Mitchell Developing added comments:

To our supporting clients, This customer is down right rude and disrespectful. The job was going smooth until the client came in at the 3 week point of the job saying if the job is not done in 4 weeks he may just end up paying us “maybe sometime next year” because suddenly they have a family engagement so it has to be done at week four to accommodate guest. At no time did I write in any contract that this project will be finished in four weeks because I am an experienced contractor and I know a 1000 sf basement can run from 4 to 6 weeks easily. The first check I was paid I had problems getting the check cleared (INSUFFICIENT FUNDS). I was not given over 20,000.00. At the three week point I am told suddenly, “if it is not finished at week 4 maybe sometime next year the job will be paid for” How can you be paid over $20,000.00 on a basement reno and and all you have to show for it is unfinished drywall and an unfinished laminate floor. THAT IS NOT TRUE. Framing, electrical, plumbing, flooring, HVAC, priming painting sanding, drywall has been done and as far as I’m concerned take a picture of the basement and see how clean it is. There is not one HEAVY DUTY GARBAGE BAG ON THAT JOBSITE. She should take pictures, to prove this. I cannot work without the floors being clean and I have a proven track record to back it. Cleanliness is the key to a project. I must be doing something right if I renewed my Handy Canadian membership again this year and have excellent reviews, references and a website to back it. My testimonials come with pictures and positive testimony and feedback. I was told by the client I may not pay till next year “maybe sometime next year”, if it isn’t finished in four weeks and I said well that cannot work, if that is the case we have to re-negotiate because I cannot work on those terms. That is not being a liar or a cheat, that is being honest and up front. I am simply letting the client know how I feel about the comments regarding paying for the remainder of the project and how I feel discomforted regarding that statement. At that point I lost my trust in these clients. I don’t know if they are in any type of financial hardship, but all I asked them was to be upfront honest and let me know if they can afford to pay for the rest of this job or do they want to put it on hold until they can afford to pay for it. As far as workers being on-site, I am the head foreman of my jobs I oversee my projects and I am on site a minimum 4 days a week I have my helpers and trades to perform each duty and or else I could not afford to be in business having one person performing all tasks i.e. plumbing, electrical, framing painting flooring carpentry? IMPOSSIBLE. How can one person almost finish framing boarding, taping, wiring priming painting, plumbing, install flooring in a 1000 sf basement in 15 days??? I don’t need to lie nor cheat. Our work speaks for itself. QUALITY. We get the job done. The house is approx 2800 sf not including the basement. In order to get into the basement you have to enter the laundry room through one door, continue 10ft then you enter another door which is the basement door. The laundry room and basement door are closed at all times while work is going on, and you have to walk down 16 flights of steps to get into the basement, so how can you be stuck in your room in a 2800 sf house because work is going on in a 1000 sf basement. It does not make sense to me??? With this being said, I was told ““maybe sometime next year” and said I cannot accept that. I cannot work off of “maybe” being paid for my work; therefore I suggested we need to re-negotiate the terms if that is the case. Be honest with me; if you cannot afford to finish the job right away let me know. I find the client to be very rude, intimidating and disrespectful and if I could turn back the clock I would have not done any work for them. If the work was so bad and horrible why would she state: “I either want my money back or they finish the job.” Why would you want us to finish your job? We must be doing a good job and putting out quality work. The crazy thing about it she said I leave the place in a mess and everything negative in her statements but yet says she wants me to finish the job. Then she says: “If anyone is looking to hire this company I strongly suggest you come and take a look at my basement” So if your basement did not look good why would you say you want me to finish it? Wouldn’t you say I hate his work and I don’t want him to finish it, he is incapable to do the job? ANY VIEWER WHO NEEDS TO SEE OUR WORK CAN GLADLY VISIT THIS JOBSITE LOCATED IN OSHAWA AND YOU WILL SEE THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE. WE WILL KINDLY GIVE THE READER THE ADDRESS TO THE JOBSITE. E-mail us at mitchelldeveloping@gmail.com for address. We will continue to put out quality work and produce innovative cutting edge successful projects for the love of construction, the community and the building industry. This incident will not stop nor detour me or our company in no way and we will continue to be a successful construction firm moving forward and diligently in the building industry. 2010 was our biggest year in sales, projects awarded and building new alliances and we aim to make 2011 even better. 2011 we will continue to successfully complete residential & commercial interiors we will be opening the custom home division, and launching the Residential/Commercial Painting Company. For more information, and updates please visit www. mitchelldeveloping .com, BUILT ON QUALITY.