Wow, we had the same experience as Patty from Bound Brook…read more
My first experience with hiring a contractor did not go well. I now know why people do the work themselves-- except my past experiences with that did not go well either.
Besides the fact that he only did about half the work we hired him to do (and got paid for 75%) of it, he was slow (only worked a few hours a day), sloppy, lazy, and not respectful of our home. For example, while staining the floors, he got stain all over the new base moulding he put down and high enough so that the shoe moulding won't cover it.
Speaking of the new floors, we're going to have to have them redone. He didn't sand between poly coats and the floor is gritty. His laziness (sounds like a royal term) was shown when he didn't bother to sand the corners of the room. He did a terrible job in the closets. It might not be possible to save the floors as they can only be sanded so many times.
He left rooms unfinished and in disarray. He didn't put up any tarps like he said he would, so everything in the house was coated with sheetrock dust. He went into our refrigerator and drank all the water and killed a bowl of candy my fiance had on the table-- not intended for them.
One of the few good things I can say about him is when he suspected one of his employees of stealing our pressure washer, he hounded him all day, took picture for evidence, and then got the PW back and locked it in the garage.
He installed the crown moulding upside down. He'd show up at 10, 11, or 2 PM, work a few hours and leave at 5.
Last Friday was his last day at the house. He got there at 10:30, sat in his car for an hour, packed up his tools, went inside to grab a water, and left without doing anything. He has not been back and will not return text messages or emails.
He's based in North Jersey (Long Valley, Washington Township) and has worked in Bound Brook, Carteret, Long Branch, etc. he says he serves (or fleeces) all of NJ. Joe C. of PPP should not be hired by anyone. If you want his name or company name, send me a message.
He also stole masking tape, nails, and plastic tarps. He broke a ceiling fan and lost screws needed for other ceiling fans.
You know the expression you get what you pay for? Well, in this case, we got less than what we paid for.
Our house is still in major disarray. We continue to hang out in the basement until the house is finished. We have hired a new contractor who is starting towards the end of next week. He has worked for friends and other homes where we have seen the quality of work and are very satisfied.
