Mr Johnson called me after about 2 weeks saying he had the permit for my porches. I was happy that he obtained the permit so quickly. I asked him if all the elements I requested were included. He asked me ''what elements?'' I said the 10x15 size, the roof overhang, the skylights and the wider stairs. He said that none of those elements were included and he acted like he didnt know what I was talking about. He said ''I wasnt able to get the depth but I did stretch the width to 15 ft''. I told him 7 ft deep was not what I wanted and asked him if he had tried to get my preferred depth. He became agitated and said he would go back and get the changes I wanted (meaning he would submit plans for what I requested instead of ignoring all of my requests). I called him back to say I was unhappy with his work. He volunteered to refund my money. NOW, he wants to deduct the charge for a wrong permit and he has not returned my money! When I challenged him he told me to "close my f**ing mouth."
Description of Work: I hired Mr. Johnson to design new porches for my 4-flat in Lincoln Square. He took my retainer (750.00 -- half of the agreed-upon amount of 1500.00) and agreed to design new porches and obtain a permit. I was very clear that I wanted each of the porches (one for each apt.) to be 15 feet wide and 10 feet deep. He said he wasn't sure he could get 10x15 approved and I said very clearly that I did not want smaller porches. I further told him that I had spoken to a number of porch builders, all of whom said 10x15 was no problem because that was a very common size porch. Even with the larger size porches, each porch would be more than 6 feet away from my property line. He agreed to try to get the size I wanted. I also told him I wanted the new roof to overhang by 18 inches, the stairs to be somewhat wider than usual, and I wanted 2 skylights in the roof. I obtained an updated survey and took it to him.
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R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT offers free project estimates.
No, R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT offers emergency services.
No, R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT does not offer warranties.
R DONALD JOHNSON ARCHITECT offers the following services: DECK & PORCH REMODELING, & REPLACEMENT.