Jeremy Reich

Jeremy Reich of Ingericks Basement Waterproofing & Construction was
hired in July of 2013 to refinish our basement after we had a waterproofing
system installed. He asked for 50% deposit ($1350) on the job and agreed to
start on July 30th, 2013.
On July 30th, he never showed. I had texted him, called him, and left a
message. He finally returned my call stating he was in the hospital and could
not make it for a few days. I later found out he was at a rock concert that
night - not in the hospital. He finally showed up 2 weeks later and worked for
a few hours. He left early stating he had a "work emergency" and
would be back the next day to put in a "full days work". The
following day he came back and that is when I realized he was not qualified for
the job. He had no idea what he was doing. The framing (supposed to be pressure
treated lumber - was not) was not plumb in the walls or anchored to the floor,
the sheetrock he hung was pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle (was supposed to
be greenboard - was not), the elevated bathroom floor was also rebuilt with no
support and also put together with scrap materials like a jigsaw puzzle.
The spackling was horrible, huge
gaps, seems and tape showing through, cracks and dents, just a plain mess. It
appeared that a five year old was plying with mud down there.
When I confronted him on the quality
of his work he got defensive and then his phone rang. He said his daughter was
being taken to the hospital and he had to leave. I also found out this was not
true. He was being harrassed by several other customers for not showing up to
jobs or doing quality work.
Several days had passed before we
got in touch with him again and he stated he could not come back as his
daughter was still in the hospital. in the mean time, we had another contractor
come look at the work that he was doing. The licensed, insured, accredited
contractor stated that everything would need to be torn out and redone.
Including the electrical that he botched up.
We contacted Jeremy on August 29,
2013 again to advise him of our findings and he agreed to give us a full refund
of the deposit. He even gave us a check number and told us it was in the mail.
We have not heard back from him since. We have filed complaints with the Better
Business Bureau, the Attorney State General, his insurance, and former
employer.
What should have only cost us $2700
to have done, will now cost us over $6000 in repairs. This man is a liar, a
con-artist, and has no business doing construction for anyone. Beware!!!!
Make sure you check references and
insurance on any contractor you deal with and NEVER pay them in cash.
Here's a link of a video I took so you can see for yourself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn-GUMigOu4