Business ProfileforSam's Excavating Unlimited, Inc.

Last fall my grandpa got an estimate from Sam’s Excavating- Ashville, OH. The estimate is in the truck drivers name(who my grandpa knows) and Grandpa told me they were supposed to start in October but never showed. I had spoken with Eric-from the office on details, window sizes/placement & to verify that no calcium would be used for foundation. I was never given a contract to sign, it was all purely word of mouth through my grandpa to the driver to the company. The company showed up in December when the weather was 60+ degrees(which was safe for pouring concrete) & they poured the footers/walls. 2 weeks later we went up to inspect the walls & waterproof- that is when we noticed that every wall has large horizontal cracks all the way through(cold joints) caused from Will having calcium put in the concrete so it set up too fast to mesh together. I called the office and asked to speak to the owner. 3 weeks later when Will finally called me back, he assured me it was purely cosmetic. I told him I was concerned for the structural integrity of the walls, as well as the ability to keep moisture out. Will proceeded to tell me I didn’t know what I was talking about(along with cursing at me) but would have his buddy with ******* come & look at it. His friend showed up the same day & a week later the report showed exactly what I expected his friends report to show, yet funny that the guy even verbalized there would be issues but his report didn’t speak of such thing. I then called around to find a structural engineer that would be willing to do the inspection & take the case. The structural engineer informed me the load bearing walls will seep and I would have to do a 2nd perimeter drain & extra gravel(at min)to hopefully keep the east wall from buckling in 20 years. When I informed Will, he cursed at me & threatened to put a lien on my property & sue. However, my homeowners insurance is reporting that they will not cover any damages d/t the pre-existing cracks/issues.