HOUSE REVIVERS

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Description of Work: remodeled old bathroom.

Description of Work: Revived our new historic home.--took out tile ceiling and z-brick, moved walls, replaced walls and added downstairs bath . . and at our old historic home-- He did lots more -- including rehabbing the original windows--cheaper than new ones and more effective as Fine Homebuilding promised. His taste and vision are impeccable. Both times, He has for us worked within his estimate--which was very reasonable considering the alternatives--and he tactfully has helped us to be reasonable too. Each member of his crew [with whom we have had a lot of contact lately] is an artisan in his own right. Of course, the new historic house job's not finished but it's worth saying that in the middle of the dust and confusion, we look forward to the crew arriving and they never come late. And You asked.

Description of Work: I hired Bob Kelly to renovate a house that I purchased after closing. The scope of the work estimate that was to be completed, Bob estimated $97K. We began at once, and things started out fine until we came to the issue of more than the scope of work estimate stated. He and I agreed that there was more work than originally estimated and I told him that we can move forward, but we needed a concrete price. He told me at first to complete the job, it was looking like $110-120K. He handed me an invoice and it said $121K and I told him "are we finished" and he told me "no, it is probably going to be more like $140k to $150K". I told him, " If you can't get this done for $150k, then get off the job and I will find someone to do it for that amount" He told me "No, no I will figure it out and make it happen". Then months later right before completion, he came back to me looking for more money. He told me where he was at right now was $176k and I told him to get off the job. He stayed though, and I thought he was doing the right thing by honoring his agreement of $150k. Then a month later he came to me and asked to talk about more money. I asked how much and he said it was looking like another $100K but he would settle for $30k so he could pay his subs. I told him that we had an agreement originally of $97k, then it went to $150K (more than I thought it would ever be) and then a final payment of $176k after I said get off the job. Over the course of the job, his workers did very poor and careless work. Not only that, but they were not moving with a purpose. I mention to him several times that they needed to pick the pace up, but he assured me that they were doing the best they could. I had hired my own subs, some being in their own trade for more than 20 years and they all told me he made their job 150% more difficult than any other contractor they had worked with before. That in turn double my price for the jobs they needed to complete.

Description of Work: We live in an old home and they built a new wood shed for us as well reconfigured the enterior hallway that led to access to the woodshed. It blended with the rest of the house.