Hired Peter for a job last fall which went as well as could be expected considering the weather we experienced. Booked him for work in November for the following spring for the front of my home and some finishing work in the back yard that we ran out of time on.I contacted him early spring to remind him of our commitment the previous season. He came out in canvassed the areas, bid the job, and accepted a hefty deposit with a promise for May work and to replace all the plants that didn't survive. May came and went and when I contacted him he indicated he was hesitant about doing the job because of a fence. He then sent me a text indicating that he "doesn't feel comfortable moving forward with any of the work at this time. Too many red flags. We are swamped busy and we don't have the time to hand dig a patio base. I will drop your deposit off to you tomorrow." Even though I selected pavers for the backyard in April, he was aware of the gate being there, he bid the job and accepted the deposit. He took 2 weeks to send me a check which was short $1000.00. Yes you read right, One Thousand Dollars! I had to threaten litigation if he did not correct the unpaid balance and replace the items. He stated "there is no guarantee on plant material..." After threatening litigation, the 1000.00 balance was dropped off at my home, the plants were not replaced. 2 weeks after leaving poor reviews, Peter called my home, my place of business and sent emails to my personal and business addresses begging me to remove them. He even went so far as to BRIBE me by offering me the pavers he was going to install for free if I did so. When I didn't return any of his calls or emails, he then threatened to SHOW UP AT MY FRONT DOOR WITH HIS FATHER; Really?! He wanted to bring his Dad to "straighten this out"...Does this sound like a business with integrity and professionalism. I had to contact the BBB and file a formal complaint and indicate if these contacts didn't stop I planned on contacting the police for harassment.
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