Jeff Friendshuh

He had worked for me as a handyman and all had been okay. Then he got his license. The shed leaked. He built it too low to the ground, and there was splash back that went through the siding, even though the siding had been painted with two coats of very good Kelly Moore paint. There was no vapor barrier inside, so you could see the leaks all around. I called him back several times and asked him to fix the problem, but he was reluctant to do any more work. He said he'd do whatever I wanted but I'm not a contractor and have no idea what he needed to do. The last time he came over, he got very angry at me, yelled at me, and walked out telling me the shed was fine. I took photographs and filed a complaint with the state licensing board and with his bonding company. The licensing board censured him and will pull his license if he has one more complaint. I got three estimates from others of how to fix the leaking. The bonding company awarded me about $600 to install gutters (which will hopefully solve the splash back problem), install 12-inches of flashing around the bottom, and caulk around all the trim (had never been caulked). Also, Jeff made a 10-foot landing for the shed, out of redwood, but he used nails instead of screws. He dumped the leftover concrete right in the garden path and I had to ask him to remove it (after it got hard). I will never call him again.