REBUTTAL TO COMPANY'S RESPONSE: -After the botched paint job occuring on 2-7-12 with bubbles trailing all around the fascia board I elected to obtain the opinion of a professional painter. I called multiple painters yet once I explained my situation as having a problem with a current contratcor- gutter company, no one wanted to come to my home to quote me on just this small job of fixing fascia board bubbles especially in the rainy season. So, I began to call other painters asking to come to my home as I would like projected work done to my home in the summer and then to please look at the fascia boards while they were hear to give me a quote on this small job. I finally was able to have a painter scheduled to come to my home on 2-15-12 at 0930. Chris Sloan called me 2-14-12 on my cell phone telling me he will be at my home in the morning at 0830 to finish this job and get it done as he thinks the weather will be nice. I said no I have a painter coming to my home to look at the fascia board to let me know everything that needs to be done and the correct way to proceed- your company did not caulk the old big nail holes and has bubbles all along the fascia. Chris stated he wanted to meet with the painter and talk to him and I said absolutely not. I told Chris this is between me and my other contractor who is here regarding my home for other reasons and you are overstepping your bounds. I let Chris know he can begin on the caulking they never did and finsih up the overhang work he never completed yet we will see if painting conditions are suitable in the morning and for that day and proceed as the weather alows for fascia painting and then gutter hanging. That morning I called Chris on his cell phone 0800 around that time and he was on route to my house with his gutter machine and extra worker. My cell phone records would prove this. I explained my fascia is sopping wet and actively dripping -the wood is not appropriate to fix the bubbles this morning so I do not see how the bubbles could be repaired in one day and then paint dried and then gutters hung. DO NOT CUT GUTTER when you get here. He responded well I will see when we get there. Again he was not listening to what I was saying. I explained I do not want to be responsible for your gutter material left at my house in case of theft and I have a small dog who lives in the back yard and he will likely go to the bathroom on this and I do not want this on my house after. There was also sharp edge on the gutter material and I was concerned my dog would hurt himself. Chris told his guys to cut gutter that day anyway and they cut ONE piece of material and he put it in my back yard despite me telling him no. I am 5ft. tall and there were 3 men around me already shaking their heads giving me angry glares when I told them to please come back on a drier day to paint. Chris Sloan and this company came to my home on three different days for work 2-6-12 pulled gutter off and sanded fascia, 2-7-12 botched paint job to fascia and 2-15-12 Chris insisted they were coming to and quot;finsish the joband quot; despite me telling him no you will not if weather does not permitt. -I would like to point out in Chris's response he stated on 2-15-12 he writes he had already hung gutters earlier that day- He arrived to my house at approximately 10:00 am in February in the Pacific North West it was foggy and damp and barely any light- my house was sopping wet. Is this truly accurate? Where and which property did he hang gutters at dawn? Chris made verbal agreement with me on several occasions admitting they overestimated the paint and would buy it back and now denies this. Chris also made a verbal agreement to come to my home 3-8-12 give me $310 cash per my request for cash as I do not trust him at all and pick up his ONE piece of guter material. Aaron his partner later called me and told me this would not happen. Chris later denied this meeting and making the verbal agreement. Chris did receive my certified letter early March which Angies list has a copy of and was well aware he would no longer be coming to my home to do any work what soever as he had already created futher damage with a spray can of primer to my steps. Yet he writes in his response he keeps trying to call me to come to my home to fix my steps and fascia. I could not be any more clearer in refuting Chris sloans response and pointing out his discrepancies. I did contact WA state dept. of labor who provided me with his insurance info and bond number. They instructed me to call the insurance agent if Chris was unwilling to take responsibility. I gave Chris more than ample time and courtesy to take responsibility and he has now chosen to deny any of his verbal agreements and deny respsonsibility for his actions, workmanship and behavior. The insurance agent did tell me only Chris could make a claim and instructed me on how to make a lean against his bond. $432 is the amount on the estimate from this company to do the fascia board- this needed to be redone- hence the $270 I was asking for this. The repairs for the steps was $60- a very reasonable estimate and the extrapaint only 1 gallon I asked to be reimbursed $41.36 (I did not even include the tax in this). Also Chris was to receive this gallon of paint- hence I had never intended this custome matched paint to be used elswhere on my property. I am sticking to aking for $371.36 and would like to see Chris take responsibility for his actions. The tangeable costs Chris Sloan and this company has costs me is about $371 yet having to deal with the fabrications and Chris going back on his verbal agreements has been overwhelming. Not only did this company overestimate the paint for the job, botch the paint job, damage my steps with a spray can paint of primer, they have taken a toll on me in other ways especially my time. I would not trust them with the most menial of tasks and would not believe anything Chris Sloan has to say.
Description of Work: I needed gutters on my house. When we first started, I gave him $500 and cashed it, b/c he said he needed money to purchase stuff. He wanted to paint the fascia board, after he pulled the gutters off, he pulled the paint off. I said ok. I told him I have paint from when we painted the house. They said they wanted to custom match the color. They gave me a color swatch, to drive and buy paint to match. They told me two buy 2 gallons of paint. My house is only 216 feet. I went to the Miller Paint, and gave them their color swatch, and told them that what they wanted to match. Miller Paint said they need the color swatch to keep to match the color. I spent approx. $89.51 on custom colored paint that is non refundable. They only needed less then half gallon. That's money I lost on the paint. I wasn't happy with that. Then, they painted the fascia boards on Feb.7th, and it began to rain while they painted, which left bubbles. So they came out again to hang gutters on Feb.15. The quote also included the overhangs that were damaged. He only worked on one part. They were coming out to hang gutters, and I told them that there were bubbles in the paint. I had a painter tell me there was water was under the paint and that the nail holes needed to be caulked over. Which Sloan's didn't do. Sloan's consulted their own painter, and they agreed. I told them again about the bubbles. and he wanted to hang the gutters over the bubbles of paint. Sloan's Home Solutions returned on Feb. 15th to finish the work and wanted to hang gutters over the bubbles of paint. I requested the paint be repaired on a drier day, as the boards were dripping wet that morning. When I asked him to wait to complete the painting, he wouldn't listen. His workers started giving me angry looks and shaking their heads at me; I became very uncomfortable. He told his workers to pick up and leave. He wanted to store his materials at my house, I told him no. He talked over me, said he was going to store it anyway, and left it there. I consulted a professional painter, who suggested to mark where the bubbles are to fix it, and to repaint on a dryer day. Sloan's took a spray can of primer to mark the bubbles and sprayed multiple places around my house. This stained the steps around my house from dripping of primer. The steps are now permanently damaged from the dripped primer; the cost of this repair has been quoted at $60. I have notified Chris Sloan of this via certified letter. I have emailed him a picture of the damaged steps per his request after our phone conversation. I have sent him an estimate of the repair from a professional painter in the amount of $60. He has not agreed to reimburse me for the repair of the damage he has done. Sloan's called to finish up work, and I told him I didn't want them to come back out. Sloan's wanted to fix the steps and fascia board themselves. I refused saying, "I've lost confidence in you and your company." They also suggested they would hire their own painter, I was not agreeable to that because of the association with their company. I told him I wanted the money back for the non-refundable paint I had bought. In my opinion, a professional should have been more accurate in his estimation of paint usage. He verbally agreed to buy back the paint on two separate occasions, and then later refused to buy it back; stating this was not his responsibility. I sent a certified letter with quote to fix the steps, the paint, and the bubbles totaling $371; $270 to fix the facia boards. He refused to give me back any of my $500, stating that this money had been for the labor involved with tearing off the gutters. However, his quote for painting the fascia board was $432 and this job needed to be completely redone. No gutters had been hung on my home. On Monday, March 5, Chris Sloan called and stated he acknowledged signing the certified letter receipt containing the refund request, and wanted to negotiate down to paying $310 and picking up his spare gutter material. I had the gutter put out by the street to be picked up. He said he would call me with a time to pick up the materials on Thursday, March 8. We made a verbal agreement on March 5 for him to reimburse me the $310. On March 7, a reputable gutter company hung gutters on my home. An hour later, Aaron, who is Chris Sloan's business partner, called me and asked for an explanation as to why Sloan's owes me money. In his opinion they owed me nothing. I explained to Aaron that I had been speaking to Chris about a refund, and that he should speak to Chris about the details. Aaron stated that he represents both Chris Sloan and Sloan's Home Solutions; that they owed me nothing and that I should expect nothing. I explained to Aaron that Chris had agreed to come to my house Thursday, March 8, and give me a refund. Aaron informed me that would not happen. Chris then sent me an email in writing stating that our conversation never happened and that there will be no refund.