ELF Remodeling, Tim Fuchsen

The experience was very bad. The contractor added hours to his invoices that he did not work, and purchased personal items that he billed me for. The contractor was very slow and brought on hired help that was not skilled. The remodeling to my home was not done correctly and all needs to be completed again the right way. The contractor caused damages to my home and it was extremely difficult to work with him in fixing the damages he had caused, which were not fixed correctly either. The damages included, but were not limited to, a broken window, spray paint on a concrete patio, burnt carpet that was shoveled into my shrubs that killed them, large amounts of trash and burnt trash that he would not remove. He broke my window on the last day of service, leaving the job site and projects incomplete, stating that he was seasonal to the area and would fix and finish the work next Spring. I could not afford to bring him back because he had already used and exceeded the costs for my entire remodeling budget and worked past the estimated completion date. Furthermore I could not bring him back because his work was poor and he took too long to complete it. When I told him that I could only pay half of his final invoice so that I could repair the window he broke and clean the trash he left, he yelled at me and then threatened to put a lien on my home and another property. The contractor would tell me to leave my home when I would come to check on the work, stating that I was in his way. The contractor performed and billed me for work that I never asked for or authorized, and work that I had asked for, he would not complete. Additionally, he painted my bathroom with a color I did not choose and stated he was the professional and thought it was best and that I needed to let him do his work. He tiled counter tops on top of old counter tops and did them incorrectly. The tiles are cracking and the counters all need to be replaced. He titled a floor and did not tile the floor correctly. Tiles do not match up and the grout joints are poor, causing tiles to crack and needing repair. The contractor treated me in a very unprofessional and disrespectful manner. The contractor would talk down to me when I checked on the work and stated that he believed that my home was haunted and that I had ghosts in my house. I have had no ghost experiences in my home. On one occasion I visited my home to check on the remodeling project and no one was there. Later the contractor had asked me if I was in my home and I stated yes, then asked him why. The contractor stated that he had his ways of knowing if someone was in my home. When I asked him what those ways were, he stated that he just had his way of knowing. The contractor was unethical and caused too much stress to the remodeling project, needing to be completed again after he left. The contractor was aggressive when I pointed out work not done correctly, stating that I was wrong and did not know what I was talking about and that he was right because he was meticulous with his work and knew how to do it. The contractor sub contracted some of the work to his brother who had texted me messages that were not professional, in fact that were uncomfortable. I had found out later that the contractor was arrested while he was working on my home and did not tell me the truth about his arrest. The contractor also took items that I had purchased for my home from me. I do not recommend this contractor.