Jones Contracting, Inc.

For Mr*** to state that very little is true is ridiculous considering everything I have stated is corroborated in the already attached .pdf of text message conversations we hadAlso, his "contract" that he states is the only signed contract is actually the one that has been misleadingThe reality is he conveniently omitted the top of it stating it was a change order and printed his name on itI have scanned the true and correct change order that he has portrayed as the original contract for referencePlease not the date on the Change Order and the date he signed the Change OrderAlso, please note that in the Change Order body it states EXISTING CONTRACT and CHANGE ORDER directly in itThe Change Order also spells out exactly what we were going to do at that time until the inspector put a stop to things which was out of my control as Mr*** obtained the permit without letting the inspector know exactly what was transpiringI have also attached a line item estimate of everything that has been done to date using Symbility Claims Software which is used by Erie Insurance to estimate for property damage, it gives industry standard pricing for the area by zip code and puts the minimum 10% overhead and 10% profitI have omitted the dumpster as that had not been purchased and I also omitted the trusses from O&P as well as removed the labor for installing them as that has not been completedAs you can see from this attachment Jones Contracting has sustained a considerable loss, not including the $roof repair from adjacent property as stated in text messagesMr*** has not only perjured his written testimony but has also slandered the reputation of Jones Contracting, IncIt is the stance of Jones Contracting, Incthat there will be no refund of any monies and will now more than likely be seeking counsel for lost money and damages

Revdex.com:
I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID [redacted], and have determined that this does not resolve my complaint.  For your reference, details of the offer I reviewed appear below.
Very little is correct in Mr. J[redacted] response. There is no signature on the contract he submitted because it was drafted after the fact. I have the only signed contract showing payment had been made.
The bottom line is I paid him $1750.00 and he destroyed the garage. He never contacted me for the additional $1000 as stated. He poured the cement on 4 corners of the garage but never even back filled the holes. He has destroyed the garage leaving it torn apart for months. I've received zero value for the $1750.00 I paid Mr. J[redacted]. Nothing he stated in his response justifies not refunding at least part of my deposit. He did not do the work for which he was paid.
Regards,
[redacted]

Everything I am about to say is corroborated in my attachments.
Mr. [redacted] signed the proposal with a cash price of $3,200.00 with [redacted] back in late October of 2015 but never submitted his deposit of $1,600.00 and therefor was not put onto...

the schedule. The proposal clearly stated that a deposit was required before any work was to begin. He then contacted me in mid February 2016 when he then stated he would get the deposit to me. I told him I was no longer with [redacted] but could still help him out. He procured the permit himself and I had ordered the trusses based off him saying he would get the deposit to me. He then sent me a text saying that he could only get me $1,000.00 as he didn't want to short himself for the month but could get me the other $600.00 at the beginning of March 2016 and I told him the $1,000.00 would get him started. He made deposit and I went and picked up the trusses and delivered them while the guys started the demo of the roof. During this phase we found rotten wood on the back wall which prompted a change order in which Mr. [redacted] has attached already bringing his contract price to $3,850.00 with a total deposit of $1,750.00. I told him that because of his situation of being short with money I would make an exception and he could just put the materials on a credit card of his and deduct from the total cost. On 29 February 2016 I contacted Mr. [redacted] by text as he told one of the guys he wasn't sure how he wanted to purchase said materials. On 1 March 2016 we finally met at the garage to obtain the other $750 of the deposit and discuss yet more rotten wood and that I was going to have to get the inspector out to see what he wanted us to do. At that same time he asked if we could do a roof repair at a neighboring house he owned in which I told him we could take care of it for $425.00 and that we would complete that while waiting for the inspector. He ok'd this per the text message and we did as we stated. On 8 March the inspector came out and asked why we were changing the roof from a shed style to a gable style. He stated that he had no knowledge of this happening and that if we were going to continue we needed  a foundation. Mr. [redacted] did not want to do this so I went down to the inspection office myself to find out what else could be done. I was able to get the head inspector [redacted] to agree that we could pour monolithic slabs in the corners to hold the dead load. On 11 March 2016 I sent Mr. [redacted] a text with the total of the Change Order being an additional $925 and asked how he wanted to proceed... he stated he didn't and I then asked if he just wanted it to the ground. Mr. [redacted] then called and asked that if we would install the garage door ourselves if he agreed to the $4,775.00 and I stated we would. On 15 March 2016 he confirmed through text message and stated he would get us an additional $1,000.00 when we came back to do the concrete. As you can see from the text messages Erie experienced bad weather with freezing temps prohibiting us from pouring a monolithic slab. I had repeated conversation about this with him as can be seen in the text messages. Finally on 14 April 2016 I explained in detail about the 24 inch thickness of the concrete and that if it froze it would crack. We were able to pour the concrete finally on or about 23 April 2016 in which I called him to let him know the concrete was in and needed to cure and that it would need inspected. On 27 April 2016 I received a text from Mr. [redacted] asking if the garage would be done by May 1st 2016 as he rented it to someone for storage. I left voicemail with him again stating the concrete had to cure and that it needed to be inspected before we could move any further. Mr. [redacted] has never given the additional $1,000.00 as promised by text message and I have received nothing but belligerent phone calls from him with threats. Mr. [redacted] has also not paid the outstanding invoice for the neighboring property roof repair in the amount of $425.00.Mr. [redacted] is requesting money back in which is not due to him and Jones Contracting has sustained a loss. It is our right to go after Mr. [redacted] and W[redacted] for lost monies and damages but we are not going to pursue this at the moment.

Review: In the Fall of 2015 I hired Mr. Chris J[redacted] of Jones Contracting, Inc. to put a new roof on my 18x18 garage. Months went by and he never started the project. I'd given up on him and started looking for other contractors to do the job. In March I received a call from Mr. J[redacted] explaining he had some family matters to take care of and he was ready to start. He required a $1,000.00 deposit which I paid. He started tearing into the garage. He tore the roof and the siding off leaving only the studded walls and doors. He found some rotten wood so additional wood replacement and supporting would be required. We agreed to the additional cost and I paid him an additional $750.00. I have a signed contract showing $1,750.00 was paid. At this point Mr. J[redacted] never returned. I've been trying to reach Mr. J[redacted] for over a month now but he won't return my calls. He left the garage completely dismantled and all the scrap wood in the yard. I finally disposed of the scrap wood. I'm now in the process of finding a contractor to fix the mess left by Mr. J[redacted].Desired Settlement: I would like a complete or partial refund. Mr. J[redacted] had the trusses delivered to the job site. They are still in the driveway. I'm willing to pay for those and I'll pay him something for tearing the siding and roof off. That amounts to around $750.00. I would like a $1,000.00 refund.

Business

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Everything I am about to say is corroborated in my attachments.Mr. [redacted] signed the proposal with a cash price of $3,200.00 with [redacted] back in late October of 2015 but never submitted his deposit of $1,600.00 and therefor was not put onto the schedule. The proposal clearly stated that a deposit was required before any work was to begin. He then contacted me in mid February 2016 when he then stated he would get the deposit to me. I told him I was no longer with [redacted] but could still help him out. He procured the permit himself and I had ordered the trusses based off him saying he would get the deposit to me. He then sent me a text saying that he could only get me $1,000.00 as he didn't want to short himself for the month but could get me the other $600.00 at the beginning of March 2016 and I told him the $1,000.00 would get him started. He made deposit and I went and picked up the trusses and delivered them while the guys started the demo of the roof. During this phase we found rotten wood on the back wall which prompted a change order in which Mr. [redacted] has attached already bringing his contract price to $3,850.00 with a total deposit of $1,750.00. I told him that because of his situation of being short with money I would make an exception and he could just put the materials on a credit card of his and deduct from the total cost. On 29 February 2016 I contacted Mr. [redacted] by text as he told one of the guys he wasn't sure how he wanted to purchase said materials. On 1 March 2016 we finally met at the garage to obtain the other $750 of the deposit and discuss yet more rotten wood and that I was going to have to get the inspector out to see what he wanted us to do. At that same time he asked if we could do a roof repair at a neighboring house he owned in which I told him we could take care of it for $425.00 and that we would complete that while waiting for the inspector. He ok'd this per the text message and we did as we stated. On 8 March the inspector came out and asked why we were changing the roof from a shed style to a gable style. He stated that he had no knowledge of this happening and that if we were going to continue we needed a foundation. Mr. [redacted] did not want to do this so I went down to the inspection office myself to find out what else could be done. I was able to get the head inspector [redacted] to agree that we could pour monolithic slabs in the corners to hold the dead load. On 11 March 2016 I sent Mr. [redacted] a text with the total of the Change Order being an additional $925 and asked how he wanted to proceed... he stated he didn't and I then asked if he just wanted it to the ground. Mr. [redacted] then called and asked that if we would install the garage door ourselves if he agreed to the $4,775.00 and I stated we would. On 15 March 2016 he confirmed through text message and stated he would get us an additional $1,000.00 when we came back to do the concrete. As you can see from the text messages Erie experienced bad weather with freezing temps prohibiting us from pouring a monolithic slab. I had repeated conversation about this with him as can be seen in the text messages. Finally on 14 April 2016 I explained in detail about the 24 inch thickness of the concrete and that if it froze it would crack. We were able to pour the concrete finally on or about 23 April 2016 in which I called him to let him know the concrete was in and needed to cure and that it would need inspected. On 27 April 2016 I received a text from Mr. [redacted] asking if the garage would be done by May 1st 2016 as he rented it to someone for storage. I left voicemail with him again stating the concrete had to cure and that it needed to be inspected before we could move any further. Mr. [redacted] has never given the additional $1,000.00 as promised by text message and I have received nothing but belligerent phone calls from him with threats. Mr. [redacted] has also not paid the outstanding invoice for the neighboring property roof repair in the amount of $425.00.Mr. [redacted] is requesting money back in which is not due to him and Jones Contracting has sustained a loss. It is our right to go after Mr. [redacted] and W[redacted] for lost monies and damages but we are not going to pursue this at the moment.

Consumer

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