Business ProfileforMeek J's Masonry

We contracted with Meek J’s Masonry to redo a patio on 7/12/202. He was to remove old patio pavers, remove a concrete walkway, regrade and relevel patio area to provide proper drainage, create 3 patio flower boxes, and lay new pavers, among other things. (See contract) Because we were moving into the property on 7/20/2022, time was of the essence, an Meek told us he could complete the project in 3 days, and would start the following Tuesday - finishing the following Thursday. Meeks contract and website claim he is an accredited business with the BBB, and that he has an A- rating with you. He does NOT. Instead of arriving at the prescribed time of 10 am on Tuesday, he showed up at 6:35 that evening! Now in a rush, he proceeded to dig up our existing pavers and dump them in a pile in our driveway, ruining many pavers in the process, and damaging our driveway. (“Don’t worry about it,” he said. “I’ll resurface it. Just the cost of doing business.”) Day two, he showed up late again, this time with a bunch of underage kids “in a program.” He never told me about any program… These 15 yr olds were left at my house with no work gloves, no tools, no training and no instructions, while Meek left to pick up the rest of his “crew,” leaving them unsupervised at my house for 4 1/2 hours! (See texts) Goofing off, they broke my fence and dented my brand new gutters. (See pictures) Things only got worse from there. The new crew members were no better prepared that the kids before them. Now there were 7 people on site with no experience, and with 1 shovel, 1 rake, and 1 wheelbarrow between them. No leveling devices at all; no transit, no 6 ft levels, not even a single line level. No grade was ever established, steps were installed with no underlayment, no leveling sand was used, flower boxes were not square and were below grade. He was way over his head. He was fired and his work had to be removed. He left our drive unusable. We’d like our deposit $ back.