Never hire "Ace Handyman"!
We hired "Ace Handyman" do to various jobs in our house.
1) The majority of work done was of poor quality, some was left unfinished, and "Ace Handyman" refused to fix the problems or return money. We paid "Ace Handyman" $1825, of which the poorly done jobs accounted for $1578.33.
2) The owner of Ace Handyman boasts of being a licensed contractor. At this time, the California Contractor's Licensing Board website lists Ace, but indicates that Ace is exempt from having Workers' Compensation insurance because it has certified that it has no employees. However, the owner of Ace worked for two days in our house with an assistant and billed us for the assistant's work. The owner appears to have lied to the licensing board, which suggests that he could lie to anyone.
3) It was hard to obtain a decent invoice for the work, and the final invoice was still not very detailed.
4) "Ace Handyman" works carelessly and left paint spots on a bureau and an antique rug.
5) In communication with us, "Ace Handyman" was rude.
Never hire "Ace Handyman"!
Response to owner's response:
1) If the assistant was a licensed sub-contractor, he certainly did not know much about painting. Also, he helped with both painting and carpentry, which leaves a question about what trade or trades he was licensed for.
1) The owner of Ace did indeed remove a spot or two on our wooden bureau, using his fingers and saliva on paint that had not yet fully dried. We later noticed other spots on the bureau and rug.
3) The owner cancelled the appointment to resolve issues of his own accord, without consulting us. It is not clear what he means by an "unresolvable conflict of interest."
4) The poorly done jobs accounted for $1578.33 worth of work. In response to our complaints, the owner cancelled his return visit, mailed us a check for $662.50, and indicated that he would consider himself absolved of all responsibility if we cashed the check. After we attempted to negotiate by e-mail, he sent us a letter indicating that he was stopping payment on the the check because we had neither cashed it nor contacted him.
In short, again:
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