This was a big job, probably too big of a job for Melvin and his crew. Melvin couldn't finish the job. Actually, he refused to finish the job. Not only did he not finish the job, but he and his crew caused a lot of damage to my house. He destroyed my dishwasher, which he did give me a credit for. Although he didn't give me a full credit for the entire cost of the dishwasher. And, I didn't even try to get the same standard of dishwasher that his crew destroyed. His crew dented my refrigerator, dented my back door, stained my carpet by not covering it up, damaged my hard wood floor, chipped my counter top and left my backyard looking like a mess with paint and concrete all over my back patio, not to mention the mess they left all over the siding of my house. His crew punched a hole in my bedroom wall (which they repaired) they cracked a wall in my hallway (which they repaired). They came into my home like a wrecking ball with little to no care given to it. I entrusted Melvin with a key to my home. He made copies and handed them out multiple contractors, which I did not know about. When the dishwasher was replaced, he wanted his plumber to install it. It took his people three visits to my home PLUS a call to my own plumber to get this dishwasher installed. The main job was to add a powder room/laundry center to the first floor of the home. Part of this job was to install a Skylight in the powder room/laundry room. Well, the skylight leaked during a heavy rain and caused significant damage to a freshly painted room. Melvin and crew tried to repaint and repair it, but did a terrible job. When I insisted they try again, he refused. Working with Melvin has been very stressful. Melvin has a tendency to be extremely defensive and argumentative. He's even tried to extort more money from me, saying that he will not complete the project until I pay him final retainage. Retainage isn't released, until the work is 100% complete. When I made that very clear to him, I never heard from him again. Now, I am forced to hire another contractor to finish Melvin's job. I had very high hopes for this contract, but I am left with an unfinished and damaged home, which I will have to pay for. Oh, on top of all of that, the job was supposed to be done in 8 weeks. yes, there were some additions which extended the length of the project. BUT, his crew took about 23 weeks AND it's still not done. So, don't do it people. UPDATE: 9/12/2017 I also hired Melvin and company to install a new storm door. Melvin made a big deal out of the fact that my door was a custom size and it would cost extra. His exact words "a 30" door will be too small and a 32" door will be too big, since it's a custom size it will cost extra" Well, the door that Melvin installed was NOT the door I chose, I chose a self-storing storm door. He installed something that was not what I chose. I would understand if the door I chose didn't come in custom sizes, but he never told me that. Initially, I thought he just chose a door without consulting with me. Well, I just found out (when another door guy was measuring my opening to install the door that I wanted in the first place) that Melvin put in a 30" door and also installed a frame in my doorway to account for the fact that he was trying to install a door that was too small. So, not only did he lie to me about the custom door, but he also tried to charge me a custom door price. I'm in the process of consulting with an attorney on what my options are, legally. Stay away from this guy, please. read more