American Sliding Door and Window

Blake came to my house to give an estimate on a broken window. He said he could do the job for $ 300. Unfortunately I did not do my research on his business reviews and when he asked for 50% of the job up front, I foolishly gave it to him. He told me he would have the window replaced in two days. Two days later I received an invoice for the completed job. I responded in email asking him when he would be back to do the job as I wasn’t going to give him another cent until it was completed. He responded that his truck was broke down and he was getting it fixed. It is now one month later and I have emailed him numerous times and left over a dozen messages on his phone without a single ounce of communication. He is refusing to respond. I will update if and when he contacts me and finishes his job. I would never recommend Blake for any type of work. Anyone that can take hard earned money and not even return a phone call to explain why it is a month later and the job hasn’t been done is not trustworthy. I will be seeking legal action not because of the $ 150 but because of the principle of honest work.
Update-​12/​29 Blake still has not responded to my calls, messages, or emails. He currently has $ 150 of my money without delivering one ounce of service. I will continue to call him but will be seeking legal action to make sure this business isn’t allowed to rip anyone else off.
¹⁄₂₁ update-​Blake finally returned our call after my wife left him a message acting like she had a new job for him to bid. When he called back, he had no idea it was us. When I grabbed the phone from her and asked him why he hadn’t retuned our calls, he said he was out of state but had the window and will be at our home the next day. He didn’t show the next day but did call back and say he would be free the following day. I asked again if he had our window in and he said yes. The next day he shows up at our house and asks to take the broken window with him. I ask him why he needs it and where is the new Window. He then explains that the price he gave us was just to replace one of the window panes on our dual pane window. I adamantly disagreed because that was not what we discussed. We specifically discussed having a factory sealed window so it would never fog up. This guy is a poor businessman and I would never use there company again!

The owner did an excellent job installing new sliding glass doors and screens. He is conscientious, honest hard-​working, and talented! I would recommend his work to anyone.

I cried for two days after using this business to repair a door. Asking questions about progress ended up in defensive, argumentative responses. He worked hard — work was not professional quality. Was not prompt to the agreed upon work time.

I hired Blake to repair a sliding glass door at a rental condo last October. He did a good job, so I hired him again to repair two sliding glass doors in my own home a few weeks ago. He was on time, provided an estimate, performed the job as expected, and was quite pleasant and amiable. I paid him upon completion of the work and will hire him again for any future repairs.

If I could leave negative stars I would… Everyone BEWARE of this guy (Blake A Krumme). He will take your money and run. He will threaten you, not complete the work, and avoid court. Blake is not a business man he is a loser. In his reply to a post on 6÷2÷15 he states «IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW THE TRUTH, CONTACT ME. IF WHAT I SHOW YOU IS NOT THE TRUTH, I WILL GIVE YOU A $ 1000.00». This guy owes me money and has a lien for the money he owes me for not completing work, court fees, interest, and now a warrant for his arrest. He does not have $ 1000 to give anyone.

I hired Blake to build a barn door for my master bedroom, he promised it would be done in 2 weeks this was Nov 2014. He never replied to my emails then when I threatened small claims he called me with a sob story about how he got injured and had to fire his unworthy workers (should have fired himself). Then when I said I would give him 1 additional week still nothing. He then started calling me names and threatening me. His business acumen is a joke and if you read his «contract» it’s a joke with tons of spelling errors and grammar mistakes (same as his replies on Unilocal). Needless to say I took him to small claims he didn’t even have the decency to show up so now there is a lien against him. He didn’t even show up to the 2^nd court date to provide a list of his assets, probably because he doesn’t have any. Since he was a no show again the judge issued a warrant for his arrest. So on to the next step. I will not let this go like other reviews. It’s all about principle and you cannot treat people this way.
Anyone who choses to do business with Blake after reading all the negative reviews is asking for a bad experience. His next excuse will be he was in jail serving his bench warrant, courtesy of ME.

If anyone wants REAL PROOF I have all his rude text messages saved and I also have a classic picture of him being served on 6÷3÷15.
Blake– please reply– we all want to know WHY you have not appeared to our court dates! Don’t drop the soap!
Please guys– do not be afraid of this loser– total coward with zero professionalism.

We sent Blake a picture of the barn door that we liked and he built one and had it hung in 7 business days. He produced and installed a quality door, at a very good price, all in a very short time period (other door guys were quoting up to a month to produce the door). We will call Blake again for any custom door needs.

Well, unstable and very bitter Blake is at it again, texting me last night calling me a bitch and telling me to «come over» to his shop if I wanted my $ 250.00 back. He texted me that he will keep harrassing me just to bother me. Yes, I have it all documented and if I get another threatening text, the authorities will be notified. This is the last time Blake Krumme will harrass me. Be aware that he is a serial liar and there is a pattern of disappointment in his inabilty to complete a job and his lack of honesty.
Todd

We have received a number of emails and voicemails from Blake threatening to sue us if we do not rescind this negative review. We will not be bullied into neglecting our moral obligation to speak truthfully. It is unfortunate that the truth is not always what others want to hear. We have benefited greatly from the recommendations, advice and warnings that the Unilocal community openly shares. It is in this spirit that we stand firm despite the threats made against us.
As Unilocalers know ‘Freedom of speech is protected both online and offline. As a result, online reviewers are well within their rights to express their opinions and relate their true experiences.’

Was on time and worked hard to get my sliding doors back to new! I will definitely recommend him to my friends and family!

Fast, quality work! Our sliding door rolls perfectly now.

Well, Blake Krumme of American sliding door and window, is at it again. Sending text messages calling me names and threatening to «See you soon!». I have everything documented. Please be careful with this obviously unbalanced individual. He seemingly has no real grasp of reality and isn’t very smart. He’s admitted to several crimes in his responses to all of the bad reviews. In all of the bad reviews, you will see several commonalities: Blake’s odd behavior, taking our money, poor work quality, poor craftsmanship, unprofessionalism, damages he’s caused, and name calling/​threatening over text messaging/​email. Too many coincidences between too many bad reviews. And now Blake is posting responses to all the bad reviews, attacking all of us and making up ridiculous lies in an attempt to somehow discredit all of us. He is also texting us and calling us with false accusations. We are Not making this stuff up folks. Too bad we can’t post Zero stars.

Blake did a fabulous job and saved us a ton of money. He simply repaired our sliding patio door where 2 other contractors told us it needed to be replaced. We appreciated his honesty. The doors work like new again and the job was done efficiently and neatly. I would recommend this company to friends.

Blake repaired the track on our interior pocket doors in a very professional manner, HE just never completed the job. I thought his pricing was a little steep, but he knew what he was doing and replaced the door track, but he didn’t have an intrack door stop with him that day. He stated he’d return in a couple of days to finish the job. We made the mistake of paying him in full, believing he was a man of his word. Needless to say, NO Blake, no return phone to multiple calls, NO door stop, NOTHING from Blake. Apparently he’s not very dependable. Be cautious!

I felt obligated to share my experience with the Unilocal community since I am a regular user. Do not hire Blake; he costed us more in damages to our property than the job we paid him to do. He never shows up on time, does not hit deadlines and does prep the work area or clean up well after his work. I remodeled my entire house and hiring this company was the biggest mistake I made. Also beware he has quite a temper, especially when you catch him in a lie. He made personal threats to me and then later apologized under the excuse that he was drunk when he wrote them. Please save yourself the heartache and hire a professional, licensed and bonded company.

Blake is conscientious, competent & caring, a rare find in SoCal workers. By replacing our sliding door rollers we saved a ton of money & got to meet a very special guy. Would definitely hire him again.

Blake did an outstanding job fixing our sliding glass door and at a great price. Our door slides smoother then any door I’ve ever used. He was professional and was able to fix it much sooner then any other company I called. We will definitely hire them again.