CM Tile Installation

Ancelmo did an amazing job with our kitchen tile backsplash. He was on time, worked efficiently, was courteous, and had great attention to detail. I purchased grout and sealant that he did not care for so during lunch he took the time to drive to Home Depot and purchased new products to use. I would HIGHLY recommend his services and I hope to use him in the future for other products. I’m very happy with the look of our kitchen now!

We were very lucky to have found Ancelmo. Not only did he do a fantastic job with our marble tiles in the bathroom, he was punctual, clean, and just overall a very nice guy. I had a tight schedule to get the job done. Not only did he accommodate my need to start soon after he gave us the estimate in a very busy time of the year, he finished a day early. His estimate was also lower than more than 5 other contractors that I have contacted in the area. HIGHLY recommend.

I also used Anselmo Molina and CMTile recently. It has been a disastor since he left. We hired him to replace the floor and shower tiles in 2 bathrooms. We tried to use one bathroom a few days after he was finished as he recommend. This is when the nightmare begins. After using the shower we have water streaming into the kitchen below the bathroom. The ceiling in the walls are stained. We can’t use either bathroom shower now.
I then tried to call and e-​mail CMTile and Anselmo many times since we discovered the leak. He would not return my calls or e-​mails at all. Since the work was done just before Labor Day, we gave him the benefit of the doubt and figured he was on vacation. When he continued not to call me back or reply to e-​mails, I posted a review similar to this one on the Home Advisor’s website where I found him and called an advisor to update them on the situation. Within 1 hour of the review, he called me back.
Here is where the lying begins:
1. He said he did not call me back because he was not a plumber and my problem was a plumbing problem. Everything in the bathroom and kitchen was just fine before his work was done. Part of his work included taking of the shower and tub faucets and putting them back in. He also offered to replace the sink faucets as a service. I’m not sure how you do all that work and then tell me you are not a plumber. He of course told me he did not cause the problem, but it ws only after he ripped down the walls around the shower piping that the leaking occurred.
2. He told me he was too busy to call me back, but once I posted a review he found time to call me back three times and send me three e-​mails. He even showed up at my house in a few hours after. He suddenly seemed motivated after an honest review showed him bad light.
3. He told me that his iPhone doesn’t always ring when he gets calls. It never seemed to have problems when I was calling him to hire a contractor.
4. When he came over he tried anyway to blame us for the problem and not even hint that it could be his responsibility. He indicated that the stains on my ceiling were pre-​exisiting. Why would go through all the trouble of hiring a contractor to replace tiles in 2 bathrooms so I can later accuse him about the pre-​exisitng ceiling work? If that was there, wouldn’t I have just gotten that fixed rather than go through an expensive and elaborate rouse to change 2 bathrooms out?
5. He said I try to replace the shower fixtures myself. I marched him right up to the bathroom to show him the fixtures were exactly as he put them back in.
6. He blamed a loose plate on the tub. I poured water from a house around the tub and tile. No water leaked into the kitchen. The water has to be coming around the area he worked.
Under Anselmo’s own suggestion, I need to get a plumber to look at it. I am just listing my experience here. You can make your own decision whether you want to hire him or not. If you don’t want to take a chance to live the nightmare we are going through, you may want to try someone else.

I recently completed a project with CM Tile in my master bathroom and wanted to spread the word about this independent business. Ancelmo Molina is the owner and he deserves your consideration.
Ancelmo was hired to do the following:
1. Demo my master bath (remove floor tile, tub deck tile, shower wall tiles, remove vanity cabinet, vanity top and two sinks)
2. Install new floor tile, tub deck tile with a mosaic, shower wall tile with a mosaic and niche, install vanity cabinet, tub fixtures, shower fixtures, sink fixtures and a new bathroom ceiling fan.
Every time we met, he was right on time (even before I hired him). Each day he left, he told me what time he would be coming back the next morning, and sure enough, there he was. He cleaned up his work before leaving every day, he worked hard with few breaks, and he takes pride in his work.
He did an outstanding job and I would recommend him to anyone needing tile, hardwood flooring, painting and general handyman work. I’ll be re-​hiring him to do my other bathrooms in my house.
The work was done exactly as stated on his estimate; there were no surprises, no change orders, nothing other than what I wanted.
I solicited four different contractors to give me an estimate for my bathroom. Ancelmo was one of the lowest priced, although I was drawn to him because of the positive reviews he has on Service Magic. Even if he was one of the higher priced bids, I would have hired him based on the feedback from his previous customers and the overall comfort level I felt from him in talking with him. He was clear about what the project entailed, did not try and talk me in to doing anything I wasn’t sure about, and seemed very capable of giving me a bathroom I would be very, very happy with.
He arrived on a Monday and took all measures to protect my flooring (which is a big deal to me since I don’t allow shoes in my house). He and his helper laid an adhesive strip on all of my stairs, placed drop cloths on my flooring, and while working in my bathroom, kept the door closed to minimize the spread of dust throughout the house. He completed the demo in one day. From Tuesday until Friday, he prepared the surfaces for the new tile (backing, thin set, etc); installed reinforcements where necessary to accommodate the new (bigger) tile; laid the new tile; incorporated a beautiful (seriously) mosaic and mosaic backed niche; installed the vanity; installed the fixtures. On Saturday, it all came together when he applied the grout and the sealer. That night, despite not having the granite top in yet or the shower glass enclosure, I stood in my bathroom and just smiled and smiled at the work. The last thing he did was to come back at a later date and install the sink fixtures. To do them both took about an hour.
I was extremely happy with Ancelmo. So much so that I left him and his helper alone in my house while they worked. I’ve never, never left a stranger in any house I’ve owned, so this is a big deal. He struck me as being honest and trustworthy, and in the end, he proved me correct. True story: when he finished installing my sink fixtures, he had a tool of mine from my garage that he said he was going to put back. Apparently he had used it one day while working and forgot to put it back. Who knows how long I would have noticed its absence (if ever), but at least he had enough integrity to tell me he used it and was putting it back.
Not only was it time consuming to meet and «interview» so many contractors, it was exhaustive. I needed a beer at times it go so overwhelming! Now that I’ve done all the legwork, I know who to call in the future.