Allan in North york

I bought an Aquabrass shower kit at Dupont plumbing for my bathroom renovation. On the initial purchase, they gave me the ceiling mounted shower arm but I had requested the wall mount. I took the arm back for exchange. After I got home and opened the package, I realized they gave me the nickel finish wall mounted arm and not the chrome finish I want. I went back to exchange for the chrome finish, that time I opened the package in the store to make sure it was chrome. However, when I got home my contractor told me they had given me an arm with a male thread while I needed the female thread. Back to the store I went. So it took me 4 trips to get what I should have gotten the first time. Each trip took about an hour and a half, so in total I wasted 4 and half hours of my own time. What is more aggravating is that they never acknowledged it was their mistake. Each time they came up with a lame excuse such as "I don't know what happened", "your plumber put up the wrong fitting" or "most shower arms are male thread". This is in spite of me showing them the bill of sale each time and telling them it is for an Aquabrass kit in chrome. Because of this experience I would not recommend Dupont plumbing. December 7th response: I am not surprised by Dupont’s response. In fact, it only reaffirms my original poor opinion of their customer service. The AquaBrass shower kit on display in the showroom is wall mounted. When I told the salesperson that I wanted that kit, doesn’t that imply it is the wall mounted that I wanted. At the least, if he was going to give me something different from the display, shouldn’t he have verified that is what I need? Dupont in its response says all shower kits come standard with a ceiling arm. How is an average Joe consumer like me supposed to know that? From all the photos I have seen in planning my bathroom renovation wall mounted showers are much more common than ceiling mounts. Dupont said in its response that the nickel finished arm they gave me on my 2nd visit was due to a manufacturer’s error. There is no way for me to verify if that is true or not. I have examined the box the arm came in and nowhere on box was the finish indicated. Dupont said that on my 3rd visit since I took the arm out of the box I should have known I was given the wrong thread. I took the arm out to verify that it was the correct finish, but again not being a plumber how was I suppose to know it is the female thread I needed. If the industry standard is male thread, then how come they were able to give me the correct female fitting the first two times but not the third? Shouldn’t the Dupont staff, supposedly expert in the business, know what fitting that a major manufacturer like Aquabrass uses? Dupont said that the trip from my home should only be 25 minutes and not 1.5 hours. What they conveniently forget is that the 25 minutes is for a one way trip, in average traffic. Anyone who has been in the area knows that there are major constructions on Eglinton. When you factor in the two way trip, traffic delays, and time spent in the store it is 1.5 hours “down the drain” each time. Dupont’s response just confirmed my initial impression. Their staff is careless and dismissive. I will let the readers make their own judgement based on what happened.

Poor customer service. Bob from Windmill did not answer my phone calls or emails when I was having problem with the pond that his company installed. I do not recommend anyone from using the services of this company.

Contrary to most opinions expressed here I have to give this company a low rating. DGH installed my Amarr double garage door 3 years ago and it has worked well until my son, a new driver, parked our Honda CRV too far out. The spare tire, which is mounted on the tailgate, was sticking out. Consequently when the door was powered down it slammed onto the spare tire. The safety mechanism in the opener reversed the door, but not before all four panels of the garage door crumbled and buckled. The most severe damage was to the top section, close to the attachment of the opener. The entire garage door was a write off. I was puzzled by the extent of the damage. In my previous experiences with garage doors hitting obstructions, the doors generally survive with little or no damage. I took a closer look at the damaged door and realized it was incorrectly installed. The manufacturer’s instructions clearly state that if an electric opener was to be used, a reinforcing strut must be installed along the top section, close to where the opener is attached. This point was mentioned more than once, including in bold on the cover of the instructions, underlying its importance. This would make sense, as that is the point of greatest stress. If you are not sure what I am talking about, you can go to Amarr’s website and download the installation instructions and you will see what I mean. In fact, I also went to Clopay’s website and their instructions specify the same. In my case, DGH installed the strut across the bottom panel where it is least needed. In addition, stile stiffeners that came with the door that were supposed to be installed on the top panel for further strengthening were completely left out. I believe these two omissions contributed to the extensive damage to the garage door when it hit the obstruction. Much of the force of that impact went to the un-reinforced top edge of the top section, instead of to the strut. When I spoke to Dave at DGH he was dismissive and condescending. He kept asking me what I do for a living which I feel is completely irrelevant. He also maintained that it is correct to install the strut across the bottom panel, despite what the manufacturer’s instructions state. Because of the above I highly discourage anyone from using DGH Doors. Even if you do not have the misfortune of closing your door onto an obstruction, the way DGH installs their doors, without any reinforcement to where the opener attaches, will lead to premature mechanical failure.