Romagnoli Renovations

DO NOT HIRE ROMAGNOLI! The main part of the work was completed in the promised 4-5 days, but the painting and carpentry were sloppy. Four doors were on site and needed to be hung and two of them do not close properly now. The doors cost $600 apiece (solid wood) and there was a chunk missing from one of them which was repaired poorly using wood filler. Doorstops were placed and mounted poorly so the escutcheons do not sit right. The painting was done, but it wasn't cleaned off of places where the painter did not stay on line. There was an outdoor light fixture/flagpole that was supposed to be sanded and painted for $300 and all the painter did was slop on a coat of paint -- he even got some on the metal part of the lighting fixture on top. There was a screen door mounted as part of the project and the cost of the door was charged in the original contract but we procured the door ourselves. The contractor Paul didn't even have the decency to refund the cost of this door ($271.00) As if all of this weren't enough, we started calling Paul to address the worst of these problems and he would promise to come and then not show up. We then offered him a compromise where he would just refund the paint job and the screen door rebate -- this refund would be a compromise that we could live with. He never responded to this offer which amounts to $571.00 and is too little to pursue in court. All we are left with is being able to make this hopefully scathing review on Angie's List and Houzz and anywhere else people might be researching this jerk.