First of all, Maurice is incredibly difficult to work with. He seemed proud, had an aggressive demeanor, and a terrible attitude. We did a major job with him, and one of the first things that I mentioned to him was that I wanted the job inspected. We agreed that 50% of the payment would be upfront and 50% upon completion, which I made very clear to me it meant after inspection.
Fast-forward and he wanted me to pay him before inspection. I explained that this was not our deal, and from then on his attitude changed completely. He acted offended by the fact that I would bring up the possibility that his work would not pass inspection. I explained to him that it was not personal, but he acted like I just offended his mother or something.
Well, the work did pass inspection, but one month later a switch in a panel that he installed started tripping and shutting off everything in our living room, every time we turn on anything in the bathroom. We emailed him about this TWICE and he simply did not respond. We were quite upset about this, especially given how proud and aggressive Maurice had been about his work being top-notch and how we should not question his ability to pass inspection. So I call him on the phone and he essentially tells me, without ever taking a look at anything, that this was not his fault but from the previous installation. I tell him that the previous installation in the bathroom had not failed for over a year, and this happened only after his job was finished. Regardless, he did not want to even take a look at what might be going wrong!!
Expect him to collect money and disappear. He does not stand by his work and does not correct or even evaluate potential mistakes. read more