Early this week, the man-made marble company called to say that they were ready to come try again at getting the installation of the shower right. If you're following along at home, you may remember that the original installation was sloppy in some respects. Seems where two pieces of material met were uneven and details like that. They sent the same installer again. I called the owner when I found out he was coming back. He assured me that this guy was capable of fixing it.
I met the installer at the house. He looked at everything with me and made some excuses. The wall wasn't straight... Caulking is more of an art than a science, so he might not be able to make the job look better...
My parents had a new shower put in a few years ago from another company. Their house was built on a tight budget and there are alot of details that aren't perfect. I know their walls can't all be straight as a needle, and this other company did a very nice job making their shower look good. I spent two days checking studs and making them straight. Most of them were straight already. I can't imagine that each and every stud in my shower is skewed. And that's what I'd have to believe if I accepted what this guy had to say. I told him I expected him to try his best.
I left him to do his work. In the end, it does look better than before. But it isn't perfect. The bench seat looks ok now. He didn't touch the caulking, as far as I can tell. And the seam that was out of whack is closer to what it should be.
They still have to come back out and put one last piece on that he didn't have the right size for. I haven't decided how I want to proceed. I'll let my mom look at it and see if she thinks I need to protest some more.
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