***BEWARE***
At first, i thought that Cory was an honest good worker because he did good on the small things that I initially had him do. However, when doing the bigger jobs is when the cracks started to show.
I had Cory build me a deck. I am a single female and was not familiar about how a deck should be properly built (maybe that's why he took advantage of me) So at first glance, the deck looked great. However, i started to see the flaws, but only noticed them after he was installing my new pre-made fence. Things started to go south when Cory took MOST OF THE MONEY UPFRONT, with a remaining balance of around $2,300 left to pay (according to him).
It was VERY difficult to get Cory to finish the small fence for my backyard after he got my hefty check (he was chasing new money since he already had mine) He CONSTANTLY NO SHOWED, and I would have to CONSTANTLY call him about completing my small fence. It took Cory 2 MONTHS!!! to finish a 203 ft pre-made fence. Cory, also told me that the Lowes delivery for the materials was $5,070.28. He also said that he would have the lowes person email me the invoice, which I never received. I didn't ask Cory for the Lowes Deck materials invoice, which is probably why he thought he could get away with overcharging me with the fence materials from Lowes. He didn't think I'd ask. As time was getting longer, I kept asking Cory for the Lowes delivery invoice, which he said that Lowes was unable to print out the invoice, because it was past 30days. So, I went to Lowes myself and gave them the info, and they printed out the delivery invoice for me. My invoice was only $3,838, not $5,070. So, Cory lied. Cory knew that he would be caught over charging me. After he told me that it would be CHEAPER for me if HE ordered my fence. Because he gets a 15% Contractor discount from Lowe's. Towards the end, I did need more lattice, and staples that came up to around $200. Cory was STILL charging me extra for that extra lattice knowing that he was already over charging me on the Lowe's delivery, and making a $1200.00 profit off of the materials. I caught his scam before he got to totally screw me over.
I have caught Cory in SO MANY lies. Cory, rarely puts a full days work in. As a result, his poor craftsmanship comes out, and the customers suffers for it. He also allows his personal life to affect his work, because he's so distracted by it. Cory knows how to do a good job, but his incredible laziness, and his personal distractions are his downfall, not to mention all of his never-ending lies. The only thing I could say that Corey is ok for is, if you had something very simple for him to do, that he could do in a single day. Like, if you needed a light bulb changed. I definitely would not allow him to purchase any materials (without receipts), or have him do any big jobs. I would look closely at his work, and not pay him the money upfront, maybe pay him by the day. I won't ever recommend Cory to anyone. I hope this review has saved other potential customers the time, headache, and the money. I really would hate for someone to experience what I had to experience with Hour Handyman (Cory). I am a really nice person, and Cory has mistaken my kindness for weakness. Cory, is "Supposed" to be a licensed contractor, so I expected a professional job. Unfortunately, I didn't receive that. As evident in my photos.
I could say so much more, but I believe that I made my point already.
Cory is a scammer, he's shady, a manipulator, a pathological Liar, not reliable, he's VERY LAZY, and not a trustworthy person. Who comes off as a "good guy", and that's how he'll get you... read more
