Colonial Construction

I met with Marlin Jones originally in July. He quoted me a price of $2175 to repair and replace sheet rock in a home that Circa 1920. I called a month or so later to do the work He said he would come out to the house on the following Monday. He was no call/no show. He contacts me 3 days later and we meet at the house where the repairs was to take place. In a text message he changed the price to $2300 after I told him that we had shortened a window in the kitchen, installed a new window. He comes to the house with his assistant and then up charges me an additional $250!! Nothing changed! I had originally agreed to the 2nd price increase because of the window. I asked him for a itemized list of what he would be repairing and replacing in each room so I would know what work he and I agreed to. He would not furnish a written estimate of the work to be done! He later said when I questioned the 2nd price increase that His wife left him and that was why he was willing to do the job for $2175! I had already agreed to the amount of $2300 and had already had a Cashier's Check for half of the $2,300. He then says, that he wasn't making any money off the $2550 and that he would barely have money to buy supplies! I dismissed them both after that! If there was any trust it is gone now! I noticed another reviewer had a similar complaint about Marlin Jones. How he tries to get more money from you (once oen the job) than initially quoted.