Bolotnikov concrete construction llc

Quite disappointed, I went with Scott because he was part of "angies list" and thought that made it safer. I had my doubts and those were confirmed. Not sure if Angies list helps or not?

Thomas E and Vicki A Strobel page1 270 East 24th ST Holland MI 49423 On the week of August 3 , 2015, we Thomas E. Strobel and Vicki A. Strobel (homeowners) of 270 E 24th St. Holland, MI 49423 contacted contractor Scott Bolotnikov aka Scott Bolot of Bolotnikov Concrete LLC address 1911 Conlon Ave. S.E Grand Rapids, MI regarding two patios, a small side walk and section of driveway located in front of our garage. Scott contacted us , it was at that time we set up August 7,2015 to come and give us an estimate. On August 7, 2015, we met with Scott at our address and he explained to us that it would cost $1000.00 to put forms in , pour, and finish the two patios and $1800.00 to tear out, put in forms, pour and finish the driveway section. At that time Tom said that basically it would be $3000.00 to do everything and Scott said yes. Scott said he would like 1/2 down when they start and the balance when they were done. We then told him to go ahead and do it and he gave us a date of August 14, 2015 to complete the job, weather dependent. On August 11,2015 Scott called to see if he could come the next day August 12, 2015 to do the job and we said that would not work because we had another contractor doing other work in the house that day and that he could come Thursday August 13, 2015. He said that he would just come Friday as planned. On Thursday evening around 6pm Scott told us he was unable to start our job Friday as planned due to equipment breaking down on another job. Vicki told Scott she had scheduled a vacation day for Friday August 14, 2015 from work and it was too late to cancel it by the time he let us know. His reply was you wouldn't want me to leave you with your driveway half torn out. That Friday as we came home at 4:20 pm Scott pulled up with his equipment and 3 employees to start tearing out driveway. We wrote a check for half up front $1500.00 as agreed upon and asked if he could add fiber to the concrete. He said it would be about $75-$100 for this and we said OK. They stayed for about 2 hours. Scott said they would be back Monday August 17, 2015 weather permitting. They did not show on Monday , no call. On Tuesday August 18, 2015 they showed up at 11:15 AM to finish tearing out the driveway and started putting in forms for patios, and part of driveway, they got rained out about 3 pm. On Wednesday August 19, 2015 Scott came and rang the doorbell at 7:30 am and told Tom that they would not be pouring that day and he picked up his bobcat to go work on a barn floor. No work happened on Thursday. Each day he would say they would be there at 7:30 am and would not show. Friday August 21, 2015 they started about 7:30 am doing prep work and then poured , bull floated, and broomed the patios. When Scott finished bull floating the patios he left to go work on the barn job. On Scott's way to the barn job, he dropped Tom at DeNooyer Chevrolet to pick up house keys. When they got to DeNooyer Scott made out a receipt for the deposit check we gave him and for the balance due of $1575.00 and told Tom he could give the check to Sam, his Forman. The dealer shuttle brought Tom back home. Sam and John, Scott's 2 employees stayed here to broom and finish putting in the forms of the driveway to be poured that afternoon. Upon arriving home Tom wrote out check for $1575.00 and gave it to Sam. Between noon and 1pm while waiting for the concrete patios to dry so they could remove the form so the driveway could be poured, Tom took Sam and John to Mc Donald's (his treat) for lunch. John drove them to McDonalds. Upon returning to the house Tom Thomas E and Vicki A Strobel page2 270 East 24th ST Holland MI 49423 asked Sam if they were going to pour the driveway and Sam said he would call Scott. Sam went and called Scott and came back and said they were not going to pour Friday and would be back Saturday at 7:30 am to pour driveway. Tom, Sam and John walked over to the form board for the patio that had to be removed for driveway pour and Sam took it off and the concrete was set. Sam and John left about 2 pm. On Saturday August 22, 2015 about 8 am Vicki called Scott and left a message asking what time they were going to be here to pour the drive. A few minutes later Scott called back and asked for Tom. He told Tom they were not pouring today and would be there 7:30 Monday to pour. Said something about Hamilton Ready Mix being unable to pour. Scott also mentioned that he had problems leaving messages on our phone. Tom told him that other people have no problem leaving messages that we get. A couple of minutes after the call ended Scott called back and left a message that he would be there in a couple of hours to cut relief cracks in the concrete. We did not listen to that message until later in the day. Vicki opened back door for the first time since patios were poured to go outside and observed a 1 inch by 3-4 inch hole in the concrete due to improper finishing of concrete. Vicki let Tom know and he called Scott who told him he was in Spring Lake and would be there in 10 minutes. Scott showed up a few minutes later and said there is a patching material that he could use that would blend in with the new concrete. Tom also mentioned the small holes from brooming it when it was too wet and concern over freezing cracking. Scott told Tom to wet the concrete down a few times to slow the curing process down. Then Scott walked back to his truck and got on his phone, Tom took the hose and wet down the patios. Scott came back over and said "Tom I was going to cut the concrete but now the chalk lines won't stick." Scott saw the concrete splashed on the lattice and siding and said he had something that would take it off or it wouldn't come off. Scott left a few minutes later and said he would be back 7:30 am Monday August 24, 2015. Tom got out the power washer to clean the concrete splashes on the siding and lattice. While cleaning he observed another hole in the concrete with something stuck in it which turned out to be a cigarette butt. Sunday August 23, 2015 in the evening Tom called Scott and left 3 messages trying to confirm Scott being here at 7:30am on Monday. The Forth time Tom called Scott picked up and said "we don't do business on Sunday" in a very rude tone and hung up on him. Tom called back and told him not to hang up, he was just trying to confirm 7:30am Monday. Tom was very upset at this point and raised his voice and said "do you think I want to be on the phone on Sunday with you but when you lie to me I cannot trust what you say" he said "when have I lied" "I stated about the times he was supposed to be at the house and not shown up I had also mentioned that I noticed he had cashed the second check when the agreement was he was to receive the money when the job was complete and satisfactory Scott said he would be there at the house and hung up on Tom. Tom and Vicki put the tools that the crew had left laying by the garage into the garage Sunday evening. Vicki called in to work so both Tom and Vicki would be there when Scott showed up Monday. At 7 am Vicki called Hamilton Ready Mix to see if the concrete was ordered for the driveway, they said they had not heard from Scott since 2pm Friday when they called him to see if he was going to order the second load for our address. Vicki then called Scott and got his voice mail but the box was full so she could not leave a Thomas E and Vicki A Strobel page3 270 East 24th ST Holland MI 49423 message. Vicki then redialed Scott and he picked up, she asked when the concrete would be there and Scott said he was on his way there to see if the driveway was dry enough for concrete. Vicki told him it was dry and there was no standing water. Scott and John showed up a few minutes later. When he got here Vicki told him she had another spot to show him and he said just a minute he had to order the concrete. After ordering the concrete Vicki showed him the hole with the cigarette still in it. He wasn't real happy about it and went to his truck to get something to patch the holes. As he was mixing the patch Scott asked Vicki if she would open the garage so he could get his tools. Vicki told him she would open the garage when the cement truck was in the driveway as that was her insurance since he cashed the last check on Friday. Scott threw down the bucket he was mixing the patch in and said he was calling the police. Vicki told him to go ahead and do that. The police talked to Scott first and then came to talk to Tom and Vicki. We explained the situation to her and she said it was a civil matter and that we could not hold his tools. She said he was willing to give us $500.00 back. We said that was not enough to finish and fix the issues, that we would need the $1500.00 back because only half the job was done. She said we would have to go to court to get the money back. We opened the garage and Scott and John removed the tools, during which Scott spitefully dumped a wheel barrel full of concrete pieces and dirt right in the driveway while saying something under his breath. The police officer had Scott pick up the concrete pieces but said he could leave the dirt. At this time there are no relief cracks in the concrete and the repairs have not been done and we don't know if they can be repaired or if the patios need to be repoured and the driveway is not framed or poured. We are suing for $3075.00.