Honey Do and More

"This job was to remove an existing pre-hung door and frame and the section of wall it occupied. Next, create a new small wall in a different, perpendicular position and install the door and frame for a new entry to the room. This was not a simple project. It included shopping for $177.34 in materials, demolition, rough carpentry, moving of an electrical switch, sheet rock, taping, 3 coats of mud, dry, sand, and paint to finish. Our guy accomplished it in 20 hours over 2 days. We had told her to allow 2 days and she agreed to the schedule. As is our policy, upon leaving, our guy asked if she was satisfied with the job. She said she was happy, and paid the invoiced amount with a check. She then stopped payment before it cleared, now claiming we had given her a bid of $569.00. We state in our introduction email that our pay structure is hourly. We do many “honey do” lists that simply don’t lend themselves to a bid. The poor paint match? She provided the paint! And the color is so similar that differences were not evident until after drying. What she did is fraudulent and simply wrong, ultimately paying $772.34 less than the fair cost. But sometimes it is better to move on. It’s shameful that she is also allowed to trash us in a review that won’t go away."