about Matt Kleinberg and Teresa Devore(Livonia). in response to matts negative comment about decksbyscott.com. in 15 years, these are the only people I had to put a lien on, to get paid. Matt is an accountant, sub-contractor, for US army in Warren. I think its important to know that, despite being a gov. employee, Matt chose to cheat Lyon Twshp, out of permit fees related to his deck. I was there as Matt decided NOT to pull proper permits, with another contractor, on my deck. Matt then approached me about cash payments under the table, I declined. Matt told me his deck was ' the nicest in the sub'...but, the contract date stated deck would be complete on april30, 2011, and was not final inspected, and approved until 18 may...18 days beyond contract date... for this, Matt wanted a discount... 4 thousand $'s off !! I explained that he delayed the project, when he asked me to delay start of deck, losing 3 full days, so he could get credit card bonus on april purchases, also, the lights Matt ordered for his deck, did not arrive until may 14 or 15th, among other modifications Matt made. when I refused to accept his ridiculous offer of 4 grand off, things got ugly. Matt then said my quality was poor, and after 3 trips out to fix his verbal punchlists, which changed with every trip, I got him to write down a punchlist. I have this list, and will scan and post a video response, after 2014 deck season. if Matt had a legitimate complaint, he would have met me in court, but he paid up on entire amount of lien. then Matt went to state of Michigan, to go after my license. they rejected his claim, I have their letter dismissing his complaint in my records. Matt wrote 2 checks to me for this job, which was nearly 30 grand, when you factor in upgrades. his 1st check was written in late march for 2530$.... matt paid for 70-80% of materials direct to lumberyard. with that 2530, I paid my employees, permits, hole sub-contractor, and over 4 grand in materials over next 30 days. I have credit card statements to back this.getting money from Matt was difficult, and created many problems for me. he wrote 2nd check for 5 grand, on may 10. these 2 checks combined left me paying for part of deck, and zero for my labor.Matts deck framing, including plywood under his shingles, is treated lumber, wrapped in exterior PVC product, meaning you could soak his deck underwater, and it will never rot. no ice shield is required on an unheated space.99% of all rain water runs into his gutters, and if water gets behind it somehow...it matters not. the 1 "sloppy" cut I made, was on the facia wrapping the beamwork... NOTE! beamwork wrap was an extra, added towards end of project. matt never paid for any of his extras, and due to the fact this was an add-on, and not part of plan, there was added difficulty. had I not been running on my own cash debt with matts deck, I coiuld have addressed this.but it was clear early on, Matt was planning to stiff me in some form. Matt is also a racist, 3 years prior, when we met, I brought a colleague out to bid his sod and sprinkler. Matt replied via email that 'something about my friend didn't sit right with him'... my friend was not white. I never responded to Matt again, I was so disgusted, but he contacted me 2 or 3 years after this, to do his deck. Matt has special powers, he thought he saw 'red flags' with me, too, as well as my friend. he had a friend, a former contractor, who would build his deck for free(perhaps a former competitor of mine), his friend washed-out of building biz. but his friend was there to "advise" him, about ways to rip me off. Matt claims my contract was weak, but he lost in court, he lost in Ping-Pong, and he lost with the state of Michigan. Matts deck is almost perfect, and I would be proud to show it to anyone. Matt also made claims that I "almost" burned down his house, that his deck went "2 months past deadline" right here on yelp.. but its easy to confirm with Lyon Twnshp that deck passed final on 18may(19 may it was entered in system). another lie from a liar, a dishonest homeowner, who tried, and failed, to cheat me out of my money. a gov. employee, who does not pull permits as required, someone contact his bosses at US Army of warren, and get him fired. also, I ordered screens from Milford Glass, and Matt called them to alter my order, behind my back, removing a support, in the largest screen. they advised against this, but Matt insisted, and then complained about how flimsy screens were. This guy is a cheat. and a liar, and he called his next door neighbor "that bastard" over a red kite caught in a tree, in view of his deck. spread the word about Matt Kleinberg and Teresa Devore... I built 3 decks on Daria Circle... Matts 2 neighbors ABSOLUTELY loved my work, 1 family is my official "decksbyscott.com" video on youtube.com. Tammy and her husband helped me make that 9+ minute video, because I have an excellent rapport with 99% of all my clients. I have 2 decks on same street. read more