Scam Type
Other Scam
Date Reported
2023-04-16 00:00:00
Victim Postal Code
18706
Total Dollars Lost
800
Scam Description
I used thumbtack to find someone to install new bathroom fixtures. A medicine cabinet, new flooring, and new lights to be hung above the medicine cabinet as well as a new outlet. I have hired this guy before and shorty after hiring my kitchen hutch was not working correctly. When I did message him back, I did not realize it was the same guy. When I realized it was I figured he could fix my hutch as well for nothing since it was his job and hired him. The guy came here and said he could do what I originally wanted for $500.00 or for $1,200.00 he could redo my entire bathroom. So I hired him to redo my entire bathroom. It has since been a nightmare, and has only costed me to use my PTO to have someone come to fix it asap before someone falls through my ceiling. The guy “Woody” said he had a family business and he could do it all. No worries. Very condescending. Instead he brought people that were not related to him at all to my home and just began working. When asked for paperwork and license I thought “Woody” showed my father but he never ever did.
I’ve had to take time off of work to now hire a whole contractor to fix the big issue in my home since I work from home and can’t have much background noise.
Luckily I was able to find someone and this contractor can probably give a good description of everything wrong. It’s an emergency repair because it’s simply very unsafe and could result in death. Bathroom unable to use at all because it’s been leaking down to my kitchen.
Very unprofessional, stunk highly of weed. Never a contract from either Woody or the other guys, and never a license being shown. Now am completely out the $800 for no work. When the guy did come back to finish the job that could harm me, he has no contracting license what so ever and can no do plumbing so I did not let him in and called a professional contractor. It’s been a complete mess. The guys also were unprofessional making overly sexualized comments on my looks, touching me, flirting with me. Very alarming. I would pull any license if there was one because what they did in my bathroom could kill someone.
