Response from David Hamrick Construction
[member name removed] is correct in that I did refer Rick Simpson to do concrete work at his home. Rick had multiple issues installing the concrete at [member name removed]' home, including a concrete truck that showed up several hours late, and an unexpected heavy rain which complicated and nearly destroyed the finish. Part of the patio was ruined, and Rick cut out the bad part and re installed it. There were multiple delays in finishing the job because Mr. Simpson is a small contractor, and was and is working other jobs in order to have the funds to correct the work at [member name removed]' home. [member name removed] wanted stained concrete, which inherently takes longer than usual to install. It takes 7 days to simply be able to install the stain after concrete is poured. Since some of the concrete had to be replaced, a minimum of 14 days were required to be able to stain. When Rick did stain the concrete, [member name removed] was happy with it (from what I am told). A minimum of two days is required to install a seal over stained concrete. With weather issues, sometimes it may take several days. Approximately a week went by and [member name removed] called Rick Simpson to go over and add more stain to darken some light areas. Rick did so, and [member name removed] has now decided he does not like the dark spots and wants to entire patio re stained. [member name removed] is also correct in that I have stopped returning phone calls/texts from him. Anytime I give a referral, I try to make it clear that just because I have never had an issue with the trade/individual I provide them does not mean that they will have the same results. I cannot be held liable for simply trying to provide a good trade. [member name removed] has sent me countless text messages, often threatening and using explicit language. All I did was try to provide a referral. Because of the threats and bad language, I do not respond to him any longer. The situation is completely out of my control, and I actually regret giving the referral. Meanwhile, Rick Simpson is still trying to make it right. I have been using & referring Rick Simpson and his guys for several years, and this is the first time I have had anyone complain about his work. In fact, if you look at the first review I have here from Tom & Linda C., Rick Simpson was the sub-contractor on that job as well.