Dirty Deeds Chimney Sweep

Patrick L. Murphy is Dirty Deeds Chimney Sweeps.  The two should be merged into whatever name he uses.  He is not certified and I don't think he pulls permits, but not sure.
I did not choose this guy to do this work.  Because of my perceived lack of leverage in negotiations in buying a house, this guy was chosen by the seller's real esate agent. 
He put a liner in the fireplace chimney that was too small too draw properly.   I was very clear and told him that I did not want the existing firplace doors, which changes the math and size of liner needed.  He did not remove the doors.  He says because the real estate agent told him not to.  He should have communicated with me at that point he did not.  He could not seem to understand that it was I he needed to please, not the seller and agent.  Now it will be extremely expensive to pull that liner out.  Having said all this, I can sympathize that he just couldn't understand the economic dynamics of a real estate closing.  Again, communication from him was key and he didn't communicate.  A simple phone call would have straightened things out.  This was very poor judgement, I believe.  As far as I can tell the damper and rebuilt firebox craftmanship were just fine.
He used unlisted materials of poor quality to line the appliance chimney.  It all had to be ripped out by a reputable chimney sweep in town a few days after closing.  That cost the seller an extra $2,500.
Here's the worst of it all.  The guy's word was no good.  When I called him to tell him the firplace didn't draw, he said "I'm working 7 days a week now.  I can come to see you Sunday morning."  Not only did he not show up, but he never called or returned my calls during the following days.  Finally by Wednesday I got in touch with him by calling from a phone number he didn't recognize.  He never acknowledged the no show/no calls.  He said "I'll be there Thursday at 3:00".  He did show up then, said he would create a design that would draw, left and said he would call soon to get me on his schedule.  I offered to pay him for his time and also offered a significant bonus if he were able to get the firplace to draw.  I called him about two weeks later and he said he could do the work next week.  To make a long story short, he has been incommunicado ever since.  I believe his coming to my house on that Thursday at 3:00 was a complete act and that he never had any intention of coming back.   
To say that he is unprofessional is an absolute understatement.  By far and away the most miserable experience I have ever had after 15 years of homeownership, including 2 buys and 1 sell.  Poor materials, poor judgement, NON-EXISTENT integrity.

He was reasonable priced, traveled far, fixed the problems, he was nice and easy to talk to. Just a regular guy.

Patrick Murphy (aka Dirty Deeds Chimney Sweeps) knew we had never owned a fireplace before, and he tried to take advantage of the situation.

And by the way....... My husband sells fire trucks for a living, so we take fire hazards very seriously.  This wasn't us choosing to "skimp" on a costly repair if it was actually needed.