SP Plastering was the HIGHEST Priced quote we received, and a Horrible experience. You will pay SP Plastering more, but certainly won't get more. His work is awful. Every licensed contractor said it's one of the worst, or THE worst they have seen. SP Plastering is extremely messy, he damaged my wood beams. He damaged my roof, he drilled his scuffles onto my roof. Another cost I have incurred due to SP Plastering's poor workmanship is the cost of grinding my floors, as he left cement all over the place. Watch-out for "change orders". Gilberto will try to charge you extra for every little thing. The price for little things are outrageous. He knows you are into it (the project), so you're going to pay his High Price, as most people won't stop him, and get another stucco company to do a little work, he won't do, for a reasonable price. Most troubling, I recently discovered, as of 3/25/2021, which was pointed out by Licensed stucco contractors, that SP Plastering did NOT apply a vital step/coat in the stuccoing process. That is, applying a Scratch Coat. You can ask ANY licensed, the Scratch Coat is Vital. Even if Gilberto discredits the need for a Scratch Coat. It is irrelevant, as the Scratch Coat procedure, and steps thereafter are noted in the Bid Proposal, that in part reads the following: "We are going to lath, Scratch Coat, brown coat, mesh with base X,.. " He did not follow what the Bid Proposal stated. Meaning, SP Plastering and Gilberto Gutierrez missed a vital step he was contracted to do, per the written Bid Proposal that I signed. Another tactic of Gilberto, he counts on you not knowing the process and/or material, and will cut corners, anywhere he can. Even keeping the Jobsite clean, the Bid Proposal notes: " Job site will be left clean at end of each workday", I have several videos of different sections of the Jobsite, that were left with cement and other debris. He cut corners, anytime he can. SP Plastering Inc, Gilberto Gutierrez took a grinder to a metal flashing known as Weep Screed, covered it with cement and stucco, all the way to the dirt floor. Permanently damaging the Weep Screed. I have been told by Licensed stucco contractors, that this most likely damaged the waterproofing as well. Gilberto Gutierrez, SP Plastering did this illegal ("Non-Building-Code Compliant") act, AFTER the building and safety inspector did his visual inspection of the Weep Screed, and signed off on the permit card. Meaning, Gilberto knew better not to do it, before inspection; rather did it, After Inspection--a deliberate act. You may ask, why would a licensed contractor do an illegal act Money! He sold me on it, and noted he will charge me more/extra for it. It will look much more "high-end", Gilberto noted. That was Gilberto's "MO", if he can make more money on it, illegal or otherwise-- he will do it.
Note, Not having the Weep Screed flashing/metal and taking cement/stucco all the way to the floor/dirt is illegal ("non-code compliant") Other ways SP Plastering Inc., Gilberto Gutierrez broke the law ("did not follow Contractor's Licensing rules"). Gilberto's Bid Proposal, notes a "deposit of $1,000.00 down, with four equal payments, were to be paid." Gilberto Gutierrez required us to pay him a $6,000.00 deposit and required us to pay him 10 payments overall, to date. Clearly violating Contractors laws; as well as his own "Contract". Moreover, note SP Plastering never provided an actual contract, as the Bid Proposal notes. Just a hint of his "professionalism". Gilberto Gutierrez demanded payments to be made to him personally ("Gilberto Gutierrez") rather than to his company, SP Plastering Inc. I believe this was his attempt to alleviate his company and license, from liability of his faulty work and/or taxes. Gilberto would "Cash" our checks, rather than deposit them into his account. Hence, the reason he always required checks of $5K which were issued and dated, back to back. This is another one of Gilberto's "MO's", I have spoken to another customer of his, Gilberto asked him to do the same. As SP Plastering is so terrible, we are having multiple licensed stucco contractors come to give us a quote on fixing and completing the job. Several of them pointed out that the "Lath" must be taken all the way to the top, covering the exposed wood to just about the fascia. The licensed contractors told me, Gilberto just cut another corner, to save himself time and money, and did not take that waterproofing step that is required. Instead, he just installed the foam moldings to cover it up. More importantly, the written quotes we are now getting from licensed stucco contractors to fix SP Plastering's work state "due to faulty work"; "due to poor workmanship"; "due to substandard work previously performed" --"we make no guarantees on our work performed. Lastly, SP Plastering Abandon the Job.
Moter: he has only been licensed for a few months: Since 02/12/2020 and Expires 02/28/2022 read more