D K LOWERY

It went badly.  David is/was a friend of my father who was recommended fondly.  He came over to give me an idea of what was needed and what it should cost me, as a courtesy.  He seemed to know what he was talking about, and I was having trouble finding a contractor to do the work, so I decided to just hire him to do it.  Most of the demolition I had done myself, so when they came the next day to begin work, they had little demo left to do and could quickly start reconstruction.  Right away I could see he/they (he had a helper) did things differently than I'd been taught, but they seemed sound so I let it go.  As the work progressed from framing to boarding to finishing the work also progressed from different to sloppy.  They left at 3 each day, stretching the task over three weeks, at which point they said they'd return on Monday to work the "punch list" -- my list of whatever needs further attention.  He asked for payment, again against my better judgement I paid this friend of a friend, thinking "he's a friend of my dad, I'm sure he's good for it".  They never did return.  As my punch list grew longer, I grew less patient.  Weeks went by and David wouldn't answer the phone, or return a call.  The punch list includes:
* replace broken threshold.  They broke the new threshold, I had to buy and install a new one
* reset towel bar and soap dish.  They installed these with caulk instead of proper adhesive, I had to re set them
* reset sink.  They installed the vanity wrong, I had to buy a wrench and re-assemble it
* reset toilet.  They left me with a toilet that didn't work, I had to disassemble and reassemble it
* spackle repaired wall seams.  They did one rough coat of spackle (drywall mud) I had to do the second and sand 
* recaulk tub. The caulking on the edges of the tub is coming loose, I will have to remove the corner tiles and reset them.
* grout in floor is cracked.  I still don't know what I'm going to do about this
* grout in walls missing spots.  I'll have to buy some grout and fill them in
* caulk in at floor is missing spots.  I'll have to caulk that too.
* shower head leaked into wall.  This was all about water damage, and he left me with a leaky pipe. I had to re set it.
* debris removal.  He left a barrelful of rotten wood, sawdust, and insulation under my house, he called it "termite fodder" but didn't remove it.  I had to.
I've spent $400 and several weekends doing what they could have finished in a day with the right tools and experience.
I may have to pursue legal action.

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STILL LEAKS DURING HEAVY RAIN. CHIMNEY MAN TARRED A HOLE IN THE FLASHING.