After the work was completed (during much conflict and unpleasant, UNTRUTHFUL dialogue), I found out I was in trouble with the county Residential Permitting department for the work having been completed WITHOUT a legitimate permit This ultimately cost me over $in additional expense with the countyCitrus county helped me through this mess forgiving the fact the MANDATORY inspections weren't made pursuant to a valid permit Citrus County Permitting went above and beyond what they were obliged to doThey could've hung me out to dry after Bianchi's actions, but instead were amicably helpful in circumventing Bianchi's deception and dishonesty
The actual size of the slab was 19'11" X 29'10", the contract called for a 20' X 30" slabI DID NOT get that for which I paid! This creates a "workaround" problem with the carport which was ordered to fit the correctly sized (and paid for) slabIn addition, when the carport was erected, the slab was found to be parallelogram shaped, out of square by to 8"The carport contractor was then obliged to erect the carport with uneven spacing in relation to the slab
John Bianchi, during the project, at the end of the first day, needed an advance to pay his workers who were apparently waiting for back pay to be completedThis was seemingly necessary to assure their return the next day, as his payroll apparently wasn't being madeHe also needed me to furnish fuel for his equipment, as he hadn't brought any gasoline with himI furnished the necessary gasoline as a favorI also provided a light lunch on the 'work day' for him and his crew His man crew was very polite and in complete contrast to John Bianchi's persona In addition to all this,the Concrete company demanded a check from ME, "or the driver couldn't leave"Bianchi had no capability of trust with any local concrete vendorsI refused, and the concrete truck gave up and leftIn a subsequent conversation with the concrete company they informed me that John Bianchi is a "COD only" customerOn the or jobs performed here previously with other contractors this was NEVER an issue
I was absent at the time the forms and ground had been preparedMy wife called me in severe distress as Bianchi was preparing to pour the concrete over ground vegetation which he had promised both of us to remove(and as the county mandated) A violent argument arose over Bianchi's unfulfilled promise to NOT pour over vegetationHe became very aggressive, and hostile, severely upsetting my wife in a manner I haven't seen in our plus years of our marriageAt this point he should have been ordered to leave the propertyHaving my not being there at that time, the work proceeded over the ground vegetationIn addition, the slab is parallelogram shaped, out of square by to 8"
John Bianchi Jrhas a beautiful web site which he claims as his workThe entire web site and the illustrated work are the result of his father, John Bianchi Sr John Bianchi Jris pictured on the first page of the siteHis father, John Sris and has been retired for some yearsThe scores of jobs pictured which John Jrclaims to be his work, are in fact that of his retired father's past construction John Jrmerely took over the web siteIt's noteworthy ALL of the positive customer reports precede at which time John Srwas activeThis was a primary reason I chose him to do the jobLittle did I realize this was part and parcel to the overall untruthful subterfuge permeating all of my interaction with John Bianchi Jr.'s action and wordsAs an unrelated side note, it puzzles me as to why John Bianchi Srallows his good name and performance record to be pulled through the mud by his son
To recap: Contractor totally untruthful and deceptive, the slab was not the contracted size, (was undersize) was severely out-of-square and was poured over vegetative material contrary to my contract and Citrus County's regulationsThe slab is also not flat, having numerous low areas creating puddles when rainingThis is about the fourth of fifth job on my property requiring cement work, (by other contractors) and is the only one in which existed so much tense argumentation and absolutely amateurish sub-standard resultsNo valid Building Permit was generated as promised AND STATED! These were the legal ramifications of Bianchi Concrete's violationsAside from blatant legal issues, John Bianchi's volatile, angry, hostile, argumentative attitude served an unbelievable (but quasi-legal) disconcerting additionTruth be known, if Bianchi had pulled a completed permit, I would've received a much better jobIt was to his advantage to avoid any inspections as numerous issues would've been an issue with the code enforcement officerI might have actually received a correctly sized concrete pad, and certainly one not poured on top of existing vegetation
The "revised" construction permit number from Citrus County issued 9-10-is
After the work was completed (during much conflict and unpleasant, UNTRUTHFUL dialogue), I found out I was in trouble with the county Residential Permitting department for the work having been completed WITHOUT a legitimate permit This ultimately cost me over $in additional expense with the countyCitrus county helped me through this mess forgiving the fact the MANDATORY inspections weren't made pursuant to a valid permit Citrus County Permitting went above and beyond what they were obliged to doThey could've hung me out to dry after Bianchi's actions, but instead were amicably helpful in circumventing Bianchi's deception and dishonesty
The actual size of the slab was 19'11" X 29'10", the contract called for a 20' X 30" slabI DID NOT get that for which I paid! This creates a "workaround" problem with the carport which was ordered to fit the correctly sized (and paid for) slabIn addition, when the carport was erected, the slab was found to be parallelogram shaped, out of square by to 8"The carport contractor was then obliged to erect the carport with uneven spacing in relation to the slab
John Bianchi, during the project, at the end of the first day, needed an advance to pay his workers who were apparently waiting for back pay to be completedThis was seemingly necessary to assure their return the next day, as his payroll apparently wasn't being madeHe also needed me to furnish fuel for his equipment, as he hadn't brought any gasoline with himI furnished the necessary gasoline as a favorI also provided a light lunch on the 'work day' for him and his crew His man crew was very polite and in complete contrast to John Bianchi's persona In addition to all this,the Concrete company demanded a check from ME, "or the driver couldn't leave"Bianchi had no capability of trust with any local concrete vendorsI refused, and the concrete truck gave up and leftIn a subsequent conversation with the concrete company they informed me that John Bianchi is a "COD only" customerOn the or jobs performed here previously with other contractors this was NEVER an issue
I was absent at the time the forms and ground had been preparedMy wife called me in severe distress as Bianchi was preparing to pour the concrete over ground vegetation which he had promised both of us to remove(and as the county mandated) A violent argument arose over Bianchi's unfulfilled promise to NOT pour over vegetationHe became very aggressive, and hostile, severely upsetting my wife in a manner I haven't seen in our plus years of our marriageAt this point he should have been ordered to leave the propertyHaving my not being there at that time, the work proceeded over the ground vegetationIn addition, the slab is parallelogram shaped, out of square by to 8"
John Bianchi Jrhas a beautiful web site which he claims as his workThe entire web site and the illustrated work are the result of his father, John Bianchi Sr John Bianchi Jris pictured on the first page of the siteHis father, John Sris and has been retired for some yearsThe scores of jobs pictured which John Jrclaims to be his work, are in fact that of his retired father's past construction John Jrmerely took over the web siteIt's noteworthy ALL of the positive customer reports precede at which time John Srwas activeThis was a primary reason I chose him to do the jobLittle did I realize this was part and parcel to the overall untruthful subterfuge permeating all of my interaction with John Bianchi Jr.'s action and wordsAs an unrelated side note, it puzzles me as to why John Bianchi Srallows his good name and performance record to be pulled through the mud by his son
To recap: Contractor totally untruthful and deceptive, the slab was not the contracted size, (was undersize) was severely out-of-square and was poured over vegetative material contrary to my contract and Citrus County's regulationsThe slab is also not flat, having numerous low areas creating puddles when rainingThis is about the fourth of fifth job on my property requiring cement work, (by other contractors) and is the only one in which existed so much tense argumentation and absolutely amateurish sub-standard resultsNo valid Building Permit was generated as promised AND STATED! These were the legal ramifications of Bianchi Concrete's violationsAside from blatant legal issues, John Bianchi's volatile, angry, hostile, argumentative attitude served an unbelievable (but quasi-legal) disconcerting additionTruth be known, if Bianchi had pulled a completed permit, I would've received a much better jobIt was to his advantage to avoid any inspections as numerous issues would've been an issue with the code enforcement officerI might have actually received a correctly sized concrete pad, and certainly one not poured on top of existing vegetation
The "revised" construction permit number from Citrus County issued 9-10-is