Changing Times Building Contractors LLC
We got 3 quotes to do the work and awarded the contract to Mike Beugnies of Changing Times Building Contractors llc on 9/25/10. Building work started on approx 10/10/10, by 10/15/10, Mr. Beugnies advised that there was a lot of water and additional drainage would be required. The cost of the project increased by $6,500. By approx 11/01/10, the foundations were complete and the slab was poured, then things started to slow down. By 11/16/10, all we had up was the framing for the walls. By the beginning of December we requested a meeting with Mr. Beugnies as we had seen little progress and we hadn't seen any builders on site. By mid-March 2011, the roof wasn't on the building and it wasn't until late March 2011 that the roof plywood was put on. The plywood roof was covered with tar paper, which blew off with the first wind. Then Mr. Beugnis proceeded to nail the torn pieces back on. It looked very unprofessional, and when I questioned it, I was told it was temporary. It ws never addressed. This was when we got a better look at the way the plywood was installed on the roof. It looked like not enough wood had been purchased and small strips (approx 6 inches wide) had been nailed on to the edges at the rear of the building. In order to protect the building, a large tarpaulin was draped over the structure, but it didn't cover the ends, so when it rains, the water drips through and has soaked the insulation installed underneath these areas. At the end of March I complained about the slab as it had heaved significantly, causing puddles to collect in either corner at the rear of the garage and because it hadn't been scored the slab cracked in random places. A drain had not been installed either. I asked an external company to review the work and they were not complementary. Basically, they advised the slab be removed and replaced. I questioned Mr. Beugnies if he had installed the 2 inch insulation under the slab, he said he had, but when I checked with the excavation company that helped lay the slab, they confirmed that Mike had requested they not install it. When I questioned Mr. Beugnies why he had told me he had installed the insulation, and not done so, he didn't provide an answer. Mr. Beugnies agreed to get the slab replaced by a reputable company, but never followed up. We had a request from the company Mr. Beugnies had rented a man lift from, to settle a bill that Mr. Beugnies had not paid. We could not help with that as we had already paid a significant amount of money to Mr. Beugnies. Mr. Beugnies last turned up for 1/2 a days work on 4/15/11, he then disappeared for 2 weeks, refusing to return phone calls or e-mails. As it stands today, after 7 months of building a 2 car garage, the roof is not complete and it’s of poor construction, so it needs replacement. We never saw the shingles. The concrete slab needs to be ripped up and re-laid. The electrics are not complete and the insulation has started to fall apart in areas, as to roof leaked into it during the recent rains. The sheet rock has not been installed, neither have the garage doors. We don’t even have the materials. We fired Mr. Beugnies 5/6/11 read less
Paul D.
