Julie H
August 2018
Daniel apparently had an urgent need for money and didn’t mind turning my life upside down to get it. I'm a 60 year old professional woman with a Masters Degree. He left with my cash advance and left my home uninhabitable after 5 days.
My job (4
small projects) was well documented in a six page project
plan that he agreed with. He asked for 33% up front and agreed to specific progress payments
at the completion of each project. He wanted to start right away and before we had all the materials. I didn’t
understand why at the time, but looking back, it was all about getting my down payment.
On
the first day
of the job he didn’t have any money to buy incidentals and wanted me to
get on
the phone every time he went to the store to share my credit card with
the cashier. Keep in mind, I was purchasing
all the significant materials myself. His purchases were all minor ($50 -
$75 dollars). I had to agree to write a check every week to reimburse
him, even though he had a 33% advance.
The first week was
very trying. He had a different attitude once the job started. Every task was a challenge. It took three days to move an
electric water heater so that he could tile underneath it. The wall switches were put on the wrong wall. The fireplace frame was off-center
by 5 inches. The drywall repair was recessed a ¼ deeper than the adjoining wall. He cut off
a plumbing vent pipe (the one that went through the roof and vented to the outside) and floored over an open and active pipe. He drove 15 miles to
pick up 65 large porcelain tiles and he come back with 21, 16 of which were broken.
Most of the work that he performed had to be re-done because it was wrong. At every juncture he would get angry and blame someone. It the case of the hot water heater, first he claimed the the hot water heater was broken (it wasn't), then my plumbing was connected to my neighbor (it isn't), and then he didn't have and couldn't get a hose.
After the first week, with about 15% of the work done, and the house torn up, he sent me a text on late Sunday night demanding an additional advance by morning (37% more) or he was not going to come back to work. He wanted to collect 80% of the contract when only 15% of the work had been done.
Most of the work that he performed had to be re-done because it was wrong. At every juncture he would get angry and blame someone. It the case of the hot water heater, first he claimed the the hot water heater was broken (it wasn't), then my plumbing was connected to my neighbor (it isn't), and then he didn't have and couldn't get a hose.
After the first week, with about 15% of the work done, and the house torn up, he sent me a text on late Sunday night demanding an additional advance by morning (37% more) or he was not going to come back to work. He wanted to collect 80% of the contract when only 15% of the work had been done.
When we met early the next morning. He smelled of alcohol. He then told me, that even with a payment, he would only work 5 more days because he had another job. I tried to negotiate a reasonable endpoint so I could move on and he could move on. He knew had me in a vulnerable spot - no water, house unlivable and he held his ground. He didn't even offer to reconnect the plumbing. He kept some of the supplies I purchased.
This whole experience has been very stressful and heartbreaking.
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