the work but broke things while working and refused to fix.

They just used hinges for the refacing.

I would not going with this company if you want good customer service.

Approximate cost of services:
$22,000.00
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Alex Roussinov in Norwich
Alex Roussinov in Norwich
1 review Norwich, ON
10/10

Kitchen Countertop

Customer service was amazing, quick to respond. Our countertop came out beutiful, and the team was great. They were in and out, and they even cleaned after them selfs. ham ab

Approximate cost of services:
$2,500.00
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