Mile High Services

owner/operator Wade Gillespie wrote me a contract to repair damage from a small leak in an outer kitchen wall, which was apparently due to incorrect placement of gutters by another contractor. (The gutter contractor has agreed to correct the gutter placement at no cost even though their warranty had expired). Gillespie said cost would be $900, with $450 down to cost of materials, which he specified in the contract as 2 sheets 4x8x5x8 sheetrock, 1 tub Bcadex, 1v roll mesh type, 3 cans of orange peel knock down texture, 2 gallons of gloss paint, white. The job description read "first day will come in take down cabinets and sheet rock and replace damaged areas in kitchen. Then will replace with new. Then will type ad mud joints. And will spray texture on ceiling. 2nd day will come back in apply paint and take all debris away from job site. Should take 2 to 3 days for completion of project."Gillespie was supposed to begin the work on Sunday, May 13 but he could not get his truck started, because of a malfunctioning breathalyzer he was required to use because of a DUI conviction. He asked another contractor to come instead. The other contractor looked at the damage and said the damage could be repaired by scraping a small area of the wall where the water had leaked into the wall, an area about eight inches deep and three feet wide. This contractor scraped the area, mudded it, and said Gillespie could sand and paint it when it was done. Gillespie showed up on May 16 with a helper, whom he instructed to sand and paint. I was busy working at my kitchen table and when I turned around I found this helper was painting not only the ceiling, which was in the contract, but the kitchen walls. He had moved things off of the counter and was half way done. I told him I was not paying to paint the walls and he should call the contractor but since he had painted half of the walls already, he should finish up. (Later I realized they had used the wrong paint, a white gloss that did not match the wall, nor the adjoining dining area, so I will have to repaint the kitchen walls.)When Gillespie arrived, he walked in and said "where's my money?" He insisted that he had told me the walls had to be painted to match the ceiling. WE HAD NEVER DISCUSSED PAINTING KITCHEN WALLS. He spoke in a loud, threatening voice and said he would not leave until he got another $450. I refused to give him any more money, since he had not even done $450 in work, and of the supplies he said he had to purchase, he had a small amount of mud and half a gallon of paint. He finally stormed out of the house, slamming doors and threatening to call the state troopers. I feel that the work done was worth maybe $250 and want a refund of $200.