Handy Samoan

Original estimate: $12,000 & 2 weeks tops for labor and materials. Cost me $18,000 & 3 weeks and was not completed. Fence: Totally uneven all the way around, not even touching ground at some points. The gate does not work properly. Back Yard: Spilled concrete in 3 places and just left it there. Storage Shed: Not painted Back Door: Trim not added inside the door so a gap was left there. Short Hallway: Trim not finished; blinds not hung Kitchen: Red trim paint dripping down white walls, chair rail trim also had red paint on white walls, painted the top of my wooden cabinets white while painting ceiling. And again, painting not finished (trim work). Caulking was not done between cabinets and ceiling so there are gaps. Living Room: The new front door does not work properly. Some trim painted in the living. A gap was left between the door frame and the trim is missing. Long Hallway: Doors were painted with a small paint brush and only 1 coat. They were not taken down and rolled. Bathroom: It is a small bathroom, it took 2 weeks and it is still not done. Again, the painting was sloppy and the nail holes were only puttied and not sanded down before painting. The faces of the drawers and cabinets were not painted all the way. The wall put up to cover the window is very uneven. Also, the toilet seat was walked all over, left stained and broken. Bought whole gallon of red when there was very little red trim to do. Much of the hardware was just painted over. I had used Alek Forsythe last year to remodel my master bathroom and he did a great job. So I was too trusting with this job. I finally fired him. He was paid $550 per day. Now I must save enough money to hire someone to finish and fix the mess he left me with. I was heart broken. Final comment: He was EXTREMELY expensive and work done EXTREMELY poorly and sloppy, if done at all. UPDATE: Mr. Forsythe and I both know what he told me about estimates and time frames. I cannot continue to let this problem affect my life. Had he only offered to fix everything at his cost, this would not have been necessary. But that was not offered when we expressed how unhappy we were with the unprofessional way things were handled. That is when I decided I would not pay him to fix things that should have been done right the first time.?