If I could give this crook zero stars I would.
Where the heck to I begin?
We found him on Facebook (i know our first mistake) Chatted a bit and then he came over to see what he was working with. We were looking to get a 24x30 garage slab installed. We had laid a 24x24 at our previous house so we asked all the right questions. Where he was getting conrete from, if he was doing rebar etc. He told us he was starting his own business after 10 years in the industry (after what hes put us through something tells me those 10 years were spent pushing a wheel barrow and whining about "the man") he seemed like a nice guy, had all the right answers so we thought wed give him a shot to help his new business. WRONG CHOICE. We signed a contract stating he would lay the flatwork and cover cost on all materials.
1- He told us he was going to be using rebar. He only put it around the edges of the freaking slab. When asked where the rest of the rebar was he responded with "theres a fiber in the concrete that makes it so we dont have to use it"
2- We talked about a drain for our slab abd he knew we would be building in it. He said he would supply the drain but that we needes to provide whatever type of anchor bolts we wanted. Ok cool. He brought the drain we brought the anchors so they could be put in the wet cement. Which all happened fine and dandy until he had to cut half of the anchors off because they were gonna line up with any wall we could ever build.
3- None of his "guys" could cut a stake to save their lives. The kid was cutting stakes about 2 ft long which didnt hold any of their form boards causing the edges to bow out. The back edge bowed so bad he had to come back with a saw to "fix" it.
4- He left a god awful mess down our entire driveway. He allowed the concrete truck drivers to clean out their trucks on our driveway, we now have huge spots of uneven concrete everywhere. And he left big chunks of concrete (mess from his sloppy work) all around the slab which we now have to dispose of.
5- About a month after the slab was done we get a letter from the concrete company threatening to place a lein on our property for the cost of the concrete. We thought ok, maybe hes just busy and missed it. Tried to contact him via all avenues, crickets. Finally get him on the phone and ask him whats going on. He tells us he "has to go through his paperwork" and "would have someone look into it." To which we responded "ok fine but if your bill isnt paid we will seek legal action" to which he said "ok" and hung up. Got him on the phone one more time with the same answers and no change.
5- Called the concrete company who mentioned how much debt he has with the company and urges us to contact our district attorney as he was not responding to their certified letters or phone calls. Also asked about the added fiber in our concrete, and they informed us he never ordered the fiber, so big fat lie.
So here we sit with a who knows how long itll last slab, a lein breathing down our necks and beginning the process with an attorney. A whole lot of junk that we shouldnt have to be dealing with. This fool thinks hes gonna start a great flatwork business without paying his bills and lying to his customers. All he cares about is doing the smallest amount possible to take your money and run. read more
