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Deck Builder

Allwood Projects

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  • Initial Complaint

    Date:05/27/2025

    Type:Order Issues
    Status:
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    I signed a contract on April 2nd 2025 with a $5,000 deposit to build a deck around our above ground pool. The contract states that *** would have a start date between April 29-May 15, 2025. Each week since, the contractor has put us off at least three different times. Saying he needed three to four days to finish the current project. For the most part, I have had to reach out to him to get start date status. His contract at this point has been breached. He cannot give me a start date to this day. I asked for my money back and he stated that he did not have it and could pay me on a month to month basis. So he essentially took my $5,000 deposit and used it somewhere else. All I want is my deposit back.

    Business Response

    Date: 05/27/2025

    Firmamos un contrato para hacer un deck alrededor de una piscina el acuerdo de trabajo pusimos fecha de inicio entre el 29 ******** y el 15 ******* , se hizo una entrega de 5000 otra entrega cuando comenzaramos de $3400 y otros $3400 al finalizar , se mantuvo contacto con el cliente todo el tiempo incluso quedamos en ir por su casa el este vernes 23 ******* para tomar unas medidas para comenzar con el pedido y en la semana del 19 osea 4 **** mas tarde de la fecha de inicio, que se atrazo porque es imposible ser exacto, el trabajo previo tuvimos unas modificaciones y varios **** de luvia que nos han atrazado, pero es todo dentro de lo normal, quede en llevarle una carta de colores para el stain y les dije que ellos tambien podian ir a ********** para ir adelantando, en todo momento estuvimos en contacoto y estamos hablando de mucho mas de 10 **** , y se estuvo en contacto todo el tiempo , incluso enviadoles fotos del trabajo actual y diciendole que slo necesitabamos 3 o 4 **** para finalizar y ya nos ibamos a su proyecto, Aho comenzo a pponerse intolerante a decirme todo tipo de cosas , faltandoome el respeto, tengo todos los comprobantes de las conversaciones que en todo momento, le dijomos de la situacion cual era , jamas le dijimos que no hariamos el trabajo sino todo lo contrario , siempre lo tuvimos al tanto de las situaciones , pero ustedes sabran bien que es imposible manejar fechas exactas ya que los trabajos afuera que dependemos del estado del tiempo son dificiles de manejar porue escapan a nosotros , pero si ustedes observan bien, estamos habando solo de algunos **** , siguio con las amenzas me informo que no me iba a dar el otro pago que figura en el contrato de $3400 cosa que no es aceptable y que queria que le evolviera el deposito, cosa muy extraa porque estamos en los tiempos y formas normales, incluso el contrato es bien claro diciendo que en caso que el cliente luego de firmado el acuerdo decide no continuar, NO SE DEVUELVE ningun deposito bajo ningun concepto, cosa que esta no es mi idea ya que estbamos listo termianndo en 3 o 4 **** mas sin que llueva y nos ibamos a su proyecto, todo dentro de los tiempos normales, no se porque tomo esta acttud que no esta acorde a lo que esta sucediendo , quizas se arrepintio y necesita el dinero para otra cosa o quizas no tenga los otros 2 pagos de 3400 que aun faltan y quizo provocar esto por ese motvo no lo se, lo que quiero dejar claro que todo est dentro de lo normal , nos hicimos prsentes todo el tiempo y tengo todo registrado si necesitan que vaya por ahi a llevarles todo la documentacion de dialogos no tengo prob

    Customer Answer

    Date: 05/28/2025

     
    Complaint: 23378492

    I am rejecting this response because: I too have all of their text messages and ******** Marketplace messages. We were continuously put off and I just finally lost my patience with them. I asked for my $5,000 deposit back and they refused and then I told them well if you come out and do the work then don't expect the additional $3,400 because he wanted to make payments on my $5,000 deposit and I have proof of that in a text. That tells me that he spent my initial $5,000 deposit that was supposed to have been for our materials for our project, he spent that money on another project apparently! I also have the text that says he is in charge now and he will let me know what he wants to do. That is truly unacceptable when he has $5,000 of my money. I absolutely do not accept his response. I have all the text messages to prove what has happened with him continuously putting us off. I work outside and I have only missed a day or two here and there since I gave him my deposit back on April 2nd because of rain. He just took on too much work and it has bit him on his behind and has put us off because he cannot finish his current projects.

    Sincerely,

    ***** *****

    Business Response

    Date: 05/28/2025

    La mayoria de las cosas que dice son cosas alejadas de la realidad, y no son correctas , vuelvo a repetir se le mantuvo al tanto y estamos hablando de 10 ***** pero ya no da para discutir mas , de nuestra parte jamas dijimos que no se realizara el trabajo, incluso este viernes no pude ir y quedamos para el sabado y me dijo que fuera pero que el no iba a estar, asi que ya esta todo mas que claro, de nuestra parte esta la mejor de la voluntad como estuvo SIEMPRE, si no quiere seguir y quiere cancelar de SU parte , que lo deje claro por escrito, y si no esta dispuesto a pagar lo que se firmo que tambien lo deje claro por escrito.

    em resumen que diga el Sr. ** no va a pagar cuando comencemos y si quiere DE SU PARTE cancelar, que deje claro que decidio no continuar con el proyecto y nada mas.

    esta todo, registrado y todo documentado , y no se pospuso en diferentes oportunidades, se le estuvo manteniendo al tanto de como estabamos en el proyecto anterior para ir al suyo, lo mas responsable y razonable del mundo seguramente no quiere continuar porque no debe tener para pagar porwue sino no se entiende..

    repito que deje claro, y por escrito que NO quiere continuar y que quiere canclear de SU PARTE y nada mas que eso.

    de nuestra parte no tenemos ningun problema y estuvo en nuestro organigrama ir a hacerle el proyecto. ** no quiere que lo deje claro.

    El Contrato es muy claro. 
    solo dejenme saber y nada mas 

    Tengo muchos proyectos por delante esperando de personas que no buscan problemas porque no quieren pagar o precisan el Dinero de regreso o no se que, seria mejor que lo dejaran claro y se evitan estos reclamos sin base ninguna. Todo esta dentro de lo normal que sucede con estos trabajos

     

    espero la decision del cliente si es negativa a continuar es por au decision y se continuara con lo que el contrato dice para estos casos

    Atentamente

    *******

     

    Customer Answer

    Date: 05/28/2025

     
    Complaint: 23378492

    I am rejecting this response because:  My wife and I have been thinking all weekend about the outcome of this. You claim to be a Godly man on your ******** page, but you are essentially stealing my $5,000. I have text from you back in early April, almost two months ago saying that you needed a $5,000.00 deposit at the time of signing the contract so you could order and secure our materials! Why after almost two months have you not atleast delivered our materials that you said you needed to secure with my $5000.00? You essentially took my money and put it toward other people's projects. That is truly unprofessional and unacceptable. Then you had the nerve in a text to ask me if you could make payments in order to pay me my deposit back! Again, not accepted! If you cannot contact me or go through the Better Business Bureau and find a way to pay me back then I will be  filing small claim court documents, and you will have to appear in court. As I mentioned in a text, that I have, saying I never wanted to do this, I just wanted the work done that I have paid for in a timely manner . Never thought I would still be waiting for work to start almost 2 months later. Let me know what you plan on doing to get me paid back. You wanted your money right then and there, and I followed up and did so. You need to make this right before I take drastic measures. Again, I am not a bank to give you $5,000, and you distribute it everywhere else but to our project. 

    Sincerely,

    ***** *****

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