F&P LANDSCAPING

From the start things were not well. He was a complete amateur in way over his head, but not realizing or not admitting it. I got several estimates on the work and the price was average, I went with him, why, I do not know. He estimated a day and a half maybe two days to complete the work. It had been raining for weeks prior to the start of work, I asked if we should wait, he insisted it would be fine. He promptly got the backhoe stuck, twice. This was in my opinion a job for a dozer but he's the expert, or so I thought. I asked him to dig near a power pole, and he was not comfortable doing that he said, even though the power company lineman was standing there as well asking for it to be done. He had difficulty operating the machinery. He said he was used to a 2 lever backhoe and this was a 4 lever, so we wasted a half day while the backhoe was exchanged. He then proceeded to adequately fill in the hole but not much else was done to my satisfaction. After almost one month of on again off again work, he said he was "about done out there". At one point he said he could not work on the property because he had to be at the barber shop. I was not aware he was in business part time. He hired a subcontractor without my knowledge or consent, I did not like that. I paid him off and sent him away, I had to hire someone else to finish the job. When all was said and done, I asked him for the money back I was out to have the job done correctly and he said I was "playing him for a fool". Bottom line is I think he was in way over his head, failed completely to get the job done, and took the money anyway. His dad was nice but that's all he has going for him. Hire him at your own peril.