Screened in patio
Stephanie J. Sheffield On Monday, August 15, 2016 9:49 PM, Bridget Darden wrote: PLEASE DO NOT HIRE 5 Star Construction, Denis Skatkov, President, to do any work for you. They are very unprofessional. After a very lengthy conversation at my home with Denis Skatkov regarding the building of the structure correctly and to code, the payment schedule and completion date, we made the decision to contract this company on June 29, 2016 to build a Screened-In Patio in our backyard. The actual construction did not begin until August 1, 2016 due to his delay, which I was not happy about. But, then on August 3, 2016, Denis Skatkov stated that the project would be completed by August 5th, or the 6th, the latest. I asked if the permit had been pulled, when will the ceiling fan go up and will it be inspected. He stated that the permit was pulled and the structure did not need to be inspected. Oh, and we just needed to get the ceiling fan. LIES... I contacted Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement on August 4, 2016 who confirmed no permit had been pulled. After explaining to a supervisor with Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement what was being built and how it was attached to my home I was told that the permit needed to be pulled and an appointment should be made to have an inspector come out to the property. After expressing to Denis that I was unhappy that he lied, he got extremely angry and felt I shouldn't have went behind his back to confirm if the permit had been issued. Remember, on August 3, 2016 he told me it was already pulled. He went back and forth with me. His actions were so very unprofessional that I was in disbelief. He threatened to put a lien against our house and dishonor the contract. I never said he wasn't going to get paid, but I did emphasize that proper protocol would need to be followed. After all of this, he finally went and pulled the permit which made me very happy. The structure was now on the inspector's schedule, and again, I was very happy. On August 8, 2016, the inspector came to the property and failed the structure for not having any framing or footing. Denis was made aware of this and was unwilling to fix the issues without additional money being submitted. After much texting back and forth, he was still unwilling to make any corrections because he stated that he intentionally cut corners. He was asked by text on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 to please come and remove his equipment and the material that was strewn in the backyard. On August 11, 2016 we come home to find out that he completely tore down the structure and busted out 2 back windows. The police were called and a report was filed. The officer suggested that we speak to Denis about the windows to see if he was willing to replace them and that the structure situation was a civil matter. His response was "they weren't broken when we left,” which was another LIE. We had given him approximately a 3rd of the cost to build the screened in patio which he decided to tear down without giving us our money back, in addition to breaking the windows. This saga continues, stay tuned. DON'T DO IT!!! BEWARE!!
