Description

I wanted to have flooring installed in my apartment. I used "thumbtack" app to look for local professionals. Cody Schrimpsher reached out and said can do the work. we agreed on $4000 for the total work including material. He agreed to finish it in 2 weeks, and asked for 30% as down payment for material purchase. I paid him via Zell. Work included removing old carpet, installing new LVP flooring, installing kitchen back splash. 1.5 weeks goes by, no work has started. I reached out, he said he is waiting on material. I asked for invoice to confirm material was ordered and paid for. He provided a quote. I reached out to the company where material was quoted from. The lady at the company said, the quote was never paid for so material was ordered. After telling Cody this, he confirmed material was ordered. He removed carpet from the apartment (partially) and left it on the back porch. Cody reached out asking for more money because material was more that 30% we agreed on. he wanted $500 more. I asked for invoices to confirm, but he never provided. After me asking multiple time on when the work will be done, he said he will not be finishing the work, and refund the money. After 2 more weeks for going back and forth about returning the money, he returned $420 out of the $1200. After warning him to call police and filing legal charges, he returned $155 more. I had to hire someone else to remove the carpet, and finish the job. In the mean time, it had rained to carpet left on the porch was wet and heavy, costing even more. My experience was, he gets money for the projects and disappears.