On May 12,2016, my husband and I received a quote for service from *** *** around the purchase and installation of our shower glass
On May 15,2016, we confirmed we would go ahead with the work order and were asked to give a deposit of $for the order of the shower glass and that it would take weeks to arrive
We were now well into July and we did not have our shower glass as promisedBy this time there were extensive calls and emails being sent to Mr ***, where he would eventual respond but would continue to find reason for further delay as weeks continued to pass usIt wasn't until end of July that he had sent his men to come and install the shower glass
On July 30, 2016, the installation of the shower glass began until half way through the custom glass was shattered, after it was mis installedMy husband was very upset as our marble shower ledge was damaged by the glass and has several visible chips that could not be fixedDespite his upset he was r
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- Do not give a single dollar of deposit, as you never get your money back
- He operates and collects payments using corporation that was dissolved for non-compliance almost years ago***
- He operates without WSIB mandatory insurance
- He is a very smooth talking guy and will promise you whatever you want to hearJust do not expect those promises to materializeOne "excuse" will be mounting upon another, and on and on and on
I hired Sergej (SF Stone, also known as SVS Construction, is one man show, owner/operator's name is Sergej) to do sunroom addition to the houseHis quote was a little bit lower than big shopsHe also stated that he'd be able to supply design, structural, architectural and mechanical drawings at discounted price and take care of dealing with city minor variance committee and building standards department to obtain building permitHe promised to cruise quickly thru minor variance/permit process and begin construction shortly afterAs he stated, some materials are of custom nature and need to be pre-ordered, so I paid him $10,deposit for material purchaseProblems started from Committee of AdjustmentRequested setback was not approved, in fact they allowed substantially smaller setback, but he never told us about that, just stated that everything was approved as requestedSergej also said that he obtained building permit and we were good to begin constructionAt the end of April he brought some people with machinery on site, and they started excavationImmediately, he requested more moneyAs per him, subcontractor would do the excavation and foundation wall only after 100% pre-paymentHe also stated that it was a good time to purchase material for framing etcto avoid any delays, so I paid him another $28,Once excavation was complete and crew was working on foundation wall (about one week after the work began), we got a visit from City of Vaughan inspector that asked why we were doing illegal constructionCaught by surprise, I contacted SergejHis story immediately changed, he said he was about to apply for permit and would sort it out with the City within a weekIn the meantime, we received stop order from the city and letter advising us that we had to either demolish commenced construction or re-apply to Committee of Adjustment, since already built foundation wall exceeded approved setbackI asked him to return deposit and terminate the agreement, as it was hard to deal with someone who breached your trustHe said he'd already spent money on paying subcontractor and purchasing materialsTo minimize the pain, I agreed that he'd complete the job once we obtain the permitLong story short, we'd gone thru another hearing in Committee of Adjustment that taken another two monthsOnce minor variance was granted, I submitted his drawings to building standards departmentSoon I got back deficiency letter, city's structural plan examiner was practically laughing looking at those "drawings"As per him, they could not even closely qualify as drawingsMoreover, examiner stressed that we can't even build sunroomGiven approved setbacks and neighbour's properties location, allowed glazing translated only in few windows, so sunroom was impossible and any qualified designer/engineer would have told us that upfrontSince I already spent $38,with low chance to get it back, I agreed to complete it as house addition insteadI ended up spending another $6,to hire structural and HVAC engineers to complete applicationWhile I was working with engineers, I got a call from subcontractor who did original excavation and foundation wallHe was inquiring when work would continue onI asked why he was checking up, since he had already been paidMike (subcontractor) said he had not been paid a single pennyIn fact, Sergej told subcontractor that owner would not pay until the work is complete, and since work was stopped due to the city order, he has not got any paymentsI relayed the story to Sergej, he immediately came up with another story that he needed the money for another project that he had not been paid for yet, but he'd be able to find funds, once we were ready to continueI finally obtained permits and called Sergej asking him to start the workHe said he did not have any funds to purchase materials to continueI agreed to purchase material, so he could work out the money I already paid himOnce I purchased material to complete foundation and asked him to continue, he complained his family issues prevented him from continuing the work and he did not have ETA when he would be able to startAt this point, I had no option but to look for another contractorAlso, subcontractor and I are filing lawsuit against Sergej and his spouse ( he also used his spouse's account to siphon off our funds in some transactions) to recover the money
Took deposit in the amount of $via e-transferHave since not responded to phone calls or emailsJob was never completed and deposit was *** taken
On May 12,2016, my husband and I received a quote for service from *** *** around the purchase and installation of our shower glass
On May 15,2016, we confirmed we would go ahead with the work order and were asked to give a deposit of $for the order of the shower glass and that it would take weeks to arrive
We were now well into July and we did not have our shower glass as promisedBy this time there were extensive calls and emails being sent to Mr ***, where he would eventual respond but would continue to find reason for further delay as weeks continued to pass usIt wasn't until end of July that he had sent his men to come and install the shower glass
On July 30, 2016, the installation of the shower glass began until half way through the custom glass was shattered, after it was mis installedMy husband was very upset as our marble shower ledge was damaged by the glass and has several visible chips that could not be fixedDespite his upset he was r
***
- Do not give a single dollar of deposit, as you never get your money back
- He operates and collects payments using corporation that was dissolved for non-compliance almost years ago***
- He operates without WSIB mandatory insurance
- He is a very smooth talking guy and will promise you whatever you want to hearJust do not expect those promises to materializeOne "excuse" will be mounting upon another, and on and on and on
I hired Sergej (SF Stone, also known as SVS Construction, is one man show, owner/operator's name is Sergej) to do sunroom addition to the houseHis quote was a little bit lower than big shopsHe also stated that he'd be able to supply design, structural, architectural and mechanical drawings at discounted price and take care of dealing with city minor variance committee and building standards department to obtain building permitHe promised to cruise quickly thru minor variance/permit process and begin construction shortly afterAs he stated, some materials are of custom nature and need to be pre-ordered, so I paid him $10,deposit for material purchaseProblems started from Committee of AdjustmentRequested setback was not approved, in fact they allowed substantially smaller setback, but he never told us about that, just stated that everything was approved as requestedSergej also said that he obtained building permit and we were good to begin constructionAt the end of April he brought some people with machinery on site, and they started excavationImmediately, he requested more moneyAs per him, subcontractor would do the excavation and foundation wall only after 100% pre-paymentHe also stated that it was a good time to purchase material for framing etcto avoid any delays, so I paid him another $28,Once excavation was complete and crew was working on foundation wall (about one week after the work began), we got a visit from City of Vaughan inspector that asked why we were doing illegal constructionCaught by surprise, I contacted SergejHis story immediately changed, he said he was about to apply for permit and would sort it out with the City within a weekIn the meantime, we received stop order from the city and letter advising us that we had to either demolish commenced construction or re-apply to Committee of Adjustment, since already built foundation wall exceeded approved setbackI asked him to return deposit and terminate the agreement, as it was hard to deal with someone who breached your trustHe said he'd already spent money on paying subcontractor and purchasing materialsTo minimize the pain, I agreed that he'd complete the job once we obtain the permitLong story short, we'd gone thru another hearing in Committee of Adjustment that taken another two monthsOnce minor variance was granted, I submitted his drawings to building standards departmentSoon I got back deficiency letter, city's structural plan examiner was practically laughing looking at those "drawings"As per him, they could not even closely qualify as drawingsMoreover, examiner stressed that we can't even build sunroomGiven approved setbacks and neighbour's properties location, allowed glazing translated only in few windows, so sunroom was impossible and any qualified designer/engineer would have told us that upfrontSince I already spent $38,with low chance to get it back, I agreed to complete it as house addition insteadI ended up spending another $6,to hire structural and HVAC engineers to complete applicationWhile I was working with engineers, I got a call from subcontractor who did original excavation and foundation wallHe was inquiring when work would continue onI asked why he was checking up, since he had already been paidMike (subcontractor) said he had not been paid a single pennyIn fact, Sergej told subcontractor that owner would not pay until the work is complete, and since work was stopped due to the city order, he has not got any paymentsI relayed the story to Sergej, he immediately came up with another story that he needed the money for another project that he had not been paid for yet, but he'd be able to find funds, once we were ready to continueI finally obtained permits and called Sergej asking him to start the workHe said he did not have any funds to purchase materials to continueI agreed to purchase material, so he could work out the money I already paid himOnce I purchased material to complete foundation and asked him to continue, he complained his family issues prevented him from continuing the work and he did not have ETA when he would be able to startAt this point, I had no option but to look for another contractorAlso, subcontractor and I are filing lawsuit against Sergej and his spouse ( he also used his spouse's account to siphon off our funds in some transactions) to recover the money