Driveway, Patio, Sunroom, Landscaping
Price was not the most important factor when we signed up with Joe. It's an over $50K project. I don't think it's cheap. He showed us virtual design and great ideas in landscaping. He promised it'd be a three-to-four-week project. We were thrilled to get started the project.
Project initiated with over 10 workers on the site. After 3 weeks, only 3 were working here and there. They ripped off the grass and threw away (to the back of my backyard) the concrete steps. Never cleaned up the garbage. He asked for money everytime he started to work on a key item, say pouring concrete for sunroom base, etc. In the first 3 weeks, we paid over 70% of the total price while the project was about 30% done.
Then he gave us many reasons to slow down or even to not show up. He told us his mom was passing away. And then he had to arrange funeral service. Then he was sick. Then, many other reasons. Work was totally stalled after 6 weeks.
Shortly after 10 weeks, he sent a waste bin to put in front of my yard on a Sunday. He didn't send anyone until a week later to dig on my driveway. As a result, we couldn't drive our cars back to the garage. After many emails and phone calls which got no answer, Joe came by on a Saturday morning and made some ramps with wood strips. After 13 weeks, not surprisingly, we are still living with the scraps and nothing has been installed since the digging.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $50,000.00