Allstar Painting & Remodeling

Description of Work: He painted the outside of my house, and he was going to do some plumbing.

Description of Work: We hired Sunny "Rex Shelton" to paint our new home. What a disaster. He showed up and his paint sprayer didn't work, he claimed he had a huge crew he ran an ad on Craigslist and then hired the guys. He went to the Paint Store and charged items for other houses on my account. He quoted me a price and then after he started he said he needed a draw the first day for housing in a motel so he could live there. I have found out he owes thousands of dollars in child support, cannot accept a check and has to be paid cash because he has an active Felony Warrant for his arrest.Then after all this he put a mechanics lien against my property ( it is not valid and is being dropped next month)He goes by several company names: All Star Painting, Sunny's Painting, and whatever else he can come up with. I have filed a lawsuit against him, but my attorney can't find him because he is on the run from the police...I had to pay thousands of dollars to redo and finish what he failed to do right the first time!!

Description of Work: Sunny Shelton and his team painted the inside of my home without any problems and, had his work ended there, my experience was a pleasant one. Upon completion of the inside of my home, he began painting the exterior of my neighbor's home. My exterior painting was contracted with the company replacing my fiber cement board siding. Sunny believed progress was not being made on my home and contacted Joe Mattingly to discuss finishing the exterior. Based on my experience from the work on my interior, I didn't have any problems with this. The contract for painting the exterior of my home was still between me and Joe Mattingly. Sunny and Joe worked out an agreed price ($800) to paint the "body" of the house. I didn't know this but Sunny did. When that work was finished, Sunny proceeded on to the trim and began asking me for money to cover labor and materials. I worked with Joe Mattingly and he cleared the balance and I began paying Sunny directly. I did change the trim color and added some items to the paint such as screen repair, screen door, and a storm door on the back porch and am not disputing these charges. The problem is this - on November 30 Sunny arrived at the home with one of his workers to attempt completion of my home prior to the winter weather. He also stated he would like to collect the balance on this date. During this phone call, I informed Sunny that on the last day he worked on the house painting the exterior of the garage doors, my car was coated with overspray. I obtained a $225 estimate from the Ray Skillman Collision Center (where my car was purchased May 2010). He wanted me to use someone he knew to do the work and with a brand new car, I did not wish to do this but did allow him to look at my vehicle. Sunny was insistent that he didn't see the overspray even though it was on the trim to the garage doors and keyless entry pad as well. When we began discussing the final invoide, he asked me to pay a balance of $1800.00 - without providing me an invoice as he promised in a previous email. (In this email, I asked for an estimate so I may budget accordingly. Sunny responded with $1400-$1700.) When he asked for $1800, it seemed reasonable so I said we can deduct the $225 for the overspray repair and I will write you a check. He said the $1800 is with the $225 deducted. At this point, I was feeling ripped off that he was trying to build in the cost of the car repair. I told him that amount was not acceptable and if he wanted additional funds he would need to speak to my fiance and asked him to leave my home. Sunny left with work undone - back porch deck not stained, new screen door between house and garage not painted or hardward reinstalled nor closing properly, overspray on garage doors, ladders in yard, and his hose connected to my exterior faucet with winter weather approaching. We had also discussed some interior items needing attention (after this experience, I do not wish to have him on my property for completion). I didn't hear from Sunny again until my girlfriend informed me he was at my house getting some ladders. I called Sunny and asked when he planned to complete the work. He said he would return on the next day which would be Friday, February 18 and asked me to repair a list. He arrived late that day and asked my girlfriend for the list. I spoke to Sunny on the phone and verbally discussed the unfinished items. It was so late when he arrived that he said he would return the next day, Saturday, February 20. He thought it would be around 930am. I asked him to give me 30 minutes notice to make sure I was home. He never called. I stopped by my home at 330pm and Sunny had just arrived. He worked to finish the items and asked me to pay the balance. I'm thinking he is going to ask for the additional $800 November 30 and he states I now owe $1800!!! I nearly hit the floor. Since he still hadn't provided me the invoice he promised in his November 19 email, I asked to see one prior to paying any additional amount. He said he would return the next day, which he did. Sunny's invoice contains many items I dispute. Sunny also stated that he was experiencing financial hardships - his truck was repossessed and he owed some of his workers money - and needed to get payment right away. After viewing the invoice, it was clear Sunny was attempting to overcharge me in order to pay his debts. Some of the items in dispute include - 1) he states paint ALL trim custom color twice and has two separate charges $1300 and $1200. I have photos and witnesses to attest that not all trim was painted when I asked to change colors. 2) $450 charge for second coat on body (should have been included in original $800) 3) $350 for pressure washing when part of house was already painted by Joe Mattingly's painter. I wrote Sunny a check for $600 and informed him I am only willing to pay an additional $200 which would cover the $1800 the original final balance he asked for on November 30th. I believe Sunny is dishonest, I believe he is attempting to take advantage of a female, and his work on the exterior of my home is incomplete. A couple final items - I am concerned about the painting done during questionable weather (some paint has already chipped as a result of the cold/Sunny repainted this on February 20th), 3 Nintendo WII games were missing from inside my home during the time Sunny was working on the interior (now that I am experiencing his dishonesty, I believe this to be from one of his crew), and Sunny made a sexual comment to Joe Mattingly about me indicating "he could have that any time he wanted." Since our dispute over the final balance has escalated, Sunny has threatened me with attorneys and his workers placing liens on my home as well as adding a $200 penalty, 5% daily penalty, attorney fees and court costs and modify and add other charges for work. I have never signed a contract with Sunny Shelton for exterior work on my home nor did he offer to prepare one.