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We contracted with JKS Construction on 4 January 2020 to repair damage to our summer mobile home from a tree strike. Initially the job was to repair the damaged section for $27,500 including removal and disposal of the damaged sections, Patio slider and windows, rebuilding damaged cabinets back to original configuration, siding and metal roofing and all labor and materials costs with the understanding that the contractor was a 30 year professional contractor with enough experience and professionalism to do such a job. These items were in a written contract.
We added work for $2000 to continue to repair into the full kitchen (as only part of the kitchen was damaged)with the understanding that we buy the cabinets for this part and the counter/sink as well, and $3500 for a screened in porch that would also have the same metal roofing. These items were NOT in a written contract.
The contractor never rebuilt the damaged cabinets, hung the wrong cabinets that we bought, never finished the porch and there is an extensive laundry list of other deficiencies that won't fit into the limits of this box. He even sent the electrician to us to pay over an above the original contract (we paid him $1400 for his work and that was never deducted from the original contract).
The contractor has walked away from the job and refuses to return the keys to our property and insists that we still owe him $4000 when we have paid $32,500 to date (and have the cancelled checks) and much work remains undone or done half-way/incomplete/outright incorrectly.
We have appealed to him to clean up his error and he refuses and has threatened us multiple times.
On 4/17/2020, he texted "I will leave it up to you to pay what you think I deserve", which we think is a negative $3500 (meaning he owes us money). Yet he has gone to the owner of the mobile home park where our trailer is asking for him to make us pay, has threatened to place a lien on our property and additional legal action.
Product_Or_Service: Construction project
Order_Number: None provided
Account_Number: None provided
Refund We would like a refund of the $3500 porch project as the work he did was so woefully incomplete and structurally wrong, a new contractor refuses to try and work with what's there and will have to start over with the project. We also want a cancellation of his claim to an additional $4000 over and above the $32,500 we have already paid.
JKS Construction has been in business for over 30 years. I have an enormous number of satisfied customers and references to prove this statement. I wish to start off by stating that the email that this notice was sent to is not my JKS Construction business email. This customer has the JKS email because they have been using it the entire time. They used ***@yahoo.com which is my biker clothing company which is in no affiliation with JKS Construction. This was an attempt by them to delay me from seeing this complaint as I rarely use this email address. This goes to show this persons lack of character and how they wish to sabotage my business.
It should also be known that these customers were friends that I have known for 4 years. I saw the story on Facebook that their beloved 1950's camper was destroyed by a fallen tree in December. It was in very poor condition before tree fell on it and everyone said it couldn't be rebuilt-including the insurance co. I was saddened by their story and offered my services. I told them I could rebuild-what everyone said couldn't be done. They were so happy to hear this and accepted my services. I have numerous pictures of the damage from the tree as well as pictures of the interior which shows how poor the interior was, even areas that were not damaged. As this was an unoccupied Summer camp I obviously needed to be able to speak with the client in order to discuss the project and ask questions. They were frequently unresponsive to calls and text. At one point, they said that they did not need to be at my "beck and call". This is the attitude that they took with me as I tried to help them. When Covid-19 hit, the customer *** said that they had "no idea" how they were going to pay for the remainder of the work which needed to be complete and the electrician as their investments went down, they had no cash available but were using investment money.
To begin with electrical, NO electrical work is mentioned in my signed work proposal that I would be doing because NO electrical was damaged due to the tree. There was one wire that a friend of theirs cut for some reason when they showed up to help them before I was involved in project. I said that I would splice it back together as I'm not a licensed electrician. When I started project, I noticed all the wiring was outdated and not safe. I told them they needed to hire an electrician. They agreed so I referred one to them. It is not my responsibility to pay for that.
The kitchen cabinets were not all destroyed by tree and only one cabinet was. I said I could fix the one cabinet. When we were rebuilding trailer they asked how much to put new cabinets and I quoted around $2000. I said that would enough since I'm not rebuilding old ones. Their response was "wow that sounds too low". I said well that's a friends price. Find me one person who would rip out and install a kitchen for that.
New kitchen cabinets were chosen by and supplied by customer were installed per the way they requested. Then suddenly they didn't like what they picked and wanted to change the order. I said ok, but I have to charge for that because they have been installed. They felt I should do it for free. I have texts proving what I'm saying here.
The porch roof they asked me to build with no screens because they said they were going to order panels and install themselves.
I wish to state that they never complained about any of my work though entire project until Covid-19 hit. As I stated before *** told me herself that she didn't know how she was going to pay me or the electrician due to the stock market crash. I told her not to stress over this and we will work this out so she could pay me a little at a time. This is when they began ignoring all my calls and texts and would only communicate through email. They refused to speak on the phone or meet in person at the job site which I offered to do with them several times. It should be known that I didn't walk away from job. It was their refusal to meet with me or discuss the completed work over the phone. I completed everything that I was obligated to do on signed proposal. Now they are making things up that I was going to do and want me to do things that were never agreed to.
They owe me $2000. on original signed proposal and $2000. on extra work that was performed due to rot and neglect that I encountered and repaired that was not due to tree damage or on said proposal.
If they believed I was including screen on porch why did they pay me in full with a separate check marked porch in memo which I have on their original check for $3500. ck# *** this payment was left at job site after they saw finished project.
They paid for kitchen with separate check marked kitchen in memo $2000. ck# ***
Even after all this drama with them, people that I previously considered friends, I told them I was not going to pursue this in court. I told them it is not worth the stress due to everything else that's going on in the world right now.
I never approached the landlord about this matter. Two days before I was finishing up the job their landlord approached me as the first time I met him and he said "I hope you got everything in writing they are shady people" and that he has had multiple problems with them picking fights with other tenants. He has actually had to go to court because of them and is trying to get them evicted off the premises. I had previously thought they were nice people but since all this has happened now I know differently. In conclusion, I do not owe this customer and former friend $3500. They still owe me the balance work completed. Due to everything that is going on in the world at this time I am willing to let this debt go. If they decide to take this further I am willing to pursue them in court.
Please feel free to reach out to me *** S at *** or the correct email address ***@yahoo.com if you have questions or wish to see before and after picture or any other documents.
We contracted with JKS Construction on 4 January 2020 to repair damage to our summer mobile home from a tree strike. Initially the job was to repair the damaged section for $27,500 including removal and disposal of the damaged sections, Patio slider and windows, rebuilding damaged cabinets back to original configuration, siding and metal roofing and all labor and materials costs with the understanding that the contractor was a 30 year professional contractor with enough experience and professionalism to do such a job. These items were in a written contract.
We added work for $2000 to continue to repair into the full kitchen (as only part of the kitchen was damaged)with the understanding that we buy the cabinets for this part and the counter/sink as well, and $3500 for a screened in porch that would also have the same metal roofing. These items were NOT in a written contract.
The contractor never rebuilt the damaged cabinets, hung the wrong cabinets that we bought, never finished the porch and there is an extensive laundry list of other deficiencies that won't fit into the limits of this box. He even sent the electrician to us to pay over an above the original contract (we paid him $1400 for his work and that was never deducted from the original contract).
The contractor has walked away from the job and refuses to return the keys to our property and insists that we still owe him $4000 when we have paid $32,500 to date (and have the cancelled checks) and much work remains undone or done half-way/incomplete/outright incorrectly.
We have appealed to him to clean up his error and he refuses and has threatened us multiple times.
On 4/17/2020, he texted "I will leave it up to you to pay what you think I deserve", which we think is a negative $3500 (meaning he owes us money). Yet he has gone to the owner of the mobile home park where our trailer is asking for him to make us pay, has threatened to place a lien on our property and additional legal action.
Product_Or_Service: Construction project
Order_Number: None provided
Account_Number: None provided
Refund We would like a refund of the $3500 porch project as the work he did was so woefully incomplete and structurally wrong, a new contractor refuses to try and work with what's there and will have to start over with the project. We also want a cancellation of his claim to an additional $4000 over and above the $32,500 we have already paid.
JKS Construction has been in business for over 30 years. I have an enormous number of satisfied customers and references to prove this statement. I wish to start off by stating that the email that this notice was sent to is not my JKS Construction business email. This customer has the JKS email because they have been using it the entire time. They used ***@yahoo.com which is my biker clothing company which is in no affiliation with JKS Construction. This was an attempt by them to delay me from seeing this complaint as I rarely use this email address. This goes to show this persons lack of character and how they wish to sabotage my business.
It should also be known that these customers were friends that I have known for 4 years. I saw the story on Facebook that their beloved 1950's camper was destroyed by a fallen tree in December. It was in very poor condition before tree fell on it and everyone said it couldn't be rebuilt-including the insurance co. I was saddened by their story and offered my services. I told them I could rebuild-what everyone said couldn't be done. They were so happy to hear this and accepted my services. I have numerous pictures of the damage from the tree as well as pictures of the interior which shows how poor the interior was, even areas that were not damaged. As this was an unoccupied Summer camp I obviously needed to be able to speak with the client in order to discuss the project and ask questions. They were frequently unresponsive to calls and text. At one point, they said that they did not need to be at my "beck and call". This is the attitude that they took with me as I tried to help them. When Covid-19 hit, the customer *** said that they had "no idea" how they were going to pay for the remainder of the work which needed to be complete and the electrician as their investments went down, they had no cash available but were using investment money.
To begin with electrical, NO electrical work is mentioned in my signed work proposal that I would be doing because NO electrical was damaged due to the tree. There was one wire that a friend of theirs cut for some reason when they showed up to help them before I was involved in project. I said that I would splice it back together as I'm not a licensed electrician. When I started project, I noticed all the wiring was outdated and not safe. I told them they needed to hire an electrician. They agreed so I referred one to them. It is not my responsibility to pay for that.
The kitchen cabinets were not all destroyed by tree and only one cabinet was. I said I could fix the one cabinet. When we were rebuilding trailer they asked how much to put new cabinets and I quoted around $2000. I said that would enough since I'm not rebuilding old ones. Their response was "wow that sounds too low". I said well that's a friends price. Find me one person who would rip out and install a kitchen for that.
New kitchen cabinets were chosen by and supplied by customer were installed per the way they requested. Then suddenly they didn't like what they picked and wanted to change the order. I said ok, but I have to charge for that because they have been installed. They felt I should do it for free. I have texts proving what I'm saying here.
The porch roof they asked me to build with no screens because they said they were going to order panels and install themselves.
I wish to state that they never complained about any of my work though entire project until Covid-19 hit. As I stated before *** told me herself that she didn't know how she was going to pay me or the electrician due to the stock market crash. I told her not to stress over this and we will work this out so she could pay me a little at a time. This is when they began ignoring all my calls and texts and would only communicate through email. They refused to speak on the phone or meet in person at the job site which I offered to do with them several times. It should be known that I didn't walk away from job. It was their refusal to meet with me or discuss the completed work over the phone. I completed everything that I was obligated to do on signed proposal. Now they are making things up that I was going to do and want me to do things that were never agreed to.
They owe me $2000. on original signed proposal and $2000. on extra work that was performed due to rot and neglect that I encountered and repaired that was not due to tree damage or on said proposal.
If they believed I was including screen on porch why did they pay me in full with a separate check marked porch in memo which I have on their original check for $3500. ck# *** this payment was left at job site after they saw finished project.
They paid for kitchen with separate check marked kitchen in memo $2000. ck# ***
Even after all this drama with them, people that I previously considered friends, I told them I was not going to pursue this in court. I told them it is not worth the stress due to everything else that's going on in the world right now.
I never approached the landlord about this matter. Two days before I was finishing up the job their landlord approached me as the first time I met him and he said "I hope you got everything in writing they are shady people" and that he has had multiple problems with them picking fights with other tenants. He has actually had to go to court because of them and is trying to get them evicted off the premises. I had previously thought they were nice people but since all this has happened now I know differently. In conclusion, I do not owe this customer and former friend $3500. They still owe me the balance work completed. Due to everything that is going on in the world at this time I am willing to let this debt go. If they decide to take this further I am willing to pursue them in court.
Please feel free to reach out to me *** S at *** or the correct email address ***@yahoo.com if you have questions or wish to see before and after picture or any other documents.
As you can clearly tell, Mr. evades the issues. We've had 3 contractors review his work and estimate costs to complete and/or fix what he did and EVERY one of them called these deficiencies lazy, so that is really the key here. W e discovered even more problems, some of which are EGREGIOUS in nature, so our complaint is in hopes to also prevent others from having to deal with his poor workmanship.
As for his response, Mr. communicated with me through both of his e-mail addresses. I cut and pasted them both into your on-line form. There was no effort to purposefully delay these communications.
Mr. did offer to fix our very sentimental home and we were delighted that he did so. We were strongly cautioned about working with him by several people who know him and his work, but we foolishly had faith that they were tainted by social events that have put him in a bad eye in our community. As for communication, Mr. made unreasonable demands for communication throughout the work day. Both me and my partner remained fully employed throughout the health crisis and are not immediately available. I suggested making an appointment that we could clear our calendars for, but he never agreed to this suggestion. Additionally, it didn't take long for us to realize what he said in a conversation was not necessarily what he did or planned to do, so it became clear that we needed things in writing to make sure we could have a track record of what he promised and claimed. As for the ability to pay, under NO conditions did we claim to not be able to pay for the work he was doing. In fact, we escrowed all of the money from the insurance company and have more than enough remaining for the work we THOUGHT he would complete, plus some other projects we have planned. We do use multiple banking resources, however and internet banking required 3-5 business days to make funds available. Mr. would request money today expecting it tomorrow. He literally cashed the checks the same day he received them. We'd seen from his facebook that he was funding his Grave Robber business and has cash flow problems himself since the cancellation of events where he could recoup his sales. Transferring these concerns upon us just speaks to his own insecurities, financial issues, and lack of character. We did discuss the conditions of the stock market several times and the conditions of retirement accounts, etc., but these discussions had NOTHING to do with our ability to pay him IF THE WORK WAS COMPLETED.
Regarding the electrical work, Mr. put himself out there as a General Contractor. Management of the subcontractors, payment and being responsible for their work is part of his role. If he never planned to perform this role, we should have had the opportunity to hire our own electrician. He NEVER told us we needed to HIRE OUR OWN electrician, he simply told us that there needed to be more work done. We never were provided any information on the electrician he would use, nor were we told that we would pay him directly. We understood from Mr. that we would have a larger bill as there was extra electrical work required, but we were never included in that process, we never were given the opportunity to select placement of outlets and switches and how they were set up and we were never given the opportunity to get a competitive bid for the service.
The Cabinets: The entire front of the kitchen's cabinets were completely shattered, four of them, and the 3 cabinets over the sink and stove were broken off the wall from the impact. Mr. specific contract stated "We will be rebuilding all cabinets back to original." That never happened. The $2000 quote was for replacing the kitchen itself - replacing what was left of the old remaining undamaged cabinets and sink. We ordered and paid for all of the necessary materials and communicated the order to Mr., more than once. When he went to pick up the order, which he volunteered to do, he did not check the items he received against the materials I actually purchased. I reconfirmed the order with him via text and specifically told him not to hang any cabinet I didn't order, especially because THE MOST expensive cabinet I ordered was not received and I needed to get a refund for the missing one. We never said we didn't like what we ordered, we were specific that we didn't want the cabinet we DID NOT ORDER and expected him to only hang the ones we ordered. He had refused and we have had to hire another contractor to fix the mess he made in this case. He does have text stating he wanted to charge us for fixing it (as do we), he should also have the reply stating we would not pay for his mistake (as do we). We paid him for this part of the project before the cabinets were even permanently placed and before the floor was laid.
The Porch/Screenhouse: we had multiple conversations about this and provided a specific drawing about what we were looking for as Mr. was looking to make a structure like he would have on a house, as opposed to a mobile home. We didn't need insulation or rock steel structure. We could have replaced the screen house we'd had before for $2000, but wanted to take this opportunity to match the rest of the work he was doing. We even had replacement parts for the doors sent directly to his home, at his suggestion, so he would have all the pieces he needed when he was ready to move forward on this part of the project. We paid him for this when he asked because I understood he was preparing for his summer and needed to pay for his Grave Robber merchandise, but like with the kitchen and cabinets, we understood that the project wasn't complete and even spoke about how to hang the doors on the day we made the payment. In my opinion, he got lazy and just walked away hoping I wouldn't fight him on this, what we initially thought was the most egregious of his faults on this project.
I agree that in the early stages of the project, Mr. work was impressive to the untrained eye. I want to make it clear that COVID-19 has absolutely no impact on our concerns or the opinion we have about the quality of the work, nor does it effect the professional opinion of the 3 other contractors and a home inspector to whom we have expressed concerns about his work. Now that we have opened the camp and done a "shake down" we have discovered several other significant problems including a warped slider door, large unsealed gaps between the new construction and the old structure, damage to the floor and several other issues.
Mr. has failed to address a large majority of the deficiencies we have already reported in this complaint. The park owner even asked him about why he didn't place a "bonnet" over the slider door to prevent water from getting in. He also said that Mr. had the screen for the slider, but didn't want to place it until the construction was nearly complete so it didn't get damaged. We couldn't understand why he didn't install it before he left the project until we realized that the slider encasement is warped and the screen door wouldn't open or close properly. The park owner has also complained to me that Mr. calls him constantly to the point of harassment and that Mr. had asked him for help to get us to pay him. After his review of some of the work we are concerned about, he agreed with our position.
We owe Mr. NOTHING more until the work is completed properly and in fact, with the things we have and will have to pay to fix, Mr. will owe us money by the time this process is completed. We offered him 3 opportunities to return and complete the work. He refused, so we are hiring others to do so.
Please refer to my previous response regarding this construction project which stands. My work per the written and signed contract is complete. This former customer and former friend *** is using the Revdex.com as a platform to defame JKS Construction by publishing false information about me personally, (*** K. ***)and my business. I have been living and working in NH for almost 5 years and have performed a large number of construction projects over this period of time. I have never had a single complaint brought to my attention about the quality or completeness of my work. As you can see, no other complaints have been filed against me. *** is making a concerted effort to damage my reputation. She states below she was "cautioned" by several people who know me and my work. Of course she provides no names as this and/or their statements are false, unsupported by any evidence and irrelevant.
1. As a contractor, I did not believe it was unreasonable to call this customer from the unoccupied jobsite or from a store to confirm material choices or verify and/ or discuss the project to be sure of what she wanted or offer choices. The replies could have either been by text or email if she could not call back. Clearing the calendar to make an appointment was not adequate. I offered several times to meet with her at the job site to discuss this in person and she declined the offer or just would not respond or reply.
As you can see from her complaint, she certainly has no difficulty communicating at length here but she could not seem find a moment to reply to me regarding the project as questions arose and the project progressed or meet with me as the project ended.
Also as most people do these days especially due to Covid 19, I use Mobile Depot with all of my checks to deposit them immediately. It is not clear to me at all why Ms. is making an issue of this in her statement since this is a normal practice.
2. Ms*** also mentions my other unrelated business Grave Robber Industries LLC.several times in her latest statement. This business is a reflective clothing company that I co-own with a business partner and it is completely unrelated to JKS Construction in any way. This business is well funded and stocked. Ms*** states "We paid him for this when he asked because I understood he was preparing for Summer and needed to pay for his Grave Robber merchandise". I never discussed with Ms. this business nor my upcoming plans for it. This is a false statement by her among many. Another false statement she makes here is " We'd seen from his Facebook that he was funding his Grave Robber business and has cashflow problems ...." There is no such information on our business page regarding the funding of it. She also states that she saw on our Facebook business page with is open to the public that "he has cashflow problems himself since the cancellation of events where he could recoup his sales." We elected to cancel an upcoming Summer event that involved having live music and camping. This event was cancelled well before the Stay at Home orders were lifted. Due to social distancing orders we felt that the event should not be held for the safety of our customers and volunteers. Ms*** once again is using the Revdex.com platform in a concerted effort to also tarnish GRI LLC which is a good company that has no financial issues. We use a portion of our profits with this company to give back to the community such as Concord Hospital children's wing and Suicide prevention for veterans.
*** has made libelous statements here about both of my businesses and also about me personally saying that I am "lazy" which couldn't be further from the truth.
To continue regarding *** response, she also mentions the "park owner" to whom she states said that I call him constantly to the point of harassment"? I haven't spoken with him since early May but I spoke with him on 7/1/20 to confirm if that is what he said to her and he said definitely not. I explained to him that he may be subpoenaed to court due to testify to this regarding another lie by Ms..
if Ms. is so willing to publish lies to the Revdex.com about my construction company JKS Construction as well as Grave Robber Industries LLC. what is she lying about verbally to the communityregarding my businesses to injure my reputation?
In closing, Ms*** statements and claims are not valid. I owe her noting monetarily nor any more of my time. Any further discussions regarding this complaint will not be respectfully held anywhere else but formally in a court of law where libel and defamation of character charges will be brought forth against *** ie ***.
*** K ***
JKS Construction
7/2/2020