The 66% deposit was paid on July 10th, 2015 and

the project was supposed to start the following Monday, July 13th.  When

Monday came, no one showed.  I later received a text message that the

company had vehicle issues and would start the following day, but not to worry

because the job would still remain on schedule and completed by Friday.  Despite

the reassurances that our house was pressure washed and sealed, we found

ourselves scraping off mud wasp nests, wiping dirt off the walls, and

sweeping.  By July 17th, there had

been several no-shows and when I text the owner, Jon Combs, he advised that his

"main guy was MIA" and that he would personally take care of

everything.  We were very upfront about our expectations in that we needed

to have the fascia boards repaired prior to having our gutters installed,

and our gutters were needed before our new paver driveway was laid (which

the deposit was paid and on hold waiting).  Throughout the following

weeks, work was done at a snail?s pace, when anyone showed up, and

we had several discussions with the owner about the quality of work being

completed and our concerns.  On July 23rd, after having another no-show

the day prior, I reached out to the owner to inquire about the process. 

He told me that he would have a three man team at my home the next day to

complete the house.  That did not happen. 

On July 27th, the owner told me he was stuck in traffic and

that he would be there all day tomorrow to finish.  That did not

happen.  On July 30th, the owner text me

and said that he was stuck in West Palm and would be at my house the next

day to finish.  That didn?t happen either. 

On August 3rd, I contacted the owner who said that he would be by

the following day with promises and another false deadline.  On August 12th,

the owner contacted me to say that he had been ill since Friday and that I

have his ?word? that he would ?personally be at my home tomorrow

morning to take care of the remaining items?.  Needless to say, no

one ever showed up.  My husband and I ended up discarding our

old gutters and patching the holes in the walls from old cable lines, replaced

any damaged fascia, sealed joints, repaired all of the stucco and painted a

second coat on the house and trim.  It was overall a terrible experience,

not to mention they left behind all of their garbage, a broken ladder and empty

paint cans.  There was paint everywhere, overspray

on our patio, a/c, sidewalks, I even found a dirty paint brush in my potted

plant!  Thank goodness that we didn't pay any more than the initial

deposit and the unfinished work we completed ourselves without having to hiring

someone else.  Up top of everything, they

took a picture of the front of our house (of course the completed side) and

posted it on their facebook page to promote their business.

Everything started great, he quoted me a great price and got to work right away. He asked for 35% up front which was fair and seemed legit. That was in September of 2013. It is now July 2014, and he never finished anything he started in my house. I should have known he was scum when he started asking for more money because he was giving me the,"super bro price". I've known this kid for years and he still ripped me off. I've given him approx 17k over the past year and I'm still in an unfinished house. He will promise to show up and never come, always telling to he is on the way. I finally cut my loses and hired someone else. He will eventually end up in jail or rip off the wrong person and end up in real trouble. I'm done dealing with this guy and I hope someone who reads this will not walk but run the other way if they were considering using him. I left the price as n/a because it was a fair price but it's not a fair price if it's incomplete.

it was an actual nightmare---- while some work was completed.. jon was completely unprofessional and left us - with money owed - work unfinished and some work done improperly. He made us completely uncomfortable - and time and time again - he made promises that were never lived up to. I would say - run from this provider?..and give no $$ ahead of time.

As with the above statement- this connection was a disaster. We hired Jon because he was a friend of a family member, and he treated us worse than an enemy. He lied about his licensure- and now i know to check up on what a contractor or worker says. We lost a few months in our effort to move ahead in renovations-- and have learned a few hard lessons.Jon lied about the ability to put in a floated floor for a handicap shower. Even when i was gracious in allowing him to go to another job to make some extra money, he then continued to leave us without any progress for weeks at a time- always pretending that he was coming back the next day. When he did show up- he would stay for an hour or two on most occasions- and do little. Now we find that even the little he did was done in a mostly wrong fashion.

He was personally recommended by a friend of my cousin. It has been a nightmare. We finally had to cut the tie with him. We paid him approximately $4,000 and he never finished anything. He strung us along. I have 200 text messages saved from him stating that he would be here in an hour. I wait and I don't hear from him for 3 days. He has a great personality and he is sweet but finally we had to do something. It was not worth the aggravation. A room that he was redoing still is unfinished after 4 months. He didn't finish any of the work he started. He went around the house starting little jobs and finishing nothing. We gave him until the end of June and basically he would make promises and then blow us off. He will promise the world and do nothing. I would recommend running away. I don't believe he knew how to do what he said. We are thinking about taking legal action. He shows he has a license and I don't think it is his. It is not a legal license. The company was his uncle's company originally.

I noticed Jon's truck at the beach ... he was surfing.  I got his phone number off the truck, and called.  He came the following day to look at the 9 chairs that were damaged in my most recent move back to Fort Lauderdale.  The chairs needed to be sanded down, wood chips and dents repaired, re-stained, and the upholstery needed to be cleaned (as they had a bunch of scuff marks that would not come out with upholstery cleaner).
He took all the chairs with him and returned them in a few days.  I am absolutely amazed at what he was able to do.  I purchased some sand paper and stain about a month ago, and dreaded all the work it would take to restore the chairs.  Also, not knowing if wood filler would shine thru the stain, I was putting off this project.  I am so glad I found A-Plus Marine Restoration.
A-Plus Marine Restoration not only works on the large luxury ships in our beautiful port, but they do just about everything ... construction, home repairs, remodeling, kitchens, furniture restoration, etc.  Jon and his team are meticulous and it shows in the final product.
Jon also specialized in metal restoration.  For example, there are scratches on our elevator doors and stainless steel refrigerators.  He can restore those items, and many more, to life again.  In fact, the apartment complex I am in is considering contracting with A-Plus Marine Restoration to restore lots of the metal around our complex.
If the 5-staf Holland America ships contract exclusively with Jon's company to restore all their brass and metal elevators, it does prove that A-Plus Marine Restoration provided 5-star service.
If you have anything that needs to be restored, give Jon a call for a free estimate.  You'll be glad you did.
In fact, I was so pleased, that I tipped Jon $75 when I paid the final bill when the furniture was delivered.