Take Me 4 Granite

STAY AWAY!!! Augustine, the owner is a headache to deal with. We went in and got a estimate for granite top with backsplash at $ 2500. $ 1700 deposit was made. Measurement was scheduled at the following Monday. Since I wanted a new undermount sink, he asked me to get a sink by Wednesday at latest so he can cut out the template. I get the sink right away and give it to him on Monday when the measurement was done. They tell me see you next Monday for install at 9. It should only take 4 – 5 hours.
So the week goes by and on sunday, I get curious about the time so I call him to double check we’re still on for 9 the next day. He says they fell behind because of snow. It snowed a inch a couple days before by the way. So I say fine and they said they’ll be there by noon.
On monday, I get off work and driving home. 5 minutes away from home and 30 minutes before they’re suppose to show up, augustine calls me. «We have a problem, you have to come into my shop». I say ok and drive 30 minutes to his shop. The sink I gave him is a undermount sink but since it was rounded off on top, he says it won’t look good. I ask him why he’s calling me about this now since he had the sink for a week now. He just starts blowing up on me. «Don’t blame me, you’re the one who bought the wrong sink. It’s not my fault. You need to go get a new sink if you want this installed today.» It’s 12 now and this guy doesn’t even have my countertop cut yet. So I run over to home depot and buy a new sink. I come back and ask again, is this going to be done today? He says, «why you so worried? The days only halfway over, of course we’ll get it done.»
I rush home and the guys are there almost done with the tear out. They tell me they have to drive back to the shop to pick up the countertop. 2 hours later, they come back only with the countertop. No backsplash, no 2 small bar tops. They tell me the rest wasn’t ready so they have to finish on wednesday at 10.
Wednesday comes by and it’s 11. Nobody’s here so I call augustine. Obviously annoyed, he answers and says they’re loading up right now. Starts giving me attitude again when into our conversation, he says «wait who is this? I thought you were someone else.» So I guess I’m not the only customer he talks to like that or the only one with the problem. Anyway, the guys show up and starts working. The installier notices a big scratch on one of the piece and he says he needs to take it back to the shop to polish it and that we need to finish tomorrow. I also noticed that the backsplash which was cut into 3 pieces, that 1 of them were a lot thicker than the other 2. I say that doesn’t look right so the installer calls augustine. I get on the phone and augustine is just going crazy. «That’s how it’s suppose to be! You’re lucky I even did that for you because I threw it in for free!» He then calls me a a $$ h*** I tell him I can’t pay him the rest if they don’t change that and then he threatens to put a lien on my house. First of all, I would’ve loved to see him try and second yes the backsplash was all included in the price. He began cursing at me in Spanish and I give the phone back. The first thing the installer says to me when he hangs up with augustine is «he threaten to put a lien on your house? He does that all the time.» The installers were people augustine hired so they’re not part of the company. They continue on just bashing the guy about his attitude and how he loses clients all the time. They say it’s embarrassing working with this guy saying a 1 day job turned into 3 days because they weren’t ready and also didn’t have enough material. That’s why they sent that uneven backsplash, hoping I wouldn’t notice.
The next day, they came back at 1 and finally finished up. Also, this company is not responsible for plumbing so they won’t hook up your sink/​faucet after finishing. They are ONLY responsible for putting in the granite. The electric outlets that were in the way of the backsplash, they won’t cut the cover to fit it back on. The dishwasher wasnt attached back to the counter/​cabinet so it was left loose and for me to fix myself. Also, when the countertop was put on and when they leveled it, it left a big gap between the top and the cabinet. Again, they won’t fix it.
I thought augustine was a good guy to work with at first, but the guy changes after he gets his deposit and the contract is signed. I never, not even just as a customer but as a person been talked to like he talked to me. He will curse at you and threaten you. Stay away from this guy at all cost. A 1 day job turned into 3. Not even 1 apology. The guy is scum.

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Watch out!!! I consider myself very savvy but I believe I was tricked by this company. I went to them with a recommendation from a builder so I went in trusting them. They charged my credit card even though they did nothing. No measuring, no granite, nothing. They assured my husband and me that they did not mean to charge us and they would fix it. It is almost two weeks later and nothing. The crazy thing is that we were 100% going to use them, but our kitchen remodel got pushed back indefinitely. And now they have basically stolen $ 1000 dollars from us. This is not a very professional business. It is wrong to say that you will wait for the okay to use a credit card and then run it any way. Unethical. Shame on them.

After ordering and cancelling orders with Home Depot and Costco, visiting every granite company in Denver, I chose Take Me For Granite and I have never been more pleased! Instead of being shown a sample that does not match the production material by other suppliers, Take Me For Granite allowed me to shop hundreds of slabs and pick out the perfect granite for my kitchen. In fact, I chose 2 slabs, just in case there was an accident with the first one — which there wasn’t. Other suppliers told me that the backsplash did not have to match the countertop — not so with Take Me For Granite. Other suppliers told me that I had to have seams — not so with Take Me For Granite. These people are professionals in every way. They came to my house and removed the old countertop and replaced it with beautiful granite. The workmanship was excellent and you can tell that they take pride in their final product. In short, I would highly recommend (and have) Take Me For Granite to anyone who appreciates quality work at a reasonable price.

I called several companies who would not actually come to the house to give a bid unless I came in first and put down 65% and signed a contract. Take Me 4 Granite came to the house and gave a bid the day they were called. Their collection of stone was varied and the one I selected was competitively priced with the other companies. I had called on a Thursday, they came back on Friday with the contract and measured out the template. My counters were fabricated and ready for installation that next Wednesday! When they arrived the very first thing they did was lay down tarps to protect the hardwood floors. One piece of stone was almost an entire slab and it took six men to carry it into the house and there was absolutely no damage. When they cut out the spot for the stove they let me know that there would be dust, and they minimized it by vacuuming while making the cut. My walls were not straight so they had to cut the dry wall for the counter to fit. The cut was so good that it was able to be covered with just caulking. The one seam that I did have is even and matched to the stone. Then. they cleaned up, which was great. This is a family business, they did what they said they would do, they came when they said they would come and they were respectful of the house. I could not have been more pleased. I give them five stars (but the last time I did that Unilocal hid the review) and would recommend them highly.

Please think twice about using these guys. The owner, Augustine and his wife, Maria came out to my home to provide me an estimate. Augustine measured the counter top and provided me a quote. I agreed to the written quote price and paid them 70% upfront, as required. They will only take check or cash — no credit cards. I drove down to Del Tile and picked out the granite that I wanted. I emailed the specs of the sink to Augustine. They did not receive the specs, so I drove the sink down to their shop and left the sink with them to make the template. I asked when the counter top could be installed. They provided a date. They did not show up on that date, so I called to reschedule. We agreed to the following day. A team of young, non-​english speaking gentleman arrived and began to remove my old counter top. Then they disconnected my sink and plumbing. Once the counter top was removed, I was informed that there would be a ¼−½ inch gap between my back splash and the counter top. The options were to leave the gap or to go purchase some ¼ inch wood to place under the granite. I was informed that this was my responsibility. The wood was purchased and placed below the counter top. Once pieced together, I could see that the new granite counter top was not matching up to the wall the way the old one did. There was a hole in the wall where the new counter top did not cover. The installers shoved a piece of paper towel in the hole and covered it with masking tape. The dishwasher had been disconnected from the old counter top. The new dishwasher was never re-​secured. The installer could not drill into the granite to secure it. The bar area of the counter top required brackets for support. I had to purchase these. The installer cut the molding around each bracket with a hack saw. They are different widths — and there are holes on each side of the brackets. Very shoddy work. The best part? They left without hooking up the sink. I asked why and was told they don’t do plumbing. Fine, but then why were they able to take apart my sink in the beginning?
Too many unknowns with this business. They need to state upfront what you are responsible for. I had to have someone come and redo the plumbing, fix the holes in the wall, reattach the dishwasher and stain the wood under the counter. Overall — very shoddy. Go with someone else.