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"The sink has worked perfectly ever since.   I highly recommend these guys.

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"We dealt directly with Steve. He 100% knows what he's doing. The city hires him for all kinds of things. We checked out quite a few competitors for water softener prices. Really no comparison. We ended up buying a water softener on Craig's List and then purchased the whole house filtration. Steve exceeded our expectations on the installation. YES I would use him again. Very knowledgable and competitive pricing."

"Leak was found and plugged in light fixture (broken conduit, most likely). Arnold was very professional and thorough, kept checking all possible problems even after he found the leak, and let us know the rest of our pool plumbing was in good shape. Gave us advice to keep an eye on possible problems. Charge was a little higher because we have a combination inground spa with our pool, meaning more plumbing to check. Very happy with results."

"Everything went very well. We have used Mike and Sonny before to remodel our kitchen and 3 bathrooms. Mike also designed and installed a wall unit in our family room. Their attention to detail and quality of work make them our choice for every remodel or upgrade project in our home."

"I was pretty nervous about having this work done.  But since I couldn't afford a new tub (installation costs yikes!) I opted for the resurfacing.   I got lots of estimates and although Ike's quote was not the lowest, the process he described sounded much more thorough than what others described.  He would sand it, bond the chip, prime it and spray 2-3 coats.  
He was punctual and very friendly both when he gave me quote and when he performed the work.  He and his crew (really his family...so nice) put down drop cloths everywhere they walked and covered everything in the vicinity of the tub.  They even had a fan and long hose to vent the fumes out of the house.   
When finished, he caulked the tub (we had replaced the tile and hadn't caulked yet) around the walls and reinstalled the drain.   Very clean.  The only thing was he used some sort of caulk that started falling apart after a couple weeks.  Maybe it old or maybe just a cheap caulk.  Not sure.  No big deal though I just pulled it out and redid it with my own fancy caulk.  Next time, I'll hand him my choice of caulk and I know he'll do the job.
He gave us instructions on how to take care of the new surface (cleaning, etc) and we've followed it to a "T".
It's been 6 months and the tub still looks great and the chip fix is still perfect.  I would definitely use Porcelite again.
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"Excellent. Outstanding work. Jamie knows everything about getting the job done. Attention to detail when replacing and sizing our new kitchen sink with our existing granite. Jamie does excellent work! Hiring for an additional bathroom countertop and sink replacement also. Thank you Jamie! You are very highly recommended!"

"Replaced a 16 year old water system (same brand installed by Clearwater).  Only company we will do this type of business with."

"Cannot rave enough about Christian and the West Bay team!! I was a little nervous about solar, we had spoken with a few other companies beforehand and didn’t have the best of experiences. Night and day difference talking with Christian! He was extremely knowledgeable and the first guy I’ve spoken to that really understood the product and how everything would work. The installers that came out were also very friendly, professional, and clean. They did a wonderful job installing my new roof and the solar system looks absolutely beautiful. Not to mention my power bill last month was only $14!!! Thank you Christian! Thanks West Bay! You guys are great!!"

"Overall, everything went very well. I must say that this whole thing was somewhat of a learning experience for me. Unless you've done this before on your own, you probably don't know how the industry works. At some places, you go there, pick from a selection of granite styles/looks, and the price is posted on each granite slab or sample and includes installation. Pretty easy to compare styles & prices. However, I didn't go that route. On the initial ratings questions, I chose "N/A" for price. I'll explain below. I had previously worked with ProSource on a bathroom project and decided to go there first. If I remember correctly, their samples were mostly or only quartz material and we wanted to see more choices. They suggested I go to Omicron which sells only granite, so I did. My wife and I went there and found a slab we liked. We then contacted ProSource again and told them the slab we wanted, gave them some preliminary measurements of our kitchen and they gave us a quote. This was done all through email. Their quote was a little more than I had expected so I decided to get another quote through Angie's List. I found Bella Stone, read the few reviews that were there and decided to get a quote from them. I sent Mario the same measurements I had sent to ProSource and he gave me an estimate which was about $3K less. It was then when I started to discover that it's not easy to figure out just what you're paying for and how the industry works. Omicron is a supplier/distributor of granite. They only sell to "fabricators/Installers" and not to the general public and they won't tell you how much they charge the fabricator for an individual slab. So because of that, we didn't know if the slab we had picked was the least expensive, most expensive or somewhere in the middle of what they offered. As a result, it was impossible to tell exactly how much we were paying for installation. Different fabricators mark up the product differently and charge different prices for their work. In our situation, due to our measurements, we were at the point where we didn't know if we needed 1 or 2 slabs for the project. That meant the fabricator might have to buy both slabs from Omicron even though they may use very little of the 2nd slab for our project. I later asked what happens to the part of the slab that isn't used for our kitchen and Mario told me that he keeps that and can possibly use it for smaller jobs that may come up for him. That gave me a little more insight into how the supplier/fabricator relationship works. I chose "N/A" for price in the ratings but overall, I think I got a fair price, although I only got 2 quotes so there may be cheaper prices out there. When reading the reviews for Bella Stone, one of them stated that Mario had recently re-located from the northeast and had only been doing business in Jacksonville for a short time, but the reviewer's friend worked in a related field in Massachusetts so he asked if he had heard of Mario. He had and had also heard good things about him so it was then I decided to go with Bella Stone. Mario came to my house, took measurements and answered a few questions and everything went well. He did all the measurements by hand and not by laser which apparently a lot of installers use. He was there for about an hour doing the measurements. He indicated that based on his schedule it would be about a week before the actual installation, which was fine, we weren't in any particular hurry. I asked about the type of edge that would be on the granite and he compared it to a slightly curved edge that was on my microwave oven. After he left, I started thinking and remembering images in my head that I had seen in various showrooms over the years and I went online and researched. It turns out the there are MANY edge types out there, and with some of those types, there are additional costs associated with them. Again, this depends on the fabricator. I had specifically remembered one called "Full Bullnose". I contacted Mario and told him that I would prefer that edge instead of the one he described to me earlier. He said OK, but it would cost about $900 more. This seemed to be similar to what I had researched online. Being just before the week of July 4th, and due to both of our work schedules, we ended up delaying the installation for a few more days. Day of installation went very well. Taking out the old laminate countertops (this was not included in the original estimate but early on he had told me he could do that for $350, which sounded reasonable) went smoother than I had anticipated. They were very careful to get them out without damaging the cabinets. It was pretty much an all-day process. There was a separate part of the granite installation where a backsplash was required and the wall where it was to go was not exactly flat, so he had to take a chisel and carefully chip away part of the sheetrock so the backsplash would fit flush along the entire length of the backsplash. That went well also. Mario did seem like he really cared about the quality of his work. He took his time during the installation and at one point after he and his helper brought in the biggest piece of granite and put it in place, he saw that something wasn't exactly right so they carried it back outside, trimmed it up a bit and brought it back in. Along with the new countertops, we also got a new sink which came from Omicron as well. Mario said he knew a plumber that he works with and asked if I wanted him to get me a quote. His quote was reasonable so I went with him. That worked out very well as they talked to each other and coordinated when he needed to get there for the plumbing part. I didn't need to get a plumber on my own and worry about having him get there too early, or not show up at all and have it cost more money. Most of the installation did not include a backsplash, as we wanted to explore some tile alternatives. I asked him to bring me a decent size scrap piece that we could take with us when shopping for tile, and he did, and he even made us a very nice granite cutting board from some of the left over granite! So I guess the overall message here is that we were very pleased with Mario's work. The secondary message is do your research and ask about any variables that you can think of that may apply to your situation like edge type, demo/removal of existing items, plumbing/electrical. Ask the fabricator/installer if there are any variables that HE can think of that may come into play. Our installation was a fairly simple one. In all fairness, the first quote I got from ProSource didn't indicate an edge type either, so if I had gone with them, their revised quote may have ultimately been higher as well. I would hire again and recommend Bella Stone for any granite installation."

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Love the product.  We selected Wilson Arno Quartz tops.

Price was very competitive.  Fast turn around on install.  They template on Tuesday and installed on Thursday.

Problems with install.  Guys were very courteous. The should read install directions.  They brought in top for cook top and then cut out hole inside the house. This raised all kinds of dust.  The island top was never glued down on the first run.  The sink was a granite sink and it took three tries to install.  Not happy with this part.  I finally made my own cleats and installed them myself and this has worked fine.  The installer stated that there was not enough room, but I had no problem. The sink base is a standard 36" and the sink was a standard 33".  Keep an eye on sink install if you use them.

Product and price were good, but just watch them on the install.

MS

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