Jefferson Construction

PLEASE BEWARE! My father and I hired [redacted]/Jefferson Construction, LLC to repair our family home that had caught on fire in 2011. The fire was substantial and had to be totally gutted out and restored. [redacted] was very nice to us until we signed a contract with him. [redacted] changed things in our home that we never signed change orders for. Our home was built in 1925 and had a lot of old world charm throughout. The insurance company's adjuster approved our home to receive over $140,000.00 for repairs. [redacted] replaced our high quality items with very cheap items, then pocketed the rest. Now two years later, [redacted] and his crew's workmanship is "not" withstanding the test of time. The roof he replaced is now leaking, The toilets in both bathrooms were leaking (I had to pay out-of-pocket to have the toilets properly set), The leaking toilets caused molding on the floors below, the gutters I paid him out of my own pocket are all leaking, and the list goes on. The last telephone contact I made with [redacted] to alert him of a concern with the breakfast bar, he became irate and told me "not to call him no [redacted] more!" When I sent [redacted] a 3 page certified letter outlining the many issues we are having due to his bad workmanship and items he had stolen, etc. his only response was he only offers a 1-year warranty on all of his work and he will not be making any repairs. [redacted] is what is called a "fire chaser". He shows up on the scene and makes himself look very professional. The fact is, he has very unethical and unprofessional business practices, does not guarantee his work, and is an opportunist who preys upon the elderly, women, and people who are in the midst of a tragedy.