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"Excellent. Would hire again. Very professional. Very personable. Able to problem solve."

"Bottom line: Shane is disorganized, not as experienced as he claims, and unprofessional in his response to criticism. He seems like a nice enough guy but I will never use him again and I would advise anyone that continues to use him (as my friend who referred me to him is doing) that you should only use him for basic simple stuff and know that he has poor follow through. I used him July 2020 to install recessed lighting on the first floor of my 2 story house. It was only after drilling four holes in the ceiling that Shane realized he could not connect the wires because of the jousts set every 2 feet apart in my ceiling. He remarked that he had never seen a house like mine where I had beams going across every 2 feet. (something I later found out if farily common and shows his lack of experience). He said he would do some research and get back to me. Meanwhile, I asked for a second opinion by the electrician contracted by the home builder. He told me that if Shane had gone up in the attic, (whicch he never did), he would have realized that I had jousts set every 2 feet and would have then known, up front, that he was going to have to make more holes in the ceiling. The second electrician told me that I would need a minimum of six additional holes to complete my lighting project. When Shane finally got back to me, he said he had a friend who did dry wall and would reduce his cost for me and that I would need only 3 additional holes that needed repair. I told Shane that I find that hard to believe when the contracted builder's electrician said a minimum of 6 more holes. I told him that I would be willing to continue with him if he could guaranteee that only 3 more holes were needed and he would pay additional cost if more holes were needed. I never heard back from him. Meanwhile I had 4 recessed lights that were decorative in my ceiling but no function. One of the holes was up against the joust so that I could not rest the recessed light flush against the ceiling so Shane's work had a slightly unfinished look, never mind not functional. I called Shane twice and left a message. I spoke to a business colleague of his who referred me to him and told her that Shane was unprofessional but if he was not going to charge me, then I would not complain. I just assumed he felt guilty regarding his inexperience and the fact that I was referred by a mutual friend. Fast forward, ONE YEAR LATER! Shane calls to tell me that his receptionist was going over his books and found several unpaid invoices. I told Shane that I never received an invoice and that he ghosted me. He told me that he never received my calls and I said that does not explain why he would not call to complete his work. He argued that I told him that I did not want him to complete the work. I said this is a case of he said, she said and given that this happened ONE YEAR AGO, both of our memories could be off. He insisted he sent an invoice. I said I never received an invoice and he called me a liar so I told him to find the email he sent me and resend it. He insisted that if I wanted him to finish the job he would come back and do it so he could get paid. I said that I did not like our conversation and was not planning to ever use him again. He called me cheap. In the end, I paid him for the minor work he did with GFCI outlets and wall timer switches and we agreed he would not bill me for the ceiling work. I could write off his lack of experience and even his lack of organization but I draw the line at his unprofessional ghosting, his name calling and his general lack of willingness to accept his own culpability."

"NIGHTMARE TO WORK WITH!!! In summary, I strongly advise doing your own due diligence to understand the deck process (right materials and practices) before hiring, and hire an inspector to ensure the quality of the work. Honestly would avoid this company all together as they appear to have also lied about being BBB accredited and insured (no certificate of insurance ever provided). Texans Decks cuts corners both in materials and process not meeting residential building codes in either ([*** Link removed ***] Took a project that was estimated to be complete in one week by Samuel Amador (owner) over 3 months and is still incomplete. Now have to find someone else to finish the job. There are constant delays due to weather (won't come out if even 1% chance of rain), material unavailability (didn't order TREX product when deposit was received), wanting to work on other customer projects, and personal issues. Always having to follow up to see if workers will be on site as no notice is given when not coming unless you reach out yourself. Every time asked when the project is expected to be complete the answer is always give me another week. Due to the prolonged delays with no workers on site the area under the framing of the deck was constantly flooded due to leftover piles of dirt and concrete that had to be cleared on my own. Scrap lumber, and contractor trash bags left in the yard so long all the grass has died underneath. Cut off part of my house without even telling me. Only would respond to questions or attempt to remedy incorrect building when threatening a lawsuit or bringing in an inspector otherwise they would ignore you. There's such a long list of red flags. Now the job is abandoned and the only way to recover funds is through a lawsuit."