BEWARE! Devon seems charming, friendly and good-natured when you first meet him. Do not be fooled. Devon has done business under several business names over the past number of years. As of early 2020, he was located in the Beaches neighbourhood in Toronto, doing business as Morgan Builders / Morgan Builders GTA. By the time you’re reading this, there is a good chance he will be working in another city or under another name. Some observations while having Devon do some work for me: -Staff is hired using Kijiji, usually with no experience, and do not stick around for more than a week or two. Some of his staff were very open about the fact that Devon didn’t consistently pay them. -Takes shortcuts and 'creatively' cuts corners. For example, he would do the work despite knowing that other electrical or plumbing needed to be done first, then charge extra when revisions had to be made. Work was generally sloppy. I had to rip out his work and redo the job myself. -Shows up late or not at all. Works 3 - 4 hours a day, checks out early. Jobs consistently take days or weeks longer than promised. Has an excuse every time. -Does not have a vehicle or tools. Depends on his staff’s personal vehicle for access to transportation and uses homeowner’s tools. -Provides 'back of the napkin' costing and provides no invoice for material or services, leaving you no records in the event of future complaints. -Requests payment up front for material purchases, then disappeared without delivery of the materials or completion of the job, leaving homeowner out of their time and money. Don't just take my word for this guy. Do your own research and check out online reviews for other companies that he has previously owned. Learn from my mistake. Do yourself a favour and stay far away from this man.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $15,000.00