A-Team

1. When we first explained what we needed in the Angi app (via text), they originally quoted us $5225 (. This was to include a 19'x21' concrete pad plus a 6'x6' walkout from the side door and a short ramp at the garage door opening down to the ground level. 2. When they came out to look at the site, they talked with Paul about several other tasks he wanted to get done around the house and they quoted around $17000 for everything. However, Clare spoke with them and explained that the budget had to be less because the payment for the shed needed to come out of the same budget so they reduced the additional tasks to some landscape cleanup, extra clearing and extra gravel for an extended driveway for the price of $11000. At this point there was no contract written up as it was decided on a phone call. 3. They began work the first day and required a check that day for half the cost of the agreed upon price, $5,500, as a deposit. The check was made out by Clare to "A-Team" but when Paul presented it to Addison Deal, he had Paul change the payee to "Addison Deal". Addison and Paul both signed the contract but a copy was not given to Paul. Clare was at work and didn't have the opportunity to review the contract. Clare requested via text to Addison that the contract to be brought to the house when the team came back the next day, which it was. (See attachment "A-Team-contract.jpg") 4. Upon reading the contract the next day, Clare realized that the size of the pad was written incorrectly: 18'x20', which was the size of the shed, not the 19'x21' size required by the shed manufacturer and described in the original request on the Angi app. When this was brought to the attention of the foreman on the site (Mike), he contacted Addison who then said it was going to cost more to add the additional dimension to the digging of the site. He increased the price of the concrete pad to $7500 (despite what he originally quoted for that same size in the Angi app). 5. At the end of the 2nd day of work, the site foreman, Mike, said he needed a check for $1375 -- this was a point of confusion because a check for $5500 was already given the previous day. He said the deposit was to cover materials and the $1375 was for labor. After speaking with Addison on the phone, the amount was explained as being part of the 4 progress payments written on the contract (in an unclear manner). After Clare wrote the check again to "A-Team", the site foreman, Mike, indicated that the payee would need to be changed to someone by the name of "Spicy Demar Penn". 6. After the long 3rd day of work, the digging and framing were determined to be ready for inspection by Clarke County building department. Another check for $1375 was required by the foreman, again to be written to "Spicy Demar Penn". 7. The next day the inspection was scheduled and completed in short order. The pre-concrete inspection passed and the inspector said that the framed perimeter around the pad site required rebar pegs to be install before the concrete was poured to hold the pad stable once cured. Paul conveyed this information via text to Addison who replied "OK". 8. The A-Team has not come back to finish the job after the pre-construction inspection, even though it passed and the inspector's requirements for the next step were minimal. We have made numerous attempts to contact them by telephone, text, and email but they have never responded to us.

Concrete Project On May 3, 2024, Sandra signed a contract with Addison Deal, to provide; -Stamped concrete walkway 6.5 ft x 40 ft - concrete slab 32ft x 50ft -concrete slab 12.5ft x 35ft -stairs 4ft x 40ft -retaining wall 5ft x 25ft -regrade and seed the lawn that is disturbed by the construction. The terms of this agreement was $45,550 with 50% down payment and the balance due upon completion. On May 6, Addison proposed an extension of the contract to include - concrete driveway 328ft x 14ft 6 inches thick with rebar -clearing underbrush at the road perimeter -planting trees and bushes The terms of this agreement was $48,216 with 50% down payment and the balance due upon completion. The job was expected to be completed within 2 weeks Mr. Deal and 4 workers worked three days, May 7, 8, 9 and did not appear on Friday 10. Mr. Deal told us later that he had a family matter. On Monday, May 13, he brought a relative who had a team of landscapers who began clearing underbrush and dead trees. They worked on May 14. On May 15, Mr. Deal said that he needed a draw on the remaining funds of $14,000 to purchase concrete. I reminded him that we were expecting to pay the remaining money on completion of the job. He said that concrete must be paid in advance. I hesitated but eventually I wrote on the contract that I was advancing $14,000 and he and I signed it. I wrote the check to the name of the company “The A Team” and he said that the check must be written to him or the bank would not accept it. I questioned that but then I rewrote the check to Addison Deal and I put the company name in the memo. The check was designated for concrete. I did not see any member of the team or workers for 5 days. On Tuesday, May 21, through Friday, May 24, the Construction workers cleared the area for the two concrete pads and did landscaping work. During this time, a separate verbal agreement was made for a total of $3,000 specifically for landscaping as additional trees needed to be planted at the end of the driveway. On Friday, Mr. Deal came to Sandra and said that he needed a draw on the funds of $20,000 for concrete because the concrete was ordered for May 28 and May 29. I refused to write another check and a long discussion ensued. Eventually, Sandra wrote out expectations for each day and both Sandra and Mr. Deal agreed that a bobcat was to be brought in to lower the level of the driveway to accommodate the 6 inch depth and with the $20,000 he would purchase: -concrete -color for the stamped walkway -stamp -rebar And all work was to be completed by the end of the week of May 28, 2024. Both Sandra and Mr. Deal signed this agreement and Sandra wrote the check for $20,000. When Mr. Deal left, he said that the concrete truck would be on the property at 7:00 AM on Tuesday, May 28. No truck and no workers came in the morning on Tuesday May 28. When Sandra sent a text asking for status, Mr. Deal responded, saying that the concrete could not be confirmed because he was not able to pay the bill before the concrete company closed on Friday, May 24, so the new date for the concrete would be Monday, June 3rd. Additionally, Mr. Deal told me that he would provide the name, phone number, and confirmation number for the concrete. He did not provide this information. Mr. Deal and 4 workers came later in the day on Tuesday, May 28, to prep the driveway. However, instead of bringing the bobcat to lower the driveway, they rolled out a layer of wire mesh down the length of the driveway and laid various loose pieces of mesh near the garages. When Sandra completed work for the day, she looked at the work and sent a text to Mr Deal questioning the wire mesh, because the driveway and pad was supposed to have rebar. Mr. Deal called Sandra and said that no, this was incomplete, that the end result was going to have plastic, then wire mesh, and then all covered by rebar. He sent pictures to her via text to show what the completed prep work would look like. Neither Mr. Deal nor his workers came back to the jobsite for the rest of the week. On Monday, June 3rd, no concrete truck arrived. When Sandra texted and asked about the status, Mr. Deal replied that the concrete company had pushed them back to Tuesday, June 4th, so that they could have the concrete with fiber in it. He provided the phone number to the concrete company as proof. Sandra called the concrete company and found out that Mr. Deal had not paid for the concrete by the prior Friday. He had called and tried to pay by a cash app which the company could not accept. According to the concrete company, if Mr. Deal paid for the concrete by noon that day, then concrete would be delivered at 7AM the following day. Additionally, according to the concrete company, they closed at 4, so payment was required by that time for any delivery at all the next day. Sandra texted and asked Mr. Deal if he would respond once the payment was made, and he replied in the affirmative. At 3PM, Sandra texted again requesting status but he did not respond. Sandra called the concrete company at 4PM, and they responded that he had not paid but had requested that they stay around for a little while after closing hours because their GPS had them arriving at 4:12PM. Cheryl from the concrete company called Sandra at 4:40 stating that they had not arrived and she was leaving for the day. Later, at 4:54, Cheryl called back and said that he had arrived and had paid for 20 yards of concrete, but that because he was so late, the concrete would be delivered at noon the following day, rather than the 7AM timeslot. On Tuesday, June 5th, workers arrived midmorning. Sandra and I had noticed that the forms for the steps were not square, so requested that the workers correct the forms. The workers tried to correct the forms. Later, however, when the concrete was poured and reviewed, professionals noted that the forms were still not square. Concrete arrived around 1PM, and it was noted that, although fiber had been promised, no fiber had been requested. Sandra called the concrete company for the second truck (10 yards of concrete per truck) and paid the extra $65.00 for fiber to be added to the second truck. The workers poured the concrete for the steps and walkway along the back of the house. Sandra had a friend, Jesse, who works with concrete at the house while the concrete was being poured, and he noticed that the work was not of professional quality, as the concrete was poured, but the edges were not cleaned up, so that once the forms would be removed, the edges would be rough. The workers proceeded to pour the concrete pad for the patio at the back of the house. As they had not used any rebar, Jesse had them place some of the wire mesh that had been set down by the garage as part of the base. However, as they laid the concrete, because they had not done adequate prep work by laying down plastic, the concrete got hard before it was laid properly. At the same time, Mr. Deal left the property for several hours. He returned with an additional concrete smoothing tool/brush. Between the steps, walkway, and patio at the back required only about 7 yards of concrete, and the remaining amount needed to be poured, according to the concrete truck driver. The workers filled a wheelbarrow with concrete and brought the wheelbarrow up to the front of the house to lay the sidewalk. However, the sidewalk was supposed to be a different color of concrete, so Jesse and Sandra stopped the worker from using that concrete for the sidewalk. Instead, Jesse requested that the remaining amount of the concrete be poured at the far back of the space by the garage. Sandra, Jesse, another friend that we called, and the concrete truck driver, poured and worked with this remaining concrete. The construction workers were still at the back of the house working with the patio. Meanwhile, the second concrete truck, which had arrived around 2PM was still waiting to be poured. As this had been sitting for several hours and the construction workers were not ready for the concrete, Sandra and Jesse turned the concrete truck away, refusing delivery. At this point, Sandra told Mr. Deal that the concrete work w

No work provided, Addison Deal just took a 50% down payment… No Show… No Return Call… Mr Deal only took the money , no work Started …..

The one-star rating should be a zero-star rating, the website won’t allow a zero-star rating. The project that we hired this company for was never completed. I paid a deposit of half of the cost. They started the job on a Sunday and throughout that time frame Mr. Deal was going to Lowes to purchase supplies which he kept calling me to have me pay for which I did on good faith. They were using bags of concrete to pour a 21X24 patio and failed to have all the necessary supplies to complete the project. This size of a patio needed to have a concrete truck brought in to pour this size of a patio. He packed up all his equipment on Tuesday and didn't return to complete the project. He did not perform the project as per our written agreement, less than half of the project was preformed when he abandoned the project. He would not respond to phone calls or text messages for 2 days. When he finally did respond he stated he was working on another project and would return Saturday to complete the project. He failed to show, I texted him asking why he didn’t show he stated it was due to the weather and would be here on Sunday. Again, he didn’t show up. We did some research on our own on this company and found out that they have done this to others. We are out $5,600.00 You need to be aware that the Angi List approved contractor ratings are not accurate and cannot be trusted. Angi List has a disclaimer so that if a contractor misstates their information, they are not responsible.

I hired this company to extend my 12x12 concrete patio to 15x15, stain concreate, install 3x9 concrete slab, install lattice under my deck, and put together a gazebo &install it. The concrete was poured but they never came back to take the frame from the concreate. The concreate was poorly done because of the gaps under the corners as the edges are not solid. They stared installing the lattice and never came back to complete the job. They killed my grass in a couple of spots due to putting 3 large boxes on materials for the gazebo and the dirt and grass from leveling of the patio. I spent 4 days calling and texting this company to find out if they were coming back to honor the contract with no answer. When I text the owner of the company and told him that I was going to report this business to the Better Business Bureau and Angie List he texted my back within 20 minutes and said " sorry finish up in Richmond then I will be back to you this week, sorry for the delay. He never showed up and no communication from this point.

Mr. king reached out to go over my landscaping projects I explained I had 3 trees that need trimmed and 3 tree stumps that need grinned to grass level. We briefly discussed my need to have the front and side of the house cleaned up and add new mulch . For the 1st project we agreed on the 3 trees and 3 stumps Mr. king had asked me to mark the trees with spray paint which I did this was on 11/06/2022 . I had also send him pictures as well as had a video call with him so he can give me a price without coming to my House . I used cash app to send him the 1st deposit of $500.00 so he can rent the stump grinder. We had agreed the rest will be paid after the job has been completed. The crew came out on 11/08/2022 as discussed. I received a message a few hours later that the job was done and I could send the rest of the money so he can pay his crew . I was still at work and told Mr. King I would like to go home first to see the job and if it was to my satisfaction. I came home that evening to find only 2 trees had been trimmed and the tree stumps had been grinned . Unfortunately the crew did not finish the 3rd tree or clean up any of the branches as well as clippings . My yard was a complete mess. I called Mr. King and said we have a little problem the job has not been done . He explained the crew did not have a trailer to haul the branches and debris because the used the trailer for the stump grinder . Furthermore they could not trim the 3rd tree as the where scared it would fall on my neighbors fence. He reassured me his crew would be out the next day to finish the job , trim the 3rd tree clean up all branches , debris and all the leaves. He insisted I send the money so he can pay his crew . I told him I will not pay all I will keep $250.00 of the Balance owed until he returns to finish the job. He has yet to return I was able to have Mr. King respond when I inquired about finishing the 1st job and if he could clean the sides and add the mulch . He confirmed he will be out the week of the 18th and if I could send him the money to purchase the Mulch . In good faith I send another $400.00 . After I send that money Mr. King has not responded to any of my messages. I am sitting on a big mess in my yard and I am now forced to find someone else to help me. The project started 11/06/2022 I am out $1900.00

I hired A-Team landscaping They removed a tree for me also cut some limbs and did some stump grinding. They was very professional on time. Did great work and cleaned up well when the job was done. I would highly recommend them and would call them back for future jobs.

Came, saw, conquered. Would definitely use again!

I'm very impressed with the work and it was good. They were efficient, professional, and did a good job

The work was great, did the job that I asked for. They were professional, courteous, and polite. I have no issues at all.

They did a wonderful job and they didn't over charge me