ComplaintsforRob Walker Construction

• Initial Complaint

  01/31/2022

  Complaint Type:

  Product Issues

  Status:

  Unresolved

  More info

  On Jan XX XXXX I gave a deposit for work to be done. On Jan 28, he asked for more money, I refused based on work that had been done or not been done. He did about $900 worth of work. Monday, Jan 31st, he pulled his workers off the job stating I am not paying him.

  Business response

  04/12/2022

  Business Response /* (1000, 11, 2022/03/07) */ With all due respect to ********* *****; no harm intended, but this is a simple case of NON-PAYMENT! She didn't pay her second payment, therefore, we had to shut down the job. Without money my business cannot operate. She did not understand that. The payment schedule is written out very specifically in the contract. It says word for word that a payment is needed on a weekly basis in order to keep the progress of the job going. She did read the contract. However for some reason she did not feel like making the second payment. She paid a deposit in the amount of $2,800. Notice all the work we did for this amount of money; (this is one week's worth of Labor); 1. Built a petition wall (12') 2. Installed a pocket door in that same wall. 3. Installed a new shower valve. 4. Patch subfloor for shower floor 5. Installed a tile drain and connected it to the drain system. 6. Installed a shower pan liner. 7. Poured a mud bed pan in the shower. I paid for all studs, the pocket door, the plumbing parts, and the waterproofing. The total materials cost was $425. The total labor cost was $1900. The customer apparently does not know the construction labor market or prices, and showed much hostility when I sent her the final list of charges. She replied and told me that I owed her a full refund of $2800, (which was the amount she paid me on the first payment). She did not understand that the charges are not determined by her, but by me. Finally, I said that I would refund her the difference of $400, and asked her to give me some time to do this. She was very adamant that she wanted $2800 NOW! In other words she wanted all that work for FREE! ATTEMPTING TO ROB ME! She has scrutinized me via social media/internet, with lies, and saying that I robbed her, lied to her, etc But the fact is, she has lied and she said that she paid for materials and that I told her this and that. there have been several lies told by her in this situation. After the scrutiny began, I called her and told her that I would pay her. I asked her to give me a couple days. She agreed to this, but the next day she launches a website and sent it to some of my friends on Facebook. I am in process of a defamation case against her because she has personally called some of my friends to try and run me down. She is determined to destroy me over something that I did not do! I have no problem paying her the $400 that I owe her. But she wants a FULL REFUND, and there is a week's worth of work that we did in her condo. THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A WOMAN WHO HAS AN AXE TO GRIND. Consumer Response /* (3000, 13, 2022/03/08) */ (The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.) To begin with I had NO written contract with ******. ****** does NOT have a Florida license to practice as a General Contractor or even a handyman in Florida. The materials cost of which I have a receipt for is in the amount of $222.23 On 1/31/22 *** ****** sent and email offering $400 of the $2,800. He did not complete the work nor manage the job. Eight days later he ask for $1,200 more and I refused based on the lack of work done and shotty work. I ask for him to call me to discuss. Instead, he blocked me on his phone. Since the email mentioned above, I have several more emails from ******. He has admitted via email and on the phone he made a mistake and agreed to owing $2,197.27. He promised payments on three different occasions but I have yet to receive one payment. Yes, I have created a website with copies of all emails/text messages and laid out the story for all to see. The website has been distributed and as a result, many others have reached out to share the same treatment by ******. It appears he is a con artist that takes people's money and doesn't do the work. He is lying about needing money to do his work. I purchased all materials with the exception of the the $222.73 listed, but gave him $2,800. The little bit of work he did was unsatisfactory and of extreme poor quality and had to be torn out and redone by someone else. As far as slander and defamation goes, this is another of his lies. I have written proof of his slandering me to others. While all I have stated is true, therefore not slander. Upon further investigation, it appears this is much bigger than ****** just ripping me off. It appears that *********** Community ******* Word of ***** ******* Carl Curti & ****** ******, father of *** ****** may be involved. He owes me $2,197.27.

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