I hired Nailit Handyman to modify some built in bookshelves, to fix a sheetrock seam on my bedroom ceiling and prep both for painting so we can paint, then if there was any time left over to fix any sheet rock cracks and also prep them for painting. I booked them for a full day which was 8 hours.
When I spoke to Tom he claimed his guys were MacGyvers that were master carpenters and that were very skilled. This was NOT the case.
My handyman was Fabio Goncalves
Let's go through all the issues.
1. The whole time he was here he ONLY worked on the bookshelf, and he patched a couple of cracks in the drywall. He did not get to the bedroom ceiling at all and then said there was no time for him to do it.
2. The bookshelf looks horrible! MacGyver?? More like Mr. Magoo. It looks like an amateur did it, not a "professional master carpenter" He didn't even finish the bookshelf and told us: "Oh you have to sand it, and you have to add this piece of wood so it looks better" Umm that is what I paid THEM to do! If a carpenter saw the work this guy did, they would probably cringe at how bad it was done, how sloppy and how crappy it came out.
3. He left a mess and didn't even clean up after himself
4. The couple of cracks he did patch with compound, he did a very sloppy job and did not even prep it good enough to be sanded and then even dripped compound on a part of my wall and didn't bother to clean it off.
5. Even though I had booked him for a full day, he left over 2 hours early!! He claimed that his bosses were Jewish and he wasn't allowed to work longer. As someone who has worked for Orthodox Jewish people in the past, I KNOW on Fridays they need to stop finish working by sundown. The sun was actually still up and was still up for another 3 hours after he left. So this is BS. Also, if they knew they could only work until a certain time on Friday, then WHY book the full day and charge me for 8 hours when he was here a little less than 6?
6. He said there was not enough time to do the bedroom ceiling. Well, had he hadn't taken the time he was here to ONLY do the bookshelf, he would of had the time! The two main reasons why I hired these people were to modify the bookshelf and fix the ceiling.
7. He went to Home Depot for materials, took way too long and then never showed us a receipt or anything!! How are we supposed to know what they charge us for materials is valid and not a lie?
I have never seen such unprofessional work! I would NOT recommend these guys to do any work. Now because of their incompetence, I have to hire someone else to fix their work and make it look professional and finish they things they failed to do. We were supposed to start painting so we can move in next week and we can't even do that because I need to have someone else come in and fix their F-ups!!
He also didn't clean up after himself and also even though I had paper on the floors still managed to get a ton of dust of the floors I just spent $4550 refinishing last week. I would stay far away from these guys! I regret hiring them and wish I had hired someone to do it based on the job, not by the hour! I was afraid that if they were paid by the hour that they would take their time and milk it and I was right! Even when I expressed these concerns before hiring them, they re-assured me they were "professionals" and wouldn't do that.. BS! These guys are FAR from professionals. I will be disputing the charge with my credit card company and will also be fighting this with every ounce of my being. I refuse to pay for this crappy work! I will not accept this!! These guys ended up costing me more money in the end, are delaying me moving in and everything! DO NOT HIRE THEM if you need anything major done. Perhaps I should be thankful he didn't get to my bedroom ceiling, he probably would have messed that up and did a sloppy job on that as well!!
Furthermore, The work was done on a Friday, I didn't hear back from them until Monday even though when I called to complain the same day before the guy even left my house I was told I would hear back from someone within 24 hours. I am outraged and when someone did email me about it, I told them that I was leaving reviews and was considering legal action.
Jake from Nail it tried to intimidate me and said they would put a mechanics lien on my house and that my house will get foreclosed on. They will NOT foreclose on my house for owing someone $718. I refuse to pay this company what they are asking for and will be taking it up legally with them. They charged me over $100 for materials but did not even show me a receipt for these materials, so I'm supposed to just take their word for it? I don't think so. Jake also said: "you signed an agreement and there is says that if you have any concern with the quality you need to give us the first opportunity to fix the problem." But they also did not do what they were hired to do on the contract! DO NOT USE THEM! read more