Gordon Construction

Because of several openings in our roof several famillies of squirrels made their home in our attic in the fall of 2012. The total cost for the exterminator was $1,200 and he gave me the number of Gordon Construction as someone who could seal the 6 holes. Gordon turned out to be a one man operation and after he had looked at the house provided us with a verbal bid of between $1,500 and $2,400. He did not get on the roof to look at the holes and there was nothing provided in writing. When I asked what would determine the final price he said he couldn't tell until he actually got into the job and saw what all needed to be done. Throughout the conversation he discussed that he might be a higher price than others but that was justified by the quality of work that he did. He pressured for a committment from me right then. I told him I wanted to think about it and called the next day to ask him for references. His tone changed immediately and he bruskly said he would send me some but never did. By this time it was getting colder and the holes had not been sealed so to prevent more squirells from getting back into the attic before winter I decided to use him, just to get it done before winter. We traded calls a couple of times and he said he wanted to schedule it during a week when it wasn't too cold. I agreed but tried to impress upon him the urgency in not allowing more squirrels to get back in after spending over $1,000 to remove them. After two more weeks I left several voice mail messages which were never returned. I finally found another handyman through a referral from a friend who came out the next day and did all the work for a little over $500. I have never heard from Gordon Construction since. I have no idea what the quality of his work might be and I just hope his total lack of professionalism isn't an indication.