CUSTOM PAINT & DRYWALL

Larry McConnell bought some sanding and finishing materials from Home Depot and expermented with a bedroom floor (10' X 11") to show me how his floor re-finishing proposal worked. An orbital sander was used to go over the floor, but this never removed the dark wood spots. He then painted the floor with a dark Minwax "Gunstock" color. Looked very dark and the spots still showed up except darker. So I cancelled that part of our agreement. Larry helped carry the two expense wood doors and the oak shoe moldings up from the Fisher Lumber delivery truck on 2/20/12 and place them on my back porch. On 2/21/12 when he came back to inspect the floor experiment I told him I was dissatisfied with the outcome and told him to stop any further floor work. Meanwhile, I wrote him a check for $900 which was for 50% of the labor cost of our signed agreement. The owner was responsible for buying all the materials to do this job. When Larry McConnell never returned, despite several phone calls. I filed a complaint in Baltimore with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission. They found that Larry was not a licensed Marland Home Improvement contractor and he had violated the law twice - once for stealing my money and again for mis-representation. The MHIC tracked Larry McConnell down and filed criminal charges against him (Complaint No. 001165-2012). A trial was scheduled May 31, 2013 and July 1, 2013, for District Court of MD for Montgomerry County, 8552 Second Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. The Court Case was Case No. 4D00278583, State of Maryland vs Lawrence McConnell. While in Court, Mr. Larry McConnell was represented by a criminal attorney, Mr. Michael Cochran (Cochran Law) of Rockville, MD 240-463-2512 or 410-247-0175. NOTE: The above address 14611 Northcrest DR. is a non-existent location according to USPS.com. According to the US Postal service this address doesn't exist.

On February 21, 2012 Larry McConnell took the check for $1,006.28. He cashed the check immediately that day and never came back to finish the work. He left his tools on my back porch. I talked to him several times via phone about when he planned to come back and get to work. I also contacted his ex-employer HandymanConnection.com in Rockville, MD, but they had fired him for entering in a contract agreement with me (on the side). I filed a complaint with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) in Baltimore and determined that Larry was not a licensed home improvement contractor in Maryland. About a year later, MHIC investigators caught up with Larry McConnell and filed criminal charges against him. A trial was scheduled May 31, 2013 and continued July 1, 2013 in the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. Mr. Larry McConnell was represented by a criminal lawyer. Despite being arrested, going to jail, having an appointed criminal attorney to defend him, etc., I think Larry McConnell will continue this type of behavior in the future.

I would have appreciated a response, even to say they're too busy.

THESE MEN MADE MY HOUSE LOOK BEAUTIFUL. I EVEN HAD THEM DO NEW DRYWALL, AND THE INSIDE OF MY HOUSE AS WELL. THEY ARE SO NICE. THEY SOMETIMES WOULD COME EARLY.