Worst contractor I have been worked with. Hired David to redo my siding and gutter. Asked me to pay off the balance before finish the whole project, then keeps postpone it using different reasons(COVID, cancer treatment, weather). My siding is left unfinished in a winter storm, also I'm living without gutter for almost a year. Communication is extremly poor, pause the project without any head up for most of the time, and won't give you any update for the pause until you ping him.
Don't hire David, especially for large projects, small job might be okay. If you are working with David now, keep in mind don't payoff the balance before the job done. Don't be as naive as me, He earned my trust through small projects so I didn't went through the formal paper work with him for this project. Don't believe any promise from his mouth, make sure to sign a formal contract in case you need to file complaint when you running into similar situation.
I'm not able to understand why David keeps postpone the project:
- Some tools still left at my backyard, looks like he's still willing to finish the project.
- Telling me got sickness(covid then cancer) and having difficulty to finish the job, while still post photos for other new projects in his FB account.
- Give him the proposal to abort my project and issue a refund to me. But been refused and said he'll finish it.
- The photo of my project is still on his website, looks like he's still serious, or even proud of it?
- Siding has almost finished, the leftover might takes 2 or 3 days. Gutter replacement should be an easy one, one or two weeks. But still choose to not finish that tiny amount of work.
Here is the timeline:
04/13/2021
45% deposit paid.
06/02/2021 - 08/09/2021
Project in progress 3 months.
Been asked to paid another 45% earlier at 06/09, paied it.
08/10/2021 - 10/27/2021
Project paused during this peroid(77 days). David did notified me at 08/17 and said he's in trouble with COVID and need take break, probably several weeks.
Start sending message to him at 10/12 since winter wind is tearing off the siding, been told he's still experience COVID symptom. I trusted him and decided to wait for him to recover, also asked him to see if there is any temporary protection can help my siding pass the winter so he can take enough rest in the winter and resume the project next spring, been told he'll finish it before winter even if COVID will kill him.
10/28/2021 - 11/05/2021
Project resumed for about week
David asked to pay the left 10% balance at 11/04, did the payment since I still trust him and believe the COVID statement.
11/06/2021 - 12/12/2021
Project paused for 48 days.
Trying to communicate with David, been told Covid is still affect him but I saw he posted photos on his FB for another project at 11/11, while left my unfinished siding went through a winter storm.
12/13/2021 - 12/14/2021
Project resumed for 2 days, major part of the siding is done so it should be fine for the winter, but still haven't start the gutter installation.
12/14/2021 - 07/31/2022
Project paused for 7 months.
Seen David posted photo for a new project at his FB account at 02/11.
Start messaging him at 03/09 but he told me he got a cancer treatment, I'm not feeling convinced this time.
I made a proposal at 03/11 to abort my project and issue a refund in case he's not capable to do the work in case of the health condition, but he didn't want to abort it and said he'll finish the job.
Send him a message at 05/26(45 days silience from 03/11) and been told all the materials are in place and will resume project next week.
Send him a message at 06/09(2 weeks silience again) and been told because of rain not able to resume the project. I lost my paitent and told him 7/31 will be the deadline, he didn't responsed.
Seen David posted photo for a new project project at 07/17 so I'm pretty sure he's capable to finish the my project but choose not to finish it.
08/01/2022 - Deadline passed. read more