Realistic Renovations

Brian Ray took a down payment for $800 for materials in October 2012 for a small job, to put in new storm doors. He said he ordered the doors in November. We have tried to contact him numerous times since then. At first, he has a variety of excuses (he was out of town, the door company was out of stock, etc) but then he simply stopped answering our calls or email, and simply ignored our requests to have our money returned. It is now August 2013. Basically, he stole our money. When I contacted the neighborhood group that recommended him, several people wrote back to me to say that he had taken money from them recently and then disappeared.

ESTIMATED WORK WOULD TAKE 3 WEEKS. THREE MONTHS LATER THE PORCH IS NOT COMPLETE. VERY MESSY, UNRESPONSIVE TO TELEPHONE CALLS, SWORE AROUND YOUNG CHILDREN, LOUD MUSIC, AND DIRTY SHOES ON CARPETS. AVERAGED 2 TO 6 HOURS PER DAY, AND AT TIMES THERE WAS WORK STOPPAGE. NEVER WAS SEEN ON PROPERTY BEFORE 9:30 AM. WOULD TAKE 2 HOUR LUNCHES. VERY DEFENSIVE, AND ANGRY. WE PAID ALL EXPECTED BILLS ON TIME. WE HAD TO ASK HIM TO LEAVE PROPERTY WHEN JOB DID NOT APPEAR TO BE MOVING, AND HE BECAME VERY ANGRY. IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH.