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The physical work was acceptable quality in some areas and low quality in others. he French doors were installed crookedly such that the top of the doors touch the frame but the bottom is about an inch off vertical...and the bottom locks don't connect. This is a big problem. One of the windows is crooked. The subfloor was not level when they began, but they did not level it and the luan covering is not attached in some places...it feels like the adhesive did not work. The owner was very unprofessional, rude, aggressive and even yelled at me for asking questions about the parameters of the contract. He called me names and phoned a mutual acquaintance to involve him in my finances...which had nothing to do with our contract in any way. The workers accidentally misplaced a very expensive door handle and I was accused of lying about it, it was grudgingly replaced. I have still, months later, not gotten back the keys, despite repeated requests.
Description of Work: Hired to bring existing framed addition to code and dry in: roof, siding, windows, doors, steps outside.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
2.0
$34,000
Response from CREATIVE ABUNDANCE
I’M RYAN DERUBY- OWNER OF CREATIVE ABUNDANCE. I AGREED TO TRY TO HELP THE MEMBER THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND AND A REPUTABLE BUSINESS MAN IN THE COMMUNITY. THE MEMBER HAD PREVIOUSLY HIRED AN ILLEGITIMATE AND UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR TO WORK ON HER HOME. THIS CONTRACTOR DID NOT BUILD TO CODE AND HE ABSOLUTELY MADE A STRUCTURAL MESS OF THINGS, AND FINALLY, ALLEGEDLY TOOK OFF WITH 20,000 OF THE HOMEOWNERS MONEY. IN CONSIDERATION TO THE MEMBER AND WHAT SHE HAD BEEN THROUGH, I AGREED TO THE WORK AT A VERY LOW COST, TO DO WHAT I COULD TO BRING THE PROJECT TO CODE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY FOR SOME THINGS WOULD NOT BE FIXABLE. SHE WAS HAPPY WITH THAT AGREEMENT UNDERSTANDING THE CONDITIONS AND WITH MONEY, OF COURSE, BEING A CONCERN AT THIS POINT. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW ATTEMPTS TO GET MONIES DUE, IN ORDER, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO COMPLETION- SHE WOULD TELL ME THAT I WAS GOING TO GET PAID, BUT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. FINALLY, WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS GETTING NO WHERE, I ASKED OUR MUTUAL FRIEND FOR HELP TO BE THE MEDIATOR. THAT’S WHEN THE HOMEOWNER REALLY LOST HER COOL BUT I JUST COULDN’T BE TREATED THAT WAY ANYMORE ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS CUTTING MY COSTS OF PAY TO HELP SOMEONE OUT THAT WAS IN A BAD POSITION. ALLEN BROOKS FRONTED ME THE MONEY TO FINISH WITH AS LITTLE COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEMBER AS POSSIBLE, AT THIS POINT. I COULD GO ON BUT THAT WOULD BE ‘TIT FOR TAT’ AND THAT GETS US NO WHERE. I LEFT MY PLACE OF WORK IN 2005 TO OPEN MY OWN BUSINESS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REGARD FOR HOW THE HOMEOWNER WAS TREATED AND THERE WAS NO QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP. I AM A PERFECTIONIST WITH MYSELF AND MY WORK, I BELIEVE IN BEING PROFESSIONAL, AND HAVING INTEGRITY. I, OFTEN WALK AWAY FROM A COMPLETED PROJECT WITH HOMEOWNERS AND I BEING FRIENDS AND THAT THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT I CAN ACHIEVE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT DID NOT OCCUR, IN THIS CASE, BUT IT IS SOMETIMES OUT OF MY CONTROL.
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Service Categories
Doors,
Homebuilders,
Windows,
Siding,
Roofing,
Flooring Sales and Installation,
Unfinished Carpentry,
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling,
General Remodeling,
Decks and Porches
FAQ
CREATIVE ABUNDANCE is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
CREATIVE ABUNDANCE accepts the following forms of payment: Check
CREATIVE ABUNDANCE offers the following services: DESIGN - BUILD GENERAL CONTRACTOR: WHOLE HOUSE REMODEL, MASTER SUITES, HISTORICAL RENOVATIONS, ADDITIONS/PORCHES/DECKS, NEW HOMES, KITCHEN/BATH.