Used Semco Construction to install a new awning with lights on our deck. Installers arrived and stated they had installed our lights at the previous installation. At the installer's suggestion, I withheld $1,000 from payment. I called John a few days later to find out when they would be back. He didn't know anything about it and would get back to me.
Two months later I had not heard anything and called John. He claimed he had just been talking to the installer about it and someone would be calling me. A day later, he called and said the best time for them to come would be the next day. They arrived late in the afternoon as I had requested. The installer said he heard I had given John an earful. I wasn't going to bring up my displeasure with the timing but since he did. He said they could not take it off the previous home's awning because it is "stuck" on. I said yes but John said they had the lights but the scheduling wouldn't work - for two months?
The installer went on about all the territory he covers and the next day they had to go to a town about 1/2 hour from my house and this was inconvenient for them to come this day. But John had been the one to suggest the day they came and the next day would have worked better for me too! I stated they should knock something off the remaining balance because of the 2 month delay in the completion of the order. There were nothing but excuses. Today was about 10 days later and John called and asked me to send the balance. I asked if maybe we could split the difference because of the delay - hoping for a compromise of some kind or knocking $100 off or something for the inconvenience. He told me if I didn't want to argue to just put the check in the mail and he had no control over the installation schedule - someone else did that. I have never had a vendor have such an attitude and lack of respect for me as the consumer. Yes, people make mistakes and the installers made a mistake but then they should work harder to make it up to the consumer who was inconvenienced by their mistake. The installer even said, we saved your $1,000 for two months. No one ever apologized or sounded anything but annoyed with the whole thing.
The product, the awning and lights are great. I would never work with these people again. read more