I hired Kris to do the front porch and stairs. Kris asked for a 50% down payment before starting work, which I thought was unreasonable and we renegotiated. In hindsight it was a huge red flag, and I should have walked away. What I got was a wobbly handrail screwed to the stringer, and a stringer which was not the right dimension and not in compliance with the Building Code. Kris came back reluctantly to modify the stringer, offering a band aid solution and trying to convince me that the code was open to interpretation. I ended up hiring someone else and had the stair redone at my own cost, to bring it to code. This time the handrail post was set properly on a concrete footing, not just screwed to the stringer. A lot of unnecessary aggravation and money wasted.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $2,000.00