Start to finish total disaster which continues to give me problems on this five-figure paving job. Date was agreed, after he didn't show up the first day I contacted him, came back a week later saying he was stuck on another job. Next he kept pushing out the dates. "lost his phone" at one point, did not show up other days with no heads up or communication. Blamed everyone but himself for every problem.
After he quoted me a price, it continued to increase along with materials needed as the job went on.
Refused to measure what was required. And didn't want to pay for the materials himself so I ended up having to buy them for him.
Gave him a very detailed plan of how to lay slabs with minimal cuts required and made life easy for him. He ignored it several times and didn't do what I wanted.
Was told he didn't need to use spacers between joints that he could do a great job without. Now stuck looking at various sized jointing that looks like a child laid the slabs, horrendous. Eyeballed and badly at that.
Can't cut paving slabs to save his life. Its all jagged uneven cuts, these are laid in mortar/cement. It's been a nightmare to replace even one slab.
Slabs laid uneven not level causing drainage issues and trip hazards. My poor father had a fall the first day he walked on it.
He told me stains from the brush in grout would weather off. A year later and they are still bad. Have to buy expensive resin removal chemicals now and hope it clears off the oil/resin stains which look so bad I wish I never bothered getting the work done at all.
Made no effort to protect the entrance he was coming in on. Promised he would return to fix some outstanding issues but never did, so cant even trust him at his word.
Ultimately. He is a terrible builder. I was reluctant to post this but I do not want to see anyone else getting conned. Avoid!