Ridge Construction

My insurance paid $1500. for the fence. John Hornbeck spent around $300. in materials and his 2 guys did a horrible job. He purchased pecky cedar 1x6 boards at Foothill lumber. The peck was at the top of several boards. I phoned him and he said that he had purchased the LAST that Foothill had. I asked about Home Depot and he said, "Then I would have to drive down the hill". I said, "Aren"t you a contractor?" I asked how much the boards cost and he said $1.79 each. I phoned Foothill and they said that they had plenty of that wood and it cost $1.29 per board. I phoned John and asked why he had lied to me and told him to immediately replace the bad boards, TODAY! He did. There were 3 heavy lattice sections, also part of the fence that blew down in the storm. 1 was OK but 2 needed replaced. He claimed that he could never find the thicker type. Home Depot has always had them in stock. John never finished the fence. The gate is sagging and there are nails that go no where. The railings are sagging, the fence isn't built level but follows the slope of the ground. I had to spend 10 hours sealing both sides with 1 coat of Duckback to get it through the winter. I should have had Stratton do it as he built a real wood fence for me at a different location but I had already hired Hornbeck to do the concrete so used him for both jobs. The cement was a nightmare! It snowed the night before and snow was melting & dripping onto the cement. I didn't expect him due to the weather but when he pulled into the snowy driveway I yelled out to him and said not to pour today. He yelled, "The Cement truck is on it's way!" I should have said "That's your problem!" The cement guy forgot the hot water and John had to babysit the concrete until very late that night. There was concrete on everything! I asked him why he didn't wait until the next day or two and why he didn't cancel since concrete is usually on "will calll". He supposed called the cement co. and no one answered and he left a message that they didn't get. The cement looks terrible and is cracked. Cement was all over my new Madera Carport (Madera replaced some panels at no charge to me and couldn't believe the bad job that Ridge did. John forgot my water Channel so the rain wouldn't flood my patio so he took a knife and made a little slit for the rain that did nothing. After months a nagging him to put in the channel that I paid for he saw cut one and used tons of some caulk on both sides which bubbled and sunk in places.

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It went very well. Jon Hornback is meticulous. He arrived on time, worked hard all day and get the job done on schedule.We will always recommend Jon Hornback (Ridge Construction)...in fact we already have. We really can't say too much about the beautiful work that he did. When this project started we had a bit of rain. Jon would call or just stop by to keep us informed onhow things were going regarding The Town's approval of the drawings or permits. We give Jon Hornback owner of RidgeConstruction an A+! We are extremely happy with our Roof/Deck Cover. The roof was done by Ridge Roofing Co., owner Don Volenski. He did a great job! We would also recommend him and will use him in the future.