I shouldn't have ignored the red flags from the start since he was clearly going through a self inflicted rough patch in life.
But as soon as payments started going out, Blake stopped showing up and he either changed numbers or blocked my phone number and email.
Everything he was hired to do either fell apart or was incomplete and he took payment anyways.
He had his inexperienced friend Bruce Melanson of Bradt contracting to come in to do a small flooring job. Blake never paid him and Bruce started showing up unannounced harassing me for money and threatening a lien.
I've been dealing with what was supposed to be a 2 week job over the last 6 months.
He has good reviews online which seem to be family or friends. It's either that or he had other contractors do the work because on his own he couldn't handle a few small jobs on a 1000 sq ft bungalow.
I have a sagging beam on load bearing wall he removed, I have a sinking sunroom he was paid to re enforce, all his trim had to be removed and redone, flooring has gaps and odd colours and cuts everywhere.
Terrible experience. I have posted a few pictures to his Facebook page and can't put a review on HomeStars for some reason.
Unfortunately I have to go to court to try and get money back from someone who doesn't have any.
Do not be fooled by old reviews and his cheap pricing.
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