I gave Pete a deposit of $500 for an interior paint of a home as well as a very small spackle job. I specified that I wanted the work done on the weekend. He agreed that he would have no problem completing the work on Saturday and Sunday.
The problem was that he sent over a husband/wife team that never worked for him before and they were NOT professional painters. Many aspects of the job were looking unprofessional and they were not even able to complete the living room. I had six rooms that needed painting and in a full day with two people, they could not even finish one room — and the results were not looking good.
Also, the painter 'cleaned' his roller on my front stoop and left paint there. As well, paint was splatter on my Macintosh computer and the oak stair wells.
The spackle work was supposed to be completed on Saturday. It was not. And the person who was supposed to come on Sunday never showed up. I fired them at this point since nothing was being done as it was supposed to and more importantly, he did not use PROFESSIONALS to do the job.instead I got a jack of all trades.
When I called Pete he did not answer his phone and his message box was full. This was most of Saturday and Sunday morning. Only after he got word that I fired the two workers did he call. And then he started calling me unbelievable and that I was a fool.
When I asked him for my deposit back I told him I would pay for materials (about $150) but I wanted the rest of my deposit back. He acted very unprofessionally and said to me "You want what???" Then he went on to say that I have two choices: either I let him complete the job or he will put a mechanics lien on my house (which I am trying to sell). So instead of a professional who makes sure everything goes right according to plan, I get a guy who insults the customer and threatens to put a lien on my house.
According to searches on MyFlorida.com, Peter Spaziano is NOT a licensed contractor in the state of Florida. You would have to verify this yourself however since there may be other alias names used. He also goes by "Mid Florida Contractors" and "Steel City Contractors Inc." (the name he used on my job).
Prior to posting this I notified him of my intentions and also told him that I knew of 60 judgements against him and that if he would just refund my deposit LESS his expenses (not his time) I would just let it go. He told me to go * myself.
I hope this reaches as many people as possible as this guy is a disgrace to his profession.
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