Mr. Darrick Harris
License number: 2705093567…read moreCompany name: Dependable Home Improvements.
I hired Mr Harris to install vinyl siding over one exterior wall of my house, install a exterior door, replace a exterior door, install a interior door, install one new and two replacement windows, Sheetrock a room, install a stud retaining wall, install lighting and it's wiring, build a set of exterior steps, install new flooring over the old floor which was to consistent of replacing the rotted plywood around the entrance with new plywood and installing a new layer of plywood on top of the solid old, over that was to be installed vinyl flooring.
The work was done poorly, I repeatly tried to talk with him but all he did was blow smoke. Finally I just wanted him out of my house, never to return, so I paid him and went to repair and finish the work he had done so poorly. It was then that I realized just how badly he had done the work. On the advice of a different contractor, I contacted the county building inspector and asked for a inspection of the work. Of the work that required a permit and inspection, little of Mr. Harris's work passed inspection. If I read the inspection form correctly:
No permit, no inspection of the exterior door
No permit, no inspection of the steps.
No permit, no inspection of the interior door.
Upon inspection, all three of these areas failed to meet code and safety requirements and will have to be redone. The door was so poorly done, that now that winter is here, the wind blows around the door frame and door has gaps between it and the frame. Until I can get this redone, I've had to cover the area with plastic sheeting to stop the wind.
No permit, no inspection of electrical work that included installation of lighting, wiring and switch. Mr Harris also does not have a license for electrical work.
It was also found that while Mr. Harris told me he was a Class A contractor, he is in fact only a Class C contractor. Therefor, he wasn't license to do the amount of work he did. He also doesn't appear to have a business license to work in my county.
Of the areas that didn't require a permit and inspection:
The Siding: The vinyl siding was improperly installed and not completed. And I realized afterwards, it isn't even the same pattern as the rest of the house. Mr. Harris never told me this and the correct pattern is available at Home Depot, a store less then six miles away.
The flooring: A section of the old sub-flooring had rotted and Mr Harris was suppose to remove and replace it with new plywood. The rotten flooring was not removed, and instead of plywood for the sub-flooring, the lower quality OSV was used. No underlayment was installed, so the flooring was laid on top of the bare OSV. The flooring itself was not installed per manufacturer's instructions and and is now coming apart. (The county inspector showed me what was suppose to have been done and wasn't)
The replacement windows: The interior trim was removed for inspection. There was no flashing and no insulation installed. As a result, the wind blows freely into the house.
I could keep going on, but will stop here with this: Nearly every part of Mr. Harris work was so poorly done, that nearly all of it will have to be redone."
