By Sean Bryant
Not many things annoy me more than poor workmanship…. But one of the things that does, is for a “contractor” (and I use that term loosely in most cases) to take a homeowner’s hard earned cash, half do a job, then run off with the money and not finish the project.
Unfortunately, this was one of those cases. I got a call from the lady of the house, who outlined their woes. Said contractor (who is now back in town working at one of our competitors) had left them with a bare shotcrete shell, talked the homeowner into paying him the remaining balance for “materials”, then ran off to Texas with the cash.
The brief was obviously simple on this one, follow the existing plans and finish the pool for the homeowners. And the worst thing is, the design is actually really good, the guys got talent, shame he’s also a crook.
