Jeff Martin Construction

Responding to the letter I received on Monday, December 7, #I MrMartin did not contact me in any way on November ,2015, as he statesPermy letter dated September 1, 2015, I stated that he was not to contact me by phone orcome to my home(Refer to my original complaint that I have attached) #I asked MrMartin if I should call the gas company that you were diggingHisresponse was "That's my job to call"He never did call themI called [redacted] ***Company because I smelled gas in my garageTruepoint came out and told me that Mr.Martin had never contacted themAlso his workers had hit the regulator on the house andhad not put the line inside a conduit and this caused the gas leak#I told MrMartin and his crew not to drive over my septic tank and showed him werethis was locatedHe said that it would not be a problem and I showed him anotherentrance to my yard to totally avoid my septic tankAn hour later my son was mowinggrass and saw tire tracks over the top of the septic tank and there was standing water ontop of the lidsI called MrMartin and he came out to address my complaintAt firstMrMartin apologies and said he would call his insurance company, [redacted] ***Hewanted me to lie and say he was the one operating the back hoeOne of his otherworkers than spoke up and said "I was operating the back hoe and no one told me not todrive it over the septic tank area'' MrMartin said his friend, [redacted] of [redacted] He came out, stayed mines and I don't know what he did andtale I my system was badI had my septic checked and pressure tested in June, andthey said my system was older but still in good shapeRefer to my original letter as tohow I am proceeding with [redacted] to fix what MrMartin and his crew damaged#per our agreement, all rocks/dirt were to be removed, they were notAll fencing wasto be power washed and was not(Pictures included) Large gate to my in ground poolwas not put back on its hingesThe ruts in the back of my yard were to be completelyfilled in, they were not#The concrete itself has cracked in several placesI have enclosed picturesAlso noboards were placed around the edges to make a smoother edgingNo drain lineindentations were made between the garage and the houseOf course my son and I said itlooked good "right after pouring"The cracks came laterAnd we thought the clean upwas still going to happen#My phone Line was encased in the concrete instead of being placed inside plastictubing(Of which now my phone has static noise all the time.) #On the final day of work, MrMartin wanted to be paid in full even though the rockswere not removed, ruts were not filled in, fencing was dirty, driveways was not cleaned,gate was still down, I told him my son would be in the next day to inspect the work andwe would bring the check to his place of businessHe said he needed to have it by thenext morning since he was leaving townI told him again I would come by his businessto pay himThat evening when I came home, 9:45p he was there and demanded he bepaidI was very fearfulHe had come through my garage instead of the front door,someone was sitting in the car waiting for him and he came in with no shoes or socks on.Again, I was very fearful of what might happen if I refused to write the check right away.What else was I to say to him but "great job" and write the check to get him out of myhouse? I am a widow that lives alone so he used "bullying and intimidating tatics" inorder to get paid before the job was completed "to my satisfaction"#As stated, have incurred a lot of expenses due to MrMartin and his crew'snegligence and blatant disregard of my instructionsI am asking for reimbursement forthe cost of these repairsAnd any future related expenses that may occur#I has enclosed many pictures of the destruction, sloppy and incomplete work done byMrMartin and his crewThank you for your time and consideration of this matter [redacted]

Responding to the letter I received on Monday, December 7, 2015#I Mr. Martin did not contact me in any way on November 16 ,2015, as he states. Permy letter dated September 1, 2015, I stated that he was not to contact me by phone orcome to my home. (Refer to my original complaint that I have attached)#2 I asked Mr. Martin if I should call the gas company that you were digging. Hisresponse was "That's my job to call". He never did call them. I called [redacted]Company because I smelled gas in my garage. Truepoint came out and told me that Mr.Martin had never contacted them. Also his workers had hit the regulator on the house andhad not put the line inside a conduit and this caused the gas leak.#3 I told Mr. Martin and his crew not to drive over my septic tank and showed him werethis was located. He said that it would not be a problem and I showed him anotherentrance to my yard to totally avoid my septic tank. An hour later my son was mowinggrass and saw tire tracks over the top of the septic tank and there was standing water ontop of the lids. I called Mr. Martin and he came out to address my complaint. At firstMr. Martin apologies and said he would call his insurance company, [redacted]. Hewanted me to lie and say he was the one operating the back hoe. One of his otherworkers than spoke up and said "I was operating the back hoe and no one told me not todrive it over the septic tank area'' Mr. Martin said his friend, [redacted] of[redacted]. He came out, stayed 10 mines and I don't know what he did andtale I my system was bad. I had my septic checked and pressure tested in June, 2015 andthey said my system was older but still in good shape. Refer to my original letter as tohow I am proceeding with [redacted] to fix what Mr. Martin and his crew damaged.#4 per our agreement, all rocks/dirt were to be removed, they were not. All fencing wasto be power washed and was not. (Pictures included) Large gate to my in ground poolwas not put back on its hinges. The ruts in the back of my yard were to be completelyfilled in, they were not.#5 The concrete itself has cracked in several places. I have enclosed pictures. Also noboards were placed around the edges to make a smoother edging. No drain lineindentations were made between the garage and the house. Of course my son and I said itlooked good "right after pouring". The cracks came later. And we thought the clean upwas still going to happen.#6 My phone Line was encased in the concrete instead of being placed inside plastictubing. (Of which now my phone has static noise all the time.)#7 On the final day of work, Mr. Martin wanted to be paid in full even though the rockswere not removed, ruts were not filled in, fencing was dirty, driveways was not cleaned,gate was still down, I told him my son would be in the next day to inspect the work andwe would bring the check to his place of business. He said he needed to have it by thenext morning since he was leaving town. I told him again I would come by his businessto pay him. That evening when I came home, 9:45p he was there and demanded he bepaid. I was very fearful. He had come through my garage instead of the front door,someone was sitting in the car waiting for him and he came in with no shoes or socks on.Again, I was very fearful of what might happen if I refused to write the check right away.What else was I to say to him but "great job" and write the check to get him out of myhouse? I am a widow that lives alone so he used "bullying and intimidating tatics" inorder to get paid before the job was completed "to my satisfaction".#8 As stated, 1 have incurred a lot of expenses due to Mr. Martin and his crew'snegligence and blatant disregard of my instructions. I am asking for reimbursement forthe cost of these repairs. And any future related expenses that may occur.#9 I has enclosed many pictures of the destruction, sloppy and incomplete work done byMr. Martin and his crew.Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.[redacted]

Responding to the letter I received on Monday, December 7, 2015
#I Mr. Martin did not contact me in any way on November 16 ,2015, as he states. Permy letter dated September 1, 2015, I stated that he was not to contact me by phone orcome to my home. (Refer to my original complaint that I have attached)
#2 I asked Mr. Martin if I should call the gas company that you were digging. Hisresponse was "That's my job to call". He never did call them. I called [redacted]Company because I smelled gas in my garage. Truepoint came out and told me that Mr.Martin had never contacted them. Also his workers had hit the regulator on the house andhad not put the line inside a conduit and this caused the gas leak.
#3 I told Mr. Martin and his crew not to drive over my septic tank and showed him werethis was located. He said that it would not be a problem and I showed him anotherentrance to my yard to totally avoid my septic tank. An hour later my son was mowinggrass and saw tire tracks over the top of the septic tank and there was standing water ontop of the lids. I called Mr. Martin and he came out to address my complaint. At firstMr. Martin apologies and said he would call his insurance company, [redacted]. Hewanted me to lie and say he was the one operating the back hoe. One of his otherworkers than spoke up and said "I was operating the back hoe and no one told me not todrive it over the septic tank area'' Mr. Martin said his friend, [redacted] of[redacted]. He came out, stayed 10 mines and I don't know what he did andtale I my system was bad. I had my septic checked and pressure tested in June, 2015 andthey said my system was older but still in good shape. Refer to my original letter as tohow I am proceeding with [redacted] to fix what Mr. Martin and his crew damaged.
#4 per our agreement, all rocks/dirt were to be removed, they were not. All fencing wasto be power washed and was not. (Pictures included) Large gate to my in ground poolwas not put back on its hinges. The ruts in the back of my yard were to be completelyfilled in, they were not.
#5 The concrete itself has cracked in several places. I have enclosed pictures. Also noboards were placed around the edges to make a smoother edging. No drain lineindentations were made between the garage and the house. Of course my son and I said itlooked good "right after pouring". The cracks came later. And we thought the clean upwas still going to happen.
#6 My phone Line was encased in the concrete instead of being placed inside plastictubing. (Of which now my phone has static noise all the time.)
#7 On the final day of work, Mr. Martin wanted to be paid in full even though the rockswere not removed, ruts were not filled in, fencing was dirty, driveways was not cleaned,gate was still down, I told him my son would be in the next day to inspect the work andwe would bring the check to his place of business. He said he needed to have it by thenext morning since he was leaving town. I told him again I would come by his businessto pay him. That evening when I came home, 9:45p he was there and demanded he bepaid. I was very fearful. He had come through my garage instead of the front door,someone was sitting in the car waiting for him and he came in with no shoes or socks on.Again, I was very fearful of what might happen if I refused to write the check right away.What else was I to say to him but "great job" and write the check to get him out of myhouse? I am a widow that lives alone so he used "bullying and intimidating tatics" inorder to get paid before the job was completed "to my satisfaction".
#8 As stated, 1 have incurred a lot of expenses due to Mr. Martin and his crew'snegligence and blatant disregard of my instructions. I am asking for reimbursement forthe cost of these repairs. And any future related expenses that may occur.
#9 I has enclosed many pictures of the destruction, sloppy and incomplete work done byMr. Martin and his crew.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.
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I called and talked to you on Nov. 16. I received another letter stating the Revdex.com had not heard from me about her claims of the gas line. It was hit and it was too shallow. The line needed to be lowered and put in conduit. That should have been done by the gas company before we started. We dug it...

down and supplied the conduit at no charge. We were not in her home to cause her pipes to leak. She never ask for me to pay the bills. I told her the line outside needed to be put in conduit in case she ever needed to repair the gas line now she could.  The crack was not from it being too thin or to dry. It cracked off the corner of the garage before I could cut the control joint. The concrete I poured was 4500 psi with fiber mesh and rebar. It was an expansion crack.  I rented a power sprayer and I cleaned the drive, garage, house, patio, and the fence. When I was done, her son was there. They both said it looked good. My guy did drive through the yard because a car was coming. He drove over the leech bed. She called me and I came down and looked at the lids.  Water was on standing on top with green moss I asked her and she said water sits on top of the lids. She had told me that she had it cleaned out a month ago because sewage was backing up into her shower. Her septic system has failed.  The line going into the backyard is 2 feet down so there's no way that my machine could crush a pipe two feet below grade. That is what the professional from [redacted] said.  His name is [redacted]. I called my insurance company to pay for the damages but then I was told it was a bad system.  There are pictures showing the septic tank being lower than the yard with green and black moss on top of the lids where water always sets. The picture was taken one hour after my guy drove in the yard.  When I went to pick up my check, I took my boots off because they were muddy. I showed up at 9:45 pm as that was the time she asked me to show up after her friend’s funeral. We sat at her kitchen table, we talked, she handed me the check.  She told me the job look good and that was that. I did not think she would try to do this. I think the concrete looks great. I put dirt in her back yard to fill the ruts.  I have been in the concrete business for over 20 years.  My goal is to insure that the customer is happy with the job when it is complete.  If there are issues, I try to make sure they are resolved. Thanks for your help with this matter.If you have any questions or would like to discuss this matter further, please contact me.  Jeff Martin