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How we vet studios
Two names, both visited, is more useful than twenty names, none checked. This is what a studio goes through before it appears on InteriorIQ, and what takes it off.
Before a studio is listed
We visit
The studio itself and at least two sites, one finished and one in progress, so we see the work and the site discipline, not the portfolio.
We read a real quotation
Line by line: does every item state the material, brand, thickness, hardware and count? Vague lines are where disputes start.
We check the terms
Advance and stage payments, how changes are priced, the written warranty, and what happens when a date slips.
We call references
Recent clients, chosen by us from the sites we were shown, asked about delays, extras and how snags were handled.
We keep watching
Every introduction is followed up with the homeowner. Complaints are logged against the studio, not filed away.
What gets a studio removed
- Charging a homeowner outside the written quotation.
- Contacting a homeowner we did not introduce, or sharing their details.
- Two unresolved complaints about the same kind of problem.
- Misstating a material or brand on site against what was quoted.
What vetting is not
It is not a guarantee of your project. A visited studio can still run late or make a mistake; the checks make that less likely and give you a written quotation and terms to hold them to. Keep your own paperwork, and tell us when something goes wrong.
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