Urban Design and Construction

I contracted Urban Renewal Builders Ltd. to have an addition added onto my home. A contract was written on May 28, 2011 by Vandriel, signed by myself and Vandriel and work began 3 weeks later. In that contract the completion date was listed as July 30, 2011. As per the building department inspection sheet, Vandriel failed the rough framing inspection on August 8, 2011. There was a note made that he needed to list all sub trades before framing inspection. There were nine subcontractors that worked on my addition. None of them were listed with the building department. Everything from the foundation to the roof had to be done twice, proving a major incompetence of Vandriel and his abilities as a contractor. He failed to meet building code AGAIN on October 12, 2011. As a result of this failure, Vandriel and all of his subs stopped work on my home. At that point I contacted the building department myself to get some answers. The building department was very helpful in getting me the answers and information I needed to get my addition finished and to pass inspection. After multiple requests by me to have Vandriel finish the job, he finally returned two weeks later. I told Vandriel I had contacted the inspection department and he became very agitated and questioned my actions. Vandriel demanded payment in full for the unfinished project, which I refused. Vandriel followed this up with threats, both verbal and at one point threatened to burn down my home. I made a police report. Vandriel attempted to file an unjustified lien against my home. After this he continued to threaten and insult me in emails, and text messages, at one point Vandriel tried to extort more money than what was originally contracted, in Vandriel’s words to “Get rid of the lien and never hear from him again”. I then got myself an attorney to advise me and to try and settle Vandriel’s empty claims against my home. As a result of Vandriel’s continued threats and refusal to complete my job, I hired another contractor to finish the job to meet building code. The job was completed, inspected and passed, October 28, 2011. I have, as a result, incurred many additional expenses and the job was not completed until the end of October, over two months later than what was originally contracted. I am writing this letter to hopefully keep others from making a major mistake by hiring Vandriel, and to inform the Building Department of these contractor issues to make sure Urban Renewal Builders Ltd and Gary Vandriel are held responsible for meeting minimum code and contractor requirements.