D K LOWERY

It went badly. David is/was a friend of my father who was recommended fondly. He came over to give me an idea of what was needed and what it should cost me, as a courtesy. He seemed to know what he was talking about, and I was having trouble finding a contractor to do the work, so I decided to just hire him to do it. Most of the demolition I had done myself, so when they came the next day to begin work, they had little demo left to do and could quickly start reconstruction. Right away I could see he/they (he had a helper) did things differently than I'd been taught, but they seemed sound so I let it go. As the work progressed from framing to boarding to finishing the work also progressed from different to sloppy. They left at 3 each day, stretching the task over three weeks, at which point they said they'd return on Monday to work the "punch list" -- my list of whatever needs further attention. He asked for payment, again against my better judgement I paid this friend of a friend, thinking "he's a friend of my dad, I'm sure he's good for it". They never did return. As my punch list grew longer, I grew less patient. Weeks went by and David wouldn't answer the phone, or return a call. The punch list includes: * replace broken threshold. They broke the new threshold, I had to buy and install a new one * reset towel bar and soap dish. They installed these with caulk instead of proper adhesive, I had to re set them * reset sink. They installed the vanity wrong, I had to buy a wrench and re-assemble it * reset toilet. They left me with a toilet that didn't work, I had to disassemble and reassemble it * spackle repaired wall seams. They did one rough coat of spackle (drywall mud) I had to do the second and sand * recaulk tub. The caulking on the edges of the tub is coming loose, I will have to remove the corner tiles and reset them. * grout in floor is cracked. I still don't know what I'm going to do about this * grout in walls missing spots. I'll have to buy some grout and fill them in * caulk in at floor is missing spots. I'll have to caulk that too. * shower head leaked into wall. This was all about water damage, and he left me with a leaky pipe. I had to re set it. * debris removal. He left a barrelful of rotten wood, sawdust, and insulation under my house, he called it "termite fodder" but didn't remove it. I had to. I've spent $400 and several weekends doing what they could have finished in a day with the right tools and experience. I may have to pursue legal action.

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STILL LEAKS DURING HEAVY RAIN. CHIMNEY MAN TARRED A HOLE IN THE FLASHING.