Cornerstone Kitchens & Bath LLC

All told very well. Very happy with the work, pricing and professionalism.

The two jobs were done simultaneously.  Everything was well coordinated.  Both rooms are beautiful.

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I look at the lack of craftsmanship every day and it bums me out; the guy was nice enough, but in retrospect, I would have paid a little extra to get better quality.

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The company did not properly prep the area that they were working on, so the material did not take properly. I had to purchase additional material, which still did not resolve the issue. The work remains unfinished and it has been very difficult to get in touch with the company to resolve the issue.

Met all expectations.

I was scheduled for Saturday morning at 8am, but when no one arrived, I left about 10:00.  I received a message from the Owner about 1pm that they were sorry, they were running late or forgot about me (can't remember the actual reason).  
I thought that five hours late is PRETTY LATE....but what the heck.
Service person was rescheduled for one evening the following week, and he was on time.  He completed all tasks to my satisfaction, HOWEVER.....he had come from a paint job just prior to my house, and did not wear shoe covers.
He managed to track the debris from his feet, all over my house !!!
Back home on the German farm, we taught our family members: remove your shoes at the doorway or in the mud room.  Some folks obviously did not get the benefit of similar "home training."
I spent one hour cleaning up the dirty spackling from someone else's property, in order to maintain my hardwood floors.
Could Angie's List please advise all service men to wear shoe covers all the time????   it seems that this measure would be an industry standard.  
And I thought that, by going through Angie's List, I would avoid problems such as this.
No such luck.
This year, I asked my neighbor to install the air conditioners, then gifted him with one-half the fee that I would have paid to a handy person.  
I really wanted to like this provider and set up on-going relationship with this company, as they are located near this zip code.

They did handyman work. They helped with hanging up blinds, tightening up shelving, etc. I did end up having to pay more than the coupon value, since the work took longer.

First, the good.  Jesus and his workers are nice guys, and they completed the work.  I feel Jesus was juggling too many jobs over the summer and could not devote his full attention to our job.  In the big picture, the work was done as expected and within budget.  However, there were a number of minor issues that taken altogether makes it a big issue.
The timing.  the job originally was planned for 4 weeks.  It ended up taking about twice as long.  Some of this was waiting on materials that should have been ordered sooner, but most of it was Jesus and/or crew needing to work on other jobs.  So, instead of putting in five full days of work, they would only work 2-3 days a week.  I had expected them to work full-time on our project.
The quality of work.  Many things were done well and he made an effort to fix things after bringing them to their attention.  However, most of the mistakes should never have occurred and some basic things were not fixed on the second attempt.  Some examples include:  we had kitchen cabinets installed with crown molding.  we worked with the cabinet guy and ordered pieces that were sufficiently long to avoid any seams in the middle of a run, as opposed on a corner.  The invoice showed that we received the correct sizes of the crown.  however, on two of the runs, there were noticeable seams right in the middle of a straight run.  When I brought it to Jesus's attention, he claimed that he did not receive the right length.  However, he was the one that checked the invoice when the materials arrived.  Also, there is no reason to have seams like that, and a good contractor would have not installed it that way.  Luckily, the cabinet guy ordered replacement pieces free of charge and Jesus removed and reinstalled the crown correctly.  For our floor, we went with a hard-wax oil floor.  This is different from a polyurethane floor and requires you to oil the floor after installation (look up the difference).  I emphasized repeatedly that this was a different type of floor and sent Jesus the installation instructions from the manufacturer.  However, he installed by pouring oil on the floor like polyurethane.  I then explained the error of his ways, and he had to buy a new machine to correct the over-oil  This still did not turn out right, but at that point I figured out that these floors were a little outside his expertise.
Several things were not done right on the second attempt.  The transition strips were not installed right and were not fixed when he attempted a second time.  One was loose and he "fixed" it by leaving 19 noticeable nail holes.  The second one going down the stairs is loose and looks bad as he did not trim the sub-floor to match.  For the dryer installation, the exhaust vent/hose was not connected properly and when they tried a second time, they smashed it so that it had holes in it.  I had a friend help me do it right.  They installed a Y-connection on a pipe in the basement, but did not put in a gasket.  My basement flooded.  they tried to fix it a second time, but still forgot or overlooked a gasket.  It flooded again.  I called a plumber, he noticed there was no gasket, put one in, and it works fine.  When he installed the wood-floor in the kitchen, he did not notice a large black blemish on one of the boards put in the middle of the kitchen.  He stated there was nothing he could do to fix it.  But, the faulty board should never have been installed (we had extra material at the end).
Also, at the end of the project, he utilized three places in my house as work areas (garage, three-season room, and basement), however he did not use drop cloths during the work.  Consequently, my wife and I spent countless hours scraping paint, caulk, and other work debris from those areas after they finished.  They also left a ton of debris behind in the garage for us to take care of.
I could go on with more examples, but this is already long-winded.  I think Jesus could use some quality control measures and needs to take his time to ensure everything is done right.  I raised these issues with him and asked for a small refund (5%), but he refused and stated I should have raised these issues with him earlier.  But honestly, if a guy cannot even do simple projects right after two attempts, why would I think he can do it right on the third try?
If you are renovating a rental property and do not care if corners are cut and are okay if the project is not done on time, then I would recommend Jesus.  If you are getting your home remodeled and want a perfect job, I would tell you to look elsewhere.

Jesus Quintana and his team did a wonderful job from gutting to plumbing, drywalling, installing all components of the new bathroom, tiling and painting. Jesus was very responsive via text and email. He had to work on a tight deadline since I had family visiting and the bathroom needed to be done by then, and he delivered. After finishing the job, I detected a few minor errors in paint and tiling and he promptly showed up to correct them. He was also very creative to fix problems due to poor construction of my condo (built in 1929). Our bathroom now looks amazing. More importantly, although Jesus was dealing with family health issues, he found a way to accommodate my project and kept in touch frequently to let me know of any departures from schedule. His prices are very reasonable and, as long as you know what you want and have all materials and pieces selected and paid for, he will do a great job. Strongly recommended!

Nice guy.  Poor service.  We waited a long time for them to come out.  They seemed rushed, disinterested and did (as noted above) a poor job.  Will not use again.

This is the second time we've used Jesus since finding him on Angie's List, and he's great. The first time he removed my pedestal sinks and a tall cabinet and installed a double vanity in my upstairs bathroom, and everything went really perfectly. I had bought his $199 deal and he worked with us to stay within the 6 hours on the deal, which was really nice of him considering he could have made more money if he had gone over the 6 hours. He also gave me some good advice and hung around to chat about other remodeling questions I had, and he gave me enough confidence to ask him back for some more work.
This time, he had to move a little bit of plumbing to get the new, larger disposal in and he even pointed out how a previous plumber had done something really dumb when re-plumbing in the past. Jesus fixed it "the right way", which is always a relief when you're dealing with water.
I'll be having Jesus back to do some major kitchen cabinet work soon, and I feel like at this point he's my go-to kitchen and bath guy. It's a real comfort to have had multiple good experiences with someone. He's great!

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Jesus did a great job. The shower looks great and the leak has been fixed. Jesus and his team were very professional and friendly. They cleaned up after themselves nicely after each day of work, and they clearly communicated with me throughout the job. I've used Cornerstone Kitchens and Baths multiple times and have been satisfied with the work each time. They are my go-to company for bath work.

My experience was good. There was one person here doing the work and scheduling worked out just fine. He was very flexible and understanding with what we wanted done. He needed additional supplies to finish the job and he went out and bought them during the appointment.

They did a pretty good job.

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First, Jesus switched initial dates.  Second, he came in on time ...a t 9 am, but then had to run to the hardware store because he didn't like the supplies we got him.  We gave him another $40 to buy these supplies.  He also used our tools, NOT his.  He was there for 3.5 hours.  And he broke the faucet part.  We agreed that we would order a new part and he would return to re-install it.  We received the part five weeks ago and have been trying to re-schedule him for, maybe, 30 minutes or so.  He either doesn't return calls or he makes excuses.  We've had it!!!!!

The service went well. I had them install ceiling tiles in the basements. They completed the job within the 6 hour time frame with 1 technician. The only thing I disliked was that he was running a bit late, but he did call to warn us. He did a good job and cleaned up well afterwards. I had no problem scheduling the deal.

Sometimes it is hard to find providers to come and want to complete small jobs.  I purchased this Angie's List Deal and Jesus didn't balk at it.  He was super responsive, honest about expectations and timelines (it took two separate visits to complete the job) and was very punctual and friendly.  I'll be keeping him in mind if we have larger projects in the future.

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