DC Painters and More

Poor quality work and unsafe conditions, very unprofessional
I replied to an ad on craigslist and got a response the same day. *** came out on July 14th to give me a free estimate to repair both of my decks. I reviewed the contract and signed on July 16th and work started Saturday, July 18th. *** came to the door later Saturday to request more money for "supplies" stating that he was short on funds at this time. I agreed to help him out with the advance on funds and talk to him about making the backyard safe for people and dogs before he left for the day. Later that night I paid the invoice that was sent to my email and after paying it realized that it was for $600 not $400, I figured I'd talk to him the next day about the additional funds. The next day he text me and told me he wasn't feeling well and would be back to work on Monday. I acknowledged the text and later text to let him know I had some concerns about the job and to touch base with me after he finishes the steps. Later Sunday night I put together an email with some of my concerns so that when we discuss them on Monday we could both be on the same page in regards to the issues. Monday he came to work, I wasn't home, and started to work on the upper deck instead of finishing the stairs. I printed the email and approached him to discuss my concerns. He stated he didn't get/read the email, which further in the discussion he was referring to things from the email, so I knew he had read it before coming back to work. I approached him with my concern of the quality of the work that had already been done and the unsafe working environment he left behind. He reacted very defensive and was insistent upon finishing the job. I told him I no longer needed his services and to pack up and clean up and leave, I told him we could discuss the financial part as soon as everything was picked up. He proceed to put some of the screws back into the upper deck that had already been removed that day and made a few steps a little bit more stable. He "cleaned" up the back yard and loaded the unused materials in his truck and returned with an empty truck. I invited him in to sit down to discuss the end of the contract at that time I expressed to him, knowledge of the $200 over payment for supplies and any funds he received for returning the unused materials. *** stated he received $200 refund on the returned materials and I stated that would then me I should be credited a total of $400 ($200 + $200) and he agreed. We discussed monies back and forth in which his reasoning for more money kept changing. I told him I would discuss this with my brother-in-law and get back to him on my decision. During our discussion I repeatedly asked *** for a break down and every time he stated that by Tennessee law he did not have to give me a breakdown. I have worked with many contractors since moving here and had never heard that comment before, that's a red flag to me. Monday, July 20th they had sent me a invoice, which I didn't pay because I hadn't discussed this with my brother-in-law and I was not in agreement with the amount. At this point I had paid him $1,361.36 to start and $600 for "additional" materials, $1,961.36. Considering the contract was for $3,740.00 and I had paid $1,961.36 plus the $200 credit he received which is more that half of the cost, nothing had been completed. After I received the invoice on the 20th, I asked him for a break down and he refused. That is when his harassment started. Over the next few days I received various emails and text threatening me and demanding money. It came to where I blocked his text, stopped replying to his emails and contacting his lawyer requesting *** to leave me alone. During that time I told *** to stay off my property and stay away from me. All of the work he had done on my decks has been removed for safety reasons. His reaction has been totally unprofessional and threatening. I have all the documents of communications between us and pictures of the poor quality job and mess he left behind.

Paid for contract work not completed and no correspondence.
In late November 2019 Blackberry Farm entered into a contract with DC Painters & More aka *** to build a horse shed. We paid $7,400 deposit. Only the basic frame of the structure was done and several attempts were made to contact but unsuccessful. Certified letter was mailed 12/31/19 to fulfill the contract or refund the deposit but still have not had a response.