Tom Shields Masonry

I needed a person to repair a swimming pool in mid-August. Tom Shields came out, explained what needed to be done, seemed to understand what he was doing and I agreed to hire him. He promised me the job would be completed - no problem before labor day you will be putting water in your pool. He showed up and worked Thursday / Friday. I paid him 700 dollars. He showed up the next week and worked. I paid him 1000 dollars. He worked Monday and Tuesday the next day, and on Tuesday he asked me for 400 dollars so he could pay his helpers. I paid him that money. That was my mistake. On a job that was supposed to be done for 2800 dollars he had now gotten 2100. He took the next day off because of a dentist appointment. Then came the labor day weekend. He showed up that Tuesday alone, did some cleanup for a few hours and left. He never worked again on my property. The next week I contacted him and he told me he would be there on Friday, finish installing my pool coping and would do the tile on Monday and Tuesday. He never showed up. 10 Days later he promised to be there the next day. He never showed up. Then it was the next week. He promised to be there on Wednesday and never showed up. four weeks and I had had enough. I texted him over the weekend and pleaded with him, "If you're not going to finish the job, let me know because it's October and I need to get a cover on my pool, I'll hire someone else if you don't plan on doing it." He promised to be there on Monday but it rained. Today he messaged me and said he had some stops to make but he was bringing a crew and would be here all day. but he never showed At this point he managed to cheat me out of money for work that wasn't done. He's failed to show up and complete the job for four weeks.