As a widowed single mother of two girls in an incredibly difficult accelerated one year nursing program, I was beyond overwhelmed when I had a major septic overflow in my home. My first-floor bathroom, front hallway and entire kitchen needed to be gutted. The team manager of the mitigation company that I used, suggested David Colite of Colite Construction simply because he used the same program that the insurance companies use to build estimates for damage repairs. Supposedly it was more seamless to work with a contractor that used this program. Due to the fact that I was so busy with school and taking care of my girls, I agreed to go with David Colite. It was the worst decision I could have made.
I am confident that David Colite will respond to this negative review like he has with others on other reputable websites; stating that he is really upset that I am writing this, that he did everything I asked of them and that I signed the job satisfaction form. He told me multiple times that I was an awesome client and quite honestly I know that I was. I paid him on time and I wasn't phased when he needed to be at another job for a day to receive a delivery or do work. I was kind, patient and trusting...too trusting, my mistake. It wasn't until we were nearing the end of the job that I started seeing the poor workmanship and even worse I realized that he had charged me for several items that had never been purchased and in fact, I had purchased them myself. The signed contract stated that the job would be completed by May 31, 2018. The last time he was at my home was June 26, 2018 and the job was not near completion.
I wish that I could post the text messages and recorded voicemails from him promising to complete the work after I raised my concerns, specifically responding, "Piece of cake. I had planned on doing most of that today. We will take care of all of that not a problem." It wasn't until I asked him to do the right thing and reimburse me for over $3,000 that he received payment on and yet he did not purchase the materials or perform the work, that he replied letting me know that his work was done, that the project was complete and wished me good luck. I also wish that I could post the multiple photos of the work that he and his children did at my home, the craftsmanship is so poor. If you look at the photos I took of my kitchen from afar, they look beautiful. That is what he used to send to the insurance company to show the work was complete. No other photos were sent because the bathroom was not near completion. If I was able to post close-up photos of the kitchen, you would see the multiple corners that were cut and how poor the craftsmanship is. He put the job satisfaction one-sheet in front of me as I was racing out the door to pick up my children, and more importantly he did this prior to the work being completed. My attorney laughed at the job satisfaction form, stating that it would NEVER stand up in court and is extremely unprofessional. I also wish that I could share the PowerPoint document that I created for the insurance company that is 20 pages long with specifics of everything that happened from April to late June of this year.
At the end of the day, I was too kind, too generous, and too trusting of David Colite of Colite Construction. Lesson learned. This man is not to be trusted. All that he cares about is getting paid and will cut corners on anything to get the job completed. Luckily, I have consulted with my attorney and I will be working with my insurance company to get the work done properly. read more