Mason Remodeling & Construction

"As there are multiple issues raised, I have addressed each one individually, please see my ~~responses~~ A year ago, I hired him to repair some damage from another contractor. One of the things he was supposed to repair was a motion light in my bathroom that would turn off while I was in the shower. ~~I replaced a defective occupancy sensor light switch. It was an item the inspector wanted repaired. The new switch worked fine. I explained and showed Mrs. [Member Name Removed] how to change the timer if she wanted~~ Also, the water pressure wasn't right in the shower. ~~The other contractor damaged the shower mixing valve~~ He told me to get a part from Home Depot to fix it. I had to buy a whole set rather than just a part like he said. ~~I said that she can order a new part from Home Depot as that is where she originally purchased the valve. She did not want to wait and decided to just buy another valve assembly~~ He also was supposed to fix the front door that let air and bugs in. It is only about half fixed. He said to just shut the door really hard. ~~The other contractor installed an interior door as her entrance door. Rather than installing a new door (not in her budget), I added weather stripping. I explained that until the weather stripping "breaks in" she would need to shut the door a little harder than normal~~ I have a support beam that has rotted, and the kitchen and bathroom ventilation were not properly done before, and Jake was going to fix that. Jake and I agreed that we were waiting for scaffolding and a permit from the city to fix the beam and the ventilation. Price is what I have paid so far, but he has charged me over $800 to open the wall to try and get to the beam in the wall. Jake opened up the wall, and an engineer later told me it wasn't needed. ~~The house overhangs a steep cliff. A steel "I" beam that goes from the foundation to a stilt support has rusted away from the salt air. It was wrapped in stucco which hid the damage. I repelled down the cliff to under the house to remove the stucco covering. Mrs. [Member Name Removed] had a "friend" who claimed to be an engineer say it was not necessary to remove the stucco to expose the damage. This was incorrect and dangerous advice and I told her to seek the advice of a licensed engineer, and gave her several references. She never pursued them. In regards to the $800, that was my initial estimate. However it didn't take as long as expected and I only billed her for $650.~~ He said he was licensed for this work and then told me he wasn't and could not do it. ~~ I did say I could open up the stucco and evaluate the issue for her. I never said that I could do engineering work. That requires a class "A" license, I have a class "B". I explained that a structural engineer will have an engineering contractor available.~~ ~~In conclusion, I was not scheduled to go back until the scaffolding (which she was arranging thru her painter) was up, which never happened. I was asked to go back several times, but again, the scaffolding was not up. I was only paid for work that I actually did and that she pre-approved in writing. In working with Angie's List to resolve her concerns, I offered to go back and and correct any issues that were a direct result of my work and craftsmanship at no cost. However any additional work would be at my normal rates. She respectfully declined.~~"

"I gave a quote of $160 over the phone, based upon a verbal description of the project, sight unseen. When I completed the work, I adjusted the cost (based upon the actual work preformed, and without being asked) down to $84.00 and that is what I Invoiced her for. I try to be fair in my billing and would rather reduce a cost rather than increase it."