Ghosted by Newpro, living with mold It has been around three months since Newpro stopped answering our calls. Here is our story. We purchased our house almost 20 years ago. The one full bathroom was fitted with a bathtub/shower that had a bath-fitters overlay. For so long we wanted to replace it, as the seam that was caulked around the tub developed black mold spots despite re-caulking it multiple times. That is why we reached out to Newpro. Two very friendly, yet, very pushy salesmen came to the house and told us that it was mold that we were dealing with. The were confident that it was coming from behind the wall and they would be able to solve our problem. They would rip everything out down to the studs, remediate any mold, repair any rotted areas and put in all new everything. We were given an astronomical price quote to start (over $25K), we were shocked. However, after much back and forth, they continued to reduce the price to less than half the original quote. They told us we needed to sign up right then and there to get this discounted price. That the price would no longer be offered if they left and came back. After an exhausting 3 hours of negotiating, we did it, we signed on the dotted line, still paying more than we expected to pay, but happy to be rid of our moldy situation. A week prior to the install date, they called to reschedule. First delay. The rescheduled date, December 2023, came and the installer did show up. However, they failed to rip out everything, leaving half the old tile wall in place. To note, there was no mold found behind the bath fitters. The new tub was fully installed and they were about to finish for the day until I saw that there was damage to the tub. So, this caused the second delay. They had to pause the project and attempt to find another tub in order to come back the following day. I guess we felt lucky that they were able to find the correct tub to come back the next day. Then, they removed the first tub and installed the second one and then, were finally able to finish the walls. Once the project was finished, I noticed that there was more caulking around the seams than even our old tub/shower had. It didn’t just go around the tub, it went up each wall corner and around the shelving on each corner. I was devastated, but hopeful that we would not have the same problem. I called the salesperson to address this concern. He guaranteed me that the caulking they use is complete with microban and the same problem would not occur. The “welding” the sales team was referring to was behind the seams and they still had to caulk along all of the seams. They had left this information out at the meeting. It looked pretty good despite that initial disappointment. However, once the caulking dried, there were several noticeable gaps. They had to send someone back, early January 2024, to redo the caulking in those areas, another 24 hours of waiting for the caulking to set. They also fixed a leaking pipe below the tub in the basement. Third delay. Then, a couple of weeks later, late January 2024, the mold spots appeared. So, we had another visit for our caulking to be redone, March 2024, and another 24 hours of waiting for the caulking to set. Fourth delay. At this point, I was done. I had done everything in my power to prevent the mold from happening. I have cleaned the tube regularly with the products that they recommended. I didn’t allow anything to be placed around the tub, only on the shelves above. And I did not allow my family to keep soap on the shelves. I did not want to deal with this black mold issue again. Yet here we are. We have one full bathroom in our house and a teenage boy. I could not continue to be without a tub for 24 plus hours at a time. As much as they are willing to keep coming back in redo the caulking, I cannot live like that. After about a year, we finally got the nerve to call them back because the mold continued to form on the caulking. Well, they sent someone out to evaluate our situation. This was April 2025. They checked our fan, which they determined is working just fine. They evaluated our water, which also checked out. Finally, they tested a piece of caulking for mold. It was determined that it was mold. Our project was escalated to a manager. At this point, they offered to come back and rip the whole project out to get rid of the tiles that were not initially removed behind the install. We refused, we cannot keep being without a tub, especially for the whole project to be redone. At that point, we asked for a refund. They promised to fix our problem and they failed to do so. They then said they had to escalate our problem further up the chain to Earl Knipfer, Director of Operations, and told us we would get a call. We have yet to get that call. We asked of this direct contact information, telephone or email. They could not give it to us. After a couple weeks of us following up, they stopped answering our calls and messages. My husband was able to find the contact information for Earl and left a message. We have yet to get a return call. It has been about three months without any follow-up. It is now July 2025 and we have been ghosted by Newpro and we are living with mold.