PuroClean of West Austin

Dishonest, dirty, and disrespectful is the kindest way to describe PuroClean of West Austin. I hired them in November 2023 after my upstairs neighbor's washing machine malfunctioned and flooded my condo. Among the many horrors I experienced, PuroClean of West Austin left construction trash in my 500 square foot condo for more than 9 months, forcing their workers to step over trash every day they showed up to work, which wasn’t very often. The trash was only removed after I fired them. Even then Oswaldo argued that he was allowed to leave my small home full of trash. PuroClean employees used my washer and dryer instead of a sawhorse to cut sheetrock. Again, not a problem for Oswaldo Loor and PuroClean. However, that’s all just disrespectful. The most egregious offense is the extent of insurance fraud they’re committing which raises costs for us all. They replaced my damaged sheetrock with cheaper, thinner sheetrock leaving a gap between the flooring and the wall. Either they didn’t know how to install the baseboards because of this gap or couldn’t see them because of all the trash, I’m not sure. They only installed 3 baseboards in the bedroom. The second contractor replaced the rest. PuroClean only painted the walls in the bedroom; I painted the baseboards and all the other walls and ceilings. They were paid to paint everything. PuroClean addresses their much higher prices by claiming their work is better. If anything, it’s worse. Their prices were more than double the other 3 bids I received for the rebuild. I had to fire them and hire a new contractor at which time PuroClean of West Austin decided to hold hostage my personal property claiming they had done extra work beyond the agreed-upon scope. I had to pay them for this "extra" work plus additional storage fees before they returned my personal property a month after I asked for it. That’s extortion. Again, not a problem for Oswaldo Loor and PuroClean. They used at least 4 times as many boxes as needed for the packout. More boxes, more storage space, more profit for PuroClean! Nearly empty boxes, stacks and stacks of them. Boxes floor to ceiling, taking up the entire space, so many they had trouble bringing the last few inside. Yet they somehow managed to damage most of my furniture despite it being all wrapped and taped. It’s almost as if it was damaged intentionally. Waldo kept pressuring me to pay him directly instead of waiting for the insurance payment. I figured it was because the insurance reimbursement would be far less than PuroClean's pricing and it was. Far less. One of their tactics to get more money is to have the client, me, argue with the insurance company until they agree to pay out more money. Regardless, I live in a condo and the HOA portion is not mine to repair. A professional wouldn’t work on a home without permission of the owner. I’m not the owner of the HOA property. I had no reason or legal authority to pay to repair HOA property. Waldo hired Ivy Buchanan a few months into my experience with them. Ivy initially refused to refund for work they were paid for yet didn't complete. She claimed I had "released" them therefore no refund was due. Even after admitting they hadn’t finished some of the work they refused to refund anything until I provided line items on the invoice that I "thought" hadn’t been done. Waldo and his office manager Ivy refused to refund me for the painting they failed to complete. I painted everything myself except the bedroom, although PuroClean was paid by both the HOA insurance company and my insurance company for that painting. PuroClean left a single coat of primer with most of the nail holes exposed, not filled, sanded, or painted. It’s shoddy work all around. I could fill this page, there's so much more. There's a leak in the same area right now that may or may not be related to their shoddy work. I'll find out when they open the very recently installed wall. I won’t be hiring PuroClean again and I would encourage everyone to stay far away. Check other review sites. Waldo's BNI group fluffs his reviews.

I have happily recommended PuroClean to my residential and commercial clients, and will continue to do so! Oswaldo and his team do detailed proposals and thorough work, in the field of remediation, restoration, and reconstruction.

PuroClean of West Austin is top-notch for water remediation. As a Realtor and homeowner, I’ve seen firsthand how crucial it is to handle water damage quickly and correctly. This is not a repair you want to do yourself and risk bigger problems in the future (e.g. mold). Trust the professionals! They take great care of their clients and their homes. Highly recommend.

Our experience with PuroClean provided us with exceptional workmanship and left our home in the condition it was, prior to any damages. They were very professional and well organized. We appreciated the timely manner in which they completed the work. Management worked with us and kept us informed of the daily schedule We would recommend them to anyone that needed their services, and we would use them again in the future.

They were very quick to come over to diagnose and repair a damaged drain pipe in my garage. Oswaldo and Luis were very professional and friendly to work with! They did a quality job on short notice, and was even super helpful in referring us to a plumber for the repair with a very quick turnaround. I'm glad we chose PuroClean of West Austin! Happy customer, would use them again :)