I hired Kent in March 2013 to construct a barn on one of my properties. He started off fine, and all was going well through framing. When the slab pour started, his subcontractor started calling me and I started getting suspicions, but was trusting and tried to work things out. Kent stopped communicating and I was only able to get a hold of him by calling from new phone numbers, until eventually that stopped working. I've since been able to hire a homebuilder to help me finish and am back on track, but am going to be out around $15,000 above Kent's original quote. I plan to file charges as soon as I'm positive of the exact amount I'm over. I just hope no one else gets screwed by him.
Description of Work: hired to construct barn, completed slab and most of the framing, then left site and stopped communication.
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Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$30,000
Cecil H.
11/2013
1.0
garage builders
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Terrible. At least he will be in jail for some time. The sheriffs office was great they took all of our evidence and will be getting his but in jail.
Description of Work: Like the other review he did the same thing. He at least started our building and than came to get more money. We are out 15K. We have filed charges with the Comal county sheriffs office and also have filled out paperwork with the Texas Attorneys Gemeral's Office in Austin. This man must be stopped. We are posticuting him to the fullest and hope he sits in jail for two or more years. If he has done this to you please contact me at 830-730-6264 so we can have a class action suit. They hold up better in the courts. Thanks
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$27,000
Peggy H.
10/2013
1.0
garage builders
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Kent Thompson also does business as Thompson Barns. For about 2 weeks, he was really good about keeping in touch with us by phone and email. All of a sudden, he quit responding to phone calls and emails. We sent him a certified letter asking if he was going to complete the job and when he would be starting as he had already cashed our check the day after we signed the contract. He has not replied. We began to get really suspicious and found out that he has done the same thing to another couple. We have contacted the local sheriff department and he had a warrant out for his arrest. We are now taking legal action to stop this man. We are probably out $8250 and that really hurts. I hope that he doesn't bilk someone else.
Description of Work: We met with and hired this contractor to build a custom building on our ranch stating that he would be starting in about a month. He required 30% down payment and we gave him a check for $8250.00.
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Kent Thompson is currently rated 1 overall out of 5.
No, Kent Thompson does not offer free project estimates.
No, Kent Thompson does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Kent Thompson does not offer a senior discount.
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