Hartco Construction

Building a custom home has its ups and downs in a perfect situation. However, imagine this: not only did Hartco poorly perform our home build (we’ve had roof leaks since the first rain after we moved in, including other issues which I’ll list), but it’s been an perpetual legal battle with a frivolous lawsuit and fights with the contractor’s board (who are also absolutely worthless!). Here is the list I had of just a few of the issues we have had with the quality of our build prior to us moving in: · Paint edgework and caulk in the ENTIRE house and garage = horrendous · Roof tile pieces and garbage around house (no site cleanup) · Had to pay a cleanup company to clean inside of house before moving in which was actually in our contract for him to do · Stucco at front entry way was unpainted near the sidewalk in two locations where stucco was fixed · Drywall attic access door in hallway was missing · Drywall attic access door in bathroom was not painted or finished · Brick in front of the garage was unfinished at each garage door · Major stucco cracks on back patio in ceiling and walls · Eave vents were not installed per plan or code (house and RV garage) · Reflective barrier insulation not properly taped off in ceiling · Reflective barrier insulation not properly installed in walls · Roof penetration flashing was not secured down · Flange on garage entry door to house and weather proofing not installed · Weather proofing on RV entry door not installed · All interiors doors would not close without slamming (some would not close at all) · Floor damage in RV garage and attached garage · Broken roof tiles · Missing lighting fixtures in closets and bathrooms · Brick on fireplace has been spray painted, grout installed incorrectly and poorly done · Hole in master closet wall (drywall) · No mirrors in any of the bathrooms · Paint flaking off all exterior doors · Unfinished (no paint, no stain) thresholds throughout exterior doors · No finished grading of property as per contract · Broken shower faucet in second bathroom · Rain water coming through the window in both from bedrooms to below the window and onto the floor · Rain water coming through the ceiling in our living room and ruining the drywall over about a 20ft by 15ft section · Rain water coming through the wall in our entry way closet He also ”hired” (which his foreman backed in front of our construction control company) people off the street to build our roof (police were called many times due to public drunkeness and fighting), and refused to respond to the countless bills we received at our home from his subcontractors by mail AND by them knocking on our door! He absolutely refused to do a final walk thru with us before we moved in. We contacted him time and time again where he refused our calls. Pretty sad when you need to be forced by the Contractor’s Board to make fixes on a house you built! Garry Hart was ordered to fix some of the issues and was given about three weeks to perform the work. Guess what he couldn’t finish in three weeks? You guessed it. So he decides to file a lawsuit against us for not paying on change orders we never saw, signed or agreed to AFTER he signed a Notice of Settlement from our lawyer. Back and forth, back and forth he went with our lawyer, even going so far as to telling her he was on all kinds of mental medications etc etc and even inviting my lawyer to Disnleyland (W**?) and then all the sudden, he stopped pursuing the litigation. So we waited, and waited to hear what his next move was. And of course, if you know anything about lawsuits, he is supposed to send our lawyer a notification on any motions in the case…well apparently he moved forward without notifying our lawyer or us and he won the lawsuit because we weren’t there to represent ourselves! But as soon as we found out about that we countered with an appeal that we were never notified of our next court date or any motions and we were awarded the dismissal of the judgment and attorney fees for him lying under oath (of which he didn’t even get a slap on the wrist for!! Just a shake of the finger!). The judge was extremely unhappy and he finally hired a lawyer, then fired, then hired another, because they all told him the same thing…he was going to lose. So he dropped his lawsuit. Frivolity at it’s FINEST!!!! We just last week were able to save up enough money to finish our issues with the house. We had a roofer come and fix the leaks in the room last year but the damage on the inside we were just now only able to pay for. Finally, we put a few reviews out on websites to warn other about the issues we had with him. He has been threatening us ever since. Sometimes I wonder if doing reviews was a mistake because of all of the hassles, threats, and nastiness that has come out of it from Garry, then I remember something: if I had seen reviews on Garry before I hired him, I never would have hired him in the first place. So if this helps even just ONE person not hire him and go through the extreme pain we went, it's worth it.