Bret Rideout
Handyman Bret Incomplete paint job, took money but didn't complete job. Gave bad check as refund

My husband and I hired Bret Rideout to paint the interior of our condo. He came over, gave us a free estimate that included his time and estimated supplies. We accepted his quote and bought the estimated amount of paint he asked for.

He began the job and we paid him a deposit but the job took twice as long as he estimated and he used three times the amount materials he told us to purchase then he left to go out of town for three weeks on vacation with the promise that he would complete our paint job when he returned home. We paid him in full at this point.

Three weeks later he came back and he agreed that he had done a sub-par and incomplete job but he was not going to complete it because he had already lost money and spent too much time on it. Keep in mind that he is the one who quoted the job. My husband reminded him that his website states that his work is guaranteed and if he wasn't going to finish the job that we wanted a refund.

He refused to give us a refund but eventually relented and gave us a check. It was a bad check, no money was in the account. We called him back to offer to let him finish the work since he couldn't refund us but he has repeatedly dodged our calls.

We are currently pursuing this in Small Claims Court. He owes us over $1750.

Company: Bret Rideout
Country: USA
State: Tennessee
City: Nashville
Address: 4912 Michigan Ave
Phone: 6155858115
Site: handymanbret.com

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