Latin Builders

They started the foundation for project. Were very slow with no communication. Foundation was not built correctly to line up with interior. Two subcontractors performed work, and were not paid. The 50% down, was taken and never purchased material nor paid subcontractors. The original estimate was $4200, however final cost $7000 as we had to pay for the down payment, all materials and pay the vendors out of our pocket. Also in total suppose to be 5 inspections, ended up being 8 because of improper building.

We recently engaged Latin Builders as represented by Jairo G to build our new deck with composite materials. The project was to be completed within two weeks at maximum. A deposit of roughly two thirds of the total price was required at deposit as material costs were to be a considerable part of the job as the composite material is fairly expensive. We signed a contract on a Thursday and work was supposed to start on the following Monday. Our check was cashed that day. Monday rolls around and there are no workers, no delivery of materials, and no contact by Jairo G. The following Friday a portion of the materials are delivered. Jairo G and two other workers showed up Saturday and installed the foundation posts of the deck. For the next two weeks, only one worker returned on a part-time basis to slowly finish the foundation, lay the deck floor and finish one of two benches. In the middle of those two weeks, the deck boards were delivered. At this point the project is behind schedule and Jairo is barely communicating with us and ignoring our requests for updates. Additionally, the one worker who did show up kept an extremely cluttered work space and did not clean up after himself, i.e. trash in our yard and spare lumber and composite everywhere. Going into the fourth week there is no worker, no contact from Jairo G, no nothing. We press Jairo G on the order for the remaining materials, which constitute about 40% of theremaining deposit we gave him and he goes silent. At that point we start researching Jairo G and the validity of Latin Builders. We discover he goes by a variety of names and business addresses and the Latin Builders website uses a non-working telephone number and email address. It seems clear to me at this point that Latin Builders and Jairo are financially unstable and have been using my deposit money to fund other projects that they didn?t have the money to complete. They will not be completing our project and we would never use them again. I recommend being extremely cautious if you are considering Latin Builders for your next project. They were extremely frustrating to work with and there is no guarantee they will fulfill their obligations. On a last note, the new contractor completing our project has found several structural problems with the portion of the work Latin Builders completed. Aesthetically, they used ink stamped boards on trim for all to see.