Our experience with Jason was poor…read more
We contracted for a simple sidewalk from driveway to front step. The route is level and was lawn. We supplied detailed dimensions and requirements. Jason quoted $3,200. Then Jason did not respond for two days. He first claimed he had no internet or phone service. When he finally showed up, he claimed the lack of response was because he had been too sick to answer.
Before coming, Jason asked to use our backhoe/loader because he had trailer issues and could not bring his equipment. We said OK. When he showed up, he did not know how to operate the backhoe or loader, or even move the tractor. After an hour of training Jason, he started removing the existing turf. In doing that, he damaged our deck and promised to repair it (he did not). We served Jason lunch. He quit at 2:30, saying he would be back to finish the following day. He left tools scattered around our property. He did not return the following day and did not respond to requests for his plan.
The third day, Jason showed up near noon and said he would not complete the job or replace the grass. Jason said that the grass removal he had done benefited us and that we should be grateful. He became hostile, abandoned the contract and the job, leaving us with damage and a mess.
We are senior citizens. After receiving law enforcement assistance and recommendations regarding a safe method with a hostile person, we returned Jason's tools to his location in Yreka.
Instead of the contracted sidewalk, we have a damaged deck and a dirt entry path with no grass. What was grass will become a dangerous, slippery, muddy path this winter. That mud will track into our home.
Jason has endless and creative excuses. Given our experience with Jason, we do not believe that even with a clear contract, quality work, lack of damage, or job completion is likely.
