AUSTIN ENTERPRISES

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
CONTRACTOR WAS HIRED TO REBUILD A GARAGE FOR ME. WORK INCLUDED TEAR DOWN OF EXISTING ROTTING BOARDS, REFRAMING, RESIDING, AND ROOFING.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK
DAVID AUSTIN WAS HIRED ON 10/21/03 TO PRESSURE WASH AND PAINT THE EXTERIOR OF OUR HOME, WHICH IS ALUMINUM SIDED WITH WOOD TRIM. WORK WAS TO INCLUDE ALL WINDOWS, WINDOW FRAMES, 3 DOORS AND DOOR FRAMES, 2 PORCHES, 2 DORMERS, ALL WOOD TRIM, AND ALL PEAKS, AS WELL AS CAULKING WHERE NEEDED ON ENTIRE HOUSE. WE SIGNED A SECOND CONTRACT ON MAY 11, 2004, TO INCLUDE PRESSURE WASHING, REPAIR AND PAINTING OF OUR WOOD FRAME GARAGE, AS WELL AS STAINING OF A NEWLY INSTALLED FENCE. WE SIGNED A THIRD CONTRACT AT DAVID'S RECOMMENDATION TO ADD A SEALANT TO ALUMINUM SIDING. DESPITE PROMISES TO BEGIN IN SPRING 2004, DAVID DID NOT BEGIN WORK UNTIL JULY 29, 2004, AND OFTEN DID NOT SHOW UP WHEN HE TOLD US THAT HE WOULD BE HERE. WE WANTED HOUSE FINISHED BEFORE GARAGE BUT DAVID DISREGARDED OUR REPEATED REQUESTS. HE ALSO ENGAGED IN BAIT AND SWITCH/CHANGE ORDER TACTICS, ASKING FOR MONIES FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS, AND ENCOURAGED US TO CHANGE PAINT CHOICES EVEN WHEN WE DISAGREED.