Schrock's Construction and Log Homes

Review: MY HUSBAND AND I HIRED [redacted]'S CONSTRUCTION, BASED ON A GLOWING RECOMMENDATION FROM A CLOSE FRIEND OF OURS, [redacted], TO DO A GARAGE ROOFING JOB AT OUR HOME. MR. [redacted] CAME TO OUR HOUSE ON 9.3.2013, LOOKED OVER THE PROJECT IN QUESTION, WROTE UP AN ESTIMATE OF $8250.00. HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE A DOWN PAYMENT OF $5250 FOR THE MATERIALS SO THAT HE COULD ORDER AND PAY FOR THEM. WE COULD PAY THE BALANCE (THE LABOR) UPON COMPLETION. HE CASHED THE CHECK AND IT CLEARED MY BANK ON 9.5.2013. WE WOULD REGULARLY CALL HIM FOR UPDATES ON SCHEDULING, START DATES, DELIVERY OF DUMPSTER ETC. AT FIRST HE WOULD OCCASIONALLY CALL US BACK. THEN IT WENT FROM OCCASIONALLY TO NEVER CALLING US BACK. AND WE WOULD NEVER VOLUNTARILY RECEIVE UPDATES FROM HIM - WE WOULD ALWAYS HAVE TO INITIATE THE CONTACT. THEN WINTER CAME WITH A VENGEANCE SO NO WORK WAS POSSIBLE. WINTER IS NOW OVER AND I HAVE BEEN CALLING AND CALLING AND CALLING AND LEAVING MESSAGES EACH TIME. I HAVE CALLED HIM 8 XS OVER THE PAST 2 WKS OR SO AND NEVER HAVE I RECEIVED A CALL BACK. I KNOW HE WAS GOING TO ORDER OUR MATERIALS FROM THE RICE LAKE WISCONSIN MENARDS SO I CALLED THEIR CONTRACTOR DESK THIS WEEK AND SPOKE WITH "[redacted]". HE SAID [redacted] WAS JUST THERE A FEW DAYS AGO GETTING PRICES ON SOME SUPPLIES BUT NOTHING TO DO WITH OUR PROJECT. I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE WITH [redacted] AND ASKED IF HE WOULD PLEASE PASS ON A MESSAGE TO [redacted] TO PLEASE CALL ME. I CALLED MENARDS AGAIN ON 4.23.14, SPOKE WITH [redacted] AND HE TOLD ME THAT [redacted] WAS JUST IN THAT MORNING, HE GAVE HIM THE MESSAGE TO CALL ME, AND [redacted] REPLY WAS THAT HE DID CALL ME THAT MORNING. HE DID NOT. AND HE DID NOT CALL MY HUSBAND EITHER. MENARDS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME [redacted] ADDRESS OF [redacted]. THIS ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS ON THE ESTIMATE SHEET, BUT PEOPLE MOVE, HIS PHONE NUMBER IS THE SAME [redacted]. I HAVE CALLED THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND THEY SAID HIS BUSINESS AND CONTRACTOR LICENSES EXPIRED ON 2.1.2014. THEY, FOR SOME STRANGE REASON, WOULD NOT GIVE ME HIS ADDRESS OR A PHONE NUMBER. THEY WOULD ALSO NOT GIVE ME A COPY OF HIS LIABILITY INSURANCE AS THEY DO NOT KEEP AN ELECTRONIC COPY ON FILE (ODD I THINK). THE OTHER NUMBER [redacted] USES IS [redacted] BUT THAT NUMBER IS VERY MUCH OUT OF SERVICE/ORDER. I AM NOW BEYOND NERVOUS THAT I WILL NEVER SEE MY $ AGAIN. [redacted], WHO REFERRED [redacted] TO US, IS VERY UPSET, AS HE HAS HAD GOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST WITH SAMMIE. HE HAS EVEN TAKEN UP THE CAUSE TO TRY AND REACH [redacted] AND [redacted] WON'T EVEN RETURN HIS CALLS NOW EITHER... IF I NEED TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY I WILL. I WLL FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOU AND I WILL ALSO FILE ONE WITH THE STATE OF WI LICENSING DEPT AS WELL AS THE WI DEPT OF AG, TRADES , AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.Desired Settlement: PURE AND SIMPLE I WANT MY MONEY, WITH INTEREST, BACK. I WOULD PREFER CASH AS I DON'T TRUST HIM. OR A CASHIERS CHECK FROM A KNOWN BANK (US BANK/WELLS FARGO) IF I HAVE TO INVOLVE AN ATTORNEY I WANT THOSE EXPENSES REFUNDED AS WELL.