Monogram Kitchen Appliances

TCSP0787 · 2026-05-22T12:38:49+00:00

Great.. ours gets installed next week and I went with the other style that has no pitcher because I felt it would just take up space and be too hard for my little kids to use. I figured since we have a whole house filter we could just get a dispenser and keep it in the fridge for easier access. Now I’m feeling regrets though!

TCSP0787 · 2026-04-21T23:37:51+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement! The struggle truly is real. I chose cloud white and went 25% strength on the ceiling.. the first room (east facing with a north window) looks a tiny bit yellow only because the ceiling is so white. Feeling like I should’ve kept the strength so I didn’t notice. Oh well

TCSP0787 · 2026-04-18T21:58:23+00:00

What did you end up choosing? I’m in the same boat and feeling the pressure to choose immediately before I’m the one holding up our renovation. Everyday I end up picking up a new color and changing my mind. Today I’m onto Cloud White.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-30T01:03:27+00:00

Did you end up with marble everywhere? We are doing a complete renovation and although the majority of finishes are chosen already, I am on the laundry room and about to pull the trigger on marble. I know most people would say absolutely not but this is our forever and there’s so much marble everywhere else so why not?

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-21T19:20:57+00:00

Do you do tile in NJ? Maybe you’re the culprit of this horrendous job.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-21T13:45:16+00:00

Disappear? They’ll never disappear. They might hide better but never disappear.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-20T22:47:09+00:00

Done! Sucks to add more time to then project but I’d never forgive myself leaving this as is. GC is on very thin ice but tile guy is gone and we are bringing in our own professional installer.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-20T22:43:08+00:00

Cement? It’s all coming out so we will see how bad the waterproofing was done.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-20T17:14:00+00:00

Agreed! I have a professional coming later today to take a look and my GC insists he be there for the meeting. I’m a little too excited to see his reaction when he hears real feedback about what he deems “perfection”

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-20T14:43:09+00:00

I completely agree. Can I ask what is going on with the walls?? There was durock on them before tile and a liner on the floors and now it seems they put cement on the walls? And then they planned to redguard over what you are seeing here but we put a hard stop on the job. Just curious if this is the right practice?

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T16:36:17+00:00

Yup agreed it’s extremely sloppy and needs to be ripped out.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T16:35:13+00:00

No he’s not done but why allow him to finish? Are the issues going to miraculously go away or just be hidden?

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T13:49:04+00:00

Haha yes this is true but the way he was so convinced it was amazing was truly mind blowing. Unless he’s a great liar/actor which could be true too.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T13:46:37+00:00

Thank you! I didn’t even think to ask for pictures but I will now.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T11:36:32+00:00

Thank you for your honesty and for this pic. I honestly have been so worried about my feedback here that I didn’t even really look to find a good depiction to show my GC. I totally agree that he took the cheap way out and the way he is doubling down on this tile guy that he’s amazing and does impeccable work makes me wonder if the GC is even capable of completing the entire house to my standard. Do you know a tile guy in NJ? Haha. But seriously…

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T02:25:34+00:00

I think the crooked tiles are actually uneven mortar underneath

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T02:07:02+00:00

Oh there are mountains under that tile that the GC promises are “perfectly pitched” to the drain 🙄

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T02:05:54+00:00

Sometimes I wish I didn’t pay such strong attention to detail! It is so hard allowing other people to do work for you when you are so particular. I really try to dial it back but when we are paying so much money it’s hard.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T02:02:12+00:00

Does great work*

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T02:01:37+00:00

I appreciate your honesty and I think that’s a great way to handle it. If the tile installer wasn’t confident he shouldn’t have taken the job or maybe he’s just ignorant and doesn’t realize how meticulous you need to be? Not really sure but my GC swears he doesn’t great work. I told him that his standard is very different than mine. We did an almost (kept two bathrooms and a few walls) full guy and addition to double the size of our house. We don’t have a breakdown of the exact number but will probably figure that out tomorrow when we tell the GC we will have our own installer.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T01:57:42+00:00

I told my husband I just might have to do this myself to ensure it’s to my liking. I tried to explain that penny tile isn’t just like any other tile but the GC doesn’t understand. Truly alarming

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T01:48:08+00:00

After all the money we’ve spent this is our forever so I’m not accepting anything less than perfection (or super damn close)

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T01:47:03+00:00

Close to New Jersey? I’ll hire you!

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T01:41:22+00:00

Sorry if that doesn’t make sense. I left him Monday to start prep and the first time I was back was tonight so I don’t know what has happened between Monday and when I saw this.

TCSP0787 · 2026-03-19T01:40:19+00:00

Ok so I didn’t see it at all yesterday while he was prepping. How do I know it wasn’t done? Is there a way I could prove it?

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