Jon Fischer – Affordable Elegance

Jon did a fantastic job at my home. I would not hesitate to recommend him. He was honest & straight forward. He did not cut any corners new what he was talking about & does whatever it takes to make his clients happy.

Once again Affordable Elegance Tile has done a great job! We love working with Jon. Keep up the great work!
Barbara
Still working with Affordable Elegance Tile and loving every minute! Jon does amazing work, on time, neat and tidy, reliable and a heck of a nice guy! You want a quality job? Use Jon!

Mr. Jon Fischer installed some shower and floor tile in my guest and master bathrooms in July 2008. He reported that he would install my vanities as well, which would be included in the price that he quoted.
After he installed the tile in the guest bathroom, Mr. Fischer prepared to install the vanity, which was still boxed in my garage. He called me at work, and reported that the countertop was cracked. I never opened the box so I didn’t know if he cracked it or if it was cracked during the delivery. I had to order a new countertop, which would be delivered in a month or two. Mr. Fischer told me to call him when my vanity arrived, promising that he would return to finish the tile work in the master bathroom. However, he NEVER did.
I called Mr. Fischer six times between October to December/​January. Every time I called, Mr. Fischer reported that he had a project that he was working on, and that he would call me when he finished so that he could finish the work in my house. He NEVER called. After four months of dodging the work that he needed to complete, I finally asked him to come over to give me a quote for to work on my fireplace, and he was more than willing to meet with me. I called him twice after that time to get quotes. The last time I called, I informed Mr. Fischer that I would not get the work done on my fireplace since I was anticipating to get laid off from my job (which I did). But, I did request that he finish the tilework in my master bathroom. Mr. Fischer insisted that I pay for that work even though he promised me he would. So, I declined to pay for his work.
The funny thing is that I requested that he write somewhere in the invoice that would mention that he would return to finish the work, but he kept saying that he would, and I accepted his word. (I trusted Mr. Fischer because he was referred by a reliable colleague of mine).
I learned one thing from this experience… ALWAYS have contractors itemize all the work so that they don’t spring any additional expenses on you, and so that they don’t go back on their word. Contractors are notorious for changing their cost for labor or forgetting what the original quote/​estimate entailed.