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Originally Posted by NotGolfer
There was a thread on this site some time ago. I'd heard that he was NOT reliable and because of some "issues" late last year or early this year, his license had been revoked. Check the sources on here, Seniors Againest Crime and the BBB before hiring anyone AND do NOT pay $$$$ up front!
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I feel that I must address this post. First of all, you can check any contractor's license at this web site:
https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp
As Jammie is currently working on a project for us, I did verify that he does have a current license (expires in 8/2014). It would be a good thing to check on this before posting.
Now, let me address Jammie's work for us. As others have stated, he does very nice work for a very reasonable price. That being said, he has been working on our new sun room, lanai and birdcage for 6 months. We have a lot of down time where we don't see him for a week or two. He does not answer phone messages. Occasionaly, he will respond to an email. BUT, even though he does not reply, he does listen to what I'm telling him and he eventually will show up and work on the next step of the job and address any concerns. Is this acceptable way to do business? - no. But that is how he seems to operate.
I think his problem is that he is a bad business manager. He has too many projects going at one time and is trying to balance them all and as a result, no one is happy.
This is the second project that he has done for us. The first one (a birdcage - a much smaller job) we had no problems with and it was done in a timely fashion. Our friends recommended him as he did a birdcage for them. So, when we decided to change our lanai into a sun room, our birdcage into a lanai and add another birdcage, we just called him again.
If you asked me would I recommend him - - - I would tell you he does nice work. Also, all of the subcontractors have done a great job. If you want the job done quickly . . . . you probably should get someone else.
I really do not believe that Jammie should be reported to "Seniors Against Crime". His only crime is that he doesn't know how to manage his jobs. And I must admit, although my contract had an agreed to start date (that he did make), we neglected to put in a completion date. When he told me 4 months total, I just believed it. That is an error I will not make again.
Mary Lou