Initially, I was impressed at how quickly John Brodak responded to my Service Magicrequest. He came to my house on May 30 and gave me a quote to do stairs andrailings as well as to finish adding bolts to my house and add the flashingunder the doorwall. Within two days, he came back and began the project. I had toleave town due to my father's illness and eventual death. While I was gone, heand his crew finished the railing and stairs, but not the flashing or bolts.infact, he took my 3" bolts and said he would switch them out for 5"bolts. I returned on June 14 to find the stairs in worse shape than the ones Ihad previously. The posts aren't level, the railings are too short, and thestairs aren't centered. My babysitter had mistakenly given him a check for the remainderof the balance without my husband looking over the work. John told mybabysitter he would be back the week of the 14th to finish the work since hewould be working on another local job. My husband also asked him about havingthe edges of the railings rounded for safety. He said he would do that too. Whenhe didn't call all week, I called him on Friday the 18th. He said he was reallybusy and would come over on the 22nd.
I called on the 22nd to find out when hethought he would be here. He said not until the 23rd. I called him on the 23rd toconfirm his appointment with me. He said he would be there after 6pm. I calledtwice leaving messages both times. He never showed up. I had to hire another contractor to replace the stairs and repair the falling railing and other incomplete and shotty work. I have since taken John Casimir Brodak to small claims court where the magistrate found that Brodak did not meet the terms of our agreement. I was awarded the full amount including court costs. Unfortunately, Brodak has not paid. My next step is to subpoena him to produce a list of his assets.
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