The claim that the homeowner is stating is incorrectThe project had engineered plans that the homeowner did not want to followHe used his budget as his reasoning to cut cornersConcrete work has been a part of my business for the past ten years and I was willing to build the homeowner a slab to his liking, and within limits of standard engineering practices that I have from years of past experienceThroughout the process of the project, I went above and beyond accommodating the homeowner with the numerous change of plans and willingness to be flexible with the time delays in the schedule due to these changesI was caught off guard when the homeowner admitted to me that he went behind my back, with both a written agreement and verbal agreement in place for me to complete this job, and hired a different contractor to finish the jobI was under the understanding that we were waiting on review from an engineer, when in all reality it was the homeowners plan to find someone cheaper and cut me out of the projectKeep in mind that all the materials needed for the job had already been purchased and on site at the jobOnce I had realized the situation at hand, and once the homeowner knew that I was disappointed with the circumstances, the homeowner asked me to leave the materials in place for the new contractor to use and asked me to get him a remaining balance on the jobI presented the itemized invoice for the work that was completed and the homeowner refused to pay the remaining balanceAt that point, I informed the homeowner that my only recourse would be to file a lien on the property until the past due balance was resolvedI gave the homeowner ample time to respond, and at the point that he decided he would not pay the balance, I turned the matter over to my attorney to let them settle the disputeThe chain of events stated above led to this point and I am truly disappointed that I did not follow my instinct to pass on the opportunity to be a part of this project, but despite my better judgement I gave the homeowner the benefit of the doubt thinking that he was an honest person
The claim that the homeowner is stating is incorrectThe project had engineered plans that the homeowner did not want to followHe used his budget as his reasoning to cut cornersConcrete work has been a part of my business for the past ten years and I was willing to build the homeowner a slab to his liking, and within limits of standard engineering practices that I have from years of past experienceThroughout the process of the project, I went above and beyond accommodating the homeowner with the numerous change of plans and willingness to be flexible with the time delays in the schedule due to these changesI was caught off guard when the homeowner admitted to me that he went behind my back, with both a written agreement and verbal agreement in place for me to complete this job, and hired a different contractor to finish the jobI was under the understanding that we were waiting on review from an engineer, when in all reality it was the homeowners plan to find someone cheaper and cut me out of the projectKeep in mind that all the materials needed for the job had already been purchased and on site at the jobOnce I had realized the situation at hand, and once the homeowner knew that I was disappointed with the circumstances, the homeowner asked me to leave the materials in place for the new contractor to use and asked me to get him a remaining balance on the jobI presented the itemized invoice for the work that was completed and the homeowner refused to pay the remaining balanceAt that point, I informed the homeowner that my only recourse would be to file a lien on the property until the past due balance was resolvedI gave the homeowner ample time to respond, and at the point that he decided he would not pay the balance, I turned the matter over to my attorney to let them settle the disputeThe chain of events stated above led to this point and I am truly disappointed that I did not follow my instinct to pass on the opportunity to be a part of this project, but despite my better judgement I gave the homeowner the benefit of the doubt thinking that he was an honest person