We hired Jeff to do a kitchen, living room, family room and foyer renovation. His contract specified half down up front and half at completion. From the outset, we had issues with the design and had to completely rework the original design. We did the design and Jeff helped with measurements. He made several comments about how he should be getting paid by our designer. First, he wasn't going to pull any permits and planned on doing all electrical and plumbing work himself. We insisted on permits and licensed electricians and plumbers. The permits that he hadn't planned for set the job back weeks. His electricians showed up an hour a day for a week. Jeff did nothing to protect our hardwood floors that we had finished in December last year. He said he would have a zip wall when we first met, but he only used cheap half done plastic sheeting. Drywall dust is everywhere and on all furniture in other rooms.
Some of our electronics, including expensive audio receivers that were in a closet were ruined with drywall dust. When we asked Jeff about that, he said we should have removed it and wrapped it up. He never vacuumed when he left. He left my home a disaster every day and had no respect for the fact that we were living in the home with twin 3 year olds. He made decisions to place electrical for lighting where he decided our island would go, and his measurements were off, so we have to rewire. One of my electrical outlets is directly behind a burner on my range, so we'll have to rewire that as well. On week 7, he showed up Monday for 20 minutes and informed us he wouldn't be back until Thursday because he has another job he's doing. Then Monday night at 10- he sends an email letting me know that he's quitting the job unless we pay him the remaining balance in full. His reasoning was because he spoke to a former contractor who also ripped us off and who we told him about when we first hired him. He said the contractor told him that I, as a lawyer, used my "legal knowledge" not to pay him. I tried to call him and sent him an email asking him to call me. My house is in shambles, I have electrical wires hanging from the walls and it's my 8th week with no kitchen now. He called me back and basically told me that the job was lasting too long and he had other work. He admitted that we did nothing wrong and nothing to give him the impression we would not pay him. I offered to pay him weekly if he needed the steady cash flow and he just kept saying that he had a bad feeling that we weren't going to pay him and that he was moving on. Now I'm left scrambling around trying to find contractors willing to take on the rest of a partially completed job, and Jeff took half my money, did 25% of the work and left us with a complete disaster.
Jeff Smith Reviews
We hired Jeff to do a kitchen, living room, family room and foyer renovation. His contract specified half down up front and half at completion. From the outset, we had issues with the design and had to completely rework the original design. We did the design and Jeff helped with measurements. He made several comments about how he should be getting paid by our designer. First, he wasn't going to pull any permits and planned on doing all electrical and plumbing work himself. We insisted on permits and licensed electricians and plumbers. The permits that he hadn't planned for set the job back weeks. His electricians showed up an hour a day for a week. Jeff did nothing to protect our hardwood floors that we had finished in December last year. He said he would have a zip wall when we first met, but he only used cheap half done plastic sheeting. Drywall dust is everywhere and on all furniture in other rooms.
Some of our electronics, including expensive audio receivers that were in a closet were ruined with drywall dust. When we asked Jeff about that, he said we should have removed it and wrapped it up. He never vacuumed when he left. He left my home a disaster every day and had no respect for the fact that we were living in the home with twin 3 year olds. He made decisions to place electrical for lighting where he decided our island would go, and his measurements were off, so we have to rewire. One of my electrical outlets is directly behind a burner on my range, so we'll have to rewire that as well. On week 7, he showed up Monday for 20 minutes and informed us he wouldn't be back until Thursday because he has another job he's doing. Then Monday night at 10- he sends an email letting me know that he's quitting the job unless we pay him the remaining balance in full. His reasoning was because he spoke to a former contractor who also ripped us off and who we told him about when we first hired him. He said the contractor told him that I, as a lawyer, used my "legal knowledge" not to pay him. I tried to call him and sent him an email asking him to call me. My house is in shambles, I have electrical wires hanging from the walls and it's my 8th week with no kitchen now. He called me back and basically told me that the job was lasting too long and he had other work. He admitted that we did nothing wrong and nothing to give him the impression we would not pay him. I offered to pay him weekly if he needed the steady cash flow and he just kept saying that he had a bad feeling that we weren't going to pay him and that he was moving on. Now I'm left scrambling around trying to find contractors willing to take on the rest of a partially completed job, and Jeff took half my money, did 25% of the work and left us with a complete disaster.