Michael J Miscione General Contractor

This experience was a nightmare !! The contractor started quickly and with good quality and good communication. He also took a large amount of deposit $$. Kitchen demo, framing, and rough electrical and plumbing went quickly and with reasonable quality for about 3-4 weeks. Then the contractor essentially disappeared - no returned phone calls, emails, or text message for weeks. He claimed 'personal problems'. I finally made contact with him after going to his house and talking to his wife. He didn't respond to certified letters, etc. Finally, he apologized and came back to the job, but there was no real work completed and then he continued to not return calls or deal with the issues. He also did not order hardwood flooring materials when required and delayed dealing with this for months. It become clear that he did not have the deposit funds to pay for material or hire subcontractors. I checked with the California State License Board and his license and bond had expired on 6/30/10, after being in effect for over 15 consecutive years. He was still not licensed per the CSLB on 9/10/10. I asked that he show proof of license, bond and insurance which he is yet to do. I have filed complaints with various legal and regulatory bodies to attempt to resolve this. This was an $81,000 contract. I paid $40,000 in deposits and payments and have approximately $16,000 or work completed. The contractor has not responded to resolve this matter or provide remedy. My family has been living without a kitchen, downstairs floor, etc since early May. In reviewing his work with other contractors, it is also clear that he used substandard wiring in some areas that will need to be corrected. This contractor came recommended by people we know and we have seen his work. However, we have had a nightmare experience and I would not want this to happen to any other consumers. UPDATED INFO 10/27/2010 - I filed a claim against his contractor bond. The contractor now apparently is in inpatient rehab !! I just got a call from his attorney informing me that he is filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy ! Hopefully, the CSLB will keep his contractor license away from him.