CAROLINA OUTDOOR ASPECTS

Description of Work: Company was hired to complete a screen porch and patio project.

Description of Work: I hired Carolina Outdoor Aspects to replace fescue with zoysia in my back yard. I believe Michael Nye underestimated the job. He had to get more sod twice and still did not finish the entire area we agreed upon. Also, the quality of workmanship was poor. He put down 12 to 18 inch squares, but did not take the time and effort to put them adjacent to each other - just wait and let them grow together. Also, around the borders, he did not edge them. It looked like stair steps instead of an edged line of sod.

Description of Work: I hired Michael Nye to replace the bermuda grass in my BACKYARD with fescue. My entire property is 1/3 acre and my backyard is fenced.

Description of Work: I hired Carolina Outdoor Aspects/ Mike Nye to do a complete outdoor living area. This included a bluestone patio, a paver patio, an outdoor kitchen, a pergola, a gazebo, a brick arbor, a hot tub, and landscape work of planting around the perimiter of the property and the installation of a raised platers for vegetable garden. Electrical lines were run for lighting and a ceiling fan, a gas line was run for the grill, and a water line was run for the sink. I was looking for someone who would provide quality at a fair price and someone who could "see" the vision of what I had planned. Mike seemed to fit that bill and I thought that we had a good rapport. Unfortunately, I was very wrong. He seemed to be concerned with is reputation and quality but judging from the poor quality of the work and lack of attention to detail, that was all just talk and empty promises. And what wasn't talk and promises were just outright lies. I checked him out on Angie's List and I found no information either good or bad. I checked him out on the Better Business Bureau and again there was nothing to indicate that anyone had ever had an issue with him or his work. I contacted all of his references and the feedback I received was what I expected to hear; essentially that he had done a good job and that he had corrected problems where they had been encountered. Based on the results of my inquiries I decided to hire Mike on to do the work. To begin, I asked Mike about obtaining permits for the work. He told me that he didn't need permits since nothing was going to be attached to the house. I am new to the area so I blindly accepted that things were different in North Carolina. I have since learned that in fact permits are needed for any construction project. I should have insisted on the permits. They were needed to insure proper inspection of the footings, the gas, and electrical lines. Also of importance, Mike needed a contractor's license to undertake a job of this size. He is not a licensed contractor and it is actually and act of fraud to do construction work over $30,0000 without a license. Mike did do the work and the project moved along for 6-8 weeks. Everytime I raised a concern about something, I was told that the item would be taken care of. This is where we ran into problems since nothing was taken care of and the work is sloppy and unprofessional and in the worst case unsafe. I chased him around for 4 months trying to get him to finish the job and address the problems. In the end I fired him. Now I have to spend another $20,000 to get the problems fixed. Further problems arose when his subcontractors started arrving on my door step asking to be paid. Mike was not paying them and telling them that I had not paid him. I paid him all but the last payment which was justifyable withheld since the work was not finished. In total I paid him 90%, I have since learned that he is in financial trouble and that the bank has foreclosed on his house.