CORNERSTONE BUILDERS

. History of Association with Michael: Approximately, 14 years ago Michael installed composite deck flooring; the workmanship and attention to detail as well as the pricing was satisfactory--except that after the job was complete, he said that he underestimated the cost and requested an additional $100. I was pleased with his performance and had no reason to question the additional charge. Through the years I needed some relatively small repairs  on a repeated basis and called upon Michael. Gradually, he was less conscientious about getting back to me and the quality of the work was not always well done. Nevertheless, I continued to call; as a senior citizen, it seemed too much trouble to find someone else .
 
As noted above, when the original request for the framing was made, I asked Michael to take care of some small jobs; e.g., painting the top rail of a deck and two deck stairs. He did so--in late November after heavy rains. Needless to say, the paint was peeling in the Spring. In reviewing this complaint, I recalled that on virtually every occasion when Michael did work for me over the years, he came up short on the estimate; that is, he said that the job cost more than he initially figured. Maybe this was a coincidence. I did not complain to him, because each time I believed what he told me. Fact is, only now have I realized there may be a pattern here.

Overcharged, decent work, painting, so so, cleaned up drywall dust not very well, had to leave early a few days to pick up children.