Dunrite Construction in Махопак

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  Ken Benjamin

  :: 12 October 2016 16:06:36

  Bobby Ashley/Dunrite Construction is a one owner/two worker company and was hired to do a major renovation on 7 rooms and 2 baths. He morphed into our worst nightmare. During contract negotiations, he was very amicable and promised many things. He left a legacy of lies and broken promises throughout our 5 month renovation. Within 48 hours from starting the job, he was back needing an additional 5 thousand dollars because he found something (that frankly, with all his self-claimed experience in our development, he should have known about.) We compromised to do the work at 3 thousand dollars, but that would be the last compromise he would make. He insisted on a schedule of payments by date but refused to tie them to completed work points. We noticed work seem to drag until nearly all of those payments were made. Worse, water was kept off, toilets were not installed, and we were still waiting for a working kitchen. In other words, our condo wasn't livable until..... He demanded nearly an additional 6 thousand dollars. He was instantly paid, but then was subsequently questioned about various items when we frequently asked and he finally submitted a crude bill two weeks later. Many of these items were already covered in the contract, i.e., he double billed, some were for charges we never knew about nor approved, some items we were charged but hadn't asked for. Bobby just felt they were needed, yielding him increased labor charges - ie, profit. When questioned about some of these charges, he felt we should just "pay them, be thankful and keep our mouths shut" (Yes, he actually told us that.) Worse, he literally walked off the job. He had received all scheduled and non-scheduled payments but didn't like answering questions about those extra charges. He quit. He only came back when we conceded to his extortion. In essence, he renegotiated the contract in the middle of the work. No doubt he has done this before and will continue to do so. Given the state of the construction, in retrospect, he behavior was predictable. There were an equal number of things he didn't do but never gave us any dollar credit for them. HE declared it all a wash with everything he did do. We found his skills in woodworking, painting, and plastering good. His skills as a plumber were amateur (there were several leaks or really slow working drains!) , and as an electrician - laughable. He made statements about some of the electrical issues that were straight out of mythology or old wives tales. His estimate of materials was often 20% more than needed, rather than usual 10% and some of those materials disappeared when he left. During the job, he tried to sell us some stone for our fireplace that he said he had 'leftover' from a previous job. (We choose other stone.) Although he was asked, he never submitted a final bill, nor any of the supplier bills we paid directly to him (architect, cabinets, flooring, kitchen counters). He was prompt when the job was ongoing, but now that he feels he received all his money, he doesn't return phone calls. Can't depend on him for the one year warranty on his work as mandated by state law. We called or wrote several times about small warranteed issues. We never heard from him again