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Hi all,
I need some advice here.
Earlier this year, I started to look for a contractor to refinish the exterior of my house. A friend recommended a good friend of his fathers and assured me that he was trustworthy and good. The guy gave me a fair price so we started work.
The demolition started and the job seemed to be going well. I was very specific on how I wanted the final result to look like. It's a stucco finish, but I wanted the texture to be smooth. The front of the house has parts that are stone finish. The work came out to be not to my satisfaction. He rushes the work and used a machine to apply the stucco, leaving it with a rough finish. He never applied the top coat. The stone was put on with large gaps - instead of stacking the stone from the base, he affixed it to the scratch surface with spacers in between. I'm not happy with the work.
During the entire process, he kept asking me for money, saying that he's doing me a favor by giving me a low price and he needs money (in cash) for materials. I wasn't comfortable, so I spoke with my friend who referred him and his father -- they both assured me that he was very trustworthy. So all the money was given to complete the work. When the work was "complete", I expressed my dissatisfaction. He got upset, started yelling at me, and seems to have abandoned the project altogether. Aside from the shotty quality, I still don't have lighting fixtures reinstalled.
What can I do here? My friend who referred him seems to not want to get involved with this. I learned a tough lesson from this...
Thanks,
-Brian.
I need some advice here.
Earlier this year, I started to look for a contractor to refinish the exterior of my house. A friend recommended a good friend of his fathers and assured me that he was trustworthy and good. The guy gave me a fair price so we started work.
The demolition started and the job seemed to be going well. I was very specific on how I wanted the final result to look like. It's a stucco finish, but I wanted the texture to be smooth. The front of the house has parts that are stone finish. The work came out to be not to my satisfaction. He rushes the work and used a machine to apply the stucco, leaving it with a rough finish. He never applied the top coat. The stone was put on with large gaps - instead of stacking the stone from the base, he affixed it to the scratch surface with spacers in between. I'm not happy with the work.
During the entire process, he kept asking me for money, saying that he's doing me a favor by giving me a low price and he needs money (in cash) for materials. I wasn't comfortable, so I spoke with my friend who referred him and his father -- they both assured me that he was very trustworthy. So all the money was given to complete the work. When the work was "complete", I expressed my dissatisfaction. He got upset, started yelling at me, and seems to have abandoned the project altogether. Aside from the shotty quality, I still don't have lighting fixtures reinstalled.
What can I do here? My friend who referred him seems to not want to get involved with this. I learned a tough lesson from this...
Thanks,
-Brian.