Jade Construction & Conrtacting,Inc was contracted to perform exterior repair work for the[member name removed] Residence on June 13 2012.Original Estimate:Remove & replace 103 linear feet,2x10 treated plate installed for existing deck located in back of home.Installed copper flashing, 54 galvanized lag bolts,77-2x8 Teco hangers,remove & reinstall 6 ft sliding door,10 sheets of T-1-11 4x8 exterior finished sheeting,72 linear feet of 2x6 decking ,95 linear feet Azek 1x8,remove planter with tree inside the deck to build a storage shed for the purpose of storing chair cushions.Re-position gutters,remove 2 picture windows &reframe areas due to damaged wood,installed 2x4 treated box frames,ice & water shield,install 2-70x70 picture windows & build frame for windows out of Azek & silicone,replace 65 l.f. of flashing,remove leaves from gutters & roof.install fabric inside of gutters.Total $14,000.Materials:$4,855-$5,200.Labor $9,000.All material bills were presented to homeowner.Mr.[member name removed] has a contemporary style home.The exterior is all wood.This type of home requires regular maintenance such as painting,silicone,corking & gutter cleaning due to a flat roofing.Due to the age of this home 30 years plus the specified items above need to be inspected periodically because construction codes were entirely different at the time of the construction of this home.Jade Construction started this project with having all the materials onsite.Jade completed the plate that is attached to the home and installed 1 footing for support( where the planter has been removed).Located under the deck is 3'' blue stone covering the footing where the supports are.Some of the 4x4's supports are sitting on cement without a plate ( teco plates for 4x4's). I instructed my workers to jack up sections of the deck & to install teco plates.I found out that the supports were not sitting on 3' footings they were sitting on cement block .I explained to Mr.[member name removed] about the condition & that this is not up to code .Mr.[member name removed] also agreed that this should be up to code.Jade installed 6 concrete cylinders that were placed in concrete (approximately 3 bags of concrete per cylinder).Jade also needed to add 8-2x10x10 floor joists due to the 2x6 decking was partially sitting without support.I explained this latest situation to Mr [member name removed].I asked in fact to look under the deck i wanted him to be aware of work being performed and additional work that had to be completed.Mr. [member name removed] said''ok no problem''.you can also see how much decking was replaced by the unpainted wood.Jade started the storage shed & [member name removed] changed his mind he now wanted an 8 ft shed w/a roof. I told [member name removed]no problem we will build the shed to exactly what he wanted.[member name removed] has an enclosed overhang off the master bedroom from the 2 nd floor.Due to water damage Jade installed a drain, PVC pipes & downspout,also 1x8 azek base.Jade started on the exterior of the home by removing flush mount speakers,replacing exterior electrical boxes that were water damaged also under the deck hidden electrical boxes had to be tacked up and water proof covers were installed.When we started on the exterior we discovered only a portion of home has T-1-11.Most of the home has 1x7 tongue & grove cedar.When i first inspected the home i specifically asked Mr[member name removed] what type of materal do you have on your home he said T-1-11 it was actually 80% 1x7 cedar we ordered 200 l.f.The job was started 5/31/12 completed 7/5/12 [member name removed] was on vacation for a week ,no work on Sunday's and 1/2 a day on the 4'of July as i promised.Total days 30 then minus 1 week for vacation Mr [member name removed] had taken, 10 days for the special order of 1x7 cedar,additional work completed ,a total of 13 working days/my estimate reads time frame 8 to 10 days 2 men with out additional work.Jade Construction final bill stated work that was not done ,materials & labor by the linear foot,a slider that was not removed because the sill plate was not water damaged.The estimate was itemized on the additional work and work not completed.Total materials that Jade purchased $5,590.29/Labor $9,000/additional labor $1,000. I charged Mr.[member name removed] my labor cost on additional work.Jade was paid in full execpt for $500.00 that will be explained.Mr.[member name removed] hires painters,i recived a call from Mr.[member name removed] ranting that my men'' broke his new hose spicket and because of the pressure it broke the water hose''.I drove to his house went in the yard with Mr [member name removed] and looked at the hose spicket and noticed the painters had started,i explained to Mr [member name removed] in order to strip a hose spicket and this was a frost free type, someone used extreme force turning on then off,and also my men were completed with the work a few days before.Mr[member name removed] didn't want to hear it ,i said to him if you feel we are responsible for the breaking of the spicket and hose deduct the cost from my bill.A couple days later i receive another call from Mr[member name removed] he states'' that a part of his deck blew away''I responded to him that i would send my worker Welinton to his home to address the problem,welinton informs me one of the painters unscrewed the trim from the deck to stir the 5 gallon pale of paint.Welinton screwed the trim back.During this and any other job i performed i explain in detail the whole process to the homeowners.I explained to Mr[member name removed] every step that was taken during the process.I explained that if i were to silicone the windows the part of the Azek that is white will be unfinished and silicone can only be applied after the painting is completed.Mr.[member name removed]was instructed by me that the silicone was put in the shed for the painters to apply after the painting was completed.You can NOT paint over exterior clear silicone as this does not work.For some reason Mr.[member name removed] doesn't remember this conversation.After the paint stick incident i thought it would be in my best interest to make sure the silicone was applied to the windows,i pull up to find a old white van with no lettering or commerical plates with a bed sideways in the van,it was the painters van,i asked for Mr[member name removed] the head painter told me he was on vacation,so i showed the painter were the silicone was in the shed and he agreed to apply it to the windows that it is part of his contract to cork and seal all windows,doors ect.Jade Constuction hires painters all the time and this is part of the job .In September i received a phone call from [member name removed] asking if i could give him a price on remoldeling his new office space for his printing business.I thanked him but declined because of other obligations .In October Mr.[member name removed] calls to tell me his windows are leaking.I send Welinton to see why the windows would be leaking.The windows leaked because the painters used regular corking and not the silicone that i had supplied and explained to use.Welinton then removed all the latex and used the silicone.After proper use of the right materials there were no leaks,just this past March i recieve a call from Mr.[member name removed] wants me to paint his ceiling.As a business owner i try my very best to please my customers because without them i would have no business.I pride myself on the quality of my work and my word.I have several references regarding the work that i performed over the last 20 years,since 2001 in business on my own.I hire talented,hardworking,upstanding people.I trust my worker Welinton he is with me almost 7 years,in this business there are always issues and a good businessman works them out ,people say to me you don't flinch when certain circumstances come up ,you have to think clearly .I have built many custom homes,kitchens ,bathrooms, large and small renovations.I try to conduct my self as a gentleman to my customers,my workers,this how i was raised .Mr. [member name removed] wants me to paint his ceiling that i am the blame,yes in my contract it say's silicone windows,as i explained i went to great lengths to complete the job,the windows are out side the kitchen slider,as a homeowner you have to take some responsibilty when you hire contractors,painters,at least look at the work ask questions this is your home just don't point a finger ,does Mr. [member name removed] really think i purposely didn't come back or cared about the situation, i spent more time going back and forth to his home just over stupidity .If i was spoken to like a gentleman ,right or wrong i would have taken care of this problem.