BEWARE!!!! This company stole my money, materials, and damaged my property and left me with a mess…read moreafter walking off the job midway through.
Hannibal Solis, the owner of the company, agreed to install a mini split in my apartment, which was time sensitive. Before the work started, we walked through and agreed on placement for the compressor outside and for the wall mount units inside, along with where the electricity would run. However, after only mounting the units, he decided that the placement of one of the units was too high and that he was no longer willing to finish the job. In an effort to resolve the situation, I arranged for my roofer to come help him. However, at that point, he became aggressive and told me he wasn't willing to finish under any circumstances.
When he walked off the job, he initially said that he would refund my deposit of $1000 (paid by Zelle), but is now refusing to even do that, claiming that I "threatened" him by telling him that I would report him to Thumbtack and the CA Contractor Board after walking off the job and causing damage to my property.
Finally, he asked me to purchase $805 worth of materials directly from a third party, but is unwilling to tell me where those materials are located and some of the materials (including incredibly expensive wire) that I purchased were taken by him when he left. Further, the materials that he installed were installed incorrectly, so I now have to purchase those materials again.
In meeting other contractors to repair this sloppy, unfinished job, I have discovered that he did not do the bulk of the work, including connecting the high and low voltage, connecting all wires and refrigerant lines, finishing installation of the blowers and compressors (they're only affixed to the wall, which I understand to be the easy part of the job), installing drains, and affixing all lines to the house and covering them. He also damaged the floors, leaving long scapes in the wood through the entire hallway.
Pictures are the state he left my installation in when he walked off the job. All of the work was done incorrectly and needs to be redone. This will cost me a significant amount of money -- approximately 3x what I contracted with this company for.
Strongly advice any prospects to go with another company -- any other company.