I hired STEVE SKOTKOto do wallpapering and paint in
my home. He is the only listing under wallpapering in the Corvallis yellow pages and is licensed as a contractor, license No. 129430.
He charged me $1,880.00 and basically took my money and ran. The work is not completed, the wallper is ripped, crooked, has gaps where the wall surface is showing through. This is the worst wallpapering and painting job I have ever seen. The painting is unfinished, needs to resanded, primed and painted again.
There are painting errors throughout the room. The old paint is showing through, the closet doors left off. He did not sand or repatch some areas and actually painted over scotch tape. Drawer handles from the built in bookcases were not replaced, just left laying on a shelf and the closet doors not rehung.
I had to leave for work each day while the contractor was in my home, and my husband advised me he had his young daughter doing the majority of work for him. It is my understanding she is not licensed or bonded and is not listed as one of his employees through the contractors board.
Mr Skotko requested my payment in full before I left for work on 05-29-07 telling me the work would be completed that day. He immediately cashed my check. He has advised me since he has no intention of completing the work, and to date I have not heard from him since 06-05-07, at which time he left a message in my voice mail advising that he received notification of my complaint, and told me he would not be returning to complete the work or refunding my money.
I have filed a complaint with the contractors board, the
BBB and the state attorney general on 6-4-07.in the meantime the room sits vacant and unfinished, awaiting inspection from the contractors board, a sad reminder of how I have been ripped off and taken advantage of.
I have had 2 contractors inspect the work. They both advised me to contact the contractors board. They agreed that the work was shoddy, far below standard and must be redone. It was their opionion that I was entitled to a full refund along with replacement cost of the paint and wallpaper.
This is the first time I have ever hired any work done in my home. I have always completed the work myself but wanted a job done professionally, much better than I could do myself. Mr. Skotko assured me this would be the case.in a time crunch, and against my better judgement I took him upon his word without thoroughly following up on his company. I have since found from the contractors board there is another complaint pending against him.
I want to make other consumers in the area aware of this RIP OFF contractor so they can avoid being taken advantage of as I was, and hopefully encourage others who have had the same experience with this man, to come forward.
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