I wish I would have read these reviews about Mr. Clean Window Cleaning, owned by Jim Crain, before hiring his company to clean our windows. Dealing with Jim Crain has been the worst experience of our 20+ years of home ownership. Around the same time we hired Crain?s company, we hired companies to paint the interior, clean the roof and walls, clean carpets, and clean and seal tile and grout. All contractors honored their agreements, addressed any issues, and were paid. The following summarizes what we have had to endure to date by hiring Jim Crain?s company. We agreed to pay Crain?s company $299 to clean glass inside and out, clean window frames, clean screens, and clean sliding door tracks. In addition, we were to get a special coating put on the windows, a $75 value ?for free?. Their estimate was five hours. We thought the price was high, but decided to move forwarded since he listed an ?A? rating on Angie?s List and a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on his website. When the workers arrived, we confirmed the work and asked about the special coating. We were told it was in the cleaning solution. So much for the special coating. The two workers were done in 1.5 hours. I guess Crain thinks $100 per man hour to clean windows is appropriate. My wife was asked to sign their Customer Satisfaction form stating that she had inspected all work, we were totally satisfied, all work was finished and there was no property damage. That turned out to be a huge mistake and continues to be used against us. I guess my wife should have left the two workers in the kitchen while she checked the 20+ windows, frames, screens and doors inside and out, including getting a ladder out to check the second floor windows. Instead, she trusted Crain?s worker when he told her not to worry about it and sign the form because Mr. Clean would come out and take care of any issues. When I came home and we inspected the work Crain?s company did, we found that much of the work had not been done. Numerous pictures of the results of Crain?s work are available upon request by sending an email to
[email protected]. We called Crain?s office twice and were told someone would get back to us, but no one ever did, so we cancelled the check a few days later. We finally heard from Crain when he found out the check was cancelled and that?s when the ?fun? started. Not once through this entire process has Crain come out to inspect the work his company did. Instead, he uses the fact that we signed the form and the Florida laws that unintentionally protect companies like his to come after us. We even sent him payment for the ?discounted? 50% price he requested in a letter full of misstatements and contradictions just to get rid of him. We sent the payment certified and restricted delivery to make sure Crain got it and couldn?t claim we didn?t pay. Well, it?s been a month and it is still sitting at the Post Office. We are now receiving letters from a debt collection company that includes Crain?s last name in the company name for the entire amount plus fees, with Florida?s felony statutes attached. We have had to file complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Florida State Attorney Office, and the Better Business Bureau. Sadly I expect this to end up in civil or criminal court and need to take steps and incur costs to protect our family and property. All of this instead of Crain coming out to inspect his work and honor his 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. If you still want to consider using Crain?s company after reading this and other reviews, I would suggest consulting with an attorney to understand the Florida statutes, your rights, and the information you should collect from him to protect yourself before allowing him to do the work. And whatever you do, Do not sign his Customer Satisfaction form until you have thoroughly inspected all work. Or, save yourself the potential aggravation, stress, worry, and cost and just use another company. I expect that I will be attacked in a response like other reviewers have for posting this review. Hopefully that will be the extent of it. It seems like Crain would rather operate this way than actually do the work he was paid to do. Crain: Since you have never come out to see the results of your work or picked up the letter that included pictures, I?m happy to send you the pictures as well. Also, as you responded to another reviewer who wasn?t 100% satisfied, please feel free to take us you customer list.
Description of Work: Provider was supposed to clean windows inside and out, clean window frames and sills, clean screens, clean sliding glass door tracks, and apply a special coating to windows.