Business ProfileforAbove & Beyond Handy LLC

TLDR; Awful experience. Unreliable and unskilled in carpentry. If you decide to risk it, DO NOT pay a deposit before the job. I hired Ty to remove a porch pillar, reconstruct it with new wood, and fortify the brick and concrete foundation below the pillar. He was two days late for the job, and then didn't do at all what was planned. He removed and reconstructed a different pillar that I had clearly said was redundant and unneeded. He left the job site without saying a word, and then called me to tell me he was finished for the day and would be returning the following morning to finish fortifying the concrete. I could tell the work was unstable and poorly done. My dad (an experienced handyman of 40+ years) said a carpenter would laugh at this job. Ty used small pieces of wood to construct the pillar, and multiple pieces were split by the nails he used. The worst part was that he built an unstable and unnecessary pillar that I now have to demolish. He then failed to show up the next day or respond to my texts and emails. Eventually he gave me a call, and boy did he unload excuses, blames, and lies. He said the pillar that he built is required by the city because it's weight-bearing, yet the pillar was so poorly constructed that it isn't even touching the beam that it's supposed to be bearing the weight of. He said he used small pieces of wood to construct the pillar because he wanted to match the construction style of the house, and that's just how old houses are built. He finished by saying that any other contractor would condemn our house, which is laughable because we purchased it six months ago and had an inspector, appraiser, home insurance liaison, and multiple realtors rave about its condition. 38 days ago he said he'd refund us for everything but his time and materials, and he'd pick up the materials he left. We haven't received a refund, his materials are still on our property, and I'm now disputing the full $250 charge with my credit card company.