Originally Posted by gg (Post 448732)

Nothing against Gracie Girl but this is the forum for letting people know contractors to beware of. You should check with Crimes against Seniors and ask how many complaints have been filed settled or unsettled.

I also am having trouble with a contractor and have not mentioned their names yet. It has been 2 months and I was comforted by knowing others were having the same problems and then all of a sudden all negative comments were removed from this board and only postive ones left. They also removed all posts and history of the people who were only trying to help others. I also lost my contacts with these people who were trying to help me.

I wrote administration twice and asked why this was done and the post was then locked with only positive comments. This forum is to help us from not getting taken.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 446581)

All three of your posts are the same. Please forgive me if I am wrong, but when I read all negative posts from the same person against the same contractor it makes me wonder.

I don't know know "Danny" as you call him or Preston either. And you have sewn seeds of doubt in my mind..but three posts on the same subject and no other posts at all really make me a little sceptical. Do you see where I am coming from?

Again, if I am wrong, I apologise. I would seek legal recourse in small claims court or check with Crimes Against Seniors.

I just have seen contractor bashing by other contractors who aren't doing so well on here.

Originally Posted by Happinow (Post 448782)

IMHO if these painters haven't been there to complete the job yet I would file fraud charges. I don't care how good of a job they do. This is not how you treat your customers. When I'm in the position of hiring people to do jobs, I will up front let them know that I'm on TOTV and this forum may make or break you. Good word travels fast and bad word travels even faster. Ain't nobody taking advantage of me!!

Originally Posted by dillywho (Post 448771)

Gracie,

I know that most times you are pretty much right on, but not this time. The poster and his wife are friends of ours and lived right next to us before going to Tamarind. They finally got them out there yesterday. From December to February is pretty ridiculous. The couple's items in the garage and lanai were about to have more mileage from being moved in and out than their new golf cart every time the painters said that they would be there. The one positive is that the painters do nice work....when they do it.

The couple did not do enough homework (unfortunately) and have since found out that these painters have had charges filed against them in the past for the same thing. Gotta check before.

Originally Posted by Pharmer (Post 468548)

It's now been nearly three months since our encounter with Roger and Patti and nothing has changed. We went to Seniors Vs Crime who called Roger. He actually picked up the phone; I'm sure it was due to the fact that caller ID showed Sheriff's Office. They gave the same song and dance to them and promised that they would be at our home in two days. Of course they were No Show! Now Roger won't answer any of the subsequent calls made by S vs C because of caller ID recognition.
Really dumb on our part!

Originally Posted by Pharmer (Post 444205)

My wife and I had Roger and Patti (Professional Services Plus LLC) paint our lanai and garage floor on 12/24. They knocked on our door the previous day and gave us a quote which was reasonable.
They did a terrible job! Roger knew immediately that something was wrong and said that he would return in two days to take pics to submit to Lowes (the paint supplier) and that they would pay him to correct the mess. Of course he never came back nor will he return phone calls.
The paint was supposed to dry in a matter of hours but never has but after eight days I resorted to putting cardboard on the garage floor in order to get our car finally put away. It is now 30 days later and the floor is still tacky.
I should have known better as his business card does not have his last name nor an address. His invoice is nothing more than a pad of paper from Wal Mart
I would run the other way, if he knocks on your door even if he tells you that he has been doing business in The Villages for 20 years and that his grandfather was a good friend of Harold Schwartz.

Originally Posted by Ohio RailGirl (Post 491553)

This driveway painter is still operating in the Villages. He's left a number of customers with unfinished driveways, using water based paint, no clear coat on the driveways, water features that don't work right, unfinished brick work and splattered paint on houses. We hear he is now working the Sanibel area. If you google his name, Roger Greenlee, you will find several mug shots from his previous arrests.