Hired through Thumbtack, you do not, under ANY circumstances, want to hire this contractor! Capital Development, LLC of Acworth, GA and its principal Kevin Nguyen are unreliable, unprofessional, untruthful and contrary to two great reviews on Thumbtack, (one from Tyler who I'm pretty sure is an employee/partner) does not appear to know a thing about construction. They are EXTREMELY disrespectful of property. For example, they left the property unsecured on multiple occasions; i.e., doors unlocked and on one occasion, they actually left the key in the door. Upon completing the project, we discovered that they poured waste concrete all over our driveway and lawn, which has now hardened into mounds! On several occasions, we pointed out to Kevin Nguyen that items had been removed from the house and he 'promised' to have them returned/replaced. Never happened!
Kevin Nguyen has refused to work with us on the punch list we developed when we saw the job coming to a halt. Items on the list that he considered "complete" could have been done by a 12-year-old! Brand new flooring has purple paint or some other substance ingrained into the flooring that we will never be able to remove! Subsequently, after paying this contractor $33K+, I now have to hire various workmen (plumber, brickwork, handyman, etc.) to finish the project. Capital Development, LLC and Kevin Nguyen have also refused to provide paperwork for 'new' HVAC, sump pump and other electrical and mechanical items that should be in the owner's possession.
This has been the worst building/reno experience and that's saying something considering that I've done two major renos (in New York City!) and had a new house built (in a foreign country!). I have NEVER experienced this level of incompetence and shoddy workmanship! Please learn from my bad experience. I could not recommend Kevin Nguyen or anyone associated with Capital Development LLC, build a birdhouse!
Photos of some of the 'finished' items below.
Brickwork: This is a the 'finished' product after I complained about the workmanship. Also, they never replaced the brick behind the electrical box!
Plumbing: unfinished holes everywhere. Note the space between the toilet and the tub! Capital Development moved the washer/dryer and relocated to another area and left it looking like this. Also, hot & cold water lines are reversed in laundry.
Bathroom mirror: evidently was 'glued' on and has since slipped taking the paint with it! read more